Miss Devon's Choice

Branches of Love, Book 5

De: Sally Britton

Narrado por: Kim Bretton

An arranged marriage, a choice to love, and the hope for happily ever after. This is a sweet and clean regency romance.

Rebecca Devon lives under the severe eye of her aunt and the iron will of her father. Though she wears what she is told and befriends the people they choose for her, she spends every moment longing to do as she wishes. Knowing freedom will only come through marriage, her hopes for a happy union are stolen away when her father arranges her marriage to a complete stranger.

Christian Hundley, Lord Easton, has learned the hard way that English society won't accept a person who looks or behaves differently than their ideal. He has hidden himself away from scornful eyes for years until his aging grandfather takes matters in hand and finds Christian a bride. Knowing he must agree to the marriage, Christian shields his heart. If the whole of society cannot accept him, why should his bride?

Rebecca knows she must have love in her life, but Christian is convinced there is nothing so fraught with danger and pain as entrusting one’s heart to another. Rebecca does everything she can to change his mind, but Christian is determined to remain aloof.

Can an arranged marriage ever be anything other than a business partnership?

©2018 Sally Britton (P)2019 Sally Britton

An AMAZING book!

Truly, one of my most favorites!!!
Sally sucks you into its story, all the while Kim soothes your heart with a her voice❤️
It’s a must to listen and own!!

Miss Devon’s Choice

This is the first book I’ve encountered in this series. It is a stand alone and I didn’t feel like I missed anything. It was a very cute regency era clean love story. I highly recommend.

A wonderful ride!

So many characters to love, to root for, and a few to really dislike. The ups and downs between the characters, their needs and goals, and the interplay of their relationships are great! Now I'm not sure which of this series is my favorite of this series so far because I like this one so much! The ending couldn't have been any more satisfying or delightful because it was wonderful!

Unique Story, Lovely Choice

I enjoyed the FMC’s choice regarding her “fate.” At first, I wasn’t sure it would work as a plot device, but it came out much better than I expected. Good progression for both MC’s. Good read.

Works well as a stand-alone

*spoiler alert*

Story: (5 stars)

Miss Devon makes a decision and follows through. Her stubbornness to her cause finally wins over her betrothed who then protects her from all the horrid members of her family whilst bringing the loving members of her family into her inner circle.

I liked how the angst in this story vacillated between the two characters in a very believable way as they came to know one another better and fall in love.

I did feel that the grandfather should have been dealt with in a more detailed manner. He was a horrid old man and, in the beginning, Christian bowed to his every demand. As a reader, I wanted to see Christian and Rebecca stand up to him as they did to her controlling relatives.

A well-written story and, even though this is book 5, I was able to easily follow the characters who must have been the heroines in some of the other books.

Narrator: (4.5 stars)
Very good narrator! She had a variety of British accents at her disposal and read at a good pace with expression. Many of her characters had an inherent laugh in their voices and I always love it when a character’s cheerfulness comes through the voice of the narrator. (Her Italian accent seemed a bit forced, the word, “carina” sounding especially British in pronunciation.)