Virtual Workplace

Eye of the Storm is a call to action for business and organizational leaders. Ray Williams cites problems such as relentless demands and extreme pressure placed on both leaders and workers, explaining the harm that recurring waves of job cuts and globalization do to the corporate structure as they lower loyalty and job satisfaction. But Williams doesn't just detail the problem--he presents steps on how to fix it. Arguing how leaders need to become more mindful and take steps to engage their employees in more meaningful work, he also lays out ways in which businesses can create environments ...

**He was supposed to be a nameless hookup, not my best friend's billionaire dad.** **Now he's my grumpy boss and my deepest temptation.** **Can our age gap love survive family, scandal, and corporate sabotage?** I thought I'd never see him again after that explosive night at the club in Paris. Then he walked into my New York office as the new owner; Jamie Katz—the man from my wildest fantasies and my best friend's estranged father. He's experienced, demanding, and irresistible. Every heated argument leaves me breathless, every accidental touch reignites the passion we shared. When we're ...

This Christmas, I only had one goal: survive the office holiday party without embarrassing myself in front of my boss. But one mistletoe, a stolen kiss, and a night wrapped in his arms changed everything. Derrick Lawson is everything a boss shouldn’t be—devastatingly handsome, quietly intense, and the only man who’s made my heart race from across the room. I thought he’d never see me as more than just his employee, until he stops me at the door and asks me to stay. When his fingers linger on my arm and our eyes meet under the glow of twinkling Christmas lights, I know my holiday ...

Seven Sexy Sins. One Mr. Sinful. Faith Hillman is in trouble. She’s writing an article on ways to spice up your love life for her popular blog, but she’s hit a major snag—she hasn’t experienced any of the Seven Sexy Sins on her list. Luckily, her brother’s best friend, Rusty Thorne, offers to help with her research. Having had a crush on him since the age of twelve, Faith agrees, on the proviso that he signs a contract keeping their short-term relationship a secret. Her brother once decked him for kissing her on her eighteenth birthday, so Rusty’s happy to concur. While they ...

She’s the daughter I never expected. He’s the one-night-stand love I walked away from. Now, I’m back—facing the love I abandoned and the life I left behind. I left Jake Matthews, my one-night-stand love—terrified, alone, and pregnant—thinking I was doing the right thing. But every day without him has left a hole in my heart. I’ve been sent to Chestnut Creek for business, to take over his café. But one look at Jake—and our five-year-old daughter, Emma, with his eyes and my curls—turns my world upside down. She’s the secret I kept from him, the love I thought I could ...

A billionaire searching for something more. A baker hiding a troublesome past. Will Christmas spoil their chance at love? Each Christmas, Grace Smythe struggles to forget her heartbreaking childhood. Her joy comes from giving her customers yummy goods. Billionaire Sebastian Layley basks in the anonymity of his adopted hometown. Then he meets the lovely baker who turns his visit to her shop into a catastrophe. He’s willing to forgive and forget, but as he draws closer to Grace, she throws up the barricades. Grace can’t let down her guard. She’s been hurt too many times and won’t take...

Will he outwit his blackmailer or prioritize his heart’s desire? NYC billionaire, Daniel Dufort, is being blackmailed into marriage. He’ll do whatever it takes to protect his family dynasty but not that and he’s not about to be coerced into it. While in Hawaii on business, he meets Harper, and what starts as a sexy distraction soon ends with him questioning his priorities. Bestselling author Harper Kane is in Oahu where her steamy romance is being made into a movie. Nursing a broken heart, she has no interest in her own love story, especially not with the wealthy, arrogant, and—damn...

Faye doesn’t want a man who can’t hold his own on a horse… If someone called her a city girl it might ruin her day… or make her laugh because she’s anything but. When the new CEO drops the ball on an event and stalls a big announcement, she challenges him to do better. And her challenge seems to bring out his competitive nature. A nature she’s going to have to gently poke. Who said city girls have more fun? Country girls get to push more buttons. And Adam’s buttons are fun to push… Adam isn’t taking his shiny new title of CEO lightly. He’s been dreaming of running a ...

He’ll warm up your crowd, your bed, and your heart. Being the guitarist for Criminal Records, the nation’s number one rock band, is a dream come true. But like all complicated lifestyles, mine comes with a few hard and fast rules. Protect your heart at all costs, and… Don’t date other musicians. Ever. Let’s just say the road can be a treacherous place for a girl whose been burned before. Enter Harvey Moon: our opening act with killer looks, a voice that makes panties melt, and the uncanny ability to make me question every single one of my rules. Our friendship hits all the right ...

His only agenda is giving into lust and desire. When my company faces a security breach, I'm the one to handle it. No one knows how to fix it, and my brother suggests asking Cole. I agree, knowing my job is at risk. That is my first mistake. Cole is wealthy, powerful, and owns a tech empire. He always gets what he wants, and now he wants me—but only my body. I want him too, but when you dance with the devil, you’re bound to get burned. Besides, Cole isn’t an option—I don’t mix work with pleasure. Against my better judgement, I fall into his trap for one night. And now I can't stop...

Strategic Procrastination and Stealthwork Model (SPASM): Practitioner Course Handbook Master the Art of Workplace Survival While Doing the Bare Minimum Are you tired of watching others get ahead while you drown in actual work? Do you suspect that the most “productive” people in your office are simply better at looking busy than actually working? Welcome to the Strategic Procrastination and Stealthwork Model (SPASM): Practitioner Course Handbook—your definitive guide to mastering effort minimization, perception management, and career optimization. This practitioner-level handbook ...

Amy Parker has always been the dependable friend, but after a devastating betrayal by her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, she's sworn off love to focus solely on her career. When a new head of department, Ethan Reynolds, arrives with revolutionary ideas and a frustrating attitude, Amy's calm and orderly world is thrown into chaos. Their professional clash soon gives way to undeniable chemistry, but Amy’s past wounds make her wary of opening her heart again. Will Amy and Ethan find common ground—or will her fear of being hurt again keep her from taking a chance on love?

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 ...

A hot fling offers them both a chance to escape their pasts… Bridget Hitchcock – Birdie to her friends – is getting married to the man of her dreams. Or so she keeps telling herself. When Fate intervenes to ruin the big day, Bridget’s devastated, but she’s honest enough to admit that the humiliation and embarrassment has upset her more than actually losing Mal. Standing on Wellington quay in the rain in her wedding dress, she contemplates where to go from here, and has no idea. Aaron Reed is dashing through the rain with his son to their hotel room when he spots the beautiful ...

Harper's perfect world comes crashing down and she escapes to the Caribbean to start over. Once a restaurant owner, she accepts a job as a yacht chef to escape heartbreak. In one of the charters, she meets a magnetic, tall and handsome man named Julian who works in real estate. There's an instant connection and attraction between the two of them. Julian offers excitement but he is hiding a secret. In one of the islands, she starts a friendship with the bartender, Maverick. He is charming and flirts with her constantly. There's a growing attraction between them, but could he be more than ...

Are you looking to sharpen your communication skill to advance your career to the next level? Sometimes, the only thing standing between you and getting that new promotion or locking in that next deal is effective communication. This book aims to help you gain skills needed to get ahead of your peers. With Communication at the Workplace, you can master the secrets to interpersonal communication. These strategies will help you establish effective workplace collaboration, boost your confidence, and leave a positive impression among your colleagues and clients. This book will help you: • ...

They think she doesn’t know that they call her Ice Queen behind her back at work. But Cleo Palmer doesn’t care; she’s a wunderkind working her way up and being nice is not the way to do it. Disliking her doesn’t stop them from asking her to fix all their screw ups. She is respected, feared, and good at her job. Until her bosses hire someone to help with a series of nonsensical team building exercises and “establish better communication.” Lev Volkov is everything Cleo is not: personable, smooth at interpersonal interactions, and always friendly with a twinkle in his eye. He’s ...

To deal with her present, she must face her past. In 1985, a young Laura Rodriguez goes to Silicon Valley to start a career as a computer programmer. She finds a job at a quirky startup run by a family with secrets. In 2016, a now middle-aged Laura faces growing professional and family crises and the most divisive presidential election in recent history. She fears losing her job in the wake of a merger, and she distrusts her new millennial boss. Her daughter has cancer, her son quit a lucrative programming job and moved back home, and her marriage is crumbling—especially when an old flame...

In a tailspin and out of control… Hunter 'Alpo' Petersen couldn’t believe his world was turning upside down before his very eyes! He should be out with all the pretty women, the bar bunnies, and models—not grounded with a tomboy in coveralls hefting a torque wrench. Barely surviving brutal landing, he’s stranded with the most bewildering female who won’t quit talking–Glory. She grates on his last nerve, has to be right about everything, and just when he can’t take anymore… she refuses to kiss him! A chance she never dreamed of… Glory Madison had the biggest, stupidest ...

It all started with one hasty decision of running away from my wedding, And this Christmas, I end up with the most dangerous Roller-coaster ride in my life…. I’m Claire…In the bustling city of ever-shifting emotions, all I wanted to start a new life, but I stand at the crossroads of three enthralling stories. Michael, my best friend’s billionaire brother and my new boss. He patiently introduces me to the allure of the unknown, his fiery passion creating sparks that ignite the unexplored. He finds himself in a fix where it is too difficult to keep his hands to himself. Being my Boss,...