The Mellings and Davenports don't go quietly into the Roaring Twenties. Settled with his new wife and expanding family, Alexander Melling is once again jubilant, but not everyone is pleased to see him successful with Magdalene by his side. Embittered Phoebe Davenport seeks to claim what she believes is her rightful place as the head of her mother's legacy. Armed with the crazed desire of the Easton family, Phoebe will stop at nothing to seek her revenge on her stepfather's family. Bethany Davenport tries to calm her sister, support her best friend, and find her place amongst the emotional chaos Phoebe creates. She cautiously moves forward, despite the precarious situation surrounding her faltering family. Alexander does his best to hold his life together as the stepsiblings clash. His own weaknesses are brought to the surface once more during a fresh surge of sinful-and demonic-activity. Discover who will thrive amid the perilous odds in the final installment of The Possession Chronicles.
At the Chateau Rouge, love is timelessWelcome to the Chateau Rouge nestled in the heart of New Orleans. While Josey Jacobs checks you in to the elegant hotel, which was once one of the French Quarter's most talked about bordellos, you may realize everything is not what it seems.Spirits here do not Rest In Peace.Drinks disappear from the bar. The apparition of a woman flickers at the corner of your vision. Bloodthirsty creatures prowl the halls. No two visits are ever the same, and guests will forever be changed by what transpires.Grab your room key from the desk and brace yourself for four unique stories told from within these enchanted walls: "Immortal Love" by CJ PettersonAn ancient Viking desperately pleads for his beloved to join him in immortality. Her decision brings unimaginable anguish that shrouds one soul in darkness."Endings and Beginnings" by Chelsi Arnold and J D BoudreauxLured in by the secrets and charm of the Chateau Rouge, Jacqueline and Nick hoped for an enchanting weekend stay. The hotel, and its ghostly inhabitants have other plans. When Jacqueline finds herself haunted by the past, she begins to question her future with Nick. Will the Chateau Rouge's magic be enough to save a relationship in peril?"A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody" by JD BoudreauxNew Orleans knows music and secrets. When Penny and Alex visit the Chateau Rouge for a romantic interlude, a chorus of hidden connections are revealed. The surprises in store for them will make hearts sing."Revelry's Requiem" by Jolie St. Amant and Carrie Dalby(A Chateau Rouge and Possession Chronicles Crossover)Danger arrives at Chateau Rouge during the 1911 carnival season in the form of an Italian violinist, Valentino De Fiore. Seeking to flaunt his fame, Valentino sends for his cousin, Father Claudio De Fiore, to visit from his small Louisiana parish. The instant Claudio arrives, he feels powers of darkness closing in around Valentino. In over their heads with the arrogant violinist and a young vampire who loves him, Josephine and Alcide must turn to Selena Prosperie, the oldest vampire in New Orleans in hopes of bringing secrecy back to their establishment. Can the vengeful immortal control the situation without unleashing her fury on the De Fiore cousins?
Can a haunted past make amends with the present? Lucy is her own worst enemy. She loves her husband, Frederick, and longs to be a good mother to their daughter, Phoebe. Still, her heart aches for her true love, Alexander, who died years before. In the books she writes of love and loss, she envisions herself back in Alexander's arms, reveling in the second chance she thought fate too cruel to allow them. As Lucy flounders, the family hires a young aid for her to lean on.Darla is eager to please her new employers, and quickly takes to juggling Phoebe's care with that of a very pregnant Lucy. But when she discovers her younger cousin has become the object of desire for a traveling violinist, a fire ignites within her to protect what little family she has left. Both women find their lives part of an intricately interlaced tapestry, one that will unravel all that they have worked for with the smallest snag. Author Carrie Dalby delivers yet another masterpiece with Scarred Memories. This character-driven saga is a haunting look into the tumultuous secrets families bury deep.
Everyone from Mobile, Alabama has a Mardi Gras story. In this second installment of the Mobile Writers Guild Pieces anthology series, the guild members share their stories-some true and some fictional, some funny, some touching, and some downright chilling. So don your beads and deck yourself out in purple, gold, and green, grab a MoonPie and relax while you experience a little bit of the Mobile Mardi Gras tradition.Laissez les bons temps rouler!
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES! Natural disasters-thunderstorms, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, blizzards, even pandemics like the one we're all sick of (pun intended). We on the Gulf Coast are unwilling experts on most of these, so in this fifth installment of the Mobile Writers Guild anthology series, our members give you their unique perspectives in the form of short stories, poems, and one play. So get out your emergency batteries, candles, Vienna sausages, and hoarded toilet paper, find a comfortable chair or hunker down in the bathtub, and escape for a while into some thrilling fiction. HOLD ON, IT'S GOING TO BE A BUMPY RIDE!
Fifteen-year-old Mary Lou Weber is suffocating in her sister's shadow. Though she struggles to break into the light and claim her own identity--and the attention of the cutest guy in school--something always seems to pull her right back down into the role of Barbara's little sister. Down the street lives seventeen-year-old Ben Thomas, a lonely introvert who is captive to a sensory condition that makes it nearly impossible for him to stand in sunlight, much less talk to people whom he thinks could never understand his difficulties. A new year kindles the friendship between a guy who pushes away a world and the girl who's striving to find her place in it. Can the relationship help Mary and Ben find balance in a world that frequently seems too much to handle?
Fall has come to the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, bringing chilling winds of change to Seacliff Cottage. Settled into her employment as Mrs. Melling's companion, Magdalene has accepted the proposal of the Mellings' chauffeur Douglas Campbell, and is happily anticipating their new life together. That is until temptation reappears with Alexander Melling's return the day after her wedding.As if triggered by Magdalene's tumultuous emotions, demonic activity flares once more. Those within the walls of Seacliff Cottage must battle against their own passions as nefarious possessions call forth the longings they've fought to keep hidden. Can Father Claudio De Fiore cleanse the house from the storm of evil ravaging it? Or will exposed secrets crumble the very foundation the manor was built upon?
In this fourth installment of the Mobile Writers Guild anthology series, our members celebrate the season of witches, jack-o-lanterns, black cats, spiders and ghosts that is Halloween. As always in our Pieces series, we have an eclectic selection of stories, poems, and one play that explores the chills, thrills, and giggles that fill the streets as well as our ghoulish little hearts every October.
As 1912 draws to a close, Alexander Melling should be on top of the world. His wife is expecting their long-awaited child, and he's in sole possession of the Melling legacy. Unwilling to use his parents' tainted fortune, Alexander labors to make ends meet defending his first murder case and helping his sister-in-law find a new asylum to call home. On the verge of reaching for a drink-or one of his past lovers-the last thing he needs is to see fear in Lucy's eyes once more. Amid transitioning out of a fulltime career and managing life as a stepmother, newlywed Melissa wants to spend uninterrupted time with her husband, but Frederick Davenport's attentions are pulled elsewhere. Juggling two daughters, a needy ex-wife, and Alexander's personal drama, there isn't much time left for Melissa and Frederick to enjoy life together. Will Alexander's past wreak havoc on his happily ever after-and Frederick and Melissa's as well-or will the united forces of the Melling and Davenport families overrule the remains of their previous lives?
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