Eighteen years ago, Felicity Sutton made the biggest mistake of her life when she broke off her engagement to Jaylon Briggs. Her father had pointed out that a year after graduating high school Jay still didn’t have a steady job, a sure indication that he’d likely never amount to anything. So despite her love for the boy, she ended their relationship and headed to college-to a life that would finally make her father proud. Biggest. Mistake. Of. Her. Life. After years of hard work, Jaylon Briggs now operates a multi-million dollar shipping enterprise. He’s poured everything into his business, and for what? It all means nothing without the woman he loves by his side, sharing a life together. Some days, he longs to be that teenage boy again. The one with only his beat-up old surf board headed to the beach in a borrowed car, his girl beside him. Persuaded is a Southern romance loosely based on a Jane Austen classic that shows what can happen when we choose pleasing man over pleasing God.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Persuaded
Book Author: Andrea Boyd
What do you like about this book:
"Caleigh tells me you are back to working in your dad's old shop again."
Eighteen years. It was a long time ago, when an hysterical Felicity Sutton broke off her engagement to the only man she ever loved. She possibly knew it then, but she definitely knows it now; it was the biggest mistake of her life. The boy, whom her father insisted would never amount to anything, is now a full-blooded millionaire, and Felicity is . . . . . . . . . barely making ends meet, even after successfully completing her college education. Contemplating the repercussions of their random conversation, Felicity senses that "the difficulty of seeing seeing each other again had been lessened even if her regrets had not".
Jaylon Briggs cannot believe what a beautiful woman Felicity Sutton turned out to be. Seeing her after so many years brought back a multitude of mixed emotions, for he cannot help but wonder what might have been, especially when a glimpse of sadness filled those gorgeous eyes. Just "what had he hoped to gain by seeing her again"?
"Persuaded" is a perfect example of misdirected love; two people allowing the push and pull of worldly expectations to over shadow the still small voice of truth within. It's a lovely addition to Andrea Boyd's "Walden Beach" series.
I received a digital copy of the book from the author. I also purchased a print copy. The opinions stated are entirely my own.
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