Virtual Workplace

All I want for Christmas is a grumpy Santa in my stocking… Despite having the misfortune to be called Mistletoe, I love everything about the festive season – from dressing the tree to baking the cake to wrapping the presents, even though I can’t afford half the things I know my ten-year-old son, Finn, wishes for. When the primary school where I work asks me to find someone to play Santa at the Christmas fair, I’m happy to oblige. Suddenly, though, every person I know is conveniently busy. The only guy available has the least amount of festive spirit of anyone I’ve ever met. Alex ...

He’s quiet. Creative. Craving something more. Then temptation walks into his office. Elias lives a quiet life—his books, his job, and a secret imagination he never dares share. But when Kyle, his new and dangerously attractive colleague, shows up… fantasy starts bleeding into reality. They’re complete opposites. Elias is careful, shy, and guarded. Kyle is confident, teasing, and totally off-limits. One snowstorm. One unexpected night. And everything changes. But Elias isn’t sure if he’s chasing something real—or running headfirst into heartbreak. 💬 "Elias’s Fantasies" is ...

My scorching one-night stand is my off-limits billionaire boss… and my baby daddy. Liam Matthews is the infuriatingly sexy CFO, and he has no idea he’s about to be a father. Every smoldering glance makes it harder to keep the growing secret inside me. As the queen of PR, I can handle any crisis—except this one. Telling him could unravel my carefully built life, but staying silent gets riskier every day.With secrets ready to explode and small-town gossip threatening both our careers, the last thing I need is to fall for the man who complicates everything. Each encounter fans the flames...

He Already Has Money. He Wants Her … and a Baby Lela Williams is a beautiful, black woman studying architecture in college to make her life better. When she’s approached by Aaron Stone, an alpha male with a bank account to prove it, the sparks fly. Will she be ruled by her emotions or her intellect? Can she resist the sexy white man and all his money? And what happens after their long night of intense interracial passion? Click Look Inside for more hot details and to read a sample. PLEASE NOTE: This story contains adult themes and scenes of a sexual nature.

Sheila’s world has shifted, but the lines between desire and control blur more with every moment. What began as a secret escape now demands deeper surrender and the consequences aren’t just emotional. As boundaries dissolve, Sheila must decide how much she’s willing to lose, and what she’s desperate to keep. In a game where power and passion collide, nothing is certain except the pull of the man who owns more than just her body.

A former FBI agent and a treasure hunter must join forces to defeat a mutual enemy in a race to find treasures from the lost Amber Room. Emerging from a deep undercover operation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent Jake Kessler finds himself suspended without pay and left out of the remaining hunt for the most notorious terrorist in the world. The only person who might be able to help him is a random stranger he meets in San Francisco, who wants something in return even when there is a price on her own head. A relentless hunter… They say that FBI Special Agent Jake Kessler doesn’t follow ...

I didn’t plan on falling for my ex’s older brother. Sebastian Maxwell is cold, brilliant, and completely off-limits. He’s also my professor—and now I’m his teaching assistant. Which means we’re stuck working side by side, day after day… The problem? One heated moment turned into a kiss. One kiss turned into a secret I can’t forget. He’s grumpy, guarded, and twice my weakness. I know I should keep it professional, but the way he looks at me? The way he touches me like I belong to him? This was supposed to be academic. Just research. Just a paper. But now I’m tangled in ...

Commitment phobic Alaria Russell has just been fired. Again. Desperate for a job, she applies to be a nanny. Alaria hits it off with single dad Daymond Jones immediately over text message. He needs a nanny immediately. It seems there is no one left willing to watch his kids. He’s willing to pay top dollar. Alaria is relieved when Daymond invites her to meet him and the kids. Then the unexpected happens the moment Alaria meets the Jones family. 1. She doesn’t expect to be so attracted to her new boss. 2. She doesn’t expect his children to hate her. Alaria needed the money badly, so she...

When you're blind, you see with your heart... Teddi Life’s tough. I can’t argue with that. I’m not referring to being blind. That brings its own challenges, but I’ve never let it hold me back from doing anything I wanted to do. I’m talking about losing my partner before the age of thirty. I thought I had it all figured out—marriage, kids, the whole parcel, neatly tied up with a bow, but it wasn’t meant to be. While Will lay dying, he made me promise never to love anyone else. I did, of course, because that’s what you do, and I meant it, at the time. And then I met Ethan. ...

Scarlett’s on top of the world. She has her brownstone, her agency, and her boyfriend Jack, who never forgets to bring her bagels. In the city that never sleeps, she finally feels at peace. That is, until Jack’s ex-girlfriend waltzes into her office—trailing a mini-me version of him with eyes that scream, “DNA test, please!” She never wanted to be a mom, never mind stepmom to an irritable four-year-old with a penchant for biting, and the stress of trying to play happy families while building her company is about to push her over the edge. Now Scarlett must decide whether to stick ...

(Previously published as "Baby Come Back") Being Tylar's best friend wasn't nearly as easy as I made it look. Keeping my secret past from Tristan was even harder. My name is Gina Valenti-Hatton, and I'm an East Coast girl. I'm Italian, a bit outspoken, and to those who know me, I'm tough as nails. I live a lie. There's a part of me that is terrified that he'll find me. And now that I'm with Tristan Sinclair, all thoughts of my past are starting to fade. But Tristan knows I'm keeping something from him, and when my darkest fear shows up, my only hope is that we can survive my past. Book 4 is...

She's a grumpy heroine hiding a soft underbelly and he's a cinnamon roll boy. They're supposed to be on opposite sides of a toxic workplace drama, except he's already halfway in love with her and she's basically clueless. In the clash between love and professionalism, what or who will give way? Everybody hated Mira. She was too demanding, too harsh—a manager from hell. When her good-for-nothing boss assigned a possible freeloader or maybe-spy to the project, she was more than annoyed. Because despite her reputation, she was excellent at her job and she knew this team needed her. She was ...

Friends to Lovers Romance From Allies to Soulmates: A Midwest Journey, Overcoming Obstacles, and Adversities. Everything halts in a breathless moment. Ben's eyes connect with mine in the bustling farmers market, unleashing memories of our hot night of passion from the last time our worlds collided. Gotta bolt before he digs too deep or spots my son. Ben's ripped frame, tats, and piercing blues craft an enticing image, igniting visions of family. Yet a tantalizing secret shadows our reunion. Is this just a passing memory or the start of something more? Days later, when Ben turns up at my ...

The human body is a fragile system, and we put many demands on it every day. Activities like reaching to get supplies off of a shelf, sitting in front of a computer for hours every day, and moving heavy products around the shop can all take a toll on our bodies. This is a quick introduction to be aware of how to make your environment as ergonomic as possible in order to make daily tasks easier on your body and mind This is a very quick read and can be done over breakfast, lunch or a coffee break. So enjoy feeding your mind….

Elena Vasquez has three rules: no distractions, no workplace romance, and absolutely, under no circumstances, no more kissing the cruise ship’s entertainment director. Especially not that entertainment director. Leo Moretti is sunshine in human form—if sunshine had a karaoke addiction and a tendency to break into spontaneous salsa. He’s also the reason Elena wakes up every morning with a fresh tension headache and a strong desire to lock herself in the staff laundry room. After one accidental, no-big-deal, never-to-be-discussed-again kiss, they’re now being forced to co-host The ...

Between his pride and her prejudice, there could hardly be a less likely couple. When their best friends’ summer wedding in London pushes proud judgmental medical missionary Matthew Coalbrooke and bubbly plus sized shoe-aholic kitchenware saleswoman Anita Kiernan together, it’s dislike at first sight. Turning up at the airport with a toddler in tow doesn't exactly help matters. The only thing they can both agree on is that the bride and groom’s matchmaking attempts are bound to fail. Neither are looking for love. He’s determined to return to his African mission hospital as soon as ...

She signed a contract. Now, she belongs to the clause. Tiffany: I thought I’d landed my dream job—corner office, six figures, a foot in the door of Silicon Valley royalty. What I signed instead was a nudity clause buried in legalese and sealed with my damn signature. Now, I’m stripping on command, kneeling when ordered, and trying not to come when he touches me in public. I hate him for what he’s doing to me. I hate myself more for how my body reacts. But that bonus? That lifeline? It's got a chokehold on me, and Brakos knows exactly how to tighten it. Brakos: She thought she could ...

You Are Meant to Rise, Lead, & Shine in Your Brilliance Unapologetically!Between your self-doubts, imposter syndrome, fears, and the systemic biases that make it significantly harder for women to lead, you may have convinced yourself that you don't have what it takes. Perhaps you've resigned yourself to dimming your light, playing small, and not believing in your greatest professional aspirations. With It’s Your Time to Shine Girl, walk through Natalie Jobity’s twelve steps to unveiling the leader within you, where you’ll get the tools, advice, and championing your soul has been ...

Again and again, Will hears the same powerful reflection from leaders who have applied The Culture Fix®: "We’re doing more work with less people." That’s the true power of a thriving culture. When people love where they work, why they work, and who they work with, they naturally become high-performing teams that accomplish more with less. Leaders around the world have unlocked that potential with The Culture Fix®. This must-read among workplace culture books lays out a practical 9-step framework that has helped organizations bring their core values to life and turn culture into a ...

**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 ...