Women Workplace

Now is the time for women of color to step into their distinct power and be the transformative force for good at work. With the emergence of the #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #BlackLivesMatter movements, as well as the election of the most diverse and female Congress in history, America is experiencing a referendum on what power and leadership looks like. Women of color are the answer to that referendum and uniquely positioned to assume powerful roles in the country. But first, we have to be honest about the misogyny and racism that women of color experience at work and in their lives.

Marie’s new boss is a bear. Literally. Marie Caldwell has watched all of her best friends find their fated mates, and despite their best efforts to reject their soulmates, they’re now all living their own version of “happily ever after”. But not Marie. She’s stuck in the same job she’s had for twenty years, slinging cocktails for the shifters of Greysden and worried that life has passed her by. When her boss dies, the wolf shifter thinks it may be a sign to leave town and find something new. She agrees to stay just long enough to help the new owner learn how to run the bar ...

This book was previously published as “The Marriage Solution” by Rose Bak. She needs a husband. He needs money for his mother’s medical treatments. What could go wrong? Liz Baseball was in my blood. I’d grown up in the Seagulls stadium, learning all the ins and outs of running a minor league franchise. As the Chief Administrative Officer, everyone assumed that I’d take over for my father when he retires. Everyone except my mother. She convinces my father and the investors that as a single, forty-five year old woman, I didn’t have the maturity to run this team. With the fate of ...

Drawing on almost 20 years of research from around the world, The Glass Cliff phenomenon - whereby women are often only hired in leadership roles when a business is already underperforming, meaning their chances of success are limited before they ever even start in the role - is well established, but little known. Until now.

Whether you're stuck in middle management, stalled in mid-career, or mulling over a major career change, sometimes the proverbial glass ceiling feels very real indeed - a barrier keeping you from fulfilling your potential. Unlike other books, which focus on fixing you, Kick Some Glass empowers you to break through your glass ceiling and guides you toward understanding your context and uncovering what you really want, what your definition of success is, what your values are, and how to set the goals to reach your potential.

Your ecstasy is my ecstasy, he’d said, and when he moved within her, clasping her body in his wire tight embrace, she knew it was the truth. Lisa Tyrell was in love. HARDEST continues the saga of Ken Yamamoto, the disciplined sensual Dominant in love with his beautiful African American secretary, Lisa Tyrell. After his confession, she still can't believe he could truly be devoted only to her... And he is desperate to convince her. Lisa's burgeoning love of BDSM keeps her from closing the door on an inviting opportunity... Life in the office will never be the same... HARDEST is a short ...

A heartfelt contemporary women's fiction novel about friendship, unexpected love, and life-changing choices... When Jessica lands a new job, she never expects to find her workplace soulmate in Sam. Their instant connection blossoms into a friendship that feels unshakeable, their days filled with shared laughter and secret confidences. After a wine-fueled New Year's Eve heart-to-heart leads to an impulsive pact, Jessica wonders if their relationship could become something more. But one fateful night changes everything. What begins as a celebration spirals into an evening that will alter both...

Raised as an orphan until she was adopted at the age of thirteen by Grace MacDonald, Poppy Nichols wanted to discover her biological family and learn why her parents abandoned her. A gift of a DNA test kit upon her graduation from law school could be a blessing, or is it a curse? It changes her course in life as she accepts a new job as an Assistant District Attorney in a large parish in Louisiana based on her newly found family. Once on the job, she is placed in the middle of a long-standing feud between the Lewis and McKay families, who live on opposite sides of the Sabine River—the ...

She wants to get him to the Big Game. He wants to get her to the altar! Robbie Mason was once the NFL’s golden boy. One of the most successful placekickers in league history, he’s now staring down retirement. If he can just get his battered body through another season and finally get his chance at a Super Bowl ring… Dr. Violet Grange was raised in a family of football stars. She loves the game, but she doesn’t love the inflated egos that come with the men who play. The physical therapist has dedicated her life to helping female athletes stay on top of their game. Until her father ...

One near-death experience, one tough as nails FBI agent, and one grumpy boss who’s determined to break all the rules to protect her. Falling for your boss might be the ultimate cliché, but FBI agent Michelle Lewis, resisting Gary Fencik is starting to feel impossible. After a dangerous kidnapping nearly ended in disaster, Gary has her riding a desk. When she demands to be sent back out into the field he agrees on one condition: she only works with him. As they team up to thwart a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack, the line between professional and personal starts to blur. When Gary gets ...

Why are gender equality initiatives not helping all women equally? Why does there continue to be a lack of Black women in senior management and leadership? How can the mindsets and strategies of companies whose approach is to focus on gender first, and only then to look at race, be changed to become more intersectional and inclusive? Closing the Gap serves to contextualize how companies unintentionally position Black women in situations where they cannot thrive or reach their full potential.

Business is personal. A statement on life as a business owner. Being the leader of your own life is the greatest lesson in business. Your business is personal, as it is yours. We live in a fast-paced, overconnected world. Relying on your own instincts and knowing the dreams you hold for your version of success, ambition and happiness will ensure you have the life you want and not the life you compare yourself with.

Briana’s bakery is the heart of Honeywood, and she’s happy keeping it that way—until Cade, her childhood best friend, starts restoring the town’s old gazebo. Watching Cade breathe life into the centerpiece of their small town stirs something Briana didn’t expect: feelings she’s kept buried for years. Cade has always been her rock, but now he’s considering a job that could take him away from Honeywood—and from her. With the gazebo project bringing them closer than ever, Briana realizes it’s time to take a chance and tell him the truth. As the clock ticks down on Cade’s ...

Last year Liz got divorce papers for Christmas. This year, she’ll get the gift of love… When an unexpected divorce leaves her with nothing but an empty house, Liz Delaney decides to finally pursue her lifelong dream of opening a café in her small town. By day she’ll serve fancy coffee drinks and by night there will be themed cocktails, music, and art. The only thing standing in her way? A grinchy bureaucrat named Nathan Holly. Despite his festive last name, Nathan hates Christmas. He also hates businesses that serve liquor. He grew up in a town that was devastated by unemployment, ...

Susan Miller knows that her boss, Hoshi Tanaka, is a pig—a lecher whose obsession with women's behinds is the talk of her office. But when she is caught on video surveillance cameras sneaking pens and notebooks into her briefcase, she learns firsthand just what a lecher he really is. Right in the middle of a company meeting, Mr. Tanaka accuses her of theft, shows the video to everyone, calls her to the front of the room, and then subjects her to the most humiliating bare-bottom spanking imaginable—in front of everyone. Bare bottom? More like bare everything!

Joan Kuhl helps women create a clear vision of what their career path deserves to be and make a convincing business case for equality to their managers and senior leadership. You'll learn strategies for overcoming sexist cultural attitudes about gender and leadership as well as for dealing with self-limiting behaviors like imposter's syndrome (the feeling that you're never good enough despite a track record of success) and the myth of meritocracy (the idea that just doing good work is the only way to advance).

This is the story of The Glass Cliff: a story of a structural inequality disguising itself as the personal failures of women. When Sophie Williams gave her viral TED talk on the subject, she was subsequently flooded with accounts of confident, accomplished women who had taken what seemed like a dream leadership role only to quickly find themselves in a waking nightmare. Without the language to describe their experiences they had been left blaming themselves. But learning about The Glass Cliff enabled them to reframe and reexamine what they’d gone through.

A Blackboard best-selling author, Camika Spencer has perfectly captured the corporate world in this tale of success and secrets. Joyce, Margaret, and Faulkner all work for a major telephone company. Although Faulkner should be promoted, Joyce, her manager, seems determined to prevent it. And although Joyce and long-time employee Margaret used to be best friends, now they no longer speak.

Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are...complicated. When they're good, they're great. But when they're bad, they can ruin your day, your week - even your year. Packed with proven advice from two of today's leading experts in workplace relationships, this one-of-a-kind guide gives women the tools they need to navigate difficult situations unique to women-to-women relationships - whether with a boss, a colleague, a client, or an employee.

There’s a lot more to Freddie than a bad haircut Helping someone with a makeover is the last thing Samantha has in mind, but when she sees old school friend Freddie in her favourite coffee shop, she can’t resist. Freddie isn’t the only one who needs help. Samantha has been living a lie, and Freddie makes her see the truth with startling clarity. Will their growing attraction get in the way of finding out who they really are? Novella length sweet romance Mona Ingram is the author of over forty sweet, clean romances full of hope, inspiration, and happily ever afters. For a complete list...