Carol Lynn Luck loves reading all genres, and especially enjoys stories with beautiful messages, and historical and moral overtones. Her own novels reflect her keen interest in cultural issues in history. Her first novel, Heroines of the Kitchen Table, tells the stories of four women who defied Hitler and struggled to save their loved ones. Magnolias Don't Bloom in September, her third novel, is based on her teaching experiences in upstate New York and in the Deep South the year Mississippi was integrated.