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The Simmer & Boil
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ISBN13: 9798270553920
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 4 2026
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 4 2026
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A sharp, gripping corporate drama about ambition, pressure, the relentless Will to Win and the Battle to Be Seen
You built your career on will, but the company runs on ego and inertia. Experience the tension as you get pulled straight into the lives of powerful people fighting to stay relevant in an ever-changing world. Every one of them wants the same thing you do: to matter. Become:
You built your career on will, but the company runs on ego and inertia. Experience the tension as you get pulled straight into the lives of powerful people fighting to stay relevant in an ever-changing world. Every one of them wants the same thing you do: to matter. Become:
- The Relic: A CEO who built an empire, now paralyzed by the fear of watching his legacy crumble before his eyes.
- The Innovator: A brilliant technologist who believes purpose is all that matters, only to find his best work suffocated by bureaucracy-until a chance at a public stage forces him into an impossible game.
- The Master: A board chairman whose veneer of enlightenment hides a ruthless, manipulative self, convinced he alone holds the keys to redemption.
- The Ally: A lawyer who rebuilt her life, now watching someone she once loved face a storm she knows too well.
- The Survivor: A smart corporate animal who built an empire of bureaucracy, expertly weaponizing policy and process to crush his rivals.
They all chase validation. They all crave control. They all want to outrun the quiet fear that their best days are behind them. Dive into this gripping drama and confront:
Feel the constant pressure of being sidelined, scrambling to keep up while the game always changes. Follow a sharp corporate drama with real flaws, real pressure, and real consequences that make you ask how far you would go to protect what you've built. Because the real risk is not failing. It is slowly fading into the background while telling yourself you are fine. Scroll up and hit Add to Cart now.
- The uncomfortable truth that the system rewards appearance over excellence.
- A close-up view of ambition, ego, office politics, and the pressure to keep delivering.
- Characters who feel uncomfortable familiar, because their fears mirror your own.
- A reminder that the biggest battles aren't against competitors but against inertia.
Feel the constant pressure of being sidelined, scrambling to keep up while the game always changes. Follow a sharp corporate drama with real flaws, real pressure, and real consequences that make you ask how far you would go to protect what you've built. Because the real risk is not failing. It is slowly fading into the background while telling yourself you are fine. Scroll up and hit Add to Cart now.
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