Brigid Barry
Maine author of speculative fiction and fantasy
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About
A recovering Navy Brat, I've lived most of my life in the beautiful state of Maine. I spent some time in the US Air Force before coming home to settle down and have two wonderful kids. I live with my favorite husband on a small hobby farm with a collection of goats, poultry, and waterfowl.
A jill of all trades (but master of none) I dabble in canning, gardening, and woodworking, but my passions are writing and doing Dressage with my pinto mare.
I love historical dramas like Downton Abbey, Outlander, The White Queen, and anything about Elizabeth I including The Virgin Queen. Cate Blanchett will always be my favorite Elizabeth.
June 10, 2025: Straw Girl
Though Melissa Roberts lives alone, she chooses not to believe in superstitions. Locked in the rational prison of her closed imagination, she must open her mind and soul to that other place before it’s too late.
They are coming for her.
2025:After Dark Vol. One
Including
"The Widow's Hand"
She warned her husband not to drink from the stream. Now he's missing and the Maine woods hold a dark secret.
A FOOL'S JOURNEY - Querying
(Fantasy)
Grace sets out to retrieve a missing horse, but instead finds a human spy in magical disguise and a plot to overthrown the realm and must choose how many - or who - she's willing to sacrifice to realize her goals.
WHERE LOYALTY LIES - Querying (Fantasy)
When Idis's father is murdered and her sister deserts the realm's elite army, Idis must balance loyalty to her family with duty to the home she's sworn to protect or they'll both end up in prison.
A SLIPPED CROWN
With no fairy godmother in sight, Archduchess Elsebeth must choose between her peasant love or her crown and Ascher has to decide if staying in a life of drudgery is worth it for a woman who can never truly be his.
(Gender-flipped historical Cinderella Retelling)
© Brigid Barry 2024