Witches Be Burned (Magic & Mayhem #2) by Stacey Kennedy

Witches Be Burned by Stacey Kennedy
Also by this author: Werewolves Be Damned
Series: Magic and Mayhem #2
Published by Loveswept, Random House Publishing LLC on May 19, 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban
Pages: 176
Format: eARC
ISBN: 9780553395136
ASIN: B00N6PD7EM
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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.

Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

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Witches Be Burned by Stacey Kennedy is the second book in her Magic and Mayhem series. The series revolves around Nexi Jones. Both Nexi and the reader are plunged into Kenndey’s world that is divided by Earthworld, Underworld, and Otherworld.  The books are written at a fast pace and neither Nexi nor the reader has a chance to catch their breath.

Nexi is supposed to have been raised human and her entry into the supernatural world takes place in Werewolves Be Damned, book one of the series.  Yes, book one needs to be read prior to picking up Witches Be Burned. The reader won’t be totally lost if they don’t read book one, but major relationship nuisance and plot points could be missed.

In this second installment of the series both Nexi and her love Kyden are again in danger.  They are both Guardians of the supernatural world. Guardians clean up the messes that bad supernaturals make and keep it so mortals i.e. humans, don’t discover  the supernatural worlds existence.  They scrub crime scenes by the use of magic.

The woes of the supernatural world are again bearing down on Nexi’s shoulders, as this book places the wait of the world onto them.  Mayhem has come to Otherworld, and the Guardians instead of being the cops of Otherworld are now the target of the bad supernaturals, and Nexi just happens to have a bulls eye on her.

The world building is imaginative and filled with magic.  Despite the magic of the characters, it does not make them invincible, as the author balances the magic “cans” with what the magic “cannot do.”   In this book Kennedy has expanded her world and has opened up numerous possibilities for future books.