The Poison and the Paladin

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's the calm in her storm.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Disappear into this entrancing tale of the forbidden love between a young poison mistress and her brother's best friend.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Edriss Blackwood has always been alone. Neglected. Abandoned. She converts this angst into action wielding her vibrant imagination as both sword and shield slashing through the malevolence slowly destroying her homeland.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Her one light in the darkness is her steadfast protector Lorcan James.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It all began by a riverbank a decade ago when he found his best friend's little sister broken and alone. What started as a matter of honor blossomed into an unshakeable bond between two passionate souls forged in love trust and fierce loyalty.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>There was only rule: don't fall in love. Too bad hearts don't play by the rules.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But the very thing that brought them together-honor-is what will tear them apart. Their friend Arwenna extorted by the men waging war against Edriss's family convinces a reluctant Lorcan to secretly pretend to be her lover an elaborate twisted ruse she claims is the only way to keep Edriss safe. The truth however is much more sinister.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Edriss licks the wounds of her shattered heart by wading deeper into the war tearing the Westerlands apart. Reckless and with nothing left to lose there's no limit to what she'll do to bring down the men responsible.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But one young woman alone cannot stand against pure evil.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If Lorcan can't find a way to win back her faith both Edriss and the Westerlands will be irrevocably consumed by the flames.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>__</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Book of All Things is a series of standalone fantasy romance tales set in the vibrant epic world first introduced by <em>USA Today</em> Bestselling Author Sarah M. Cradit in the Kingdom of the White Sea trilogy.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Poison and the Paladin </em>is a brother's best friend forbidden love romance featuring Edriss and Lorcan characters first introduced in <em>The Raven and the Rush. </em>It is the second story in the Blackwood Cycle of The Book of All Things but can also be enjoyed as a standalone.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>The Blackwood Cycle:</u></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Forbidden love second chances found family and the Rise of House Blackwood (low heat)</strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Raven and the Rush</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Poison and the Paladin</em></p>