I’ve come home to Sycamore Springs, which is something I thought I’d never do. Right now, with my big fat divorce pending, the soul-destroying taste of failure in my mouth, no job, little money and two kids to support, there’s no choice. Nothing to panic about. And why am I compelled to include in my drama, this unwanted attraction to a man several years younger than me? Hot or not, it just isn’t going to happen.
Adam Norton My last two relationships were complete disasters. Meeting Eve again, the sister-in-law of the woman I jilted at the altar - and therefore completely out of bounds - and realizing there might be something between us, something I’ve never felt before, makes me think cupid might be having a whole lot of fun at my expense.
Author Bio: USA Today Best selling author, Cheryl Phipps is a New Zealand author of contemporary romance and women's fiction. Married for forty plus years (a teenage bride, no less) to her own 'the one', with 3 married children and a handful (or two) of grandchildren, Cheryl loves weaving sensual stories that celebrate love, family and resilience. You’ll discover good friends, a sprinkle of humor, and a heart-racing, happy ending in each book. The Billionaire Knights, Family Ties, Dreamers Bay, High Seas Weddings and Sycamore Springs series can be found at www.cherylphipps.com. Subscribe to her newsletter to keep updated with new releases and great deals - https://www.subscribepage.com/k4w8p1. Cheryl also writes Cozy Mystery as C. A. Phipps. www.caphipps.com.
3 stars I purchased a copy of the novel The Trouble with Exes: Sycamore Springs book 2:Eve and Adam by Cheryl Phipps and this review was given freely. An older woman/younger man romance where irony and the caring nature of both Eve's family and bank Manager/Gill's former fiancé Adam help to balance out this poignant, serious and at times dark tale which has a large serious component including aging parents, sexual/verbal/financial abuse and suicide as well as divorce involving unfaithfulness, the custody struggle with minors from blended families. Single mother of two Eve leaves her cheating husband and Boston to rebuild her life next door to her brother in Sycamore Springs only to find herself penniless, attracted to her sister-in- laws ex-fiancé, and reminded of her tragic teenage past.