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Apple Tree
Jalisha followed Camille's rules to the letter. When she broke a rule, her innocence became a thing of the past. Eight-year-old Corine loved and admired her sister dearly and would do anything for her, even if it meant taking a life. Self-absorbed Camille loved her tricks more than she loved her daughters. Apple Tree is the story of love, betrayal and the loss of innocence.
218 pages, Paperback
First published May 14, 2004
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About the author
Jessica Tilles
24 books7 followersJESSICA TILLES is an award-winning, national best-selling author, publisher of the 2008 African American Literary Award Winner for Independent Publishing House of Year, Xpress Yourself Publishing, LLC, and founder of The Writer's Assistant.
As a native of Washington, DC, Jessica is a creative writer in all genres of fiction, with several titles in print: Anything Goes, In My Sisters' Corner, Apple Tree, Sweet Revenge, Fatal Desire, Unfinished Business, editor of the best-selling anthology, Erogenous Zone: A Sexual Voyage, and is a contributing author to the best-selling anthology, The Triumph of My Soul edited by Elissa Gabrielle, with her short story “Julian’s Grace.”
Listed in Heather Covington’s Top 100 Literary Divas (Amber Communications), Jessica remains humble in her literary endeavors and continues to assist authors with the business of self-publishing through The Writer’s Assistant, a virtual assistant providing consultation, typesetting, book cover design, editing and desktop publishing services for authors, independent publishers and small businesses.
In 2001, Jessica launched Xpress Yourself Publishing as a self-published author, publishing her national best-selling titles. In 2006, she published fellow authors Bill Holmes, Kenda Bell and Michael J. Burt. Bill Holmes' debut novel, One Love, peeked at #4 on the Essence Best Seller's List in July 2007, followed by Kenda Bell's, For Every Love There Is A Reason at #8 in August 2007. As publisher of Xpress Yourself Publishing (now affectionately known as XYP), she is helping to mold the literary careers of 35 talented authors, which includes two ESSENCE Best Sellers, award-winning authors, several award nominees, and a finalist for the 2008 NAACP Image Award nomination in the Best Debut Novel category. Annually, XYP publishes 10 to 20 titles.
In 2008, Jessica launched Erotic Expressions.net, an online community geared toward relationships, romance, and other related life lessons. Currently, Erotic Expressions.net receives an average of 100,000 hits per month.
In addition to her many accomplishments, Jessica is a staff writer for Black Men In America.com, has contributed the article “Third Shift Blues” to Black Romance Magazine, and is the recipient of the Memphis Black Writer’s Guild’s Rising Star award, and the Jackson Mississippi Reader’s Clubs’ Outstanding Contributor to Literature award.
Jessica is currently working on several literary projects. She resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland with her father and two dogs: Abby and Teddy.
Visit Jessica favorite Web sites:
www.jessicatilles.com
www.xpressyourselfpublishing.org
www.thewritersassistant.com
www.eroticexpressions.net
www.myspace.com/jessicatilles
As a native of Washington, DC, Jessica is a creative writer in all genres of fiction, with several titles in print: Anything Goes, In My Sisters' Corner, Apple Tree, Sweet Revenge, Fatal Desire, Unfinished Business, editor of the best-selling anthology, Erogenous Zone: A Sexual Voyage, and is a contributing author to the best-selling anthology, The Triumph of My Soul edited by Elissa Gabrielle, with her short story “Julian’s Grace.”
Listed in Heather Covington’s Top 100 Literary Divas (Amber Communications), Jessica remains humble in her literary endeavors and continues to assist authors with the business of self-publishing through The Writer’s Assistant, a virtual assistant providing consultation, typesetting, book cover design, editing and desktop publishing services for authors, independent publishers and small businesses.
In 2001, Jessica launched Xpress Yourself Publishing as a self-published author, publishing her national best-selling titles. In 2006, she published fellow authors Bill Holmes, Kenda Bell and Michael J. Burt. Bill Holmes' debut novel, One Love, peeked at #4 on the Essence Best Seller's List in July 2007, followed by Kenda Bell's, For Every Love There Is A Reason at #8 in August 2007. As publisher of Xpress Yourself Publishing (now affectionately known as XYP), she is helping to mold the literary careers of 35 talented authors, which includes two ESSENCE Best Sellers, award-winning authors, several award nominees, and a finalist for the 2008 NAACP Image Award nomination in the Best Debut Novel category. Annually, XYP publishes 10 to 20 titles.
In 2008, Jessica launched Erotic Expressions.net, an online community geared toward relationships, romance, and other related life lessons. Currently, Erotic Expressions.net receives an average of 100,000 hits per month.
In addition to her many accomplishments, Jessica is a staff writer for Black Men In America.com, has contributed the article “Third Shift Blues” to Black Romance Magazine, and is the recipient of the Memphis Black Writer’s Guild’s Rising Star award, and the Jackson Mississippi Reader’s Clubs’ Outstanding Contributor to Literature award.
Jessica is currently working on several literary projects. She resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland with her father and two dogs: Abby and Teddy.
Visit Jessica favorite Web sites:
www.jessicatilles.com
www.xpressyourselfpublishing.org
www.thewritersassistant.com
www.eroticexpressions.net
www.myspace.com/jessicatilles
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June 24, 2010
The apple tree, was a very good read: Camille is the mother of Jalisha an corine she doesn't work is has a live in house where men come and she turn's tricks with them for money and her kids has to stay in there room until she say they can come out.Camille kids ask her to stop doing the things that she do, but she always stay she need's money but if she needs money why is the gas off? this was base on love betrayal and loss of innocents.I like the saying in the book ( The aapple fell from the tree rolled down the hill and has planted firmly in the ground.
May 8, 2012
Now, Apple Tree is a book I wrote on a whim. While I was writing Sweet Revenge, I suffered a stint of writer's block, so I decided to start a new project to help get rid of that pesky block. I finished this novel in four weeks. I love the characters, especially the sassy, nasty mother. Oh, she's horrible, but she has two daughters who are trying to survive the drama she brings into the house with her slutty ways. Out of all the books I've written, I'd give this one five stars. It had a lot of people talking...
October 8, 2014
It was a great read. It went beyond the "intimate" parts and touched on issues that can happen within families. It teaches that no matter how much people have hurt you you have to forgive them to have your peace of mind. Otherwise, it could force you to go into a very dark place you may never out of.
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