Kaia Elara is a top student who feels like she can never do enough to please her strict parents. To her, finishing her degree is a way to pay back her family for all their high expectations. But her life at school is a constant battle with Ridge Orson, a brilliant classmate from a humble fishing family. They are stuck in a legendary rivalry, always fighting to see who can get the highest grade and the best future. Their constant fighting starts to change when Kara sees the person behind the high scores. While she is stressed and follows every rule to stay on top, Rion is calm and has a deep faith, showing her that there is more to life than just perfect grades. As they get closer, Kara will soon realize that her perfect life might actually be a prison. And as the pressure from her parents gets worse, she has to decide what she truly wants. She will start to wonder if the rules she's been following her whole life are actually holding her back. With her friends in the middle of their drama, Kara has to choose whether to keep trying to please her parents or take a risk on the new path and faith that Rion has shown her. Book Cover by: EmJane Arts Date Started: 2024 Date Continued: April 04, 2026 Date Ended: June 16, 2026

Years after her parents were brutally murdered, a brilliant but traumatized lawyer, Cescylla Abegail Solomon, abandons her vengeful past, seeking a fresh start as a corporate counsel. She is hired by her former academic partner, now the Chief Executive Officer of a powerful corporation, Jaxon Theus Perez, and finds in him a surprising sanctuary from her dark past. A professional relationship blossoms into an unexpected and powerful connection as they face a common enemy. But her new sense of peace is shattered when a ruthless political enemy surfaces, wielding the very trauma of her past as a weapon. As she is pulled back into the fight, she finds herself not just battling a new monster, but also navigating feelings she never expected to feel throughout her life. In the face of a terrifying enemy, their professional partnership evolves, and he becomes the saving grace and unwavering protector she never knew she needed. Date Started: July 18, 2025 Date Ended: September 19, 2025