Annie’s Apple by John A. Heldt

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Annie's Apple

by John A. Heldt

Series: Second Chance #2
Series Rating:
Published by Amazon Digital Services on April 1, 2023
Setting: New York, Arizona
Genres: Historical Time Travel Adventure Romance
Pages: 593
Format: Kindle, Paperback
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Also in this series: The Fountain

Six years after emerging from a fountain of youth, siblings Bill, Paul, and Annie Carpenter, time travelers from 2022, make their way in 1911.
In New York, Bill and wife Cassie finish a year as educators and struggle to start a family, while Annie tries her hand as a society reporter. In Arizona, Paul and Andy Lee, sergeants and brothers-in-law, attempt to keep the Mexican Revolution from spilling across the border.
For all, life marches on. Then the soldiers receive new orders, Paul and Annie meet alluring strangers, and the family's fortunes take dramatic turns.
In ANNIE'S APPLE, the sweeping sequel to THE FOUNTAIN, five young adults find love, danger, and adventure in the age of factory fires, high society, and the sinking of the Titanic.

Annie’s Apple by John A. Heldt needs a warning that it will make you emotional. Mr. Heldt has done it again with these characters.

Will Paul and Annie find people to love them? Like Bill has with Cassie?

The Carpenters and Lees

Bill and Cassie

After the horrific San Francisco fire, Bill and Cassie Carpenter moved to New York with Annie. These two lovebirds have been at the same school since moving there. They are trying to start a family. Sadly their efforts weren’t working, which was making Cassie sad. These two have been through a lot in the past six years since the first book, and they are still together through everything. I love these two and how they still act like the same lovebirds from the first book, even after being married for a while.

Paul

Paul Carpenter’s second time in the Army is much better than the first time, and he has at least a friend to help him through it. He didn’t want to make the same mistakes as last time, but he wants out of the Army this time. I think this time, though, Paul is doing much better, and I hope he can find someone suitable for him.

Annie

Just like when she was fourteen, Annie is still after Andy, but maybe someone else could catch her eye. She is working as a reporter again, this time for the society people. Annie is a great person who has too many bad things happening to her simultaneously. I think that all of this tragedy will make her stronger and help her with her love life.

Andy

Andy has had this idea in his head that he wanted to be a soldier like his grandparents that raised his birth parents. I think Andy had this vision for so long that he needed to see it through before thinking about starting anything with anyone. That includes a persistent sister-in-law named Annie. I believe that Andy and Annie are perfect for each other and may need a little push to make things happen for them. Who knows, maybe that happens here.

The Story

The Carpenters and Lees have made New York their home, and trouble again finds a way to them. Will these two families ever know peace from tragedy? Like the first one, this book focuses solely on one sibling’s love life. Annie is the one this time, and I have to say that I had a hard time with this one. Annie’s hardship brought tears to my eyes. I had to have a box of tissues next to me while reading this one. Mr. Heldt has a good way of blending his fictional historical past with the actual historical past. I hope that every character finds a well-deserved happy ending.

Five Stars

I am giving Annie’s Apple by John A. Heldt five stars and recommending it. Mr. Heldt has a way of drawing in his reader and having them be reluctant to leave his stories. At least, that is my experience whenever I read one of his novels. The Carpenters each have a book that is strictly theirs, and I can’t wait to read what Mr. Heldt has planned for Paul in the next book.

First Book in the Second Chance Series

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Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

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