Orphaned at Home for 18 Years. I Left for the War Zone.

For eighteen years, Hazel Brooks lived in the shadow of the daughter her family treasured. Lily, the adopted sister, was always chosen, while Hazel was quietly pushed aside. When even her grandmother’s last gift is taken from her, Hazel does the unthinkable: she signs a seven-year peacekeeping mission contract and leaves without looking back. Only after she’s gone do the lies tied to Lily’s past come to light, and her family finally understands the cost of losing Hazel. By then, Hazel has already stepped into a new life, where she is seen, valued, and chosen at last.