It's a dark time in the world of others. A group of mages and turned witches are stealing others. It began with a witch or two missing but its progressed to a whole community of others being taken. Lark Jaansen the hunter for Clan Gennessee is brought to the heart of the darkness in Seattle, Washington's Clan Owen. When Lark steps off the plane, Simon can't believe this is who is supposed to save their world. This so called hunter is tiny and reminds him of a pixie. What color is that in her hair? No colors, pink, blue? And what is she wearing; she looks like a bag lady with layers of baggy clothes hanging off her. As Lark approaches Simon holding the sign with her name he gets a closer look and sees the heart of a soldier in her eyes.

Lark is amped up and ready to battle. She walks down the tarmac towards a sexy man holding a sign bearing her name. Hmmm he looks yummy in that Armani suit. There is something different about him, what is he? Not a werewolf but something close his energy is amazing. Simon introduces himself and reveals he is a Lupine prince from the other side of the Veil. Simon takes Lark to his manor and Lark thinks to herself that he seem very much like a prince in his brand name suits, fast cars and his enormous estate, but she can feel his fierce warrior energy just below the surface.

Simon and Lark form an instant bond working together to find what is at the cause of the disappearances. They discover it's the Magister and its preying on the others for their magick. What is the Magister? Uncovering the mystery of who or what it is could mean the difference between life and death to the world of others. In CHAOS BURNING the dichotomy of good versus evil, light versus dark adds depth to an already thrilling plot. The chemistry between Simon and Lark is intoxicating.

CHAOS BURNING is the second book in Lauren Dane's Bound by Magick Series. I was entranced by book one, Heart of Darkness and didn't think it was possible to make it better, but Dane did just that with CHAOS BURNING. In her second book we are thrust deeper in the world of others and Dane's depiction of their world is mesmerizing. I fell in love with Lark and Simon and kept biting my nails waiting to see how they are going to save their world and whether or not they could save one another. And just when you think you know how it will end Dane throws a brilliant twist in the story. I recommend beginning with book one but this can be read as a standalone. Too bad we have to wait until February for book three Going Under.

Book Summary

Born into a treacherous family legacy, Lark Jaansen is accustomed to the hostility and unrest that shapes her future. A well trained hunter in Clan Gennessee, Lark finds few peers that can match her militaristic strength until she encounters Simon Leviathan. Simon admires Lark’s resilience and they are quickly caught up in a burning passion. When war breaks out, humans and witches are locked in conflict, vampires rise, and Lark and Simon discover that the evil Magister is the force behind the unrest. Finding this single, hungry entity is their first hope. Surviving it is their last.