Lily

Lily looked back at Magnolia Hill. With a broad smile, her gaze took in every aspect, the columns that graced the front of the house, the tall windows that looked out over the grounds and her favorite spot, the old magnolia tree in the side yard."I'll carry this picture in my heart. Magnolia Hill will always be my home, but now I'm off to my grand adventure." She watched the house until it disappeared behind the trees. This place was the only home she knew and as she turned back forward, she took a deep breath.Today, Lily would start her new life, away from Magnolia Hill. One day she'd return and things would be changed forever for her and Magnolia Hill…Lily Raleigh never dreamed that one day she'd leave her beloved Magnolia Hill. Then when William Tyler, a young school superintendent offers her the job of teaching in Nevada, she accepts. The moment she steps off the train in the dusty, gold rush town in Nevada, she rethinks her decision. With William by her side, she pushes forward. Their relationship blossoms into something special. Then tragedy strikes at Magnolia Hill, sending Lily back home. She feels life will never be the same for her, but William plans on setting things back right. Stephanie Payne Hurt has been writing stories since she was a teenager, but only started publishing her work in 2012, 30 years later. The romance genre drew her in at an early age. Since 2012 she's published over 55 Romance novels/novellas.Stephanie is a busy lady. She's a Children's Minister, Accountant, wife, and mother along with a blogger and writer, along with starting a publishing service called Horseshoe Publishing alongside her publisher. It's been an exciting ride and she looks forward to what the future holds for her writing.Currently, she writes romance ranging from Christian, Contemporary, Suspense and Cowboy. Her work is available at many online retailers, on her website, and in a bookstore in Zebulon, Georgia near her home.Come by and visit her at http://www.stephaniehurtauthor.com/ and subscribe to get updates and release dates, also her monthly newsletter! This is a series that follows the generations of women that live and thrive on the Magnolia Hill Plantation. Every book goes to the next generation. They are filled with love, loss, and the struggles to keep their beloved Magnolia Hill.