Welcome to the first ever Local Author Wednesday!
Throughout the month of May I will be highlighting a local author once a week here on the blog. This highlight will include information on the author's most recent book/s, a giveaway (in which the authors are being so gracious as to donate), and something cool about at least one of their books to give you a feel of their writing. I'm hoping this feature will bring awareness to new local and international readers. Plus, I like giveaways!!! (To check out this month's guests, click on my original announcement, here.)
This week, I'd like to introduce you to historical romance novelist Sharon Lathan, author of The Darcy Saga (link), including her most recent release, The Passions of Dr. Darcy. If you love Jane Austen (or even if you haven't read her before or seen any of her books-turned-to-movies), The Darcy Saga is a great view into the "what ifs" had Ms. Austen continued on with her stories.
The Passions of Dr. Darcy synopsis:
George Darcy is the second son of a wealthy landowner in Georgian
Era England. At 22 he is one of the youngest medical doctorate graduates of
Cambridge University and admitted licentiate from the London Royal College of
Physicians, and thus considered a brilliant, rising star in England’s field of
medicine. Yet Dr. Darcy refuses the easy, comfortable pathway and enlists as a
physician with the British East India Company, embarking on a personal quest to
broaden his education and practice his craft without the restraints imposed by
British society.
The Passions of Dr. Darcy spans thirty-four years in the life of
this incredible, eccentric man. Using vivid descriptions of the culture and
atmosphere, the story traces his early steps as a new doctor in a strange land
on to his eventual return to England and his childhood home decades later. This
is a story of India and the people as well as of the diseases and medical care
available. Primarily, however, this is the story of one man who strived to
change the face of medicine while yearning to fill the void left within his
soul upon the death of his identical twin when they were 12. His search for
family, enduring love, and lost companionship is a quest not wholly realized
until returning to England and Pemberley. There a new generation of family and
friends will heal the physician, and to his greatest surprise, the true love of
his life awaits.
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Sounds pretty great, right? And now, for something a little different...
In Pity Isn't An Option, Jonas, the male main character, writes a few meaningful words on a particular item and ends up giving it to someone. I thought this would be a fun theme to carry on in the Local Author Wednesdays, so I asked Sharon what few words would describe The Passions of Dr. Darcy best, and what item her main character would choose to share those words on.
In Sharon's own words:
Dr. George Darcy would etch his memorable words onto the lid of
his massive traveling trunk. He would not wish to mar the thick
deerskin, so would use a surgical scalpel to scratch onto the strips along the
edge.
1. Alex - the name of his identical twin
who died at age twelve
2. Pemberley - his ancestral estate, home
of his heart, and where his family resides
3. India - his adopted country and home
for thirty years
4. Healer - physician, surgeon, or apothecary...
Western medicine or Ayurvedic techniques... for Dr. Darcy the only goal is to
heal
5. Humor - innate in his character, an
epiphany while reading Proverbs 17:22 enforced the necessity of cheerfulness
and humor to aid healing and live a happier life
6. Passion - whether for medicine, life,
adventure, friends, family, women, or even food and clothing, passion drives
George Darcy onward and keeps him young
7. Children’s laughter - after three years
of introspection, George told a dear friend that this was his “favorite sound
in all the world”
8. Marriage - a deeply held desire not to
be realized for a very long time
9. Learn - George’s conviction is to never
cease in his quest for more knowledge
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Thanks so much for sharing, Sharon! :) And now, for a giveaway!!! Sharon is giving away one free copy of The Passions of Dr. Darcy (ebook or paperback--winner's choice)! Enter the rafflecopter below for a chance to win (feel free to come back every day to enter)!
About Sharon
Sharon Lathan is the best-selling author of The Darcy Saga eight
volume sequel series to Jane Austen’s Pride
& Prejudice. Sharon began writing in 2006 and her first novel, Mr. and Mrs.
Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One was published in 2009. Her eighth
novel was released in April 2013, The
Passions of Dr. Darcy, an epic tale of an English physician in Georgian Era
India.
Sharon is a native Californian currently residing in the sunny
San Joaquin Valley with her husband of twenty-eight years. When not hard at
work on her faithful MacBookPro laptop or iMac desktop, Sharon is at the
hospital where she works as a Registered Nurse in a Neonatal ICU as she has for
twenty-eight years.
Sharon is a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America,
the Romance Writers of America, the Beau Monde and Hearts Through History
chapters of the RWA, and serves on the board of her local chapter, the Yosemite
Romance Writers. In 2010 Sharon created Austen Authors with novelist
Abigail Reynolds, a group blog for published Jane Austen literary fiction
authors.
For more information about Sharon, the Regency Era, and her
novels, visit her website/blog at: www.sharonlathan.net or search for her on
Facebook and Twitter.
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6 comments:
Thanks so much for sharing the spotlight with me and George Darcy today, Jessica. He is a wordy fellow, so limiting to 9 was a bit tough!
I'll be checking in if anyone has questions or thoughts. Great fun!
Sharon
Sharon did well choosing key words to describe Dr George. He's quite a special guy - I have a bit of a crush on him (almost as much as his nephew).
Oops, hit "post" button too soon - meant to also add that the Local Author Wesnesdays is a great blog feature. :)
Thank you, Monica! Hoping this will get some local authors' work in front of brand new eyes! :)
Jessica
Thanks for featuring Dr. Darcy. I am exactly half way through the book right now and really enjoying the adventures of Dr. Darcy in India!!! Loved the 9 key words, and nothing has given away the story so far.
You're welcome, Erna! Sharon's a wonderful lady! Glad to hear you're enjoying it... I will pass the word along!
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