An inexorable tale of unabridged entanglement.
The once powerful Morholt has been vanquished, but the Black Widow Queen is only just beginning her reign of terror. Executing a plan to overthrow an evil ruler takes skill, finesse, planning, and a sizable contingent of noble warriors. With the unwavering support of brave Lancelot and her own valiant Knight Tristan, a downcast Issylte takes advantage of her time in disguise to mend her heart, hone her skills, raise an army, and build some powerful alliances in order to face her wicked stepmother. But Issylte isn’t the only one with a score to settle. Tristan, once considered the most loyal of men, has been labeled a cowardly traitor to his homeland. With his uncle, the King Marke of Cornwall, about to wed wicked Queen Morag, Tristan is worried about the safety of his beloved while he is salvaging his reputation. And then there’s the issue of Issylte being in love with another, one whom fate has torn her from. As Issylte journeys through the French countryside, her life is dramatically changed and her priorities are reshaped. New relationships, foreordained tasks, and malicious enemies will challenge this woman who was meant to sit as queen. A flicker of desire ignites into a spark of passion as Tristan and Issylte are led by the Goddess on a winding path of danger, desire, and destiny.
No ordinary love story, The Lady of Mirrored Lake is a sumptuous tale that wholly embraces its French essence and takes on a burnished patina of romance and magic. While Issylte and her cohort are sheltering and reorganizing in France, an evil is growing, one that may be impossible to contain. Decidedly more dark and decadent, this second volume in The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven saga helps readers see Issylte’s fate realized as she learns more about herself and the creatures that inhabit the world she shares with them. With a daunting responsibility seated squarely on her shoulders, Issylte simultaneously becomes more powerful and confident, yet vulnerable in her love. The author deftly weaves some daunting new enemies into this magical tale, creating a rapturous fusion of myth, lore and wizardry. Readers will be dazzled by a riveting plot, an anguished love triangle, sensual moments of bliss, and even a hand-crafted Elven sword forged of spirit, scales and dragonfire! Between characters constructed with lifelike personalities and a plot that never stops moving, nothing has been overlooked in The Lady of Mirrored Lake, an inexorable tale of unabridged entanglement.
