The Apple Tree by Jewel E. Ann is now live!
He’s a single dad starting over in a new town. She’s a relentless flirt with a penchant for trouble, ten years younger than him, and the babysitter. What could go wrong?
Eve has just graduated from high school, but she doesn’t know what’s next aside from working at the local motel, spying on Kyle, her neighbor, and stealing apples from his orchard. If she doesn’t figure things out soon, she’ll be stuck at home and treated like a child forever.
Kyle is a single dad and the new football coach who needs a babysitter for his adorable son. When he meets Eve, there’s an instant connection because she reminds him of someone—himself. But Eve is the preacher’s daughter, off-limits, and Kyle has already had his heart trampled by his ex.
After earning his son’s affection with her homemade apple sauce and youthful spirit, Eve asks Kyle to teach her things like driving his fishing boat and shooting his hunting bow. Despite his better judgment, he agrees, but swears Eve to secrecy so no one gets the wrong idea about them.
Their playful banter and innocent flirting crosses a line, and Kyle misses the heartbreaking secret Eve’s hidden in plain sight.
When tragedy strikes, can they find their way back to each other?
The Apple Tree is a standalone in the Sunday Morning series by USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Jewel E. Ann.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
Oh my gosh, Jewel E. Ann delivers another stunning forbidden romance, rife with family drama and full of angst, in The Apple Tree.
Age gap stories can be hit or miss for me, but I absolutely loved the connection between Eve and Kyle. And I adored her relationship with his little boy, Josh. From the first moment their paths crossed, I was all in, rooting for this couple. And their story was worth all the tension, angst, frustrating moments, and stolen glances. I cried. I cried a lot.
There’s a turning point in this book where everything hits the fan and Eve needs to face some hard facts about herself. That was hard to read, at times, because I was just feeling so much for this couple and wanted them to work things out. For a while there, i didn’t think it was going to happen, but don’t worry — JEA gives these two the happy ending they deserve, complete with a swoony epilogue set in the future.
The Apple Tree is set two years after Sunday Morning. There are references to Sarah’s story (and despite the events from SM, the Jacobsen parents have not relented in their strictness one bit), but TAT is a standalone. Having now read Eve and Kyle’s story, I recall so many little things about 16-year-old Eve from Sunday Morning that clicked into place. I didn’t even know that JEA was foreshadowing! So I can’t wait to see what she gives us with Gabby’s story!
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Meet Jewel E. Ann
Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she’s not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.
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