Virtual Workplace

They haven’t spoken since the kiss. Now they’re stuck on the road with no AC, one unexpected detour, and the man Hallie swore she was done with. When a booking mix-up puts Hallie Archer back in a car with her ex-boss Adam Cameron, neither of them are thrilled. Their last encounter ended in silence and regret. But what starts as a tense road trip to a business conference quickly turns into something else: a washed-out highway, a shared cabin deep in the woods, and a night that forces every buried feeling to the surface. He's older, untouchable, emotionally shut down. She’s impulsive, ...

This collection contains the previously unreleased short Geo Gets Some VR Therapy, bringing Wes's adventures to a new hero! Wes is a bit of a Virtual Reality Junkie... ...but things are getting a tad bit confusing. Wes works at a high-tech startup, but what he really wants to do is work on the VR system he's been developing in his apartment. For a shy introvert like Wes, actually chatting up some of the gorgeous and entirely unobtainable women at his office is a virtual impossibility. Well, maybe not in Virtual Reality! After his college roommate sends him some special software updates, Wes...

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...

My billionaire boss is a bad boy in the kitchen...and the bedroom. Alexander’s magical hands craft both mind-blowing meals and toe-curling ecstasy. This brooding CEO turned chef has me simmering with desire. He’s my boss and I agreed to fake date him to close a business deal. Yet every sizzling kiss in our "pretend" romance feels so real. He’s a master of allure and temptation...but I swore I would protect my heart. I let the last jerk derail my dreams, now I’m determined to get back on track. As Alex turns up the heat talking about forever, I'm melting fast. I can’t expect this ...

One billionaire ready for a beach vacation + One single small town innkeeper = A sweet short romance with all the feels! Sheldon was ready for a break from corporate life. Running his dad's development business in Houston was no easy task. His twin brother, Simon and best friend Lucas were more than ready for their annual beach trip. They picked a different beach every year. This year's destination was a small beach town on the Carolina coast. Well small compared to Houston. Everything was going fine until they got a flat tire in the even smaller town of Wysteria Way, a couple hours before ...

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 ...

Millennials are infiltrating the workplace. And yes, that should terrify you. The entitled, overly optimistic, impatient, lazy, homebody, generation full of unrealistic salary expectations and perfect work-life balance is taking over your company as your customer, your team members and your sales reps. Cries of frustration are heard billowing down the halls of the corporations as managers desperately try to figure out how to motivate and manage millennials. The millennial generation is the largest generational cohort in US history. Arguably, Millennials are the most misunderstood generation...

Millionaire and His Muse…but with Complications! Randy knew he was playing with fire when he first laid eyes on Jessica, his business partner’s most precious asset. Despite their age gap and difference in status, the savvy and successful businessman couldn't resist the magnetic pull he felt towards the vivacious young woman. Though they came from vastly different worlds, Jessica's youthful spirit and zest for life lit a spark in Randy's heart that he thought had long faded. At first, stolen glances and shy smiles were exchanged as they worked together, neither brave enough to make the ...

Great communication means connecting, not just getting your point across. In this short course, coach Todd outlines helpful techniques for forging those important connections that make it easier to come to work every day. He introduces the key "helping" behaviors, the importance of sharing the spotlight and finding mutual interests, and the good example that modeling professional behavior can have on the entire team dynamic.

It's better to regret the things you've done than the things you haven't. Right? Jess I’ve made so many mistakes in my life, I’m sure I’m in the book of Guinness World Records, and unfortunately, this year has proved no exception. Telling my boss’s wife that we were having an affair was probably the biggest mistake, but the lying bastard broke my heart, so I don’t regret it. I do regret losing my job, though, especially now I’m broke. Frankly, I’m glad it’s nearly New Year, and I can put this annus horribilis behind me. If only I could do the same with the rest of my life, ...

She was the homecoming queen who never noticed him. He's the tech billionaire she can't ignore. Bailey Parker's perfectly curated marketing career just imploded. Now she's back in Sweetsville, Vermont, hiding her unemployment and sleeping in her childhood bedroom surrounded by tiaras she no longer deserves. When she literally spills coffee all over Oliver Chen's expensive laptop, Bailey offers to help with his company's marketing as compensation. But this isn't the invisible high school nerd she barely remembers—this Oliver is confident, successful, and distractingly attractive. Oliver ...

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...

Braden Ferguson was forbidden to me as a teenager, and he was supposed to be my sworn enemy now. He was the son of our housekeeper, and as a Hale, I was forbidden to even acknowledge his existence. If my pulse raced the few times our paths crossed, I ignored it. And him. When I accept a position as a junior associate in a law firm, Braden’s the last face I expect to see. He’s a top litigator and the firm’s youngest partner. The chilly glint in his dark eyes doesn’t bode well for me. Braden’s sure I won’t last a month and goes all out to prove it. Within three hours, he has me ...

Approximately 15% of chief executive officers are psychopathic, and many more have psychopathic traits. The Psychopathic CEO, An Executive Survival Guide was written for executives who are in a challenging work environment and suspect that their organizations are led by such a person. This book will help you to identify a potential psychopath in the corner office and to develop a survival strategy – for yourself and the company you lead. Jack McCullough is the president and founder of the CFO Leadership Council, a professional association for financial leaders. He has held many roles ...

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 ...

For the first time, the entire Mister Discipline series by Kelly Favor in one novel… The first time I meet billionaire playboy Adryan Booker, I end up on my hands and knees. What I couldn’t possibly have predicted, is that he wants me there. It turns out that Adryan Booker has a thing for discipline. He has ideas about how I should behave, and how to ensure that I meet all of his expectations. Ideas that include having me over his desk, my bottom exposed, making me beg for mercy. He is a vision of perfection: tall, dark, magnetic and confident in every area of his professional life. But...

What's in your genes? Baker doesn't know...but he's about to find out! Baker Holden is just trying to get things together. Things have been getting a little strange. Unbeknownst to him, he's been visited by aliens and been indoctrinated into their breeding program. Their goal; the offspring that will carry his rare genetic make-up. Join Baker's adventures in this final chapter where he faces the wrath of his gorgeous ex-wife, Eva! Is he prepared for what the aliens' manipulative breeding plan will do to the hearts and minds of all the fertile, unprotected ladies in his life? Find out in ...

Author note: origially released as Curves for Her Billionaire Doms, re-released 2024/5 with cover and slight title change.---------------------------For twelve brutal days, my two buddies and I were trapped in hell on an Iraqi oil field, the other members of our inspection team and military escort picked off one by one. Surviving, we forged a bond stronger than blood and vowed to do, and share, everything together. The alternative energy company we created is on the verge of a research breakthrough that could change the world. It's made us billionaires -- and targets all over again. Bent on...

In The Wake We Leave, leadership expert and transformational change agent Kim Eckels invites readers to reimagine what leadership could, and should, look like in today’s workplaces. With raw honesty and unflinching compassion, Eckels explores the emotional and cultural cost of performative leadership, toxic favoritism, and outdated power dynamics that leave high-performing employees disengaged and unseen. Drawing from over two decades of lived experience, from the front lines of customer service to executive leadership, Kim shares real stories, hard truths, and practical insights that ...

Three swoon-worthy heroes. Three unforgettable heroines. Three Christmas romances that will melt your heart—and set it racing. In this steamy holiday trio, the magic of Christmas sets the stage for love hotter than mulled cider and sweeter than candy canes. A hardened Marine comes home to discover comfort—and scorching desire—beneath the mistletoe. A rugged cowboy surrenders his heart on a snow-kissed ranch where longing and laughter fill the frosty night. And a forbidden office romance ignites beneath the glow of twinkling lights, as a boss and his employee risk it all for one taste ...