"Maaf, maaf aku pernah menyakitimu. Sungguh, sebuah kesalahan terbesarku adalah menduakanmu. Maaf, aku sangat menyesal akan hal itu. Tolong, aku mohon jangan pergi dan tinggalkan aku." -Mark Keenedy Vejvongsa untuk Juanita Bella Danuarta- "Aku mencintaimu. Sangat mencintaimu walaupun kau menyakitiku berulang kali, bahkan mengkhianati hubungan kita. Apapun itu, aku tidak akan melepaskanmu. Kau hanya milikku, milikku seorang." -Juanita Bella Danuarta untuk Mark Keenedy Vejvongsa- "Tidak bisakah melihatku sejenak, berbaliklah aku mohon. Aku sangat mencintaimu, bahkan aku menjatuhkan harga diriku demi mendapatkanmu. Aku mohon, tolong jangan kembali untuknya. Aku disini dan lebih mencintaimu daripada wanita itu." -Clarissa Kartika- "Lo itu bajingan bermulut manis. Udah dapetin istri cantik ditambah cantik, malah lo khianatin. Tapi, gue selalu dibelakang lo untuk support lo, mau gimanapun kita sahabat dan sesama bajingan." -Nathanael Dimitrij untuk Mark Keenedy- "Kamu bukan penyebab hubungan rumah tangga kakak rusak, ini semua murni karena Bastian yang brengsek. Ini bukan karma jadi jangan terpuruk." -Gabriella Siriphat Vejvongsa untuk Mark Keenedy Vejvongsa-

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.