“Rouge is blood, and crimson is a calamity. In a world in turmoil, she wields seduction as a blade and weaves tenderness into a net. When love and hate stain the land, she learns that rouge is the deadliest poison, while a crimson heart burns the hottest.”
Setting: Republican-era China or an alternate ancient world? A time of regime change and clashes between old and new, offering room for an epic spanning a million words.
Central conflict: The heroine bears a blood feud and goes undercover, yet falls in love with the son of her enemy or the leader of an opposing faction. “Rouge” is her disguise; “crimson” is her true heart.
