Witches
Be Burned
Magic & Mayhem # 2
Magic & Mayhem # 2
By: Stacey Kennedy
Releasing May 19th, 2015
Loveswept
In
Stacey Kennedy’s steamy paranormal romance novel, a rookie guardian sworn to
combat the undead risks life and love in a world of violence, witchcraft, and
seduction.
Nexi Jones has lost her family, she’s been stripped of her guardian duties, and she’s still learning the ins and outs of white magic. At least she has Kyden, the smoldering hot elite guardian who’s been there for her every step of the way. But just as Nexi completes her training, tragedy strikes the Otherworld when a fellow guardian is murdered by a group of rogue vampires. Ready or not, she and Kyden trek into the Earthworld to hunt down a killer—and Nexi alone will be put to the ultimate test.
Although Kyden knows that Nexi must fight her own battles, his guardian instincts are raging as he struggles to keep her close. The ruthlessness of these vampires is like nothing he’s ever seen. And at their helm is the Black Witch Astoria, a demon with one burning desire: to shed Nexi’s blood in the name of vengeance. What troubles Kyden even more, though, is the warlock who covets Nexi’s heart. Let the devil do his worst . . . all Kyden can do is love and protect Nexi until his last breath.
Nexi Jones has lost her family, she’s been stripped of her guardian duties, and she’s still learning the ins and outs of white magic. At least she has Kyden, the smoldering hot elite guardian who’s been there for her every step of the way. But just as Nexi completes her training, tragedy strikes the Otherworld when a fellow guardian is murdered by a group of rogue vampires. Ready or not, she and Kyden trek into the Earthworld to hunt down a killer—and Nexi alone will be put to the ultimate test.
Although Kyden knows that Nexi must fight her own battles, his guardian instincts are raging as he struggles to keep her close. The ruthlessness of these vampires is like nothing he’s ever seen. And at their helm is the Black Witch Astoria, a demon with one burning desire: to shed Nexi’s blood in the name of vengeance. What troubles Kyden even more, though, is the warlock who covets Nexi’s heart. Let the devil do his worst . . . all Kyden can do is love and protect Nexi until his last breath.
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Goodreads Series Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/77793-magic-mayhem
Stacey Kennedy is the
USA Today bestselling author of the Club Sin series. Growing up, Stacey’s mind
wandered the path less traveled, and that path most often led to love. She has
always broken rules and she continues to feed off emotion—always staying true
to her heart. Those traits are now the bones of her stories. She lives in
southwestern Ontario with her husband, who puts any of the heroes in her books
to shame, and their two young children. If she’s not on Mom duty or plugging
away at a new story, you’ll find Stacey camping in the summer, hibernating in
the winter, and obsessing over Penny Dreadful, Game of Thrones, and Sons of
Anarchy.
Excerpt
The bright flash of blue light cleared
from Kyden’s eyes as the intense, suffocating wind caused by teleportation from
the Otherworld began to fade. The alternate universe parallel to Earth, or the
Earthworld, as it’s known to supernaturals, could be accessed by any
supernatural at the gateway of the runes of Saint Andrews Castle in Scotland,
or a much faster way, through a doorway located in the Otherworld’s castle, a portal
designed by the original witch, Gwendolen, who signe
d the treaty of allegiance
with Earth’s supernaturals, who sought a more peaceful life.
Kyden looked about at the suburban,
tree-lined street. He noted that the Earthworld was vastly different from the
Otherworld—even their smells. Plus, the sheer size of Earth astounded him, as
the Otherworld was a speck of a planet as small as Vatican City with its population of eight hundred.
A light breeze brushed across Kyden,
and the sword strapped to his bare back banged against his skin, reminding him
of the job he had to do tonight. He surveyed the street, noting the eerie
silence. At night most humans in the Earthworld slept. Nighttime in the
Otherworld was when everyone awakened, including the Council’s Guard as this is
when they hunted killers.
Energy stayed at Kyden’s back, keeping
the portal to the Otherworld open for his return home. Moving forward, he
stepped out of the shadows that had kept him hidden through teleportation.
The wretched scent of garbage forced
his breathing to go shallow as he strode beneath the light post, focusing on
the red-brick bungalow and the vampire sitting on the steps wearing a grim
expression. To the vamp’s right, Kyden noticed a werewolf, who he’d worked with
before on cases in Salt Lake City. Dressed in army pants and a black sleeveless
T-shirt, the lean, athletic werewolf tracker Alazar looked lethal.
Kyden stepped onto the curb, nodding
his head at Alazar. “Good to see you again.”
The wolf’s amber eyes blazed as he raked
a hand through his dark hair. “Not under these circumstances, believe me. It’s
a bad case.”
Kyden’s muscles flexed in anticipation
as he turned to the detective, offering his hand. “Detective Myles?”
The vamp nodded and rose, returning
the handshake. “Thanks for coming so quickly.” His pale blue eyes were alert,
his thin lips pulled into a straight line. “The scene has been cleansed. We’re
ready to move ahead.” Which meant that the vampires in the Council’s Guard had
erased memories and implanted new ones in the minds of any human police called
to the scene and any witnesses who’d seen or heard the murder.
Each member of the Council’s Guard
played an important role. Werewolves depended on their heightened sense of
scent to track killers. Vampires used their mind-altering abilities to glamour
minds. Witches used magic to assist guardians when needed. And guardians hunted
and destroyed murderers.
While the Otherworld suspected that
the highest levels of Earth’s mortal government knew of supernaturals’ existence,
they also assumed those officials knew that the Otherworld destroyed any
supernatural threats. Kyden remained unsure if the government knew that the
Council’s supernaturals had infiltrated all major cities’ police departments to
keep on top of their crimes. Though he believed it didn’t matter much if they
did, the system worked to keep mortals safe, as well as to keep the truth about
supernaturals a secret from the human population.
The last thing the Otherworld needed
was trouble that mirrored the history of the Salem witch trails, which was when
Earth’s supernaturals realized they needed a change or they would be
annihilated. The treaty to keep the secret of supernaturals’ existence from the
population safeguarded against that tragedy ever happening again.
History had proven that mortals
couldn’t cope with the existence of supernaturals. Secrecy was the only way to
ensure the supernatural races thrived.
Those dark memories tainted Kyden’s
mind as he glanced to the house with the cherry- red door, not seeing or
hearing any movement inside, indicating only the dead remained. Biting back the
urge to make assumptions, he turned to Myles. “Anything I need to know about
the case?”
“It’s unusual, to say the least,”
Myles replied briskly.
Kyden’s adrenaline spiked, rushing
like rich energy through his veins. “All right. Show me what we got.”
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