We’re all hiding something.

Dive into this collection of ten historical short stories and see the Mobile Bay area in a new light. Known for her Southern Gothic novels, this collection of previously published shorts by Carrie Dalby is available for the first time in one book. The characters from The Possession Chronicles, Washington Square Secrets, The Malevolent Trilogy, and more are featured. From gilded Mardi Gras masquerades to the wilds of Dauphin Island, adventure and love awaits during the Progressive Era. Included in this collection is ＂Masked Flaws,＂ ＂Dashing Through the Snow,＂ ＂Courtship and Courage,＂ ＂The Portrait of Eliza Melling,＂ ＂Grace Shadowed,＂ ＂Safe Embrace,＂ ＂Revelry’s Requiem,＂ ＂Natural Selection in Life and Love,＂ ＂Mystic Misperceptions,＂ and ＂Hawthorne’s Daughter.＂