The Magnolia Tree

by Martha Kirkland

Lovely Letty Banks was tied to her home by a cruel father, who threatened to harm Letty's little half-sister, unless Letty stayed on the estate. Letty would give up anything, even the love of handsome Yankee Thorn Bradley, to keep her sister safe. Then her father died, and this beautiful woman was in danger--from a nation on the brink of civil war, and from men determined to take her rightful inheritance. Letty wouldn't go down without a battle, but she seemed no match for the deadly tension sweeping the land. Unless a love stronger than any hate returned to save her, and show her passion's true meaning...

295 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Martha Kirkland is a graduate of Georgia State University and has taught both English and drama at the high school level. A classical singer, she believes it was the years she spent practicing scales that gave her the discipline needed to write twenty-six books. She is a lifelong resident of Atlanta, and her family includes a husband and two daughters.