My fellow Wild Rose Press author, Jennifer, is a fascinating lady who fell in love with all things French at age 11, and began studying the language. She now teaches French, and her debut novel, "The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven"--the first of a trilogy-- is now on sale. It's 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.
Enthralled with legends of medieval knights and ladies, dark
fairy tales and fantasies about Druids, wizards and magic, Jennifer 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.
About The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven
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?
An Excerpt
L’ Amour Fou
Taking another gulp of ale, Tristan turned
to Lancelot and searched his knowing eyes. “I don’t know if she even exists,
Lancelot, but I want a woman who makes me feel alive! I want her kisses
to arouse my passion, her heart to sing to mine. I want a muse to inspire my
song, a lady to whom I would pledge my sword—and my life.” Tristan shook his
head and sighed. “Is such a love even possible?”
The First Knight of Camelot responded with
a sad smile. “It is indeed possible, Tristan.” Lancelot turned his pensive gaze
to the vast expanse of sea. “In French, we call such a love l’amour fou—a
passion so intense… it can drive you mad.”
Lancelot glanced back at Tristan, a
forlorn smile reaching his intense blue eyes. “When you find such a woman,
Tristan, the love she gives you fills every empty hollow in your soul. She
completes you; she invigorates you; she thrills you. And, when you consummate
such a love, the exquisite blend of the spiritual and physical realm will
satisfy you more than the finest wine or the greatest victory in battle. The
love she gives you with her body will transport you to the stars, and you will
never experience a greater joy.”
And, though he smiled, Tristan saw that the First Knight emanated loneliness, suffering, and sorrow. As Lancelot returned his gaze across the faraway sea, Tristan knew that the White Knight of Avalon longed for the beautiful blond queen of Camelot.
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Praise for “The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven”
Thank you so much for this lovely feature, Diana!!
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