Ma Fille

Ma Fille (“my daughter”) is my debut novel in The Chronicles of the Mobile Creoles, a sweeping blend of historical fiction & spiritual storytelling that carries you into the soul of 19th-century Mobile, Alabama, while unfolding a mystery in the present day.

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When Miranda moves to Mobile with her husband, Ethan, she expects a fresh start. Instead, she finds herself drawn to an old house on Cedar Street. a house that won’t let her leave it alone. With the help of new friends like Sophia & Susan, she begins to uncover its past… & the life of Manette, a 19th-century Creole healer whose presence still lingers in the shadows & whispers of the home.

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As Miranda navigates love, loss, & a legacy she never knew was hers, the line between tradition & change, the physical & the unseen, begins to blur. Guided & sometimes warned by ancestral voices, she discovers that the past has been waiting for her.

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In Ma Fille, you’ll encounter:

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• Richly detailed historical settings, from streets & bustling markets to the intimate kitchens where remedies are brewed & stories are passed down
   

• Creole traditions & folk medicine, alive in the hands & hearts of women who keep their families strong
   

• Spiritual realism, where the ancestors are never far away & their wisdom shapes the living
   

• Themes of identity, heritage, & healing. asking what it means to belong, & how the past shapes the choices we make today
   

Step into the story. Feel the history. Hear the ancestors.