Toffee Apples. Hard on the outside, soft in the middle. And as the red-headed chubby child in the family, that’s exactly what I’ve become over the years. Mercilessly teased by my siblings, I found my relief in the library of my high school, overachieving in a bid to win a scholarship to a college far, far away. And I almost have it. Senior year is almost over, and everything I’ve ever wanted is … wanted is at my fingertips.
Then I meet him.
Brody Miller.
It starts innocently enough. A short conversation and an exchange of phone numbers. I leave him thinking he won’t call. He belongs on the cover of a romance novel, why would he be interested in me? But he does call. He even asks me out.
When school starts back, I’m delighted to find him standing up the front of my AP Statistics class. Except he’s not a student. He’s here to teach.
Oh no.
I can’t think. I can’t focus. And suddenly I’m failing a class I used to ace. I need help.
Which is exactly what I get when Mr. Miller asks me to stay behind after class to discuss my grades.
He offers to tutor me. Platonically, of course.
I accept. Non-platonically, of course.
Then one thing leads to another and…. I’m not supposed to tell. But it could very well ruin everything we’ve both worked our entire lives to achieve.
Note: Put an apple on the teacher’s desk, because this quick read is very naughty and over-the-top. It’s filled with tension-filled instalove and heated moments between a curvy girl and the hottest nerd you’ve ever seen.
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WOW.. I actually really enjoyed this one. Color me surprised! This has to be my favorite in the series so far.
Brody (28) sees Maya (18) shopping in a Trader Joe’s and he’s immediately smitten over her. She’s checking out with a bunch of healthy food her stepmother made her buy and when she doesn’t have enough money for everything, she puts back her one sweet treat, the toffee apple. (Yep, that’s where the name comes in) Brody buys it and runs out of the store to give it to her… they exchange phone numbers and he’s already calling her for a date the next day. They spend time at his apartment and while they don’t have full-on sex, they sure get down and dirty.
Of course… Brody ends up being Maya’s new teacher. In high school. What is it about the fact it’s high school that makes it even more deliciously forbidden? Mmm I love it.
Maya pulls away from Brody but when she starts slacking on her grades and schoolwork because she’s seemingly depressed, he tutors her and tries to help her get grades back up. There is some sexual tension coming right off of those pages. They tried so hard to resist each other. Ughhh man… I was loving it.
There was a bit of drama and the outcome seemed pretty unbelievable but oh well. It’s just a story after all. The main part I loved was the connection between Brody and Maya. I actually felt it more in this story than any of the others before this.
Definitely giving this a 4
a girl shown no love by her family and the people around her, catches the eye of a handsome guy in the grocery store. its hot and steamy until they cross paths again in the wrong setting. sadness that they cant be together. rules cant be broken, but love manages to find a way. sweet read
I love a good older man / younger woman romance, but was concerned maybe our heroine was just a touch too young. I was wrong! This book had all of the sweet / insta-love I’ve come to adore from Megan Wade, but with just a touch more drama. Our couple start off lightning fast, but soon hit a road block. I loved how both the hero and the heroine had to fight for their happily-ever-after.
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I loved this story. It was enjoyable and entertaining. The characters were interesting and relatable. The way they met and then started a relationship was so sweet.
Maya is ready to finish her senior year of high school and go far, far away to college. She is tired of being an outsider in her own home. During Spring Break, Maya is out and meets Brody. They chat and exchange phone numbers. She is sure that he won’t call and is pleasantly surprised when he does and actually wants to get together. Maya knows that it’s too fast, but she’s sure that she is in love with Brody. When she goes back to school after the break she finds out that Brody is her new teacher and her heart breaks. Maya knows that there’s no way they can be together now.
Brody was all-in immediately and he was impressive with the way he was determined to figure out a way for them to be together. Maya was lucky that he was so sure of her, especially with how she acted afterward. I wanted to smack her in the head. It did make me sad that her dad treated her the way he did, but I liked that her stepmom stepped up. Their happy ever after made me smile. I recommend reading this book.
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She is sweet and delicious and once he bites into her he will devour her……..over and over again!
Toffee Apple is the eighth book in the Sweet Curves series and is about Maya and Brody. It is a sweet, fun and entertaining book with a nice story-line that is a good read.