Ravages of Honor Books 1-3 - Ravages of Honor, #4

Book 1 Conquest: Torn from her people as a child, Syteria's Rhoan captors took her off-world, forcibly masculinized her, and turned her into a slave-soldier. Ten years later she is finally back on her homeworld, tasked with hunting down her own people. Instead of obeying her conditioning, she goes rogue but is recaptured. When the Rhoan ship taking her to her execution is pulled through a wormhole she finds herself among the donai, a race of genetically-engineered warriors thousands of years more advanced than her own people. Months of isolation are almost over for Darien, House Dobromil's misbehaving heir, as he and his crew serve out a punishment detail.
A mysterious ship appears and heads into imperial space, wreaking havoc in its path. It crashes on one of the emperor's planets, a world that is off-limits. Despite the possibility that the mysterious ship might be an intriguing lure baiting a trap, Darien has a duty to render aid. During the rescue of the ship's sole survivor, Darien discovers secrets that could destroy the emperor's power over the Houses of the Imperium. But when the emperor demands that House Dobromil turn the survivor over, Darien finds himself caught between duty and the ravages of honor.
The survivor--a woman whose name he doesn't even know--is the only proof Darien has of the emperor's secret wormhole generator and its success. The only way to save Syteria from the emperor's tender mercies is a solution without honor. With the emperor and House Dobromil three breaths from war, the survival of the donai  hangs in the balance. Will Syteria prove to be the spark that ignites an interstellar war or the key to the donai's survival? Or will the emperor's hatred of humans lead to a genocide that will condemn the donai to extinction?Cultures and passions clash in this epic adventure featuring genetic engineering, nanotechnology, galactic empires, feuding noble houses, and court intrigues.
Book 2 Ascension: House Dobromil has stood against the emperor since the beginning. For generations, they have defied tyrannical edicts and stood up for donai and humans. For decades, war has crept ever closer and now, Syteria, a rebellious human woman Darien has chosen to be his future queen may be the spark that sets the Imperium to flame. When Syteria crosses paths with the emperor's agents, the unthinkable happens. With the survival of both races in peril, with the future of House Dobromil on the line, the stakes for Darien and Syteria are higher than ever. Driven by death and betrayal, victory and defeat, tragedy and secrets, can Syteria and Darien ascend to fulfill their destinies?Book 3 Lineage:  Darien and Syteria have been to hell and back.
Their wounds and scars remain a part of them and who they are as they fight to stay together and prevent civil war. But when an old enemy is found alive he threatens their most precious secret as well as the future of both humans and donai. Will they be able to forge the new alliances needed to keep the Imperium from rising from the ashes? Or will the Imperium's old guard carry out a genocide that will doom the donai to extinction? Ravages of Honor: Lineage picks up right after the end of Ravages of Honor: Ascension.
While it can be read as a standalone (it is a complete story with its own beginning, middle, and end), it was meant to be read in sequence. The Ravages of Honor series is a galactic empire space opera with romantic elements, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and swords. Book 3 in the series. Completes Trilogy 1.