Powder & Poison
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She died for the truth once. This time, it might kill her all over again.
After dying while investigating a suspicious beauty product, beauty blogger Yuelan awakens in a lavish empire where a woman's face is her greatest currency-and beautiful women can rise from poverty to power as coveted courtesans.
Yuelan finds work behind the scenes, applying blush and powder to the empire's most beautiful women. But beneath their flawless complexions, she notices something terrifying: the courtesans are becoming sick.
As Yuelan digs deeper, she uncovers a conspiracy reaching from the courtesan houses to the imperial court. The women she came to beautify may be victims, accomplices, or both-and revealing the truth could strip them of their status, their livelihoods, and their lives.
Because in an empire where beauty is power, destroying the illusion may be more dangerous than creating it.
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