Review: Last of the Paladins - at least for now - The pitty party's over as Penn gets his HEA
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2011
Though he still has the soul of a warrior, since his disabling injury Paladin Penn Sebastian (Lacy's brother) is no longer is able to fight along side of his brothers and has spent his time wallowing in self pity for what he's lost. But when a request comes for a Paladin to investigate trouble with a barrier near Yellowstone National Park, finally being able to make a useful contribution is just the thing to help Penn regain a sense of purpose and when he meets the mysterious informant, the connection Penn feels with his surprising new ally provides good reason to finally leave the "pitty party" behind.Darkness on Fire works fine as a short - though since it is a short, the "I love you's" and the happily ever after come fast (I would have been as happy with just the "promise" of those).  And really there was enough good stuff in place to have made a decent full length novel, with cameos by Larem and Baraq - their friendship has prepared Penn to accept his heroine - a decent evil plot to foil, and just enough steamy stuff to fit the short space. So what's here was good - I am just greedy and would have loved more of Penn and Penn's heroine and more of them together.Despite my covetous nature, I did really enjoy this Paladin novella, which sadly, according to Morgan's newsletter, is the last Paladin release that she has planned.  However since Darkness on Fire doesn't really end up being a wrap up of the series, I'll keep hoping that in addition to a few more little members only shorts she's promised to post on her website, someday we'll get lucky and Morgan will get to revisit the series - there are still a few warriors waiting in the wings for their turn in the spotlight.