Erika Jantzen

No Ordinary Fire Erika Jantzen

No Ordinary Fire, set in Atlanta, Georgia, and in the mountains of North Carolina, is a gripping tale of one young woman's decision to end her third marriage -- another in a string of abusive relationships. Marianne is haunted by memories of an abusive father and a mother who died under mysterious circumstances. Neither drugs, nor sex, humor, and bad-boy relationships provide much solace. Yoga and meditation only give temporary relief from her vivid nightmares. She begins her transformative journey by moving into an isolated cabin, and with the help of a friend, finds a Lakota shaman in the mountains of North Carolina. Willing to do anything to cast out the demons that haunt her, Marianne agrees to a sweat lodge ceremony and goes into the wilderness alone on a vision quest. Protected by only a fire, she must come to terms with her childhood, face the truth about her mother, and find the courage to physically destroy the beast that hunts her on the mountaintop. Will she survive?