The Gentleman Physician (Devoted Hearts)

The Gentleman Physician (Devoted Hearts)

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 furious father, Julia Devon travels to Bath. As the family spinster, it falls to her to assist her cousin, Lady Heatherton, as she cares for her dying husband. With no intention of returning to her father’s house, Julia must begin planning a future of her own. Dr. Nathaniel Hastings lives a life of careful routine, until a visit to one of his patients brings him face to face with the woman who once broke his heart. Five years ago, Julia refused his offer of courtship, and he has never forgiven—or forgotten—her. As they work together to care for the Heatherton household, old feelings stir once more. But lingering pain and unanswered questions threaten to keep them apart, even as danger arrives in the form of Lady Heatherton’s scheming brother-in-law. Thrown together by circumstance, Julia and Nathaniel must confront the past they have both tried to forget. Yet the spark between them refuses to fade, and what began as an unwelcome reunion may prove to be the second chance neither of them expected. The Gentleman Physician can be read as a stand alone romance, though it is part of the Devoted Hearts 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 Courting the Vicar's Daughter Penny's Yuletide Wish