The Inn on Harmony Island

Anne-Marie Meyer

Jun 2022 · Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman Book 1 · Anne-Marie Meyer

About this ebook

★★★★★ "I’ve binged it in a day, I love these characters, I love their dynamics, I love the mysteriousness of their background and everything in between. I’ve fallen hard for these characters!" --Reviewer

★★★★★ "Each time I assumed the book would be predictable, a twist popped up and kept me hooked. A great addition to the small town trope." --Reviewer

★★★★★ "Love this story so much it is beautiful written!" --Reviewer

It's the moment that Harmony Island has been waiting for: the reading of Charlotte Cane's will.

After I returned to my small hometown six months ago to attend my estranged grandmother's funeral, I swore I would never go back. That is, until my grandmother's lawyer calls me up. If I don't return to Harmony Island and fulfill my grandmother's stipulations, the generationally owned family inn will be turned over to the state and sold off to the highest bidder--my grandmother's rival and mother to the man who broke my heart, Missy Willis.

I'm not sure I'm strong enough to return home, but I also know, I can't let Miss Willis win. So I pack up my belongings and head for North Carolina.

I'm determined to stay distant, living in the small cottage next to the inn, and keep my head down. But in a small town where everyone knows your name, that becomes difficult. Soon, my past catches up with me and I'm faced with the history I've buried for so long. Just when I reach my breaking point, Miles, the single dad living at the inn, swoops in to my life to rescue me. He was my protector in my childhood, my enemy in my teenage years, and now?

Now, I'm not so sure. Especially when his love for his daughter is contagious, or the way he looks at me when he doesn't know I see him. I'm so confused and I want to run away like I did in the past, but I can't. And when Miles touches me like that...I don't want to.

Luckily, I find a friend in Abigail, the local bookstore owner. She's one of the only residents who doesn't know about my past and seems to be looking for the same thing I am, a place to belong

This story is told through 3 different points of view. Shelby, Abigail, and Miles. It's a story of romance and friendships between women. If you liked the Netflix show, Sweet Magnolias, you'll love this series!

The Inn on Harmony Island is chock full of romance, redemption, and forgiveness. If you're looking for your next summer read, grab your copy today! It is the first book in the Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman series and ends on a cliff hanger.

Keywords: strong heroine, slow burn romance, contemporary romance, romance books, second chance romance, love after loss, womens fiction, clean romance, book series, small town romance, completed series, restoring inn, divorcee, starting over, new move in, grandmother, new friendships, bookclub, broken hero, forgiveness, second chance at love, wholesome romance, sweet romance, middle aged women, women over thirty, single woman fiction, best friends brother, family saga, family relationships, overcoming obstacles, cinnamon roll heroes, broken hero, older woman younger guy, grumpy sunshine

Ratings and reviews

I bought this direct from the author website as part of a multi-book deal. I loved that I have been reading through the stories of all the characters, finding out the nuances of Harmony Island and getting to know their pasts. I find that I'm more engrossed in the "side characters" sometimes more than the main couple and that's actually quite telling for me. Usually I'm screaming internally to shift focus back to the main duo. Great writing. Not usually one for such a "wholesome" series where it doesn't get to "spicy" and it's pretty "fade to black" style (every person has their book pref), but this didn't feel like I was reading a YA novel that was being "cleaned up" -- it still held the maturity of a book for an adult audience and I really enjoyed that.

I enjoyed reading the book. Once you start it, it's hard to put it down theoretically speaking, the only thing I wish that it would dig a little deeper into Shelby and Miles past to understand why Shelby is so broken as a person. I am curious to see what happens in the next book!

The book was a very good read and I really enjoyed it except that there was no real ending to it. Instead, it ended with what I would describe as the beginning of a new chapter. She appears to be forcing you to buy her next book just to continue the story. That was extremely disappointing. If this is how this author writes her books, I won't be reading any others.

About the author

Anne-Marie Meyer is a USA Today Bestselling author who lives in NWA. She spends her days with her knight in shining armor, four princes, and a baby princess.

When she's not running after her kids, she's dreaming up romantic stories. She loves to take her favorite moments in the books and movies she loves and tries to figure out a way to make them new and fresh.

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