B.C. Burgess

B.C. Burgess builds paranormal romance around magical inheritance, family secrets, and relationships tested by danger. Descension opens the Mystic series with Layla Callaway grieving her mother and learning that her adoption concealed an extraordinary birth family. A message draws her toward Oregon, where the search for her origins intersects with Quin, a young man who has dreamed of finding her. Goodreads identifies Descension as the first primary Mystic novel. Reedsy editor Kelly Schaub’s portfolio independently links Burgess and the title to the Mystic series. The book description names Agro as an opposing force who uses dark magic and other people’s abilities in pursuit of power, giving Layla’s personal history consequences beyond her own questions. Burgess structures the novel as an entry point to a longer sequence instead of a complete account of its supernatural world. For readers beginning with Descension, the central appeal is the gradual joining of identity, kinship, magic, and affection as Layla discovers why her past was hidden and what her return may change.