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The Gentleman Physician: A Regency Romance (Branches of Love Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Sally Britton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,590 ratings
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A broken heart and past regrets keep a physician and spinster apart, but a second chance at love may heal them both.

Banished from home by her angry father, Julia Devon travels to Bath to fulfill her role as family spinster by assisting her cousin, Lady Heatherton, in caring for her dying husband. Julia knows she must make plans for her future, as she refuses to go back to her father's home.

Nathaniel Hastings’s life runs in a predictable pattern, until a routine visit to one of his ailing patients brings him face to face with Julia. She broke his heart five years before when she turned away his offer of courtship, and he hasn't been able to forgive or forget her.

Julia and Nathaniel find the spark between them very much alive as they work together to tend to the family’s needs, fend off Lady Macon’s scheming brother-in-law, and avoid confronting the pain of their shared past. But could this accidental meeting be their second chance at love?


The Gentleman Physician can be read as a stand alone romance, though it is part of a sweet Regency series. It is a second-chance romance. The books of this series, in chronological order, are:

Martha's Patience, a prequel novella

The Social Tutor

The Gentleman Physician

His Bluestocking Bride

The Earl and His Lady

Miss Devon's Choice

...and Book 6 will be available in Spring 2019.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07C6QYNXX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 19, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1365 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,590 ratings

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Sally Britton

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Sally Britton is a wife, mother, and author who loves the world of romance, earned her BA in English in 2007, and reads voraciously. She started her writing journey at the tender age of fourteen on an electric typewriter, and she’s never looked back.

Sally lives in Oklahoma with her husband, four children, two Australian Shepherds, and a queenly cat. She loves researching, hiking, and reading YA Fantasy novels.

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www.authorsallybritton.com

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Ria
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2018
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I loved this book. It is my favorite Britton book so far. So sweet and swoony. One thing that made this different is that so much of the story is about Julia's cousin and the loss of her husband (which made me cry). So while a lot of emotional energy is spent on that story we still spend energy hoping for Julia and Nathaniel but we don't spend so much energy dwelling on their angst. I love how the two stories balanced each other.

The whole time I was reading it kept reminding me of Persuasion and it wasn't until the end that the author's notes clarified that it was indeed inspired by Austen's fantastic novel. There were plenty enough differences that it was obviously not a rewrite of Persuasion but it had the same second chance at love in its story and the same Austen-like feel. No wonder I loved it.

I loved all the main characters and almost all the minor characters as well. Can't love Mr. Macon. Horrible man. But everyone else was good and kind and lovable. Even the staff were good, loyal and supportive. Society doesn't play much of a role in the story so there isn't even snotty people who think they are better than others to dislike. I guess we can dislike Julia's father also but we just hear about him and never really meet his awful self.

I really can't think of anything I didn't like except a couple things. The death was sad and made me cry. It was heartbreaking reading the Baron's farewell scene with his young sons. So touching. But I would never want to take it out of the book. I just didn't like feeling sad and crying. And the other thing would be that I would have loved to see the court fight with Mr. Macon play out and him get put in his place. I'm sure it would have detracted from the love story wrap up but still the vindictive part of me would have loved to see it happen.

Sex: kisses
Language: no
Violence: no
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J. Harwood
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Romance
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
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This book was such a sweet romance. After “The Social Tutor,” I desperately wanted Julia to have her own story! I actually think I liked this book more than the first. I felt like the character development was deeper and the way Julia and Nathaniel have to work through the difficulties of their past made for a very interesting story. I also loved that historical details, such as what can happen to a widow after her husband’s death or how male relations can cause problems with her children, were included in this book. I am fascinated and disgusted that a man’s word was generally held above that of a woman’s, even a mother of a child! I hope we get the chance to hear more of Lady Macon’s story later.
I really like Julia. In the first book, I thought she was a little selfish. Keeping entirely to herself and not helping her sisters get ready for their respective debuts into society, to the point where Christine has to go to extreme measures to educate herself on a lady’s appropriate deportment, seemed quite self-centered. I understood more after learning her story, of course. And isn’t that just like life? We sometimes make poor choices when we are hurting or focused too much on ourselves. Needless to say, this book helped redeem Julia in my eyes. She opened up into a loving, caring person. I loved how she treated her nephews, how she supported and helped her cousin, even at her own discomfort, and helped her cousin’s husband. She even wanted to do what was right for Nathaniel, which showed a high level of maturity. In fact, that’s what she tried to do for him all along!
If you follow along with my book reviews, you know a good story that includes lower classes. I guess I just really love an underdog story! Nathaniel provides just such a diversity I enjoy reading about. He’s a wonderful character and also goes through his own development that is so well done. I loved that he is a caring country physician, who goes above and beyond to care for his patients. He is a gentle, kind soul, and though I got a little frustrated with him a time or two, I still loved him.
Beautiful book, Sally! I can’t wait to read more.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Read by Rachael Beresford: As with the first book in the series, Rachael read very well. Accent is fantastic (possibly real? I’m not good enough to tell for sure, but she’s good either way) and the reading was very well done.
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Debbie Clatterbuck
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, clean, Christian historical romance you will love.
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019
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I absolutely loved, loved, loved this story. Reading about Julia Devon in The Social Tutor was great, but learning more about why her first and only Season in London was such a flop to make her father so angry with her was so much better in this book.

Julia was banished to Bath to help her cousin Virginia with her husband who was gravely ill, because Julia helped her sister, Christine, marry for love instead of going on her first Season in London and marrying for money and a title the way their father wanted all his daughters to do. While in Bath, Julia meets Doctor Nathaniel Hastings, who is the doctor for her cousin's family. They had met five years ago and Julia broke his heart when he asked to court her. Because he wasn't even a doctor yet and was only a second son, Julia had to tell him no, but the way she did it tore Nathaniel apart.

How will Nathaniel handle his feelings for Julia now, and vice versa? Are they meant to be together or will Nathaniel break Julia's heart this time? If you like clean, Christian, historical romance, you will love this one. The plot is believable and the characters are likable and well-rounded. The story is well-written and wonderful. So pick up a copy today. Enjoy!

I received a review copy of this book from the author; all opinions in my review are my own.
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Catydid
5.0 out of 5 stars Great author!! Great plot!! Great characters!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2022
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This is an engaging read. I really appreciate that I never have to be embarrassed by any of Mrs. Britton's love scenes. They are always in good taste. She writes believably, with characters that are easy to identify with.

Ironically, what I didn't like about the book had nothing to do with Mrs. Britton or her writing of it. What drove me crazy was the transcription of the book to an ebook. There were many pages the sentence from the previous page never carried over to the subsequent page and in one instance I'm sure there was a whole page missing, as I had to guess what had gone on! Not acceptable, Amazon! You need to do a little better than that!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Give this book a try and you won’t regret it.
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2019
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I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this story. It has a great storyline, wonderful characters, romance, intrigue and humour. What more can anyone ask for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Two people who were denied love
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2019
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This is Julia story off the lover her father refused to let them see each other but yrs late meet in Bath where hey both find they are still in love with each other
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Wendy Applebee
5.0 out of 5 stars A true gentleman
Reviewed in Australia on July 26, 2018
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I absolutely loved this book . The characters are so warm . It is a beautiful story written exceptionally well. Everyone please read and review. This book is well worth the 5 stars I gave it. What a great author .
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Cat Lady58
4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying love story combined with a very sad loss that's exacerbated by a villain!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2023
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Julia's cousin needs her friend more than she could have imagined! Exiled to Bath by her father, Julia is to live with her cousin and friend, Virginia. Virginia's loving husband, Charles, is dying from Consumption (TB). Virginia has two young sons. One will be heir to her husband's title.

Char!es' doctor turns out to be the man involved in her disastrous London Season, nearly 5 yrs ago. Charles had his heart broken and suffered abuse from Julia's tyrannical father. His best friend, barrister Mr. Olivier, tells Nathaniel to tell Julia how she had hurt him and that he wants to put it behind him and move on!

When Virginia's grasping brother-in-law turns up, trying to overturn Charles' will and take control of Charles' estate AND their sons. The friends and one-time sweethearts must join together to save the day!

A very emotional tale. No romance really until the last 10% of the book. The scenes around Charles' death would bring a glass eye to tears!! Some questions left unanswered, presumably, for future books in this series. The usual typos and errors.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2020
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I am thoroughly enjoying this series of stories about the Devon sisters. Sweet, romantic tales of love and loss, family and friends, set in one of my favourite historical periods. Ms. Britton continues to do a lovely job with her characters, and adds enough drama and intrigue to keep a measure of the unexpected in her books. An enjoyable and satisfying read!
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