Once the cherished daughter of a general, Jill Stock's life is shattered when her family abandons her and the women of their household to the horrors of war. Forced into the shadowed world of courtesans, Jill secretly trains her fellow survivors in the art of combat, vowing revenge. But when her father and the rest return, they demand her death to restore their honor. Betrayed yet again, Jill must fight to protect the women she swore to save...