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.

It was my birthday. We were just walking down the street. And it ended with my sister being murdered in front of my eyes. The reason she died? Batman. The reason I'm alive? The Joker. **BOOKS 1 AND 2!** When Meredith's sister is brutally murdered before her eyes, she vows revenge on Batman for allowing it to happen. So, she teams up with the one that saved her - The Joker - and becomes The Aster; an avenging fury fixated on destroying the Dark Knight. Before she would have given anything to change her imperfetly regular life of cheerleading, divorcing parents and always feeling second to her flawless sister. But now that's all gone and she's double-crossing and playing the two most powerful and dangerous men in Gotham against each other. But as she starts to find out dark things about her past she starts to realise - who's side is she really on? Maybe it doesn't really matter, because one thing is becoming increasingly clear: she may not make it out alive.