Hello, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Jennifer Ivy Walker and her new book, “The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven,” here on FAB!! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
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The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven
by Jennifer Ivy Walker
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GENRE: Paranormal Fantasy Medieval Romance
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BLURB:
In this dark fairy tale adaptation of a medieval French legend, Issylte must flee the wicked queen, finding shelter with a fairy witch who teaches her the verdant magic of the forest. Fate leads her to the otherworldly realm of the Lady of the Lake and the Elves of Avalon, where she must choose between her life as a healer or fight to save her ravaged kingdom. Tristan of Lyonesse is a Knight of the Round Table who must overcome the horrors of his past and defend his king or lose everything. When he becomes a warrior of the Tribe of Dana, a gift of Druidic magic might hold the key he seeks. Haunted and hunted. Entwined by fate. Can their passion and power prevail?
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EXCERPT ONE:
He opened the brilliant blue eyes that she’d seen in the vision.
As she gazed into them, the earth tilted. Her heart raced; her bearings were lost. In the depths of his eyes, she glimpsed a fountain in a forest. The turquoise waters of the ocean. An underground well encased by sacred stones. She, the forest fairy, was immersed in the blue waters of the warrior’s eyes, the waves emanating from him flowing through her, cleansing her. Beckoning her.
In Tristan’s eyes, Issylte glimpsed a black bird—a sea raven—soaring over an open sea, hovering now before her. A small dove fluttered in her breast, called forth from her soul. White wings unfurled as she took flight, rising into the azure sky alongside the black seabird—-floating together through the diaphanous clouds scattered across the vast ocean.
In the breadth of an instant, Issylte was bound to this warrior, the Blue Knight of Cornwall, as if fate had indeed entwined them. Through the windows of his eyes, she peered into his soul, her own blending with his, as if they were the forest and the ocean, encircled now within the three layers of protective stones, the holy trinity of sacred elements of the Goddess.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Enthralled with legends of medieval knights and ladies, dark fairy tales and fantasies about Druids, wizards and magic, Jennifer Ivy Walker always dreamed of becoming a writer. She fell in love with French in junior high school, continuing her study of the language throughout college, eventually becoming a high school teacher and college professor of French.
As a high school teacher, she took her students every year to the annual French competition, where they performed a play she had written, "Yseult la Belle et Tristan la Bête"--an imaginative blend of the medieval French legend of "Tristan et Yseult" and the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast", enhanced with fantasy elements of a Celtic fairy and a wicked witch.
Her debut novel, "The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven"--the first of a trilogy-- is a blend of her love for medieval legends, the romantic French language, and paranormal fantasy. It is a retelling of the medieval French romance of "Tristan et Yseult", interwoven with Arthurian myth, dark fairy tales from the enchanted Forest of Brocéliande, and otherworldy elements such as Avalonian Elves, Druids, forest fairies and magic.
Explore her realm of Medieval French Fantasy. She hopes her novels will enchant you.
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Goodreads Author Page:
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Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61933906-the-wild-rose-and-the-sea-raven
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
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https://www.amazon.ca/Wild-Rose-Sea-Raven-ebook/dp/B0B8XNMYBS
Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/Wild-Rose-Sea-Raven/dp/1509245685
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https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-wild-rose-and-the-sea-raven
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Jennifer will be awarding a $25 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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ReplyDeleteOh, yes. Nearly every section of the book! I researched Ireland, Cornwall, and the French Forest of Brocéliande, going on Google Earth to see lots of places described in my novel. I read lots of medieval legends and folklore in French, researching the places I read about in those legends, incorporating all of that into my trilogy. I researched herbal medicine and healing crystals, Celtic symbols, mythology, King Arthur and Camelot, and Viking naval warfare. Every aspect of my novels required lots of research!
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