Where Magnolias Lie - Laurie Nave L

Priscilla Freeman had no romantic aspirations, though all her friends were eager to marry. Residing in the small town of Florence, Alabama, she spent her time reading poetry, gossiping with her friends, and riding with her childhood friend Nicholas.

Nicholas had known Priscilla since they were small, and they played rough and tumble throughout their childhoods. Now he wanted more. However, she seemed to see him the same way she'd always seen him - as a childhood chum.

Then a rival arranges for them to be caught in a scandal, and Priscilla's father sends her to Louisiana to live with a strict aunt. Nicholas worries he will never see her again, until one night, across a ballroom...