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.

"I love him "A lone pearl drop escaped from her almond-shaped eye gushing down her cheek. " And he is dead" His atrocious gawp met her blurry vision while his vicious smirk churned up her stomach. Bringing the dribbling knife to her visage he wiped the moisture while smearing off the dribbling blood on her cheek. "You're mine now, Misha " He whispered against her visage while she loathed him on sight. "Marry me " Turning around, he grasped the company documents facing her again, she heard him say " Omne pulchurm est in amore et bello " ( everything's fair in love and war ). ~~~~~~ Love is atrocious Trust is nefarious Affection is iniquitous Obsession is scurrilous ----------- "I loved you ever since the beginning of everything Mi-Casa!!" said the lad afore her while she was stabbing him with his dragger. An unknown emotion is holding him back from being dead. A strange connection is reminding her not to get killed herself. Is it because they are meant to be one or mean to kill each other? Instead, they are Inveigled by the confusion of SINGULARITY.