Fired Up
Published in 2009, Fired Up is an occult fiction and romantic suspense novel by Jayne Ann Krentz. Key subjects include blessing and cursing, women private investigators, psychic ability and dreams.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 19 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2010.
At about 353 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
About Fired Up
The New York Times–bestselling author presents her latest Arcane Society novel and introduces the first book in the Dreamlight Trilogy—the story of a curse that spans generations, and the love that can heal it. . . .More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsessionfueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations.Jack Winters, descendant of Nicholas, has been experiencing nightmares and blackouts—just the beginning, he believes—of the manifestation of the Winters family curse. The legend says that he must find the Burning Lamp or risk turning into a monster. But he can't do it alone; he needs the help of a woman with the gift to read the lamp's dreamlight.Jack is convinced that private investigator Chloe Harper is that woman. Her talents for finding objects and accessing dream energy are what will save him, but their sudden and powerful sexual pull threatens to overwhelm them both. Danger surrounds them, and it doesn't take long for Chloe to pick up the trail of the missing lamp. And as they draw closer to the lamp, the raw power that dwells within it threatens to sweep them into a hurricane of psychic force.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2010
Quick answers
Who wrote Fired Up?
Fired Up was written by Jayne Ann Krentz and first published in 2009.
What genre is Fired Up?
It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction and Romantic Suspense.
How long is Fired Up?
The median edition has 353 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Fired Up?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Pagan Stone, The Hollow and The Rules of Magic.
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