The Painter's Daughter

By: Julie Klassen

Narrated by: James Gillies

Julie Klassen is the Gold Standard for Inspirational Regency Fiction

Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. She often walks the cliffside path along the North Devon coast, popular with artists and poets. It's where she met the handsome Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful.

Captain Stephen Overtree is accustomed to taking on his brother's neglected duties. Home on leave, he's sent to find Wesley. Knowing his brother rented a cottage from a fellow painter, he travels to Devonshire and meets Miss Dupont, the painter's daughter. He's startled to recognize her from a miniature portrait he carries with him—one of Wesley's discarded works. But his happiness plummets when he realizes Wesley has left her with child and sailed away to Italy in search of a new muse.

Wanting to do something worthwhile with his life, Stephen proposes to Sophie. He does not offer love or even a future together, but he can save her from scandal. If he dies in battle, as he believes he will, she'll be a respectable widow with the protection of his family.

Desperate for a way to escape her predicament, Sophie agrees to marry a stranger and travel to his family's estate. But at Overtree Hall, her problems are just beginning. Will she regret marrying Captain Overtree when a repentant Wesley returns? Or will she find herself torn between the father of her child and her growing affection for the husband she barely knows?

©2015 Julie Klassen (P)2015 Recorded Books

stop. using. lines. from. Jane. austen.

seriously this author drives me nuts. stop working in lines from pride and prejudice! its creepy and annoying. the book is good but itself don't ruin it with that nonsense. narrator did a great job, his female voices weren't bad at all. agreed with another reviewer, heavily religious if that bothers you.

One of my favorites

I feel like this book has everything. Romance, grief, betrayal, action, and even a little spice, all within a Christian perspective but without being cheesy (and I feel like I'm pretty sensitive to cheese if ya know what I'm sayin'). The storyline is very raw and the characters are very human. Not just some cutesy fairy tale, but people having to work through real-life challenges. Also, this narrator is fantastic and really brings it all to life.

Intriguing storyline

Well, I was pleasantly surprised with this book. The beginning was a bit slow getting into, but then it opened up into a wonderful storyline that kept me wanting more. I loved this book. 🤓

Heartfelt

This story wasn’t one to make you laugh but it does make you think. It was clean with just enough passion to make it good.

Full fo emotions...

Very enjoyable and worth a 2nd listening. The Narrator is packing emotions into the text, he must be and actor, did a splendid job.