The Malevolent Trilogy has a special place in my heart. While it’s a family saga like The Possession Chronicles, it has a different tone (more coming-of-age themes) and a tighter focus. With only two small families at the heart of the story, the plot is more focused and the cast of characters much smaller.

 

Known historically as the Alfred L. Staples Mansion (the man who formally organized the Mobile Carnival Association), this is another George B. Rogers design that sits nobly on Government Street from the first decade of the twentieth century. The home in my historical stories is inhabited by Dr. John Woodslow.

The details are amazing and eclectic, from windows to fireplaces (and each fireplace is in a different style.) These photos were taken on my first visit to the house in early 2021, not long after the current owners moved in, so the interior design was a work in progress.

Those two pictures are from my favorite room–the second parlor. In my books, it is used by Dr. Woodslow as his study. In Tangled Discoveries, there is a scene in which Winnie Graves and Marie Marley sneak into it to spy on the ladies having inappropriate talks in the front parlor (led by Hattie Spunner, of course) during Grace Anne’s tea party.

Majestic staircase in the center of the home. The doorway below on the right in the second parlor–on the left the front parlor. 

This last photo is of the fireplace on the wall in the dining room that has doors on either side that go to into what the Woodslows use as their conservatory. There are scenes there in both Tangled Discoveries and Severed Legacies.

I hope you enjoyed the look inside this historic beauty in Mobile, Alabama. Now is a great time to dive into The Malevolent Trilogy if you haven’t already.