The Color of Lies

Every citizen of Bryndoria must stand before an enchanted mirror on their sixteenth birthday and receive the color that will define their life — their worth, their marriage, their place in the world. Verity Eldridge, a seamstress from the lowest tiers, married into gold-tier privilege and thought she'd escaped the system's cruelty. But when her stepdaughter's mirror blazes an impossible black, Verity discovers the colors were never about truth at all. Now she must choose between protecting her family's secrets and tearing down the lie that built a kingdom.