As a member of the Kindle Unlimited program, I tend to let their suggestions lead the way on what books I read next. This past week I’ve been more sick than normal, and have spent a lot of time reading. So, I was glad when one of the recommended series for me to read was Love Gone South by Alice Hunter Pace.
About Love Gone South Series
Welcome to Merritt, Alabama, where summers are lazy, tea is sweet, and guests are always welcome…
This series is full of five romances of different couples that live in the small town of Merritt, Alabama. Each book can be read individually, but the author has done a remarkable job of keeping you interested in reading each book in the series.
Sweet Gone South: Love Gone South #1
Luke Avery needs a wife to help raise his motherless three-year old. Candy shop owner Lanie Heaven desires a child but can never have her own. When Luke moves into the apartment above Lanie’s shop, she can’t help falling for the sexy single dad and his sweet little girl.
Luke’s not planning to fall in love ever again – but easing the ache of loneliness with pretty Lanie isn’t falling in love. Still, proposing to her could solve all his problems and give his child what she needs.
Lanie believes her dreams of love and family are finally coming true. Until she’s faced with evidence that Luke’s heart is locked away tight. Can Luke learn to slay his demons and put the past to rest? Or will he lose Lanie – and any hope he might’ve had for a sweet life – forever?
Scrimmage Gone South: Love Gone South #2
Thirteen years ago, Tolly Lee cost Nathan Scott his future in the NFL – and he’s never forgiven her for it. Tolly was only sixteen when she led college senior Nathan to believe she was older, but she never imagined he’d want to pursue a long-distance relationship. When he learned the truth, they both paid a heavy price…Tolly didn’t think she’d ever see Nathan again. Now that he’s returned, it’s only a matter of time before the good citizens of Merritt find out she’s the culprit who cost their hometown hero his future. When that happens, Tolly will lose everything. Again. Nathan wouldn’t have taken the job of high school football coach if he’d known Tolly was in town – but he can’t back out now. When an orphaned teenager needs mentoring, Nathan forms an uneasy truce with Tolly as they work together to ensure the boy’s future. But as old resentments resurface, so too do old attractions. After all this time, could the end zone finally be in sight?
Simple Gone South: Love Gone South #3
Brantley Kincaid hides a dark secret. If not for him, his mother and grandfather would still be alive. He was only eighteen when they died, but he’s never forgotten what he did that day. He hasn’t lived in Merritt for years, but now he’s coming home—and he’s worried about mistakes from the past returning to haunt him.
Lucy Mead has worked hard to overcome her childhood insecurities and succeed as a professional interior designer. But no matter how successful she becomes, she’ll always feel like the friendless, overweight girl who was desperately in love with unattainable Brantley when they were teenagers.
Inexplicably, Brantley has now set his sights on her. Lucy can’t deny the attraction – but something is wrong. Why does he finally see her as a love interest after all this time? Or is it more likely she’s a distraction from the past he refuses to confront?
If she can’t find the answers, what could be a simple sweet life might go completely south for good….
Secrets Gone South: Love Gone South #4
No matter how much money people are willing to pay for his handcrafted furniture, Will Garrett will always be the son of a drunk from Mill Town. Though he has admired Dr. Arabelle Avery since his teenage busboy days at the Merritt County Club, he has no illusions where she’s concerned. A boy from across the tracks doesn’t go calling on a state senator’s daughter – no matter how much time has passed or how successful he’s become.
At one time life was easy for Arabelle. But when her best friend wrapped her car around a tree, Arabelle was devastated. Going into Will’s arms for comfort was unexpected but easy. When she finds herself pregnant and hears, incorrectly, that Will is engaged, she flees to Switzerland to lick her wounds and have her baby. Desperate to do the best thing for her child, she allows her cousin to adopt him – a decision she immediately regrets. When a twist of fate reunites Arabelle with her child, she moves home to Merritt, where she is determined to keep her secret for everyone’s sake and raise her child in peace. But once Will gets a look at his son and guesses the truth, their lives spins out of control.
Can they find the path to what’s best for their son—and each other? Or will Arabelle’s life-altering secret ruin Will’s trust in her forever?
Santa Gone South: A Gone South Novel (Love Gone South Book 5)
It’s Christmastime in Merritt, Alabama and magic is afoot!Professor Bebe Wellesley comes from a long line of psychics, but has inherited just enough of the family gifts to make her peculiar, rather than of very much use. The handsome bookseller who is so proficient at obtaining the obscure texts she needs to teach her college parapsychology classes caught her eye a while back, but why bother? She’s learned the hard way that men don’t like women with a supernatural bent—no matter how paltry their power.In an age when independent bookstores are nearing extinction, it takes all of Byron Masters’s time and energy to keep Creekview Books relevant and successful. He knows he must be crazy to finally pursue smart, pretty Bebe Wellesley at his busiest time of year, but he’s tired of flirting and watching her walk out the door.From their first date, Bebe can hardly believe her luck. She and Byron clicked with a harmony that she never dreamed possible. If only she can keep her “little something extra” a secret, she might be looking at happily ever after.Life seems perfect until Christmas decorations mysteriously begin to appear in Byron’s apartment. Convinced the culprit is a member of his staff, Byron begins to alienate them one by one with his accusations. Bebe knows different, but would he ever believe that the vintage Santa ornament he bought came with a benevolent spirit attached, who just wants to spread some holiday cheer?As Creekview’s once pleasant and thriving atmosphere disintegrates, dropping customers along the way, Bebe is unable to sit by and watch everything Byron has worked for unravel. She prepares to drop the bizarre bomb, bracing for the worst, but hoping for the best.Will Byron be the man who can accept her as she is?Or is it going to take some Christmas magic to save them all?
My Review of Love Gone South Series
I’ve read the first four books and have thoroughly enjoyed each of them individually. I have also liked the whole series as a whole. I will admit that reading the last book did entertain me, but it wasn’t my favorite.
The last book didn’t seem like a book that could have realistically happened. However, in the same token, there have been plenty of things that have happened in my own personal life that still feel like a nightmare to me.
But I say that, to say that the first three books are amazing. The storylines for them were quite fun to read. I breezed through them and was eager to pick up the book every chance I got.
If you’re looking for romances that will help you stay entertained through the upcoming cold days be sure to add the Love Gone South series to your to-read list.
Talk to me in the comments:
Which of these books in this series sounds the most appealing to you?
