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.

Lady Cassandra Greenwich and her best friend Lady Emilia Lockwood has everything young women in Victorian England could want. Wealth, beauty and the pick of all the bachelors fashionable London society has to offer. But the fiery women are uninspired to find love among the insipid gentlemen who prowl the drawing rooms of the elite ton. Ladies of leisure by day and masked avengers by night, Cassie and Em find themselves investigating a string of suspicious murders in London. Unable to make much headway on their own, the pair stumbles across four strangers who will change their lives forever. Is the Marquis and Marchioness of Konstantin what they pretend to be – just another well-to-do, striking couple? And what of their two incredibly attractive male companions? Who are they and how are they related to the murders? Will Cassie and Em solve the mystery of the murders and perhaps find true love at the same time, or have the two friends finally bitten off more than they can possibly chew?