Book excerpt: All the characters you've loved, and those you've loved to hate, have returned. This eighth book in The Magnolia Series takes the readers back to Falls City, Georgia, just in time for Christmas. All the leading members of Historic First Church are waiting to share the drama of their lives with you. Father Steele Austin continues to minister to people very similar to the ones sitting in the pews next to you. Once again, you'll know just who they are. Dennis Maynard has produced yet another page-turner that you don't want to miss. Those that are fans of this series of novels have been waiting for over two years for this sequel. If you are not a fan, you soon will be.