Professional Have Standards

The rules were absolute, six weeks of convincing lies, zero intimacy. William Williams, Lagos's most eligible CEO, hired Mimi Johnson to play his fiancée and save his company. Mimi, desperate for a clean slate, accepted the deal. But when a devastating leak about Mimi’s past threatens to expose their arrangement, their perfect corporate performance collapses, forcing them into a desperate, private commitment. Their public crisis leads to a fundamental shift in their relationship an Unspoken Accord. Now, the real battle begins: a wedding war orchestrated by William's formidable mother, Evelyn, who is determined to destroy Mimi's newfound power. As a charming rival enters the picture and William’s professional jealousy flares, Mimi must secure her professional autonomy and prove that she is his equal partner, not his puppet, in the fight for the Williams legacy. The terms were simple. The consequences are existential.

Annually, Allison University broadcasts the names of the 100 students that they picked to study in their university and be a licensed professional killer that will hunt criminals for bounty. Axelle Esguerra was one of the lucky students that were picked, and her journey is not going to be easy. It's kill or be killed situation, can she survive?

What does it take to keep someone at all cost? Jezrel Tanya Ynares was an epitome of woman who was lucky enough to meet the society's standards with her beauty and brain. Because of it, men tried to hit on her but nobody made her felt sorts of emotions she had been aching for. People don't know the hollowness inside of her. Not until Dwight Dela Torre came into the scene breaking off her hatred towards men after her father cheated on her mother. Her perception on love was tainted. She loved her boyfriend but suddenly things weren't normal anymore. Her heart was torn and her views in life were swayed when this man came as a confusion dressed in clarity. She was the calmness in the storm. Both sides of the poles collided. Meeting with each other was a catastrophe. And, so they still crashed together. They knew they were doomed yet they kept each other. For the sake of love.

SIS (Social Issue Series) #4: Bullying They say that beauty is a luxury. That good looks is the only privilege that matters. That the world is only in favor of those who were born pretty.Sa panahon nga raw ngayon, parang kasalanan na ang pagiging less attractive. You're unappealing? Emotionally weak? Naive? How pathetic. Now you gotta deal with the consequences, loser. Sounds like bullshit? Yup. The truth may be harsh but it is what it is. Once you failed to reach the very high standards set by the society, you're doomed. Yara Isabelle got the deadliest combination of being unattractive, soft-hearted and innocent. But she used to get by and survive the bullying just fine. Because she got her knight-in-shining armor. Her childhood sweetheart. Not until he stopped saving her. Not until he stopped caring. Not until he got fed up of everything.Sky Edison used to be full of compassion. But that was before something terrible happened within their family. His perception had changed. He now finds it ridiculous that people let themselves get treated badly.However, the downside is that for some significant circumstances, these two have to share a condo as they enter senior high school. What could possibly happen given their situation?How would it feel like living under the same roof not with your bully but your former superhero who's now just a witness of your despair? How would it feel like going home to a place with a person who gets to see you getting bullied everyday at school?

What can a woman possibly do in a society governed by men? What can a mere hija do stand out and be recognized as more than just as her husband’s wife or as her son’s mother? What more can woman become other than the shadow behind a man’s success. All her life, Alessandra wanted nothing more than to become the best grandchildren to her parents, the best child, the best student, the most beautiful and the most talented. She has exerted all her effort to continuously furnish herself to become a worthy heir for the family. She is articulate, eloquent, a magnum opus for a daughter. However, all of her achievements were never seen as an accomplishment to her relatives, but rather a threat to the success to the young male bloods in her family whom they have already placed their bets upon. For years, she was groomed the become just the second best to her brothers and cousins. To become no better than any man in the family. To just be the best among the rest of the girls, but never that of men. Being the young child that she is, she has become easily corrupted by the misogynistic and patriarchal ideas. She has succumbed to the suffocating standards set by her family, in the hopes that there will a place for her in the end. But to her surprise, she was later on married to the greedy and merciless rich version of a garbage creep – Carlos Montemayor. As she continuously spirals down into internal misogyny, misandry and selfish liberalism, can she find still find her way towards genuine empowerment and feminism? Would she be able to bring justice upon herself and the others, or will she instead become the person she hates the most?

Will he give her the confidence she needs to further her career? Or will he spoil all her hard work? Samaire Grainger values her privacy and is determined to be the best at her job. But with a high-profile job opportunity on the line, she must go from the girl in the corner, the squeaky-clean wallflower, to a party girl, a heartbreaker, in just one week. To do that, she needs the help of Dominic Weston, her favorite client… and secret crush. He’s sexy, a notorious bachelor, and just the right bad boy to destroy this good girl’s reputation. Only Samaire didn’t count on Dominic’s spontaneous streak, or that his brand of improvising could turn their strictly professional relationship into something intensely personal… and incredibly hot. Now Samaire has to trust him with her future, her body, and her deepest secrets. And hope that by week’s end, she’ll have Dominic out of her system without breaking her heart in the process…

Poor Danica McKellar had always prided herself to be the best mom to her six year old daughter Valerie and an intentional professional who always got the job done neatly, without meddling in her clients affairs. However, she gets the shock of her life as her four years record of professional therapy services crashes in the bed of her client Ivan Clarkson, the arrogant and crippled billionaire in a one night stand, leaving her pregnant. As she struggles with the aftermath of their encounter, Danica is confronted by the darkness in Ivan's past which threatens to consume them both. Despite being drawn to the world of luxury, danger lurks around her still–with her daughter's life on a very thin line, she must decide whether to flee forever or face the challenges head-on. Can she find a way to heal Ivan's broken heart, or will the weight of their past but not forgotten secret tear them apart?

Do you believe in finding true love in the person whom you never expect to meet and giving them the access to steal your heart? It sounds like a fairly tale but sometimes love finds it's way in the hearts of those who never imagined to be tied together let alone falling in love with each other. two strangers are bound in the sacred knot by their families and with the passage of time they realised that.....they are made for each other. When Sophia Stone married the elder son of Ashton family, Daniel Ashton to save her from the wrath of her adoptive parents, she didn't expect him to understand her and support her at every step of their life. Daniel Ashton was brought up to live with the standards of his family,The Ashtons.He never thought about his life and future and when his grandfather asked him to marry the girl he had choosen for him,he accepted it leaving everything on his destiny.

Rune Navarre, an Aberrant by the standards of their realm, was hired by Rosworth Pharmaceuticals to investigate and find out who were the people behind the taking of D-15, an unfinished drug that was supposed to stabilize an Omega's Heats. Things get emotionally complicated for her when she met Sven Rosworth, the attractive owner and CEO, who had his own fair share of secrets. Keeping her growing feelings in check as it was against their protocols and as Sven would never think of her more than a friend; together they navigate the whole case along with surviving the threats on his life, but all hell broke loose when one day, she woke up being mated and bonded to him. As they traverse their new relationship and nearing the end of the chase, Rune unexpectedly came face to face with someone who could shatter her already fragile relationship with Sven. When the truth comes to light, could Rune be able to right the wrongs? And was the bond she and Sven shared not enough for them to stay together?

A weak Alpha cannot protect the pack. An Alpha must do what they can to eliminate any weakness from themselves. That's what Abaddon's father preaches. His own mother was killed by a rival pack and he's worked hard to ensure he leads the strongest pack. He expects nothing less from his son. Abaddon is desperate to live up to his father's high standards, but he can't help but be inexplicably drawn to Seraphina. She's beautiful, of course and she has ideas of traveling, studying, becoming a doctor to help the pack she professes to love. But, she doesn't seem to know or accept her place. She openly disagrees with him, ignores his orders and worse, rather than desire him like the other girls, she seems to pity him. She's everywhere. A distraction that he can't afford to have. A weakness that can be used against him. But he can't seem to stay away.