To Bear an Iron Key — Jackie Morse Kessler

To Bear an Iron Key is the first in a new and exciting series from acclaimed author Jackie Morse Kessler. Five years ago, the young witch Bromwyn refused a gift from the powerful fairy king. Tonight, on Midsummer, that decision comes back to haunt her. When her best friend Rusty picks the wrong pocket, he and Bromwyn are all that stand between their village and the rampaging fairies who have pushed through the World Door. If they cannot outwit the fairy king and queen before the World Door closes at sunrise, the friends will lose everything-their village, Bromwyn's magic, and Rusty's life. From To Bear an Iron Key by Jackie Morse Kessler "Bromwyn turned to face the burning fields. Reaching deep inside of herself, she closed her eyes and touched the core of her power, the place where her magic lived, where it connected her to all of Nature. She held onto that magic, let it fill her almost to the bursting point, and then she cast it out onto the fields. It blanketed the rows of spelt, and she felt as it rode the wind-Air-and then touched the grain-Earth-and then sizzled around the fire.