Quinn and Descension by B.C. Burgess

Quin Kavanagh has it all – extraordinary looks, powerful magic, and an endless sea of beautiful witches to choose from, but the one witch he wants, he’s never met. The mysterious angel influences his every move, confounding his friends and complicating his sex life, yet he refuses to forsake his dream girl for those in his reality.

Fans of the Mystic Series will love getting a deeper look at its magical characters through this series of scenes chronicling Quin's younger years. Explore this hero with heart at ages sixteen and twenty then follow him into the most breathtaking moment of his life – the moment he finally meets the woman of his dreams.

This is book one in a three book series.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A few years ago I read a couple of books from the Mystic Series by B.C. Burgess and I remembered them being pretty good. Recently, I saw the short story Quinn which is from Quinn's point of view was free so I figured i'd pick it up and give it a try. In my opinion it was terrible. It started off like I was just reading an erotica story and not a romance and just seemed to have no plot. Finally, about half way through it got to a part that intersects with the first novel and there were some familiar things and it got a little bit better. But overall I would not recommend reading this. If you have never read anything from the Mystic Series then don't even bother picking it up, you'll be confused and won't have any clue what is going. If you have read books in the series then pick it up at your own risk. Maybe you'll love it or maybe you'll hate it like me. After reading this I actually went back and read Descension the first book in the series because I couldn't believe this story was so bad when I remembered the books being enjoyable reads.

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A Magical Journey of Epic Romance 

Layla
After three years caring for her dying mother, Layla Callaway learns she was adopted under unusual circumstances. Following a cryptic message to seek her birth family in Oregon, Layla uproots her life to find out the truth about her past. And herself.

Quin
Quin’s natural charisma is attractive to plenty of women, but he longs for the one he’s been dreaming of his entire life. When that day arrives, not only is he breathless, he’s confronted with the challenge of a lifetime – an innate need to keep her safe and forever by his side.

The Enemy
Through manipulation and dark magic, Agro uses the powers of others to elevate his supremacy and wealth. When he discovers Layla didn’t die at birth, he sets out to find and possess her.

Stretching from coast to coast and teeming with loathed villains and beloved heroes, The Mystic Series is rich with emotion, magic and intrigue. Whether the reader is laughing, crying or falling in love, they'll find themselves invested in Layla's fate through the rich dialogue and emotionally driven characters that weave the web of this fiery tale.

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This was my second time reading Descension and it was still a really great book. I don't generally read romance but I thought the plot, the romance and the fantasy elements in this book were all very well crafted. Even with sort of knowing what was going to happen I still couldn't put it down, and it is almost like reading two books at the same time. You have one book where Layla the main character finds out she is adopted and a witch and the growing romance between her and Quinn, and then you have the entire story behind her parents meeting and what led to her adoption. At first, when I got to the point where it switches over from Layla and Quinn to being her parents story I wanted to speed things along and get back to Layla and Quinn. It's not that I was bored with the other story I was just so invested in their story that I wanted to read more about them. But soon, I became just as invested in Aedan and Rhosewen's story and it's a real tearjerker even knowing before you read it that the parents are dead. I would say the book is almost a 50/50 split between the two stories, but of course then it comes full circle back to present day and back to Quinn and Layla.