Title: The Lady of the Mirrored Lake
Author: Jennifer Ivy Walker
Genre: Medieval romance/paranormal fantasy
Book Blurb:
Hunted by the Black Widow Queen, Issylte--a healer with the verdant magic of the forest--must flee Avalon with the two finest knights in the Celtic realm, both wrongly accused of treason. The trio travels to Bretagne, where Issylte heals a critically injured wolf and obtains fiercely loyal, shapeshifting allies.
In mystical Brocéliande, Issylte becomes a warrior priestess of the Tribe of Dana and otherworldly mate of the Blue Knight of Cornwall, discovering with Tristan a passion that transcends all bounds. When she becomes the Lady of the Mirrored Lake, sworn to defend the sacred waters of the Goddess, Issylte must undertake a perilous quest to discover what priceless object lies hidden in its murky depths.
As a nascent evil emerges in a fetid cave, Issylte and Tristan must face a diabolical trio that threatens their lives, their love, and their kingdoms.
Enchanted. Enflamed. Entwined. Can their passion and power prevail?
Excerpt:
The Mermaid Sea Dragon Warriors
“The Gallizenae,” the Lady of the Fountain continued, “are Mélusines-- mermaids who can shape shift. They control the tides and the seas, invoking horrendous storms to capsize invading ships which threaten their shores.” Laudine locked eyes with Issylte. “It is rumored that the Mélusines are the legendary Dragons de Mer. The Sea Dragon warriors who destroy any ship which enters their sacred realm.”
Murmurs rippled across the table. Tristan squeezed her trembling hand.
“But a woman such as a Priestess of Dana may go there,” Laudine continued, her fiery eyes glowing with challenge. “Seeking knowledge from the Gallizenae. To protect the Celtic realm. And defend the three sacred elements of the Goddess.”
Issylte’s breath hitched as realization dawned upon her. “I must go there to discover what lies hidden in le Miroir aux Fées.” She turned eagerly to Tristan, her heart filled with wonder, excitement, courage.
And fear.
“Yes, Issylte.” Laudine reached across the table to squeeze her other hand. “They will tell you what secret lies hidden in the Mirrored Lake. And why the dwarves are desperate to obtain it. It must be an object of tremendous power.”
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Winner of the Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice Award 2023, The Lady of the Mirrored Lake is a darkly delicious paranormal fantasy with steamy medieval romance, interwoven with Arthurian myth, shapeshifters, Druids, dragons, and dark magic!
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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.
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 trilogy-- "The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven"-- 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 otherworldly elements such as Avalonian Elves, Druids, forest fairies and magic.
Explore her realm of Medieval French Fantasy. She hopes her novels will enchant you.
Social Media Links:
Website: https://jenniferivywalker.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bohemienneivy
Thank you, Jennifer Ivy, for sharing your book in our Backlist Bonanza! It's such a fabulous read!