Category: Gothic

• One More Month

  That’s right, Tendrils of Passion releases on November 12! Book two in the series, Murmurs of Evil, can be enjoyed without having read book one, but Tendrils of Passion is best read as a companion to the second book. Here’s an excerpt from Tendrils of Passion: Mrs. Melling tied Magdalene’s petticoat around her abnormally small…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 15, 2019

  AUTHORSHIP, CURRENT EVENTS, Gothic, Historical Fiction, READING, Release Day, Reviews, Southern Gothic, Tendrils of Passion, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, family saga, Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

• Five Fortitude Facts

  I’ve been a little obsessive about The Possession Chronicles lately, but here are five facts about Fortitude: My first book baby—though not my first manuscript written. (It’s the sixth book-length manuscript for me.) It’s the result of five years of research and writing. The novel has the most reviews out of all my books. It…

  Carrie Dalby

  September 23, 2019

  Claire O’Farrell, Courtship and Courage, Dauphin Island, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Joe Walker, Murmurs of Evil, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING, young adult

  Carrie Dalby, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING, young adult

• Summer News

  A few things of note during the summer heat. First, the digital edition of Hometown Heroes: A Christmas Anthology by Bienvenue Press, is currently on sale for only $0.99. It’s a collection of five sweet holiday romances featuring local heroes in all walks of life–both contemporary and historical. My offering in the collection is “Courtship…

  Carrie Dalby

  July 31, 2019

  AUTHORSHIP, Christmas, Courtship and Courage, CURRENT EVENTS, FORTITUDE, Gothic, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Murmurs of Evil, READING, seasons, Southern Gothic, summer, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, winter, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, family saga, FORTITUDE, Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, READING, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

• Murmurs of Evil

  If you subscribe to my newsletter or follow me on one of my social media pages, this will be old news to you. But if my blog is the only place you hear from me, it’s all new. The past few weeks I’ve had fun with the cover image for my next release, Murmurs of…

  Carrie Dalby

  May 17, 2019

  AUTHORSHIP, Cover Art, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Murmurs of Evil, Perilous Confessions, READING, Release Day, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WRITING

  Carrie Dalby, family saga, Gothic, Historical Fiction, literature, Mobile Bay Area, Perilous Confessions, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES

• Cemetery Wanderings

  On Saturday, I participated in a walking tour of historic Magnolia Cemetery here in Mobile, Alabama. I got to geek out over local history in the fourth oldest (and the largest) municipal cemetery, established in 1836. People of all faiths and walks of life rest here, including plenty of noteworthy historical figures. And as it…

  Carrie Dalby

  November 12, 2018

  CURRENT EVENTS, Gothic, Historical Fiction, HOLIDAYS, LIFE, Mobile, NATURE/SEASONS

  Alabama, Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Research, Southern Gothic