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= Cedric the Demonic Knight = Cedric the Demonic Knight is a mythology fantasy romance novel written by Valerie Willis. It is the first work in The Cedric Series. In 2018, this book won bronze in Fantasy from Reader's Favorite Book awards.

Book Blurb
For almost a century, Lord Cedric has hunted the supernatural, hiding the fact he’s one of Sorceress Morrighan’s abominations. Fearful of others discovering his true nature, he weds the Lady of the Court, Angeline, after winning a tournament. The dormant magic in her veins overwhelms his senses, forcing him to realize she’s more than what she appears. He must ask himself: are his feelings a creation of his incubine bloodline or true romantic emotions? Torn between his tragic past and his suicidal quest to kill his creator, Cedric and Angeline must learn to trust each other or lose themselves to the oncoming war. Enter a world with memorable antagonists like Succubus Queen Lillith, Romasanta the Father of Werewolves, Battle Goddess Badbh, and many more. Lose yourself to lore and history long forgotten from the 12th Century and beyond.

Plot Summary
The main character, Lord Cedric de Romulus, is posing as a demon hunting knight. He is a creation of the Dark Sorceress Morrighan who used the Black Arts to breed the King Incubus with a rare vampiric being called a moroi. To shake rumors of him being an abomination, Cedric takes a Lady of the Court as a bride, but initially intends to use her for nothing more as bait. As the story progresses, he struggles to keep his incubus wants in check while questioning his own quest to gain power. He seeks to take down those who have done him wrong which involves Morrighan for his creation and Romasanta, the father of werewolves, for digging up the graves of his loved ones. Slowly the two characters, Angeline and Cedric, fall in love as their need for each other becomes more resolute. Cedric starts to discover more about his abilities, and thus challenges the King Incubus in hopes of overthrowing him as King.

Lord Cedric du Romulus
Cedric is the main character in this story who is considered an abomination. He is the creation of dark magic using a combination of an incubus with a moroi with the Amulet of Avalaon, or Eye of Gaea, as a catalyst. Overall he is the combination of several medieval lores mixed with the Medieval Russian Knight Hero Legend, Ilya Muromets.

Lady Angeline
A cousin to a noblewoman, she is used as her lady in waiting until she happens to witness Cedric's dark side. She is thrust into marriage with this demonic being and must decide to resist or learn to survive.

Wylleam
Best friend of Cedric that is a shaman from a tribe of cynocephali.

Queen Succubus Lillith
Mother of all incubus and succubus, she scours the land to claim new mates. Once the world's supply of these demons has been depleted she seeks out the strongest of all incubus, normally the current King. She is a mixture of several lores and myths involving both Lilith and succubus across the world.

Sorceress Morrighan
Dark or black arts user who specializes in forbidden magics including creating chimera of all kinds. The creator of Cedric himself and one of the three daughters of evil sorcerer Calatin.

King Incubus Boto
Boto is the King of Incubus and father to Cedric. He is bond to the Sorceress Morrighan and serves as the general to her army of chimeras. The name Boto is taken from the Amazon River Dolphin, also name Boto. In this area of the world it is said that these Dolphins shapeshift into handsome men and show up to parties and large gatherings. They are well-known for impregnating women and disappearing back into the river.