Download or read book Scent of Magnolia written by Ashley Farley and published by AHF Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern family drama and dysfunction. A moving story of friendship, hope, and second chances. Scout Montgomery has turned her search for her missing brother into a career. She finds her professional life as a homicide detective meaningful, but her personal life is nonexistent. She’s stuck in the past. In order to move on, she must find closure. When she returns home to Alabama for the death of a childhood friend, she uses her acquired investigative skills to discover new clues concerning her brother’s disappearance. Beneath Kate Baldwin’s public persona as fashion designer lies a young woman carrying a heavy burden of guilt. Her relationship issues and inability to find happiness stem from the secret she’s been keeping for nearly two decades. She yearns to reveal the truth–an unexpected trip home to her childhood home in Alabama provides the opportunity—but doing so will destroy the lives of the people she cares about the most. June Montgomery is married to a prominent politician, lives in a magazine-worthy home, and leads an active social life. But she lives in constant fear the past will come back to haunt her. She approaches Scout’s homecoming with trepidation. Her daughter has the power to unravel the seams of her intricately crafted lies. The homecoming sparks old resentments. Decades old secrets are revealed, threatening lifelong friendship. Will a visit from the past bring family and friends back together again?

Download or read book Scent of magnolia written by Carmel Haden Guest and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories written by Celeste Fletcher McHale and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Southern novel full of friendships and finding love. “There’s no time,” Colin said. “You have to go. Find me, call me . . .” Jacey and Colin shared the three most intense days of their lives together, waiting for help as Mississippi floodwaters surrounded them. Jacey knew Colin was the love of her life—until her rescue boat went under water, along with Colin’s last name and pieces of Jacey’s memory. The last thing she remembered was being submerged in water. Again. As Jacey walks down the aisle as the maid of honor in her friend’s wedding a year later, the last person she expects to see is Colin. The biggest surprise, though, is that the man of her dreams is not wearing jeans and flip-flops as he did when he held her through those long nights of the flood. He’s the preacher. As Jacey’s memories come flooding back, it’s almost more than she can take. The fate of the young family trapped with them haunts her. The unwavering honesty—and support—of her best friend Georgia forces her to take a fresh look at herself. She’s spent her life afraid of love. But a flood is opening Jacey’s heart in the most unexpected ways.

Download or read book The Scent of Magnolia written by Frances Devine and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Helen Edwards is not lovelorn. And despite what her friend believes, she has not fallen for Patrick Flannigan. He may be handsome, and he may be the father of her favorite pupil, but he is also a widower—and still grieving over his beloved wife. Then there is his plan to remove his daughter from the Cecilia Quincy School for the Deaf, even when Molly stands to benefit greatly from the education. Ever since meeting Miss Edwards, Patrick Flannigan cannot seem to keep his thoughts from drifting in her direction. In fact, it has become hard not to think of his daughter and Helen together. But that is silly. Her attention to Molly and her gracious offer to teach him sign language are blessings. . .nothing more. Can Helen and Patrick set aside their own wills to see God’s perfect plan for their hearts and lives?

Download or read book The Scent of Magnolias and Men written by K. A. Schneider and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil War-era Memphis percolates with illicit entanglements and scandal as pillars of wealth and privilege routinely cover up scintillating indiscretions. Buck Harris is a victim of unthinkable deceit, but swears he will marry his childhood sweetheart, Josephine Parker, and kill Leslie Turnbull, his spiteful half brother. Buck's mission of love and revenge is righteous, but in the process, he frees ugly family skeletons from secret hiding places and turns Memphis' grand society upside down. When that happens, anyone is fair game, and his enemies are hunting for places to hide.

Download or read book Scent of Summer Magnolia written by Kat George and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Magnolia written by Diana Palmer and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atlanta in 1900 was a city of contrasts: a bustling place where commerce and high society flourished amid the languid rhythms of the sultry South. Claire Lang loved her life there, but one man's presence unsettled her very soul. John Hawthorn's dark eyes and lean, handsome face captivated Claire more than she wanted to admit. And when tragedy struck, Claire found herself desperate enough to marry him—a man who couldn't return her passionate love. As the fragrant scent of the magnolia wafted on warm breezes, Claire aroused fierce, unexpected desires in her elusive husband. And once she had tasted his kisses and savored his lovemaking, she dared to fight for him as a sizzling scandal threatened to engulf them and the love she began to believe could be theirs….

Download or read book Magnolia Parks written by Jessa Hastings and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “How many loves do you get in a lifetime?” She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved, and mildly neurotic London socialite. He is Britain’s most photographed bad boy who broke her heart. Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are meant to be, and everyone knows it. She dates other people to keep him at bay; he sleeps with other girls to get back at her for it. But at the end of every sad endeavor to get over one another, it’s still each other they crawl back to. But now their dysfunction is catching up with them, pulling at their seams and fraying the world they’ve built; a world where neither has ever let the other go completely. As the cracks start to show and secrets begin to surface, Magnolia and BJ are finally forced to face the formidable question they’ve been avoiding all their lives: How many loves do you really get in a lifetime?

Download or read book Whispers of the Wind written by Frances Devine and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy two historical romances from author Frances Devine set in Georgia at the Cecilia Quincy School for the Deaf. Abigail James is unprepared for the challenges of her new teaching job or the resistance of the staff to new techniques. Will Dr. Trent Quincy, the school’s owner, accept her ideas or resist the pull of his heart? Also includes the bonus sequel, The Scent of Magnolia, about a teacher who is determined not to fall for the father of her favorite pupil.

Download or read book Grandiflora written by Gary Heery and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of large scale, full page, colour photographs of single flowers, leaves or seed heads, accompanied by a description of the author's career in floristry, her attitude to working with flowers and the development of her florist shop, Grandiflora. The photographer's work has featured in magazines such as 'Rolling Stone' and 'Life'. His other publications include 'Zoo'.

Download or read book OLD HERBACEOUS written by REGINALD. ARKELL and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Scent of Burnt Flowers written by Blitz Bazawule and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fleeing persecution in 1960s America, a Black couple seeks asylum in Ghana, but fresh dangers and old secrets threaten their newfound freedom in this hypnotic debut novel. “I am truly blown away by this novel.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: CrimeReads When the windshield of his Chevy Impala shatters in a dark diner parking lot in Alabama, Melvin moves without thinking. A split-second reaction marrows in his bones from the days of war, but this time it is the safety of his fiancé, Bernadette, at stake. Impulse keeps them alive, and yet they flee with blood on their hands. What is life like now that they are fugitives? Pack passports. Empty bank accounts. Set their old life on fire. The couple disguise themselves as a pastor and a reluctant pastor’s wife who’s hiding a secret from her fiancé. With a persistent FBI agent on their trail, they travel to Ghana to seek the help of Melvin’s old college friend who happens to be the country’s embattled president, Kwame Nkrumah. The couple’s chance encounter with Ghana’s most beloved highlife musician, Kwesi Kwayson, who’s on his way to perform for the president, sparks a journey full of suspense, lust, magic, and danger as Nkrumah’s regime crumbles around them. What was meant to be a fresh start quickly spirals into chaos, threatening both their relationship and their lives. Kwesi and Bernadette’s undeniable attraction and otherworldly bond cascades during their three-day trek, and so does Melvin’s intense jealousy. All three must confront one another and their secrets, setting off a series of cataclysmic events. Steeped in the history and mythology of postcolonial West Africa at the intersection of the civil rights movement in America, this gripping and ambitious debut merges political intrigue, magical encounters, and forbidden romance in an epic collision of morality and power.

Download or read book The Plant Lover s Guide to Magnolias written by Andrew Bunting and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnolias—beloved for their iconic spring blossoms—are among the most popular flowering trees. In The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias expert Andrew Bunting shares a plant directory including 146 of the best magnolias for the garden. Featuring information on growth, care, and design, along with hundreds of gorgeous color photographs, it covers everything a home gardener needs to introduce these delightful trees into their garden.

Download or read book Scent In Your Garden written by Stephen Lacey and published by Frances Lincoln Limited. This book was released on 1995-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to creating beautiful, well-designed gardens that are highly scented shows how anyone can add this appealing quality to a garden. It includes a comprehensive catalogue of over 1000 scented plants to grow for their fragrance as well as beauty.

Download or read book Scent of Summer Magnolia written by Kat George and published by Epublishify Hybrid Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young widow, Charlie, returns to town concerned for her matriarch aunt, Kirsty Christensen, having received strange letters from her. Upon arrival Charlie is immediately plunged into a nightmare of mystery, lies, secrets and murder. The old gothic mansion she borrows is full of whispers, the occasional thump in the night, and a lurking stalker which all play on Charlie's nervous disposition. But the creeping threat underestimates the Christensen spirit. Repeating the stories and sagas of her family to her two small sons, Charlie finds a source of strength in remembering the celebrated feats of the ancestors. Guided by the haunting fragrance of her dead mothers perfume and supported by the unfailing trust of her school friend, Michelle, Charlie stands up for herself, overcomes her fears and goes in search of the real story behind the fire that destroyed their home, causing the deaths of her mother, husband, and Kirsty's sister. Exactly how or even why they all died that night is lost in Charlie's blanked memory, and it seems it is a mystery someone is prepared to kill for.

Download or read book A Way to Garden written by Margaret Roach and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

Download or read book The Magnolia Code written by Joan Brooks Baker and published by SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this embellished memoir, Baker shares how she navigated her bifurcated world, defying the Magnolia Code and finding role models in rebellious women.