The Golden Valia
by Karen H Lucia
Leigh is a fierce and well-respected champion among her people. Her charge is protecting the Helgrinde Sisterhood. After the death of her father, Leigh travels to the scene of the crime to investigate his murder. However, before she can complete her investigation she and her party are ambushed and Leigh, the lone survivor, is forced to flee.
Separated from her Sisters, she travels through the neighboring nation of Algeron only to be attacked by the mysterious Followers of O. The Followers are known religious fanatics bent on eliminating all who deny their beliefs. Against all odds Leigh makes her way home through hostile territory only to find a schism has formed within the Helgrinde leadership.
With the Followers growing in power, set on the destruction of the Helgrindes and the greed of other nations waiting to take her land, Leigh is forced to make a decision between her beliefs and the survival of her Sisters.