Rule #1: Don't Get Caught.
Louisa Aldridge was born ten minutes before her brother, sealing her fate. In a land divided by civil war, every firstborn child must serve in the military, sacrificing their blood and life to preserve the kingdom. It's been this way for decades. But eighteen years later, Louisa is hardly prepared for life as a soldier. She's rebellious, bad-tempered, and unable to take orders from anyone but herself. To her dismay, Louisa is assigned to Phantom Division-an elite group of the kingdom's spies. She must train to infiltrate and live a double-life in the Black Hills, a rebel land teeming with thieves, traitors, and murderers. She will need every edge her training and wits can provide. Because once she enters the Black Hills, there are only two options: adapt or die.