In the late nineties asexuality is all but ignored as an orientation. Jess doesn't understand her complex array of emotions or why she finds it so hard to relate to her fellow classmates. Catholic high schools and churches simply don't address the issue, and the internet is still nascent. Jess can't tell anyone the truth. Not even her best friend Care. Instead, she hides behind the guise of faith. Behind a mask of celibacy. Until she meets Eric, that is. He lets slip that he's asexual, and Jess wants to learn more. --- Watty Winner 2021 for best cover, best YA, and the Wattpad Books prize! --- Status: completed and unedited Rating: PG-15 for moderate language and frank discussions about sexuality Genre: teen fiction romance featuring two heteroromantic ace characters --- Cover designed using Canva Pro August 2020 --- Please note: This work is a teen fiction novelization of my multimedia novella "Mask of Celibacy".

Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.

-----------------------------------This book is not finished and is being re-written --------------------------------- "Oh, so you're part of this kidnapping posse too? I am not a possession! I have a life that I was abruptly plucked out of without my input all because of greed? Pride? I don't care but I am not anyo-" "You're not a possession. You're my mate! Why are you arguing about this?" He stalks a step closer. My body heats up more, my fingers twitch to run through his hair. My wolf is trying to push through. What the hell, who is this man? "Who the hell do you think you are? You can't go around just claiming someone as your mate as you please. You don't know me. I am not yours. Back off." His body vibrates with anger, a deep growl sends shivers down my spine. Damnit. Before I can scowl at him, he stalks over, pushing me up against the wall. My breath hitches. The most amazing feeling washes over my body. Lust. His breath fanning over my face, arms trapping me between him and the wall. His scent is engulfing my whole being, and I am struggling to think straight. "I know you feel that. I know you feel this. You were made for me. I was made for you. You are the other half of my soul. We were meant to find each other. To complete each other. To join as one. The moon goddess deemed it so. You are mine. I am not going anywhere, and neither are you." With that he fists my hair, angles my face up toward him, and smashes his lips down onto mine. Disclaimer: Book 2 is only half written and this finishes on a cliff hanger. --- Roxy was a human who falls into the world of Supernaturals. She's sassy and opinionated. And also a rare wolf, but no one knows why as she was not born a werewolf. There is a war coming, and Roxy finds herself smack bang in the middle. Everyone wants her help. But how can she know who to really trust?