German Family Saga

Determined to make a new life, German widow Helga Heinrich and her four children sail into the seaport of Indianola.There, Helga manages Stein House, where the boarders move through the lives of the family, revealing the rich texture of this seafaring town, the injustices of slavery, and the challenges of the Civil War and Reconstruction.A woman of strong passion, Helga loves with abandon and refuses to bend, as her family is swept into the ravages of yellow fever, the agony of murder and alcoholism, and the loss of life and limb during the war and the ravages of hurricanes.A compelling historical novel set in 19th century Texas, STEIN HOUSE is the second book in Myra Hargrave McIlvain's German Family Saga.

Albert Waters is a prosperous Texas planter who prides himself on having freed his slaves before the Civil War.When his son Toby, bound for Harvard Medical College, demands to know if his mother was a slave, Al has to confront a long-buried secret. As Amelia, the woman Al once loved, returns to his life, their reunion is clouded by the rising tensions that threaten to tear their world apart.While the KKK unleashes a wave of violence and Al is accused of murder, Toby is determined to embrace his heritage. Finding themselves on opposite sides of a country divided, will their love for family be enough to unite them?The third book in Myra Hargrave McIlvain's series of historical novels, WATERS PLANTATION is a powerful family saga set against the backdrop of Reconstruction-era Texas.