*Sequel to Paladin* The kingdom of Thule stands on the brink of civil war between two armies -- the Paladins and the Uriel -- each claiming the right to serve as Thule's protector. Once a Paladin trainee, Lady Samantha of Haywood -- Sam -- has been named a traitor to king and country by the Paladins' High Commander, with a bounty set on her head. Only Sam and her friends know what the people of Thule do not: the High Commander is no ordinary man but something more--something evil. The supposed military hero holds a dark alliance with the demons that have ravaged mankind for millennia, commanding them as easily as he does his men. Worse, he can control Braeden, Sam's half-demon lover, through blood magic long thought extinct. Sam and Braeden set sail across the sea in hopes of finding a way to nullify the High Commander's power. But the secrets they uncover reveal Thule faces an even greater threat. They must return to Thule and warn the Uriel...before it's too late.

Hayden, a young boy with the dream to be a dragon rider, tries to help keep the world safe from the evils that have hunted him down since he was a small child. He quickly realizes that he is on the wrong side of the war an has no idea what to do next. This series is full of dwarfs, elves, pirates, barbarians and bone theifs; not to mention dragons. Can Hayden unite Arvain and help free the world from the rule of the Metallic Dragons? Only one way to find out.....