Empire of Teeth and Perfume

By Matthew Petchinsky

In a capital city drowning in silk and scent, brutality wears a crown.

The empire is built on spectacle-monsters paraded beneath chandeliers, blood disguised by jasmine, and nobility who applaud while pretending not to see the slaughter. But when Elowen infiltrates the royal court, she discovers the horror runs deeper than performance. Beneath the throne room lies a vault where cruelty is not entertainment-it is sustenance.

The emperor is not merely funding the blood economy. He is sustained by it.

As palace walls whisper and silk ignites, Elowen forms a dangerous alliance with Prince Caelan, a man torn between inheritance and conscience. Together they expose a truth that threatens to unravel the empire itself. But when fire fractures control, something older than the crown awakens beneath the city-something that remembers the first cut.

Gothic, seductive, and psychologically devastating, Empire of Teeth and Perfume is a tale of power, corruption, and forbidden devotion. In a world where beauty hides violence and perfume cannot mask iron, love becomes a weapon-and survival demands fire.

The palace is rotting.

And the blood is learning to speak.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPJ918S5
• ISBN13: 9798295638992
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Apophis Enterprises LLC
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"