Between Love and Power

By Jaqueline Alves Souza

Alexandra Romano has always believed that power does not shout, it observes, calculates, and moves in silence. Rising rapidly through the inner circles of international institutions and political influence, she becomes a rare figure: a woman who does not belong to any faction, yet understands how every decision is truly made behind closed doors. Her independence, however, is precisely what makes her dangerous. When Alexandra uncovers a hidden mechanism capable of quietly destroying reputations, reshaping public opinion and erasing careers with surgical precision, she makes an even more devastating discovery: in the hands of those who rule, love is not weakness, it is leverage. And no shield is more fragile than emotional vulnerability. Betrayed from within by the very people she trusted, Alexandra is slowly dismantled by an elegant and invisible network led by the ruthless strategist Margot Leclerc and sustained by Andrew Collins, the only man she ever loved, now transformed into the flawless technical link between silent orders and "neutral" decisions. mOfficially, no one commands. No one persecutes. No one destroys. Everything is merely "reviewed," "reframed," and "recommended with caution." When Alexandra realizes that her name itself has become a liability, and that her disappearance is being treated as the most efficient solution, it is already too late to defend intentions. The method is perfected. The damage is done. But Alexandra does not vanish to survive. She vanishes to learn. Years later, she returns carrying something far more dangerous than ambition: a complete map of the weaknesses of the very system that expelled her. She is not seeking forgiveness, recognition, or redemption. She is preparing a precise and personal reckoning.
Because bringing down an entire power structure requires cold calculation. But bringing down the woman who built it, and the man she still loves, demands something far more lethal: the courage to turn pain into strategy, memory into a weapon, and her own heart into a battlefield. In a world where truth is negotiated and loyalty is engineered, Alexandra must decide how much she is willing to destroy, including herself, to make the truth survive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GNGXWZH6
• ISBN13: 9798248286447
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"