Harmony Island Gazette: A Sweet, Small Town Southern Romance (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman Book 5)

USA Today Bestselling Author Anne-Marie Meyer returns to Harmony Island — Book Five 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.In this story, Kevin may be the villain, but I am the monster.In the end, I don’t get the happily ever after. In the end, I don’t get the girl.JuniperI’m pregnant and I don’t know what to do. I can’t tell my parents. Kevin never wanted a baby. The only person who knows is Boone, and he swore he wouldn’t tell anyone and even though I’ve just met him, I believe he’ll keep my secret.Morning sickness is no joke, so when Mom mentions needing to go out of town to help her sister, and I encourage my parents to go. With them gone, I can have the peace and quiet I need to figure out what I’m going to do. With them gone, I won’t live in fear that they will discover what I’m trying to keep hidden.Now it’s Boone and I. At first, I vow to keep to myself. But situations occur and suddenly, we’re thrown together. He’s caring for me like Kevin should be caring for me. I thought I knew how a husband was supposed to treat his wife, but Boone is contradicting those thoughts.And when he shows up when I need him most? I realize what I want for my future.But, when I discover that he’s connected to my ex, all the trust I had for him crumbles away. I wanted things to be different for me and the baby, but I was wrong. I’m not meant for a happily ever after and my knight in shining armor?He doesn’t exist.EllaI can’t shake the mystery man’s words. I know I should ignore what he said. Chalk it up to a crazy person spouting crazy things, but my spidey senses are tingling and I can’t help but think there’s trouble in Proctor paradise.If only Asher could see what I see. He’s too excited to land them as clients for his up-and-coming real estate company to question what’s behind the curtain.And when he asks me to let it go and just be happy for him, I try…Until I can’t ignore my suspicions any longer.The Proctors may rule this town, but they don’t control me. I’ll discover their secrets and when I do, I just hope my best friend isn’t in the line of fire when I go to take the whole Proctor dynasty down.Told through three points of view — Boone, Juniper, and Ella — The Harmony Island Gazette is a story of secrets, second chances, and the kind of small-town scandal that brings everything to the surface.Perfect for readers who love:• Sweet, closed-door small-town romance• The Netflix show Sweet Magnolias• Bodyguard romance and protective heroes• Secret pregnancy and the broken hero who wants to be enough• Forbidden romance and the gap between who he was and who he wants to be• Best-friends-to-(maybe)-lovers and the question of the man you almost missed• Small-town scandals and journalists who tell the truth anyway• 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 5 of a connected series and ends on a cliffhanger. Ella and Asher's story continues in Book 6, Sunny Side Up Diner. Please check the author notes before reading.Come home to Harmony Island. Read more