Best-selling author Robert Hicks will lead your group of 10 people through the magnificently restored 1826 plantation house, Carnton, and the McGavock Confederate Cemetery on the grounds of Carnton Plantation.

Follow in the footsteps of the characters from the bestselling historical novel "The Widow of the South" on this tour of Carnton Plantation.

Then you'll head to downtown Franklin with a guide from Franklin On Foot to tour more of the locations found in the book.

The group with then complete the tour with lunch at a downtown restaurant.

Winner of the auction will also receive a signed First Edition First Print copy of "Widow of the South".