Amazon Fred Wiehe BAMM.com Barnes & Noble Category:  Fantasy Publisher: PublishAmerica ISBN-10:  1591291895 Type: Fiction Pages: 186 Copyright: May 1 2002 The quaint, coastal town of Serenity Bay is no longer a serene getaway as it once was; it's now Hell on earth, and its people are spontaneously combusting. Ex-SFPD Inspector Phyllis Blessing moves back to Serenity Bay after her husband and son die in a freak accident. She hopes to find the innocence of childhood and the comfort of family. But when her aunt and uncle are mysteriously killed, she becomes entangled in a bizarre investigation involving balls of light that speed across the night sky. Along the way, she picks up a group of misfit allies: Madam Volga, the Gypsy fortuneteller, and Lucy McDanell, a girl who belives a vampire visits her in dreams. Phyllis also discovers a Faerie Realm, or Otherworld, where she meets her most trusted ally, an elf named Gideon. Banding together is the only hope of this group of misfits to survive The Burning.

Tracy's Book Reviews by Lisa Hurly
"The Burning contains plenty of suspense and plot twists!"

OHIOana Quarterly by Rosemary Laurey
This book [The Burning] is a compelling, page-turning read, with a wounded heroine, mythical beings, and some very quirky characters in a small town...a book I couldn't put down.