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’s shoulders were wide and powerful. At four metres in height, it was almost as large across as it was tall. The arms of the hulking beast hung nearly all the way to the ground, and were thick with rope-like muscles that bulged with even the slightest of movements. With virtually no neck, a squat, squarish head and pig-like nose, it solidified in his mind the fact that this thing was definitely not of this world…"
Angeline Deglace, a golden-haired nineteen year-old mage, is a 2nd-class 'Detective' within the 'Order'; a collective of mages that, along with their counterparts in the Knights of Aegis, seek to keep the world safe from the shadows, and free of the threat of Daemon...
These vile, disgusting, and massive ogres seek only to wreak havoc by devouring an individual's soul before taking over the fleshy vessle for their own nefarious uses...
Angeline, along with her twenty-something amnesiac-companion named 'Samuel', are busy in tracking down criminals on the verge of 'turning'', and slaughter the resultant horrifying behemoths that threaten to destroy their very way of life...
Their adventures are difficult, fraught with danger and mystery... and if they want to survive the coming horrors, then they'll have to go through a ritual that binds their very souls together...
Most-recent edit: March 14/14.