Power Is a Language (Boardroom & Bruises) Paperback – February 24, 2026

Vivienne Laurent chose love over silence.The market did not forgive her.After publicly acknowledging her relationship with Elena Voss, the forty-six-year-old CEO finds herself under a microscope. Investors whisper. Shareholders panic. The board begins asking questions no one wants answered.And Elena?She refuses to shrink.At twenty-seven, brilliant and dangerously ambitious, Elena will not be reduced to scandal or shadow. If the company doubts her, she will prove her value. If the board underestimates her, she will outmaneuver them.But power is a language Vivienne has spent decades mastering.And Elena is becoming fluent.As corporate scrutiny intensifies and rivals circle, the balance between them begins to shift. Control slips. Authority fractures. Desire turns sharp. What once felt intoxicating now feels combustible.Because loving the most powerful woman in the room means surviving her.And when the board demands sacrifice, there is only one question left:Protect the empire.Or protect the woman who is no longer willing to stand behind it.In a world where reputation is currency and dominance is survival, someone will have to walk away.And this time, it won’t be the one who built the empire. Read more