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Sycamore Springs #2
The Trouble with Exes
Sycamore Springs is not Eden
Eve Conroy
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. Nothing to panic about—except 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—therefore completely out of bounds—is keeping me awake. Why do I do this to myself? Or is it different this time? Whatever this is, I think that cupid might be having a whole lot of fun at my expense.
Book 1: The Trouble with Friends
Book 2: The Trouble with Exes
Book 3: The Trouble with Love
Eve Conroy
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. Nothing to panic about—except 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—therefore completely out of bounds—is keeping me awake. Why do I do this to myself? Or is it different this time? Whatever this is, I think that cupid might be having a whole lot of fun at my expense.
Book 1: The Trouble with Friends
Book 2: The Trouble with Exes
Book 3: The Trouble with Love
232 pages, ebook
About the author
Cheryl Phipps
50 books239 followersAuthor 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.
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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.
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January 5, 2021
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.
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.
January 7, 2026
Short and sweet
A little confusing . Eve returns to the family home from a disastrous marraige. Mom, dad and brother and his wife live next door. In steps the brothers wife's X who want forgiveness for leaving her at the alter. Eve needs his help getting her finances together, he's a banker. Up you guessed it. The X seems to like Eve and she likes him too but she's still dealing with slot of junk. Funny the banker is Adam and Eve is the sister and the one getting a divorce and she has two children.
A little confusing . Eve returns to the family home from a disastrous marraige. Mom, dad and brother and his wife live next door. In steps the brothers wife's X who want forgiveness for leaving her at the alter. Eve needs his help getting her finances together, he's a banker. Up you guessed it. The X seems to like Eve and she likes him too but she's still dealing with slot of junk. Funny the banker is Adam and Eve is the sister and the one getting a divorce and she has two children.
January 20, 2026
This was a sweet, story about starting over and learning to trust again. Eve returns to her hometown with her two children after leaving her cheating husband, determined to rebuild her life from the ground up. She moves into her brother’s house, her childhood family home, while she finds a job and helps her kids settle into their new school. Romance is the last thing on her mind.
Everything becomes more complicated when she finds herself attracted to her sister in laws ex, something she never expected and isn’t sure how to navigate.
Everything becomes more complicated when she finds herself attracted to her sister in laws ex, something she never expected and isn’t sure how to navigate.
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