Destiny's Women

**About women who have lived too long alone--and men who have stayed too long at war...**

**Valerie** \--Passionate, young, proud, she remained untouched, until a bold Yankee officer taught her the meaning of surrender....

**Ellen** \--The beautiful widow of Mallows. Suddenly the war was at her doorstep and she was forced to face the naked challenge of an unknown enemy....

**Lacy** \--The grand old lady of Mallows. Spirited, undaunted, she made the sacrifice that saved them all....

In the tradition of *Gone With the Wind* , a towering tale of the elegant old South in its last moments--a novel brimming with unforgettable characters from a memorable bygone era...and the beginning of a tempestuous new one....