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As soon as I saw this book, I knew I wanted to read it. I loved the fact that it had four southern love stories, but I was more excited that it had four of my top authors all in one book. I really liked the title of the book, too, because it let me know right away that this would be a book about the south simply by using the word "Magnolia."
Each of the novellas are set within the backdrop of the Civil War, either having just finished it or before it started. I enjoy historical fiction, so this was right up my alley. Each author did a good job with their research and in adding just enough facts to the story from the time period without the story becoming bogged down.
I can't choose one author that I liked more. I found each story to be good and engaging. As I was reading, I was imagining a book club forming from this book. It had the perfect layout for conversation and it even included a recipe. What a neat way to incorporate some of the south into your book club meetings! It would be the perfect thing to help set the tone for each conversation.
I hope that all four of these authors join together again to write another book. It's impossible to go wrong with these four! Read more reviews of this book at http://litfusegroup.com/author/fairmagnolias.
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About the Book
Among the Fair Magnolias (Thomas Nelson, July 2015)In the most turbulent decade of our nation’s history, four Southern women—destinies forged by birth, hearts steeled by war—face near impossible choices on their journeys in life . . . and in love.
To Mend a Dream by Tamera Alexander
Savannah Darby would do almost anything to revisit her family home. So when new owner, Aidan Bedford, a Boston attorney and former Union soldier, seeks to redecorate the house for his fiancée, Savannah jumps at the opportunity. But the clock is ticking. Can she find the box her father supposedly hid there during the war before her assignment is completed? And before she sees yet another battle lost on the home front. This time, one of the heart.
An Outlaw’s Heart by Shelley Gray
When Russell Stark returns to Fort Worth, he’s determined to begin a new life. But when he arrives at his mother’s homestead, he discovers she’s very ill, and the woman he loved is still as beautiful and sweet as he remembered. With time running out, Russell must come to terms with both his future and his past.
A Heart So True by Dorothy Love
Abigail knows all too well what is expected of her: to marry her distant cousin Charles and take her place in society. But her heart belongs to another. A terrible incident forces Abby to choose between love and duty.
Love Beyond Limits by Elizabeth Musser
Emily has a secret: She’s in love with one of the freedmen on her family’s plantation. Meanwhile, another man declares his love for her. Emily realizes some things are not as they seem and secrets must be kept in order to keep those she loves safe.
Learn more and purchase a copy.
Alexander, Gray, Love, Musser
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I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group and Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.
About the author: A former journalist, free-lance writer and college professor, Dorothy Love explores the intersection of history and human relationships to create novels that speak to the hearts of women everywhere. She is the author of the acclaimed Hickory Ridge novels set in her native state of Tennessee.
