Review: Magnolias Don't Die - Book #2 Oleanders Series - A.J Collins - March 2020 Magnolias Don't Die is set two years after the first book Oleanders are Poisonous. Lauren has been gone from their hometown of Wineera for two years now and working as a bartender and living with her new GBF Snap. She has tried to put the past behind her but it's about to bite her in the backside when none other than Henry comes into the bar and of course the day of her birthday. Seeing Henry has Lauren reeling back into the past and soon old emotions and worries come bubbling back to the surface. Turns out that Henry has an opportunity for Lauren and this could be the start of Lauren's dream as a singer. Henry has made a career and a name out of discovering new artists and writing songs but needs a new partner and who better have than his childhood friend Lauren. The thing though is Lauren is not the same girl who left two years ago and has had to harden and put up walls. What will hap...