Just a little about Sharon:
BIO
Sharon Dunn is an award winning romance and mystery author. Her Guardian is her third romantic suspense for Love Inspired. When she is not writing, Sharon divides her time between three kids, her husband of twenty four years, a very nervous border collie and three cats. You can read more about Sharon and her books at www.sharondunnbooks.net.
I’m so thrilled to have Sharon Dunn as my guest today! First Happy Fourth of July! I was supposed to post this on the 2nd, but due to family stuff, weekend stuff and life in general, it just didn’t get done for which I apologize. However, I think it’s very appropriate to post about about this book today. Today is about FREEDOM, our freedom, bought and paid for by American lives. Sharon’s book is about a girl whose freedom was taken away from her at the age of 13 and she doesn’t get it back until the age of 20. And yes, this freedom comes at a cost. So, I hope you enjoy reading about this book and will enter the contest to win this fantastic book!
Inspiration for the Story
The inspiration for Her Guardian came from a number of news stories about kidnappings, the Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart cases, along with a case in Europe where a woman was kept locked away in her father’s house for years and the neighbors never knew. I didn’t want to explore the grittier elements of those cases like the rape and having children by your abductor. What was interesting to me was how a whole chunk of someone’s life could be lost. My heroine Julia is held captive from the time she is 13 to age 20. She has missed out on all the “normal” growing up stuff that happens during those years: graduation, learning to driving, starting to date, first kiss, prom, having friends, going to college. I wanted to explore how someone comes to terms with that loss. How do you find hope and not give into bitterness? Julia’s bodyguard and the hero of the story Gavin helps her with that process in addition to keeping her save from the cult leader Elijah True. Gavin is Julia’s guardian not only for her physical safety but also for her heart, for her emotional well being.
Thank you so much, Sharon, for sharing about Her Guardian. I can’t wait to get my own copy!
All right, readers, if you want to enter, just leave a post and tell us about your feelings on FREEDOM. Freedom as a country, freedom in Christ, just freedom in general.
Hope everyone has a WONDERFUL 4th of July!
God Bless!
Lynette
The Conversation
I am thankful for the freedoms we have in America. Lately, a lot of people have expressed concerns that our freedoms are under attack. That our Christian viewpoints are under attack. That makes me think of the freedom we have in Christ.
That freedom is more powerful than any freedom our government may provide us. It’s a freedom that even those Christians who are persecuted possess. It’s a freedom that cannot be taken away.
No matter what laws may be passed restricting religious freedom, our hearts and minds are forever free through Jesus.
So, this Independence Day, I’m thankful for the freedom I have in Christ.