In 1905, eighteen-year-old Eliza Melling's artistic drive is overshadowed only by her thirst for the forbidden. She wants her appetites quenched-both creatively and physically-but her lust for freedom rules them all. Newly arrived in America, Deacon Claudio De Fiore had set aside the natural man in his quest to serve God, but when his desire to protect Eliza eclipses his training to become a priest, he must decide where his true allegiance lies. In a scandal only a Melling could produce, Eliza entraps the deacon while publicly courting a man from her elite social circle. Step into one of the…mehr
In 1905, eighteen-year-old Eliza Melling's artistic drive is overshadowed only by her thirst for the forbidden. She wants her appetites quenched-both creatively and physically-but her lust for freedom rules them all. Newly arrived in America, Deacon Claudio De Fiore had set aside the natural man in his quest to serve God, but when his desire to protect Eliza eclipses his training to become a priest, he must decide where his true allegiance lies. In a scandal only a Melling could produce, Eliza entraps the deacon while publicly courting a man from her elite social circle. Step into one of the most tumultuous years of The Possession Chronicles in this tantalizing novella spanning both sides of Mobile Bay. The bonus short story "Dashing Through the Snow" featuring Sean Spunner is included in this new edition.
Carrie Dalby has lived in Mobile, Alabama, since 1996, but called locations in both San Diego and Santa Cruz counties home while growing up in California. Serving two terms as president of Mobile Writers' Guild, five years as the Mobile area Local Liaison for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and helping coordinate the Mobile Literary Festival are just a few of the writing-related volunteer positions she's held. When Carrie isn't reading, writing, researching, or browsing bookstores, libraries, estate sales, thrift stores, museums, or archives, she can often be found volunteering with the Mobile Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association or attending concerts.Carrie writes for both teens and adults. Fortitude is listed as a "Best Historical Book for Kids" by Grateful American Foundation for its historical accuracy and reader engagement for those in grades fifth through tenth. As of 2025, The Possession Chronicles, The Malevolent Trilogy, and Washington Square Secrets are her Southern Gothic series for adults. She has also published several shorts that can be found in different anthologies as well as her short story collection Masked Flaws and Other Stories.
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