Title: A Celtic Yuletide Carol
Author: Jennifer Ivy Walker
Genre: Medieval Holiday Romance
Book Blurb:
Once a royal Breton knight, Sir Cardin de Landuc is now infamously known as Basati, the Basque Wolf. Savage and sullen, he drowns his guilt in raucous taverns, accruing enormous debt and acquiring vengeful enemies.
Ulla, widowed daughter of a Viking chieftain, is a skilled archer who lives as a recluse in a secluded woodland cottage. Rendered mute by trauma, she avoids humans, preferring the company of her wild wolf and falcon as she hunts in the Forest of Brocéliande.
When his mother’s dying wish calls Basati home, he finally meets the son he abandoned at birth and Ulla, the enigmatic priestess who is teaching the boy to hunt. As the holidays approach, Basati finds himself smitten with the beguiling beauty as he bonds with his once forsaken child. But past enemies plot against him, and Basati is ensnared in darkness. Can music lure the savage wolf into the light of love?
My Review:
Can the magic of Yuletide pull Basati from the darkness and into the light? It’ll take more than a beguiling priestess named Ulla or maybe the love inside her is all he needs to heal his savage heart. A Celtic Yuletide Carol is a breathtaking medieval romance I thoroughly enjoyed. Jennifer Ivy Walker breathes life into these tormented characters. The world-building is flawless. The descriptive narration is immersive. A Celtic Yuletide Carol is a redemption story perfect for the holidays.
What makes A Celtic Yuletide Carol such an engrossing read is the characters. These are not the pretty hero and heroine from fairytales. Basati and Ulla have experienced immense pain and trauma. How they overcome the darkness and walk in the light is inspiring. Life isn’t all roses and sunshine, but love brings peace to their tattered hearts.
If you’re like me and love medieval holiday romance with paranormal elements, pick up A Celtic Yuletide Carol. The writing will sweep you away. A perfect holiday romance to uplift you.
My Rating: 5+ stars
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Author Biography:
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.
Her upcoming release, “A Celtic Yuletide Carol”, is a steamy medieval romance between a broken, battered royal knight and a solitary, mute healer and huntress who prefers the company of her wolf and falcon to humans. Both protagonists are shattered souls who slowly find solace in each other.
Readers who enjoyed Winter Solstice in the Crystal Castle and The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven trilogy—a fated mates paranormal fantasy adaptation of the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde, interwoven with Arthurian myth, Avalon, Elves, Druids, forest fairies, Vikings, and dark magic—will recognize several of the main characters in this new novel as well.
Explore her realm of Medieval French Fantasy. She hopes her novels will enchant you.
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Reviewed by: Nancy