Category: Barren Devotion
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Part Seven, The Cathedral

If there was one location that united all my historical novels it would be The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The first Catholic Parish in Mobile was founded in 1703 at the site of the previous town settlement—upriver from what is now the city, though it moved south less than a decade later. To say…
Carrie Dalby
ARCHITECTURE, Barren Devotion, FORTITUDE, FRAGMENTS OBSERVED: Life During Mobile’s Progressive Era, GULF COAST, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, INSPIRATION, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Perilous Confessions, Research, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING -
Part Four, Bienville Square

Since the 1820s, Bienville Square has been a central point in Mobile. The downtown park is named for one of the two founders of the city, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, who served for a time as the governor of French Louisiana when Mobile was its capital in the early 1700s. This time, I’m…
Carrie Dalby
ARCHITECTURE, Barren Devotion, CURRENT EVENTS, FRAGMENTS OBSERVED: Life During Mobile’s Progressive Era, Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Mobile, Mobile’s Historical Facts, Perilous Confessions, Research, Scarred Memories, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, THE POSSESSION CHRONICLES, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS -
The Possession Chronicles, Take Two

They’re back!The complete series of The Possession Chronicles is once again available, this time with a wider distribution reach and bonus short stories. I’ve always loved that line. It’s from a background character, but it shows the whimsy that runs through the Easton family beyond the main three siblings: Lucy, Edmund, and Opal. Now is…
Carrie Dalby
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Changes are Coming

It’s still summer in the Deep South, but I know autumn is almost here. In recent days, there’s been a slight decrease in heat, pollen levels have kicked up, and pumpkin flavored treats are showing up on bakery shelves. In case you haven’t heard, the current editions of my books published by Bienvenue Press are…
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Best Books Article on Shepherd

This past month, I had the opportunity to create a Top 5 list of my choosing for a new reader website, Shepherd. I decided to fangirl over my favorite historical Gothic family saga books. You can find my feature here. Next month, the Shepherd site will get a new front page, topic pages, and search…