Irons in the Fire

by Penelope Marzec

Descended from fairies, Catherine wears a mystical cross to protect her from the Others. Without her uncle's ancient book of spells, she cannot harness her powers and though she can foresee the future, she can do nothing to change it. As her uncle is murdered, she nearly drowns. Britt Jenkins comes to her rescue. He belives she is a fraud when she tries to warn him of his own impending doom, but as he works with her to find her uncle's killer, he finds himself losing his heart to her. Catherine falls hard for Britt, and must risk her life in an attempt to save him and foil the plans of the Others.

224 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Penelope Marzec grew up along the Jersey shore, heard stories about Captain Kidd, and dug for his buried treasure. Her adventure resulted in a bad case of poison ivy. Deciding books were better than buried treasure, she discovered romance novels and was soon hooked on happy endings. She became an early childhood educator and found her own hero in an electrical engineer who grew up in Brooklyn, played the accordion, and was immune to poison ivy. Together they raised three daughters. Now retired, Penelope either writes her stories or paints seascapes in oils. Sometimes she sings while her husband plays the accordion.

Reviews

[Kim McMahill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story combined fantasy, murder, mystery, and romance, and the author really made it work. The murder mystery created great suspense, while the romance added even more tension, keeping the story racing along. Definitely worth the read.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is a great book to read

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having read many of Ms. Marzec’s novels, I expected a well-written romance. What I didn’t expect was the turn this particular book took, and the heart thumping, page turning adventure the novel delivers.

Catherine Mullaney struggles to control the powers she’s inherited from her parents. Catherine wears her mother‘s cross, charged with magical powers. When her uncle is killed in a boating accident that almost claims Catherine, too, Britt Jenkins saves her. He doesn’t believe in her visions.

Both Britt and Catherine are reporters and she fears from their first meeting he will meet an untimely death. As the story unravels and they discover her uncle may have actually been murdered, Catherine uses a spell from an old book in his library to save Britt.

Great murder, suspense, romance, fantasy all rolled into one!