The Unbroken

Touraine was taken from her homeland of Qazāl as a child and raised as a soldier in the Colonial Brigade of the Balladairan Empire. Years later, her company is sent back to Qazāl to put down a rebellion against Balladairan rule, forcing her to face a homeland she barely remembers and people who see her as a traitor.

Princess Luca, heir to the Balladairan throne, travels to Qazāl determined to broker peace with the rebels and prove to her court that she can rule where her uncle has failed. As Touraine is drawn into secret negotiations between Luca and the rebellion, and a fraught connection grows between the two women, the uneasy peace in Qazāl edges toward open war.