Virtual Workplace

Previously published as Black Gold 1 & 2, (c) 2012 & (c) 2014 by Christa Wick / CM Wick, author, revised throughout with newly added content and an extended ending as Tempted by Trouble (c) 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- His bed. His rules. His intense ability to make her come...completely undone. Law student Gina Banks knows that getting in bed--literally--with billionaire Austin Long is just plain trouble. Sure, she's done some dangerous things in the past to fight the good fight, but taking risks is far different from testing her limits. Being...

I never pictured ending my wedding day heartbroken, certainly not in my ex-fiancé’s brother’s bed. This jerk cheated on me with my best friend—a bride’s worst nightmare. Alone in my white dress, I drown myself at the bar next to a stranger in a gray suit. But Alexander Grant isn’t any ordinary stranger, he’s my ex’s brother. Sharing my revenge scheme with him isn’t on the agenda. He offered his help, and our wild night made me forget the betrayal. After that night, my world takes a surprising turn. Alexander is now my new boss and working together isn’t easy. Yet he ...

I was his toy to do with as he pleased. And he did, while my mother watched. My saving grace was the day he sent me to boarding school. Years later, my mother died leaving me with family money my controlling father couldn't touch. It bought me my freedom. I did the rest, becoming powerful in my own right, hungry for revenge. Now he's remarrying a woman half his age and I'm going to take her from him. Just as he took my innocence. It was a sound plan until I locked her away, and she refused to obey me. The moment Kyra lifted her chin defiantly, and I stared down into her icy blue eyes, lust ...

A fiery one-night stand with my boss’s billionaire brother-in-law wrecks everything. An unforgettable all-nighter with devastatingly handsome Matt Hale, and I’m hooked. I’m the manager of The Oak River Inn and his software company provides the state of the art booking system.He’s there at every turn helping with the renovations and I’ve been secretly falling for him for months. I should be running, not testing out the luxury suites with him. He’s supposed to be untouchable. Off-limits. But I’m crossing that line. We’ve got rules, and I’m breaking them. When I wake up, ...

Dylan Campbell, a CSIS officer, has been undercover hundreds of times before and is ready to get out of the game. But before he can tell his bosses at the Canadian spy agency, he discovers a terrorist plot that could take him―and millions of others―out permanently. Getting the information up the chain of command proves complicated, though, when Dylan's cover is blown and he's captured and thrown in an African prison. Will he be the first test subject for the new and deadly virus about to be unleashed on the world? CIA officer Elizabeth Spencer is undercover for one reason―to find ...

Trying to make a good impression on my first day...guess I shouldn't have slept with the boss first. Taking a hot billionaire home from the club wasn’t my plan. I’m not a one-night stand kind of girl. But I don’t have time to question the decision, not when I have my first day at my new job to think about. A job that, it turns out, includes reporting to the CEO. Who just so happens to be the hottie I shared sheets with. I try to keep things professional, but I can’t resist him when we’re alone in his office. He should be off-limits. Because he isn’t just my boss; he’s my ...

He’s running to honor a memory. She’s seeking a prescription for hope. Together, they’ll discover the healing power of love. After fleeing an emotionally abusive relationship, Laura Ford lands in Seattle, determined to rebuild her life. Taking a new job as a pharmaceutical sales representative, she hopes the city’s fresh start will help her outrun her past. What she doesn’t expect is Dr. John Benford, a talented surgeon with a guarded heart, who’s grappling with his own haunting guilt over losing a close friend during surgery. Their paths cross in the halls of the hospital and ...

Welcome to Pettett & Mayfield, a once-grand central London department store now fallen on harder times, despite the eccentric owner's schemes to attract customers. But from the basement kitchenware department through to the top floor management offices, love and faith can still find a home. You never forget your first love... especially if they broke your heart! With her eye for design and her cut-glass accent, no-one would guess Beth Forrest’s poorer background. It’s all throw pillows, china patterns, and upper class brides in the Wedding Registry at Pettett & Mayfield. So it's not ...

Never fall for your hot young fake fiancé… It's simple, convince my family the engagement to my new secretary is real, if it works, the yacht club’s mine. The trouble is…I don’t do relationships. And I don’t do marriage. Being Star Island’s most eligible billionaire, you’d think getting her to say yes would be easy. But faking it gets complicated. I can do anything for a short time except getting stuck on a yacht with this smok’n hottie. The thought of those thick thighs wrapped around my neck ignites a blaze in me and I can’t keep my hands off her. But Isabella’s half ...

She was days away from saying “I do”—until a marriage she didn’t know she had changed everything. Nikki has always played by the rules. With her wedding to her dependable longtime boyfriend just around the corner, everything in her life seems perfectly planned—until a shocking discovery throws it all into chaos: she’s already legally married to professional basketball star Marcus Black. Marcus is just as stunned. He doesn’t remember the quickie Vegas wedding any more than she does. But now that the paperwork is real, walking away isn’t as simple as signing a form—...

A nurse with rules about dating patients. A cop who specializes in breaking them. Both about to learn that love doesn't play by the book. E.R. nurse Noel Walker has one unbreakable rule: never date a patient. But when Officer Hunter Davis lands in her emergency room, her ironclad policy starts showing dangerous cracks. The sexy cop with a hero complex is everything she doesn't need—especially when working the dangerous holiday shift where anything can happen, and usually does. Hunter Davis didn't become a top detective by letting rules stand in his way. Surviving a close call only to meet...

Reimagine Online Training: Transform Employee Engagement with Gamification Tired of boring PowerPoint, uninspired PDFs, and outdated e-Learning methods? It’s time to revolutionize your approach to training. Office Arcade is your playbook for leveraging gamification to create fun, engaging, and impactful learning experiences that drive results. Designed for HR leaders, instructional designers, marketers, and product managers, this step-by-step guide will empower you to rethink how you deliver training and motivate your teams. Inside, you’ll discover: • The Four Pillars of Gamification:...

Welcome to "From Burned Bridges to Bright Futures: Rebuilding Your Reputation at Work." This book is dedicated to all employees and managers who have experienced the pain and regret of damaging professional relationships in the workplace. Whether you have made mistakes, acted impulsively, or simply let your emotions get the best of you, this book is here to guide you on the path to redemption and rebuilding trust with your colleagues, supervisors, and company. In this book, you will find strategies for rebuilding relationships with former colleagues, seeking forgiveness and making amends ...

Christopher Adams joined the Army to pay for college…He didn't realize it was going to turn into a calling. It’s not easy moving every couple of years. Christopher’s always wanted to start a family, but he hasn't had the chance. And now his mother is using her new medical diagnosis to try to guilt him into settling down in her new hometown. What he doesn't expect is to fall for the labor and delivery nurse while he's visiting. Shannon West loves her job and her life. She's content to spend her days helping other people start their families, without much thought of starting one of her ...

I'm the boss, caught between desire and self-preservation. Destiny Chad Sanders, a border patrol officer, sets my world ablaze. When he discovers my secret desires, we start an off-limits workplace romance. Midnight rendezvous become our dangerous routine. But when HR accuses Chad of working with the cartel, it implicates me. Can I save Chad and myself from losing it all? Chad I'm caught in the crosshairs of desire every time I see Destiny Anderson. She’s a seductive, curvy vixen next door. Our forbidden workplace romance blazes hotter than the San Diego sun. But, in a heated battle ...

He can't do his job. He's always screwing up. Everyone else has to work harder. He's hurting morale. And he's making you look bad. You have Dead Wood. So dead he or she gives the word unproductive a bad name. But you've tried, and you can't fix him. You can't transfer him. You can't fire him. You can't get rid of him. And now you are at the end of your rope. Well, tie a noose! Learn the management secrets and leadership techniques for pruning Corporate America's Dead Wood so the flowers can grow.

One mission. Two hearts colliding. Secrets that ignite a storm of passion. Walking into the government facility I felt like a fish out of water. Meeting Grant Welker should have been just another intro. The electricity between us was undeniable. Thrown into a make-believe romance, the sizzling chemistry was anything but fake.Grant has a past that weighs heavily on his broad shoulders. A past that warns him to protect me, even from himself. Yet every heated glance, every playful quip, pulls us closer together. He’s the alpha male I should resist, but can’t help falling for. In the heat ...

The first three books in the exciting Wild Animal Protection Agency series are now together in one set! Come be a part of the adventure, danger, and heartfelt moments with the Wild Animal Protection Agency, where brave men and women work alongside each other all over the world, to do the most risky job of all — rescue injured and endangered wild animals. Simmering with suspense, intrigue and heart-stopping romance, these three books will keep you turning the pages to their stunning happily-ever-afters! Rescue Agent for Dana Rescue Agent for Sarah Rescue Agent for Kylie Perfect for fans of...

A second chance at forever with a bad boy single-dad chef. My first love has returned, whisking me into a world of tantalizing flavors and heartfelt moments. David—a single dad with a zest for life—is the chef of my dreams and the sweetheart who stirs my deepest desires. His devotion to his son is a rich, simmering broth of warmth and affection. Together, we breathe new life into my beloved grandma’s restaurant while our chemistry proves hotter than his five-alarm chili. Then, his disaster of an ex storms in, boiling things over and threatening to destroy everything. I doubt if I can ...

She needed a fiancé to seal the deal. He was the charming chaos next door. Chloe Larson is brilliant, driven, and this close to landing her dream VP of Marketing job. She's shattered every target and exceeded every KPI. There's just one tiny, utterly absurd hurdle: her eccentric, family-values-obsessed boss wants to meet the partners—the "support systems"—of his candidates at the annual leadership retreat. Problem? Chloe's only serious relationship is with her career. Solution? A desperate, last-minute proposal to her annoying-but-handsome neighbor, Liam O'Connell. He's a freelance ...