The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade Book 1)

The Traitor Baru Cormorant follows Baru, a young woman from a people conquered by the Empire of Masks. To liberate her culture, criminalized customs, and avenge a murdered father, she vows to infiltrate the Empire from within.

Baru joins the Empire's civil service, aiming to rise high enough to free her people. As an Imperial agent, she's sent to Aurdwynn, a country ripe for rebellion. Drawn into a circle of seditious dukes by the intriguing duchess Tain Hu, Baru sees an opportunity.

Balancing rebels and shadowy factions within the Empire, Baru orchestrates a dangerous gambit with freedom as the prize. Winning, however, may come at a cost far greater than she could ever imagine.