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July 1927 is scalding in Alabama, and it's not just the humidity. A season of civil unrest sweeps the state as Mobile Police Department motorcycle officer Jim Abbott strives to endure another summer working traffic patrol. Job stresses, financial burdens, and mounting concerns over his adopted son pushing the boundaries with his growing telekinetic abilities have Jim at the boiling point.Fourteen-year-old Ernest Abbott is eager to win the heart of his first love. Even after months of private training to hone his telekinesis gives him a perceived edge over the competition, Ernest still thinks he lacks what a society girl wants. When an old family friend enters the young man's life with an offer to tutor him in the romance department, Ernest accepts the help.With the allure of power, money, and his heart's desire within his grasp, Ernest must decide where his loyalties lie in the final novel of the Washington Square Secrets quartet.

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Carrie Dalby has lived in Mobile, Alabama, since 1996, but called locations in both San Diego and Santa Cruz counties home while growing up in California. Serving two terms as president of Mobile Writers' Guild, five years as the Mobile area Local Liaison for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and helping coordinate the Mobile Literary Festival are just a few of the writing-related volunteer positions she's held. When Carrie isn't reading, writing, researching, or browsing bookstores, libraries, estate sales, thrift stores, museums, or archives, she can often be found volunteering with the Mobile Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association or attending concerts.Carrie writes for both teens and adults. Fortitude is listed as a ""Best Historical Book for Kids"" by Grateful American Foundation for its historical accuracy and reader engagement for those in grades fifth through tenth. As of 2025, The Possession Chronicles, The Malevolent Trilogy, and Washington Square Secrets are her Southern Gothic series for adults. She has also published several shorts that can be found in different anthologies as well as her short story collection Masked Flaws and Other Stories.

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