Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. Bu
t after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harp
er's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of
an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting i
nstincts. Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out
who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a myster
ious prophecy and possibly Harper'sleast favorite person. But things get complic
ated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate cou
ld very well be to destroy Earth.