Daughter of War

Finley has always struggled to reconcile her opposing heritages: the gentle Trish nature from her mother and the combatant instincts from her Bellovian father. When she discovers the lost Trish queen survived the Bellovian invasion eighteen years ago, Finley must decide which country, and half of herself, to honor in the fight ahead. The only way Finley's Bellovian peers could hate her more is if they discovered she was half Trish. Years of dying her silver hair black and perfecting...
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Finley has always struggled to reconcile her opposing heritages: the gentle Trish nature from her mother and the combatant instincts from her Bellovian father. When she discovers the lost Trish queen survived the Bellovian invasion eighteen years ago, Finley must decide which country, and half of herself, to honor in the fight ahead. The only way Finley's Bellovian peers could hate her more is if they discovered she was half Trish. Years of dying her silver hair black and perfecting their cruel, violent customs kept the truth hidden. Yet blending in becomes more difficult when she turns seventeen and volunteers for the never-ending war. The Bellovians have always marched to the Front armed with guns and their militaristic upbringing, but after all these years the Florians are growing more aggressive in their efforts. The threat of their superhuman abilities hangs in the air. Finley feels she alone knows Bellovian technology will no longer be enough and although she fears for her safety given her many secrets, she is ready to see the war finished. Finley travels to the Front with a plan to rise in the ranks and help end the Bellovians from the inside. Her dreams of a Bellovian defeat only falter when she finally makes friends during her first week as a soldier and suddenly gains the attention of her lifelong crush, Oken Sars. Her resolve breaks further when she develops rare Trish abilities and overhears her commander discussing the recent capture of the Trish queen. Finley must choose between the consequences of desertion and the chance to save her mother's people. Choose between her family and her duty. Between love and powerful alliances. Between Traesha and Bellovi. Silver or black.