04496cam a2200409 4500 1709083351 TxAuBib 20241111120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798215690222 B0C1DQJ9Z1 Amazon e5e802b2-50f1-40e4-b066-d19939300d5c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10486073 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Meyer, Anne-Marie. Godwin's Grocery [Libby] : Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman, #4. Anne-Marie Meyer, 2023. small town. bodyguard. Women's Fiction. sweet romance. second chance romance. divorcee. friendship fiction. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 526kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:<p><strong>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.</strong></p> <p><strong>She's Juliet and I'm Romeo.</strong></p> <p><strong>Claire</strong></p> <p>Just when things between mom and I seem to be getting better, Rose has a scare that lands her in the hospital. Mom discovers that I've been keeping Carmel a secret from her and tells me that we're not welcome at Apple Blossom B&amp;B.</p> <p>So 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.</p> <p>Of course, 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 while I sort out my life. He's hesitant, but agrees.</p> <p>His only condition: I work my room and board off at his pub.</p> <p>Which seemed easy enough. Until I see just how popular he is with the ladies and I hate that those pesky twinges of jealousy rise up in my chest when I see him enjoying that attention just a little too much.</p> <p>I'm angry at my mom and I'm angry with Jax. One drunken night, I do the unthinkable. I ask Jax if his lips feel the same as they did when we were dating as teens.</p> <p>His gaze turns dark as he stares at me and asks, "Do you want me to kiss you, Claire?"</p> <p>I know I should say no, but I don't. Now everything has changed but I'm still the same Claire with all the issues I that had before.</p> <p>I know how our story ends. I've lived it before. Fate doesn't want us together. Ever.</p> <p><strong>Juniper</strong></p> <p>I'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? They aren't so convinced.</p> <p>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 parents to keep tabs on me.</p> <p>I haven't told them what happened with Kevin. My black eye speaks volumes all 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...</p> <p>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. It's the least I can do.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>I'm annoyed and I let Boone know it. I'll be fine. My future doesn't include Kevin until...it does.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-11-11 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e5e802b2-50f1-40e4-b066-d19939300d5c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e5e802b2-50f1-40e4-b066-d19939300d5c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e5e802b2-50f1-40e4-b066-d19939300d5c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) ALEML