Yori Kihara had everything she once loved ripped from her in a brutal rain of bloodshed. With her family gone and her Noble bloodline rendered worthless, Yori was left with little more than a fake life, a fake name, and the alluring desire to quench her thirst for revenge. She had once vowed to do whatever it took to hunt down the scar-faced man who murdered her family and annihilate him with her own hands, but fate had not been kind to her. She always knew her revenge would come with a price, but the cost of it may be more than Yori could afford to lose, and something powerful is brewing just beneath her skin. Time may be running out faster than Yori expected.

My name is Natalie Primero...and yes, I am from THE Primero mafia. To you, that might sound pretty cool -- or maybe weird, I don't know. For me, it's my life. Or it was, because today is the day I decided to run away. However, the more I try to run away from my family, the more hopeless it seems for me to really get away. Thankfully, I've got some friends with me to help fight against everything that's going on. We're a teen gang dedicated to setting everything the mafias have done right, and we call ourselves Escapade.

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.