The Marquis' Healing


The Marquis’s Healing brings together history, intrigue, betrayal, and romance. The Crimean War is the backdrop for this story of Jonathan Ryan Carmichael, the Marquis of Whittington, who strives to hold onto his honor after being betrayed by his betrothed. He searches for healing from the deep wounds of losing not only the fidelity of his fiancée, but also from the loss of his childhood friend and comrade-in-arms who succumbs to disease while serving alongside him in the Crimea. Meanwhile, back home in England, Lady Alison Spencer is troubled by news of the terrible conditions in the Crimea and seeks to find a way to help. She joins with Florence Nightingale on the journey to improve conditions for the troops in the faraway land. In the course of time Lady Alison assists not only the Great Lady in restoring healthful conditions in the Crimea, but she also aids in healing the Marquis by means of honor and perfect love.




“For the next several days Alison performed her duties, but the other nurses as well as her patients knew that something had happened the day Captain Carmichael had found her in the Barracks Hospital. She had returned the following day to carry out her appointed duties, but the laughter in her hazel eyes was missing. Her joy of life was no longer evident, nor was her ever-present smile. Alison dressed the men’s wounds, read to them letters from home, and assisted the doctors on their rounds, but all knew that something had happened between her and the captain.” —from The Marquis’s Healing



The Marquis’s Healing is the author’s first published work of fiction. She began writing while still in high school, creating a number of novellas that today would be classified as “fan fiction,” much of it based on the original “Star Trek” television series; she also completed a Western saga novel while in high school. In the ensuing years college, medical school, and family intervened to limit her creative opportunities, but after retiring from an active medical practice in 2022 she was able to complete the current novel about Jonathan Ryan Carmichael, the Marquis of Whittington, which she began writing in 2004. The author is married to her college sweetheart, and together they have raised three sons, hosted four foreign-exchange students, and cared for numerous cats throughout her 38 years of medical practice. She states that the impetus to complete this novel came largely through her sons’ good-natured sniping at her fascination with period romance novels. She hopes her readers enjoy her story-telling and will look forward to reading more from her pen as the Whittington saga continues.


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“Intrigue. Betrayal. Romance. Heat. All elements of a beautifully written story that unfolds in a harsh time. The Marquis is betrayed by his love. He takes his pain to serve his country, only to find betrayal again. Redemption is found in an unexpected heart. I fell in love with the Marquis.” —G.W.

“After the obligatory introduction of characters and logistics of the setting, this book takes a young kid sister named Alison Spencer from a ‘boy crush’ to full-blown love with her brother’s best friend. The plot is enhanced with her becoming a nurse in a time when girls didn’t do that as she cares for wounded soldiers. War is devastating but bittersweet as it brings her closer to the love she’s dreamed of. She also finds herself in life-threatening risks with a bold twist of espionage. Captivating read.” —S.C.

The Marquis’s Healing is a fantastic novel that encompasses so much of what makes reading historical romance such a pleasure: the tension between duty and desire, with temptation and treachery around every turn. Readers will fret not only for the virtue of these great characters, but also for their lives. —E.S

I read The Marquis’s Healing. It is an excellent book — from the pagentry of England to the horrific conditions of war and the wounded. The bravery of Miss Nightengale and her nurses was very educational. This historical romance novel has so many twists, turns, surprises, sadness, happiness and, of course, love that kept it very fast-paced and interesting. A page turner that I could not put down. I highly recommend this novel. I’m looking forward to DW Craton’s next novel. —M.R.


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