Godwin's Grocery: A Sweet, Small Town Southern Romance with Second Chance, Family Feud, and Forced Proximity Tropes (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman Book 4)

USA Today Bestselling Author Anne-Marie Meyer takes you back to Harmony Island — Book Four in the beloved Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman series, a sweet, closed-door Southern romance perfect for fans of Sweet Magnolias and Virgin River.I never moved on. I tried, but I couldn’t. I will spend my entire life loving her even if she’s determined to leave me. She’s Juliet and I’m Romeo. ClaireJust when things between mom and I seem to be getting better, Rose has a scare that lands her in the hospital. Mom discovers I’ve been keeping Carmel a secret from her and tells me that we’re not welcome at Apple Blossom B&B.I pack up my bags and head to the only place I can think of that will take me and a pregnant dog in…Jax.He answers the door in just a towel with his hair damp and his chest glistening from water droplets. Thankfully, I regain my senses and ask him for a place to stay. He’s hesitant, but agrees.His only condition: I work my room and board off at his pub.Seemed easy enough. Until I see just how popular he is with the ladies and twinges of jealousy rise up in my chest when I see him enjoying the attention a little too much.One drunken night, I do the unthinkable. I ask Jax if his lips feel the same they did when we were teens.His gaze darkens as he stares at me and asks, “Do you want me to kiss you, Claire?”I should say no, but I don’t. Now everything has changed.I know how our story ends. I’ve lived it before. Fate doesn’t want us together.JuniperI’m determined to put my life with Kevin behind me. He was my past and I’m ready to focus on my future. Mom and dad aren't so certain.Sure, they offer to let me work at Godwin’s Grocery. It’s a simple job that lets me get out of the house and focus on healing. But I wonder if it’s just a way for my them to keep tabs on me.I haven’t told them what happened with Kevin. My black eye speaks volumes on its own. I know they want to know what happened. Especially since he’s a Proctor: the wealthiest family in town. But that’s a road I don’t want to go down…Until Kevin calls me. He’s sorry for what he did and he wants to talk. We’d been together for so long, that I agree.Mom and dad don’t want me to go, but I’m an adult, I can make these decisions on my own. Until mom suggests that I take the new hire with me. His name is Boone and he looks like he belongs on the battlefield, not stocking shelves.Not wanting to start a fight, I agree. But when Boone doesn’t leave my side, my parents plan starts to unfold. In the small town of Harmony Island, they found me a bone fide bodyguard.I’m annoyed and I let Boone know it. I’ll be fine. My future doesn’t include Kevin until…it does.Told through three points of view — Jax, Claire, and Juniper — Godwin's Grocery is a story of second chances, family feuds, and the kind of love that waits a decade for the right answer.Perfect for readers who love:• Sweet, closed-door small-town romance• The Netflix show Sweet Magnolias• Second chance romance and Romeo-and-Juliet feuding families• Forced proximity and the only-one-roof-over-her-head setup• Devoted heroes who never stopped loving her• Drunken-kiss-as-question and the morning-after reckoning• Hallmark-style comfort reads you can share across generationsThe Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman series delivers Anne-Marie Meyer's signature HEA Guaranteed — every romance finds its happy ending. No explicit content, no graphic language, just the kind of love story you can share with your mother, your daughter, and your best friend.Please note: This is Book 4 of a connected series and ends on a cliffhanger. Juniper and Boone's story continues in Book 5, The Harmony Island Gazette.Come home to Harmony Island. Read more