"It's not a surprise that you can't surf. I didn't think girls could do this stuff." Oh I'll show him who's the sissy. I just want to slap that cocky look off his face. His really really handsome face. I snatched the surf board from his hands. But 1 thing was haunting me. Could I really do it? ***. Cliona Paige had been surfing her whole life. Surfing had been her life her everything. Up till the incident that left her scarred. Gave her frequent nightmares. She had stopped surfing ever since. For a whole two years, she didn't go to the beach, not even for swimming. Her passion for surfing slowly vanished with time. Right until she arrived at California Beach. She had intended to stay at home all day long and never get out to the beautiful sandy beach.But her mother was determined to make her forget and live on. Then she met Ashton Ross. A gorgeous boy that has the same passion for surfing that she had before. He was annoying and insufferable and was a huge player. All the qualities that Cliona dislikes. But he was attracted to her and wants to break the spell she had been under for two years. Could he help her forget that incident and continue surfing?

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.

What would you do to become a knight? Lie to the ones you hold dear? Disguise yourself? Pretend to be someone you're not? Use your additional powers to help? Ali has to do all these things and more as the trials of training to become a knight alongside the prince and his friends turns out to be much more intense than she ever imagined. To hesitate is to die. The first rule you learn in combat. Never give away your intentions, always pay attention and never give in. Ali has to learn this from scratch having to develop every skill known to man in order to become a fully fledged knight of Dragos. With conspiracy, magic, love and revelations Ali is going to have far from an easy ride during the most packed year of her life.