The Road to Magnolia Glen (Natchez Trace Book 2)

1792, Natchez Trace, MSBitter since his eldest brother abandoned their family in Ireland, Quinn O?Shea travels to Natchez, Mississippi, ready to shuck the weight of his duty and set off on an adventure of his own. It?s time Connor, as head of the family, took responsibility for their younger siblings. While aboard ship, a run-in with three Irish sisters lands Quinn in the role of reluctant savior. Though it may delay his plans, he cannot abandon the Young sisters, especially the tenacious yet kind Kiera.Upon arriving in the colonies, Kiera Young prepares to meet her intended and begin her new life. But she soon discovers the marriage her brother-in-law arranged was never meant to be, and a far more sinister deal was negotiated for her and her sisters.Quinn offers to escort his charges safely to Breeze Hill Plantation and his brother?s care, fully intending to seek his freedom elsewhere. But the longer he remains, the greater his feelings toward Kiera grow and the more he comes to realize true freedom might be found in sacrifice.Includes discussion questions. Review The enjoyable second novel in Hillman?s Natchez Trace series (afterThe Promise of Breeze Hill) takes readers to 1792 Mississippi. Kiera Young agrees to leave Ireland with her two younger sisters, Amelia and Megan, to marry the man chosen by her brother-in-law in Natchez, Miss. On the trip across the Atlantic, Kiera meets Quinn O?Shea, who is also traveling from Ireland. Although they don?t get along well at first, when soft-hearted Quinn arrives in America and learns that the young ladies? brother-in-law invited them with less-than-honorable intentions, he must decide whether his plan to see the world is more important than coming to the sisters? aid. A hint of mystery surrounding what?s actually going on in Natchez plays well with the sweet love story, though both of those take a back seat to the inspiring coming-of-age journey of Amelia. This enjoyable novel featuring two strong heroines works as both a standalone and a series entry.Publishers Weekly Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Road to Magnolia GlenA Natchez Trace NovelBy PAM HILLMAN, Erin E. SmithTyndale House PublishersCopyright © 2018 Pam HillmanAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4964-1594-3CHAPTER 1THREE WEEKS LATER NATCHEZ UNDER-THE-HILL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FEBRUARY 1792"Stay close."Eyes on the bustling wharf, Kiera held tight to Megan's hand, ensuring her adventuresome sister didn't disappear into the crowd."But, Kiera, I wanted to say goodbye to Patrick.""That snotty-nosed lad?" Sixteen-year-old Amelia wrinkled her nose. "Really, Megan, he's simply not the kind you should be associating with. Gutter -""Amelia, that's quite enough." Kiera kept her tone even, nervously searching the wharf for a glimpse of the man who might be her intended.Amelia sniffed, then looked away, as poised and regal as Megan was wild and untamed. Sometimes Kiera felt like the two of them pulled her so hard in opposite directions that she would be torn asunder.She didn't know which one she worried about the most - the one who never met a stranger and never backed down from a challenge, or the one who seemed bent on following in the footsteps of their flirtatious half sister, Charlotte.Kiera sighed. If there was one thing to be grateful for about being shipped half a world away from her beloved home in Ireland, it was putting an ocean between Amelia and Charlotte.It was terrifying how much of Charlotte's personality Amelia had taken on in the last two years. Kiera had spent many a night in prayer over the impressionable sixteen-year-old's future. Amelia would have stayed in Ireland, but Charlotte's husband hadn't given her a choice. When Father died, God rest his soul, Charlotte's husband had decided to sell the family holdings in Ireland in order to finance his own dealings in London.Since George was married to the o