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From Booklist Marti Solis is an accomplished physical therapist who works wonders with severely injured patients, but Jim Wellman is a macho football star who can't seem to get past her cute looks and smart mouth. He's always flirting, and his recovery is hampered by complications from the poor care he received after the injury--by both the team doctor and the hospital where he spent the past eight months. His career in football is over, but Marti is determined to get him walking again. Jim, however, is his own worst enemy, making injudicious comments to the press and trying to talk Marti ...

Skylar Lewis has spent her entire life in the shadow of professional hockey greatness. As the daughter of legendary DC Eagles coach Darius Lewis, she’s carved out her own place as the team’s lead sports therapist, earning respect in a world dominated by men. Skylar’s number-one rule? Never get involved with a player. That rule is put to the test when Tavon Harris joins the Eagles as their new star goalie. With lightning-fast reflexes on the ice and a notorious reputation off it, Tavon is everything Skylar swore to avoid—reckless, arrogant, and dangerously attractive. His defiance of...

Is Your Biggest Work Challenge Not the Job Itself, but the People Around You? Do you feel like the hardest part of your job is not the workload, but the people you work with? Are you exhausted from dealing with office drama, jealousy, manipulation, and never-ending conflicts? You are not alone. Studies show that most people who quit a job they actually like do so because of problems with coworkers or bosses—not because of the work itself. But what if, instead of running away, you learned how to handle these situations in a smart and effective way? This book is a practical and empowering ...

Sloane Parker is a junior steward with a sacred vow: to be unshakeable, incorruptible, and to never fall victim to a driver’s seductive charm. Haunted by the professional ruin of her mentor, Eleanor Vance, at the hands of a superstar, Sloane trusts only in cold, hard data. Her sharp eye for detail has earned her the nickname "Sly," and she's just found the whisper of a lie in the telemetry of the sport's golden boy, Kade "The Ghost" Jagger. Kade is a champion, a phantom in the rain whose impossible speed is the stuff of legend. He’s also the target of Sloane’s secret investigation, ...

An escaped slave turned pirate. A slaver’s daughter turned rebel. Together, they’ll set the world on fire. Captain Mara Foster has fought too hard for her freedom to trust a plantation owner's daughter—even one who risks everything to free slaves from her father's estate. But when a midnight raid forces her to choose between leaving Adelaide Beaumont to die or bringing the aristocrat aboard her ship, Mara's decision to save her threatens everything she's built. Adelaide has spent months secretly working with abolitionists, but nothing has prepared her for life aboard The Sun Queen and...

Discover How To Become Impermeable To Energy Vampires, Increase Your Energy Levels, And Regain Youthful Vibrancy... And NEVER AGAIN Become Sucked Dry! Uncover how to never again be the constant and sure target of energy vampires but turn the tables to become repulsive to them. You won’t need to haunt them; the vampires are ready to switch targets once you put up your “Fort Knox Boundaries.” Use these techniques to dodge energy vampires, increase your energy levels and regain youthful vibrancy, and even identify and exclude those people in your network of friends and family who drain ...

A Guide to Effective Communication for Conflict Resolution enables the reader, first of all, to just notice their present approach to communication. It introduces 9 Principles of Effective Communication, explains them through examples and then encourages the reader to practise the Principles in their own communication. In essence the Principles are simple, but they are personally challenging because they cause us to reassess what may be common practices in our everyday communication. It is important to notice these common practices in ourselves and others first of all, to see how prevalent ...

The organizations we work for destroy confidence We starve professionals of information, direction, psychological safety, and purpose by isolating workers in cubicles, teams into silos, and decisions into oblivion. Individuals drift and become alienated, waiting for direction that never comes. This way of working…is not working. When individuals work in teams, they create value The Collaboration Equation helps individuals be professionals, teams take pride in their work, and companies become more resilient. This guide enables you to build visual systems where people can see their work ...

If you write an email to a friend about a fantasy involving your gorgeous boss, don't send it to All Staff... Meg It’s not easy to reinvent yourself, but my thirteen-year-old son and I are ready for a new start. Old Maggie was a magnet for disaster, but New Meg is going to be elegant, sophisticated… and blonde. I’ve landed a dream job at the other end of New Zealand as PA to three rich directors who spoil me rotten, I’ve found a beautiful new apartment, and I feel reborn. Then I write an email to a friend describing in vivid detail what I want to do to the sexiest of the directors...

Matt's newest series of books has taken off, and he's forced to hire a personal assistant to help with the workload. His girlfriend Fiona moves into his new house, and takes over the hiring process. It takes much longer than he feels it should, considering it's only 30 or so hours of weekly work. Little does he know, Fiona is recruiting applicants from her old place of employment, the gentleman's club on the other side of town. She hires two younger women, Brittany and Olivia, who are the most submissive, agreeable, and beautiful girls at the club. Together, they have a plan to fulfill much...

Is there ever a good or perfect time for love to find you? NATALIE Office romances are a hard no in my book. Yet somehow, I connect with the office ladies’ man. I’m not about to be played. If he wants me, then he better be prepared to play for keeps. MATT I thought I had women figured out. Then I met her and all my well-thought out plans get scattered. How can one woman leave me completely unbalanced? The only thing I’m certain of is I can’t let her go when her internship ends. Loving Matt is a sweet and steamy Instalove romance featuring an older man who thought he knew it all and ...

Mistaking me for a blind date his mom set up? Comical! Except, the insufferable man I just doused with Coffee turns out to be my new boss. Yikes! A tip from my BFF landed me my dream job at FusionTech. She neglects to mention her brother is William—the billionaire CEO… and the guy wearing my coffee. Now, he needs a fake girlfriend to get his matchmaking mom off his back. I should say no, but I need this job. After he rescues me from my burning apartment building, his mom pressures him to let me move in to his place. One night of passion (or two) later, I’m keeping secrets from my best...

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on reasons why people dislike their jobs, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This book discusses 12 reasons why people dislike their jobs including culture, bosses, opportunities, compensation, boredom, stability, coworkers, creativity, flexibility, politics, communication, and stress. It is a reality-based look at why employees prefer not to work at their current employer. Workplace examples are used throughout the text, and it is written for easy understanding at any reader level. ...

Hot isn't a hot enough word to describe corporate raider Fletcher Wolf, but since he's suing couturier Cara Fletcher for, oh, a gazillion dollars, she figures she shouldn't hit on him…at least not too hard. On top of that, she wonders if he's responsible for the harassment and vandalism that's plaguing her, irritants that escalate into crimes when her workshop is trashed to the tune of a hundred thousand dollars. The economic damage enables him to seize her company, bringing him into her life on a daily basis. When her Manhattan loft home is torched and her assistant murdered, Cara ...

After she’s left at the altar, a woman falls for her ex-fiancé’s adopted brother and must decide whether to take another leap at love. ZORA… Had her doubts about marrying Ethan, especially when it meant shelving her dreams to be an architect, but never expected him to jilt her on their wedding day. Leaving her alone to face their battling mothers, as well the as the gossip and back-handed well wishes of their small community. Yet the biggest surprise is Ethan’s adopted brother, Gabe, whom she meets when he draws the short straw to tell her that she’s been abandoned to figure out ...

"Building On The Rock - Devotional Insights for Project Managers" is a transformative guide that merges the principles of successful project management with timeless spiritual wisdom. This unique devotional is tailored for project managers seeking not only to excel in their careers but also to enrich their personal and spiritual lives. In the fast-paced and often high-stress world of project management, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. "Building on the Rock" offers a refreshing perspective by integrating scriptural insights and practical project management strategies. Each ...

Blake Brady is gruff and irresistibly chiseled, with a just-right enough amount of salt in his hair to make me swoon. He’s a talented restaurateur and devoted dad to his daughter. In other words, he’s the only man who has ever tempted my confirmed bachelorette status. Then I find out Blake’s business is in crisis, thanks to the embezzling accountant I recommended when I walked away from him three years ago. He says my skills with a spreadsheet makes me the only person he trusts to turn his restaurant around. Heaven help me, because I can’t say no to his gorgeous, weary eyes. His ...

My Billionaire business rival is the last guy in the world I should fall for. I trust love—but only when data and logic back it up. Grayson King, however, believes love is ruled by fate. When Grayson's grandfather's will ignites a high-stakes competition for control of Perfectly Matched, our prestigious matchmaking agency, Grayson and I are forced into close quarters as we race to match the world’s most impossible client—winner takes all. But soon the heat between us burns hotter than our rivalry. He says I’m the only thing on his mind and he wants me to be his forever. Our love is ...

Is your workplace truly diverse? In this gem amongst diversity, equity and inclusion books, Dr. Poornima Luthra challenges us to address the inequality in the 21st Century that exists by expanding the dimensions of diversity in the workplace we address; to define diversity in the workplace in a way that truly represents our whole diverse selves. This book contains everything you need to develop a solid understanding of the various dimensions of diversity and the biases that arise from them. Poornima provides us with the tools needed to address our biases, have inclusive conversations and be...

Are you struggling to lead your team effectively? Do you find yourself micromanaging or avoiding confrontation? If so, 30 Days to Stop Being a Shitty Boss is the perfect guide to help you transform your leadership style. This 30-day program offers a transformative approach to leadership development, with daily exercises that blend mindfulness techniques, communication strategies, and self-reflection. You'll learn how to identify and address common leadership challenges, communicate more effectively with your team, and develop a greater sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence. ...