Women Workplace

If there's one thing Joan Dixon knows about herself, it's that she is a damn good journalist. But when she is laid off from yet another soon-to-be-shuttered newspaper, and even the soulless, listicle-writing online jobs have dried up, she is left with few options. Closer to 40 than 30, single, living with her parents again, Joan decides she needs to reinvent herself. She goes to work as a junior copywriter at Bloom, a Los Angeles startup where her bosses are all a decade younger and snacks and cans of fizzy water flow freely.

Die unfähige Quotenfrau, die nur wegen ihres Geschlechts eingestellt wurde. Der ewig gestrige alte weiße Mann, der um jeden Preis das Patriarchat aufrechterhalten möchte. Oder auch die Rabenmutter, die aufgrund ihrer Karriere ihre Kinder vernachlässigt: Menschen werden in der Arbeitswelt laufend mit Vorurteilen konfrontiert – mit häufig fatalen Folgen.

His daughter’s medical emergency will lead to love… When his teenage daughter winds up in the Emergency Room, Ed is worried sick, but not too worried to notice how beautiful the E.R. doctor is. He’s never believed in love at first sight, but even after he butts heads with the stubborn doctor, he can’t get her out of his mind. Joy is content with her single life, but there’s something about her patient’s father that makes her long for more. When her friend schemes to get her out on a date with Ed, she realizes that despite their apparent differences, she and the grumpy contractor...

When it comes to the gender gap, it is not enough to ask women to "lean in" and demand promotions and raises. Organizations have an obligation to level up and provide women with more opportunities for advancement. In this book, leadership and governance expert Carol Geffner makes a strong case that for women to reach their full potential, workplaces and their leaders must take a more proactive role in combating gender discrimination.

A secret identity romance between a former NHL star and the owner of the league's newest team. But can you truly fall in love with someone who's keeping their identity a secret? A charming, sweet hockey romance with characters so real they'll feel like long-lost friends. Miranda's family thinks she's crazy. Not only did she just buy a hockey team—which made her a tiny bit famous—but she also moved into a small house out in the country. And, to their chagrin, she's still single. (Not like she could ever find a man to understand her.) Unless maybe she shed her true identity and pretended ...

Jamie Reid leads a life most would consider charmed. She has a husband most women would kill for, three wonderful children, and a family that's starting to feel like it might last. Even her mother, once believed irredeemable, seems to be making a sincere attempt at changing her ways and reuniting with her daughters. Everything would be perfect, if only her ideal life weren't suddenly falling to pieces around her. When her brother-in-law Mark's relationship with his pregnant wife hits the rocks, the fallout sends ripples through the entire family.

Best friends Suzie and Harry are partners in romance. That is, they run PerfectProposal.com, coming to the aid of would-be grooms to create the ultimate marriage proposal. But when Harry decides to catapult the business into the big leagues with a PR stunt, all Suzie can see is 100 days of heartbreak stretching ahead of her. But however exotic the location, or breath-takingly romantic the setting, Suzie has to keep remembering that ‘Marry Me?’ is the one question she can’t say yes to. This business proposal should come with 100 broken-heart warnings....

One scorching night with tennis legend Beck Carter wrecked me. Too famous. Too powerful. Eighteen years older. And completely off-limits. But I let him touch me anyway—his hands, his mouth, his hard, hungry body made me forget why I should’ve walked away. Then he vanished. No note. No goodbye. Now, ten years later, I step onto the courts of his luxury resort, Pickleball paddle in hand… and he’s standing there. Smirking. Staring. Still stupid-hot. My new billionaire boss. And judging by the way he looks at me, he’s not done taking what he wants. Every forbidden touch. Every time he...

For years, we’ve been telling women that in order to succeed at work, they have to change themselves first - lean in, negotiate like a man, don’t act too nicely or you won't get the corner office. But after 16 years working with major Fortune 500 companies as a gender equality expert, Michelle King has realised one simple truth - the tired advice of fixing women doesn’t fix anything. The truth is that workplaces are gendered; they were designed by men for men.

Caleb Like most men, I go for a particular type of woman. Normally tall, blonde, sophisticated, well-spoken, educated, and ambitious. They’re usually called Sophie or Annabel or Lydia, and they wear pantsuits and style their silky hair in neat bobs and have French manicures. And then I meet Roxie. Her jet-black hair sticks out all over the place. She has black eyeliner, black eyelashes, and purple lips. She’s wearing a tight sweater the same color as her lipstick, a black mini skirt, black tights—one leg of which bears a ladder running up her thigh—and long black boots. And she has ...

Follow the wryly-told embattled adventures of a socially isolated, non-conforming union leader as she battles toxic management and co-worker idiocy in a well-meaning Social Services office. Chock-full of insights, foul language, and the five stages of grief, The Incredibly True Confessions of a Black Female Union Steward is relatable to any and everyone who has ever lived, died, and gone to hell in their job, work environment or both.

I’ve spent years watching my business partner and our Administrative Assistant moon over each other when they thought no one watched. It’s time to do something about it. If they won’t make a move on their own, like a master chessman, I’ll maneuver them into position until the outcome is a foregone conclusion. I just hope my plan doesn’t get us all killed.Author's Note: This story has menage elements. If you don't like sexual contact between three consenting adults, do not purchase this book.

In Romance: Quickies (Shae's Encounter - 10), Shae goes on a glamorous date with a world-famous actor. Their sizzling-hot encounter is enough to make her forget a certain billionaire…for now. But does her foray into the movie-star lifestyle come at too high a price? Seven friends living in New York City. One unusual competition. Who can have the most intimate encounters in a month? Ten thousand dollars is on the line... Quickies are bite-sized steamy stories that follow a group of women living in New York City who compete to see who can have the most casual hookups in a month. Which woman...

What does success look like? Five a.m. conference calls and late nights in the office? Winning every argument in the office and always getting your own way? What does a successful woman look like? The shoulder-pad wearing alpha? The dogmatist who rules with an iron fist? The reality is far more nuanced. Yet women are still reduced to alpha boss or the beta secretary or assistant, but when 47 percent of the workforce are reduced to two unhelpful stereotypes, how can you embrace your inner beta and be a success on your own terms?

Enjoy this sweet cowboy novel by small-town romance author Erin K. Wright… The love he needs might be the last thing he expects… Adam Whitaker has loved and lost more times than he can count. But as the town’s vet and the director of an equine therapy camp, life is finally going great – if somewhat lonesome. And then, in strolls Kylie VanLueven, his new receptionist. The last time he saw Kylie, she was just a kid. Now, she’s beautiful and all grown up, but he knows keeping things professional is the right thing to do – no matter what his heart is telling him. Especially because ...

Like gravity, sowing and reaping is a natural law of life—you simply reap what you sow. It naturally plays and pays out, until it DOESN’T. Time and again, history has shown that until society learns and positively changes from the past with its deeply rooted thought patterns and norms, we are condemned to repeat its many trappings, stereotypes, and shortcomings. Never Get Their Coffee is a call to action and underscores the glass ceiling disparities of gender equity in the marketplace.

When a fake relationship between a billionaire and a curvy girl becomes all too real… Charlotte "Charlie" Greene is an ambitious event planner struggling to keep her business afloat. When she's hired to organize a lavish gala for billionaire CEO Alexander "Alex" Bennett, it feels like her big break. But things take an unexpected turn when Alex offers her a proposal she never saw coming. One look at curvy Charlie, and Alex knows she’s the one. But Charlie is all business when he tries to flirt with her. He knows he can’t let the curvy beauty get away, so he blurts out a desperate ...

Economist and award-winning author Sylvia Ann Hewlett blends vivid stories with powerful new data in assessing the impact of the #MeToo movement in corporate America and provides concrete action to help executives and companies create more inclusive and safe work environments for women, people of color, and LGBTQ employees. While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual misconduct in the workplace, the movement’s full promise has not been fulfilled, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues.

Lisa Tyrell climbed the corporate ladder out of poverty and into the corner office as an executive secretary. The only problem is her boss, Ken Yamamoto--a domineering perfectionist that just can't seem to live without her. Is it really because she's so good at her job? Or do they share a deep, secret longing, the kind of bond only the most sensitive Dominant can create with his submissive... This story features sensual domination, office style, and the sometimes terrifying journey of self discovery it takes to be both a strong woman and a dedicated submissive--for the right man, Lisa ...

Love is the greatest gift of all… Maddie only has one shot to get life back on track before Christmas. With a new gift wrapping business set up in the lobby of the Drummond Building, the last thing on her mind is falling for Chase, the heir to the Drummond fortune. But it isn’t Chase who captures her heart. Annie, only ten years old and recently orphaned, needs more than gifts for Christmas, and Maddie might just have enough love left in her heart to help.