HIDDEN BY THE OAK

Hidden by the Oak

In a quiet medieval town where everyone knows each other's name, death arrives without warning. When the wealthy merchant is found brutally murdered, suspicion falls on his son, Alex-freshly returned from years at sea. The town turns on him overnight, hungry for someone to blame.

Martha, a lonely maid with dreams of becoming a writer, finds him weeks later-half-dead beneath an ancient oak tree near her farm. Against reason, fear, and the town's hatred, she hides him and nurses him back to health.

But the murders don't stop.

As bodies pile up, the town grows more violent, and Martha begins to realize the real killer is still watching-playing with fear, control, and blame. Torn between obsession and truth, she must uncover the killer while keeping Alex hidden... even as her feelings for him deepen and the town turns them into monsters.

They may survive.
They may be cleared.
But some towns never forgive.

A dark medieval romance filled with obsession, mystery, and tragedy.