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AJ Culberson
THe Painted Smile
The Painted Smile
Bleed. Burn. Expose. AJ Culberson ignites rebellion in her fierce debut.
In a kingdom choked by power, one masked girl rewrites the rules. Daze reigns where others cower, turning theaters into battlefields and secrets into weapons. AJ Culberson’s unforgettable debut crafts dark fantasy with teeth: where trauma forges legends, masks become manifestos, and no throne is safe from the girl who wears her scars like war paint.
About The Author
AJ CULBERSON
AJ Culberson doesn’t just write stories; she ignites revolutions in ink. At 16, she crafts worlds where masks hold power and smiles cut deeper than steel, drawing from a well of dream-born visions and a rebellious heart that refuses to bow to tropes or tired traditions. Her mind thrives in the strange and shadowy, where characters bleed truth and legends wear motley…
About The Book
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Thornmere’s streets drip with gilded lies. Here, nobility feasts on silence, the Inquisition sanctifies slaughter, and hope suffocates beneath perfumed rot. Enter Daze: a Hollow-born ghost reborn in crimson and porcelain. She wears no crown—only a mask sharp enough to cut throats and a smile painted with the blood of corrupt kings. Her stage isn’t a theater; it’s a revolution…
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