I design Renaissance Denim Couture—the name I chose for my creations because I take vintage denim and give it new life with French “bohémienne” flair.
I have an Etsy shop where you can see some of the creations I’ve made. I take a pair of vintage jeans or denim shorts, then add layers of ruffled lace, or velvet, or silk.
I tie it all together with handmade rose pins, embellished with vintage marquise jewels or brooches.
And voilà! A “belle bohémienne” original design.
Here is a pic of me modeling one of my designs:
The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven Book One
Jennifer Ivy Walker
Genre: Fantasy/Medieval Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Date of Publication: September 5, 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5092-4568-0 Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-5092-4569-7 Digital
ASIN: B0B8XNMYBS
Number of pages: 377
Word Count: 111,565
Cover Artist: Rae Monet
Tagline: Mirror, mirror on the lake. Reveal the path the queen will take.
Book Description:
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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Jennifer Ivy Walker creates a magical fantasy story in The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven. This beautiful fantasy novel captured my full attention from start to finish. Jennifer Ivy Walker infuses espionage, betrayal, love, magic, and danger throughout the story. The transitions were flawless. The end of the story left me yearning to read the sequel. I recommend The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven to readers who enjoy fantasy romances full of magic and strengthened by well-developed characters.
~ Reviewed by Stephanie Chapman for Readers’ Favorite
The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven is a captivating paranormal romance tale. The reader will absolutely become enthralled by this fascinating, exciting, and action-packed story. Walker created three plots that merged together easily. Each plot was intertwined with the others so intricately and seamlessly that the reader will be caught up completely within the pages. As each character is introduced, the author gives a solid enough portrayal to be able to visualize the character as they come to life on the pages of this book. The reader will fall in love with Issylte as she navigates her fate, beginning from her homeland of Ireland to England and then on the island of Avalon.
~ Reviewed by Teresa Syms for Readers' Favorite
Excerpt 2 from “The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven”
“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.”
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 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.
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