Magic and Mayhem: A Clean Young Adult Urban Fantasy Novel

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About Magic and Mayhem: A Clean Young Adult Urban Fantasy Novel

From two-time award-winning author S. Usher Evans comes the first book in a young adult clean contemporary fantasy series filled with magic, mystery, and family drama. Fans of Tamora Pierce and Sabrina the Teenaged Witch will get caught up in this brilliant YA contemporary fantasy series about a teenager who discovers she's magical—and that's just the start of her problems. At the start of her senior year of high school, Lexie Carrigan is focused on two things—getting accepted to the college of her dreams and keeping her sisters safe. But when Gavon's apprentice, James Riley, appears on the first day of school, all of Lexie's well-laid plans of having a normal senior year go out the window. James says he's there to learn, but Lexie doesn't trust him, and she refuses to make another colossal mistake like she did with Gavon. Despite her best efforts, an unlikely friendship blossoms in the sparring ring, and James proves an adversary unlike any she's faced before: one she understands. Magic and Mayhem is the second book in the Lexie Carrigan Chronicles, a contemporary clean young adult fantasy series about a teenaged witch, her dysfunctional family, and the mysterious magical man whose appearance is anything but convenient. Series Order: Spells and Sorcery Magic and Mayhem Dawn and Devilry Illusion and Indemnity Praise for the Lexie Carrigan Series "I've read a few of S. Usher's books, and, honestly, I think YA is where she shines." ★★★★★ "This story with it’s mixing of teenage angst and magic discovery does it all perfectly." ★★★★★ "It keeps you guessing until things finally fall into place." ★★★★★ "A page turner for sure." ★★★★★ "[Lexie's] a very real girl with very real problems, when whomp! she has to figure out how not to screw up with magic as well." ★★★★★

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