Devil's Kiss

The Templar Seal

Once the Knights Templar were the greatest military organization in Christendom.

Popes, kings and princes knelt under their gauntleted hands. But now they are few, just nine warriors lurking in the shadows, fighting their secret and eternal war. They survive, but only just.

 All it would take to wipe them out is One Bad Day.

That day has come.

"We’re all very worried about Billi."

Billi’s the first girl to be recruited into the Knights Templar. At fifteen she’s also one of the youngest.

She never chose this life. She never wanted it. But though she doesn’t know it, she’s all that stands between the Templars and their utter destruction at the hands of their most ancient enemy.

Her life has been one of brutal combat and midnight hunts. Now temptation comes in the form of Mike, offering her a life outside of the Order. But is she willing to pay the price?

"I recommend Captain SanGreal be put in solitary confinement. For the safety of the other prisoners."

Ex-Royal Marine Arthur thought he’d seen enough evil in the war zones of the world. Now, ten years after having been made the Templar master, he realises that there are demons on every street, and the darkness is ready to snatch even the most innocent from their dreams. He’s sworn to protect humanity from the Unholy. There is no sacrifice he’s not willing to make. That includes his daughter, Billi. Back to menu

"Were they innocent? Do I look like I give a damn?"

Arthur’s second in command, his mentor and his rival. Gwaine believes Arthur’s war can’t be won. The monsters they fight grew every year in numbers and in power, and Arthur refuses to recruit more widely. Gwaine also believes Arthur spits in the face of the ancient Templars. He wants to take the Order back to their more fundamental roots. Back to Holy War. Back to menu

"Can Kay be trusted? He’s a danger to us all."

Only a few times in a century does a person like Kay come along. A young man, just a year older than Billi he’s the Templar Oracle. His psychic powers are as much a boon to the Order as a burden to him and those he loves. Billi and Kay grew up together, but his powers slowly drove him mad, and he was sent to Jerusalem to train amongst the wise men of the Holy City. Now he’s back. Can Billi and Kay renew their friendship? Or will his destiny, one that only he can see, destroy them both? Back to menu

"Arthur’s best quality? His capacity for extreme violence. Billi’s got it too."

The Templar Marshal and Billi’s godfather. He’s stood by her whenever her own father has failed. Percival’s never forgotten her birthday, never judged her and shown all the kindness that Arthur should have given, but is incapable of. Back to menu

"According to the runes, I’d put one hundred quid on the number eight horse at Cheltenham."

Not who you’d expect to be in charge of the Templar Reliquary. Elaine guards the last of the Templar treasures from her junk shop in North London. A close friend of Billi’s mother, she’s watched Billi grow in skill and purpose. She’s seen Kay’s powers emerge and harbours deep fears for both their futures. Close to the Templars without being a part of it, she’s both feared and admired. Not that she cares. Back to menu

Back Door by Louis du Mont

I've travelled and lived all over the world, but there's no place like home, and home is London.

There's nothing I love more than exploring it's alleys and ancient streets. The bones of its history lie close to the surface and it's the city itself that gave birth to Billi SanGreal and Devil's Kiss.

Who needs fantasy worlds when you've got a place like this?