Theo is just a normal jock living just like a normal jock should: gets into trouble, messes with the ladies (not to mention he's quite popular with them) and doesn't care about anyone but himself. But when the pressure of keeping up the perfect image of a hot jock is too much, he does the only thing he can think of to stop it: be gay. Theo believes that if he can convince the entire school that he's gay, maybe he can finally relax. He turns to Finn: a smart, arrogant, well-dressed boy whose big dream in life is to get into Harvard where he can become a lawyer. He's also gay. Theo talks Finn into being his fake boyfriend, but the only problem is, Theo spent his entire life pretending to be a dumb jock. He has no idea how to be gay, how to keep up the image of being gay. But he bargains for way more than he can handle and finds that the pressure of pretending to be in a relationship with Finn and working out old problems from his past with his dad is even more difficult than fitting into the stereotype of being a jock.

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.