When The Magnolia Blooms:Book Two

By: Dennis Maynard

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Steele Austin is filled with youthful enthusiasm. The idealistic Episcopal priest accepts a call to one of the oldest and most prestigious pulpits in the state of Georgia. His idealism continually conflicts with the determination of the parish leaders to keep things just the way they have always been. Steele, on the other hand, is equally determined to battle bigotry and prejudice, even when masked in tradition. Father Austin wants to build an inclusive church.. He embraces those that violate the congregation's unwritten membership standards. The parish leaders want a church that can be a moral example to the world. He is equally determined that the parish leaders must confront their own secrets of sex, greed and power. This puts the young priest and the parish leaders on a collision course. In this second book in The Magnolia Series, Steele finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation. A priest friend returns home from an adulterous affair only to be accused of murdering his wife. Steele is the only person that believes the man to be innocent. Almeda Alexander is one of the grand ladies of the local society and the parish. She is also one of Steele's foremost antagonists. Almeda falls in love with the rector's new associate priest. It is a love that shocks the community and unites her in a strange bond with the young priest. "Although I would prefer things to be as they are in 'Mitford', I realize that is pure fantasy. I haven't read a book through so fast since the "DaVinci Code'. Your characters really come alive." Avis Marie Poovey You won't want to miss this, the second installment, of life in Falls City, Georgia.