Annie's Apple

Second Chance, Book 2

By: John A. Heldt

Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato

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.

©2023 John A. Heldt (P)2025 John A. Heldt

Another great story in this series

As with the first book of this series, this story was well thought out and written. I really enjoyed the series so far and can’t wait for the next book in this series.

I received this free review audiobook and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review.

Enlightening!

Annie's Apple is the second book in the Second Chance series by John Heldt and it is as enlightening as it is heartbreaking. The time travelers have moved on from the San Francisco fire to New York in the year 1911. Annie is an undercover journalist working at The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory that she remembers from history will catch fire where many will be killed due to unsafe conditions. She is ready to settle down and start a family but the man she loves is dedicated to joining the army. Charlie Rusk is waiting in the wings to date her, and this is a part of the story that brought me to tears. As the date neared April 15th,1912, I was hoping for a miracle that never came. Paul lost the love of his life in the fire but when he catches the eye of a young woman, he feels a certain attraction, but she's not necessarily available. The historical details of this story are amazingly accurate and enlightening.
The narration by Robert Scarlato is dynamic and well-modulated and he brings the character to life, each with a unique voice and personality.