Amelia Love

Homelessness in the hardscrabble town of Belleau can be transients often suddenly vanish from the dingy streets without a trace. Sixteen-year-old Polly Onasis suspects the king and his guards are the culprits behind these disappearances. Once she turns eighteen, she knows she will be forced into the city streets too, away from the safety of her foster home and family . . .One morning, Polly wakes up to discover that her hair has turned from deep brown to brilliant violet. How? And why? She must keep herself hidden from the public, for fear of being noticed by the king's guards. But soon enough her eighteenth birthday is upon her, and she no longer has any way to hide herself. She runs into a mysterious stranger who seems to know all about Polly and the secrets which lie behind her hair. Polly's life is turned upside down as she is carried through the wonderful and the nightmarish, the dark alleyways of Belleau and the king's palace. Meanwhile, she must fight to protect her loved ones, and find out who she really is.