Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets Book 3

In the autumn of 1920, a murder-suicide shakes the residents of Washington Square. Officer Jim Abbott doesn't realize the return of his shellshock is only the beginning of his concerns. Jim is assigned to keep tabs on the surviving child, Ernest Hart, who appears to be haunted by the recently departed murderer.

Neighbor Francesca Wilton grows closer to Ernest during her temporary guardianship of him, but his deteriorating emotional state reveals there is more to the seven-year-old than she expected. Then a loss of her own throws her life into further turmoil.

As the haunting looms closer, Francesca involves a friend gifted with telepathic and astral powers, as well as a skilled medium from the neighborhood to rid Ernest from his father's oppression. In their attempt to save Ernest, Jim becomes entangled in the women's unconventional abilities on a level he never expected.

Carrie Dalby, a Mobile resident since 1996, is known for her detailed historical fiction novels set here in the bay area during the Progressive Era. For adult readers (recommended ages 16+) Carrie's projects are all historical Southern Gothics. In the family saga genre there are The Possession Chronicles and The Malevolent Trilogy. Carrie is currently working on the fourth/final book in the Washington Square Secrets quartet. LOYALTY, the third book in this paranormal series, releases on August 27, 2024. Also available are two novels for readers twelve and older: FORTITUDE (historical) and CORRODED (contemporary.) Carrie has served two terms as president of Mobile Writers Guild, worked as the Mobile area Local Liaison for SCBWI from 2012-2017, and helps coordinate the Mobile Literary Festival.