Virtual Workplace

Most of us desire to communicate effectively, but do not have a keen appreciation of the barriers to be faced. Because of these barriers, there is ample opportunity for something to go wrong in any communication. Competent managers develop an awareness of the barriers and learn to cope with them. How effectively do you, as a manager, communicate with your superiors, subordinates, and peers? Do you recognize the barriers to effective communication? Have you learned to cope with them? In the discussion that follows, the principal barriers to communicating effectively in today's working ...

I never planned to make-out with my best friend’s brother. Now we're living together. While undercover as a singer, I fall into the strong embrace of a stranger as we share an unforgettable kiss. It’s ok, I'd never see him again anyways. After leaving the venue, my best friend suggest we stay at her brother’s place. As we walk into his mansion, I find myself face-to-face with the man that left me breathless just hours ago. My friend warned me to stay away from her playboy, billionaire brother, Aaron. Easy right? It doesn't help when I catch him leaving the pool with water drops ...

You’ve put off reading this long enough. But that’s okay—because I’ll Do It Later: The Ultimate Procrastinator’s Survival Guide isn’t here to shame you. It’s here to set you free. Forget what productivity gurus and morning-routine influencers tell you. Procrastination isn’t a curse—it’s a secret weapon, and this book will show you how to use it. Inside, you’ll discover the thrilling rush of last-minute brilliance, the power of looking busy while doing absolutely nothing, and why confidence always beats competence. You’ll learn how to master the illusion of ...

Amber sets her sights on her hunky boss but fate has other plans for her heart. An' ye harm none, do what ye will. This is the Wiccan way of life. I've lived by these words. I'll die by these words. Where's the harm in brewing a little love potion on Halloween? My co-worker just needs a nudge in the right direction; straight into my arms. Tonight, we're all heading out on the town for drinks and dancing after work. Wish me luck. Witch's Brew is on the cocktail menu! Buy today for a fun quick read!

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. His estranged daughter is visiting from college, bringing along her insanely gorgeous BFF, Lanie Gillis. He can handle the temptation, but that's before the visit from the HOT, willing, and devious Crimson goddesses secretly orbiting the planet. Join Baker as he tries to resist the siren song of not only two alien hotties, but his daughter's sweet, sexy, and absolutely irresistible BFF. Will he be prepared for what the aliens' manipulative breeding plan will do to the ...

I never planned to fall for a lie. Or have a baby upend my billionaire life. The moment she steps onto my jet, her lie changes everything. Pretending to be my new assistant, she’s a perfect mix of sexy and savvy. The adjoining door between our hotel rooms? Off-limits, but too tempting. Neither of us can resist. One wild night, and I can’t walk away. Then I find out the truth. I should have cut all ties. Instead, I make her work for me, as payback for her deception. Do we keep it all business? Not a chance. We can’t keep our hands off each other. She’s hiding something, and it’s ...

I'm in love with the silver fox billionaire I’m fighting against. When a twist of fate makes this bad boy chef co-owner of my hotels, sparks fly in more ways than one. Damian Blake-Garrett. He's fifteen years older than me, and bossy as hell. Thrice-divorced, with a ripped physique and riveting green eyes, he’s a tabloid favorite. I hate how his smug smirk sends heat surging through me. Fighting him helps me tame my wild daydreams about us. Out of excuses to ignore him, I meet him for dinner at his flagship restaurant. Our bickering banter turns intimate. His eyes lock onto mine… ...

Swearing off love was easy. Then two men and one dating pact complicated everything. After one too many heartbreaks (and one stolen-shoes incident I’m still not over), I made a pact with my friends: the next guy I date, I marry. Cute in theory. Terrifying in practice. Especially when Marcus Hann strolls into the Cozy Cottage Café looking like every swoony book boyfriend rolled into one. Handsome, charming, and so into me it’s almost suspicious. Obviously, he’s my Last First Date. I mean, fate, right? Except my well-meaning friends already picked someone for me. Josh Bentley, the pun-...

It's STILL the People! Nothing gets done in any organization without the people - the human capital. How well the human capital manages the financial capital and intellectual capital determines the value of any business... so you'd better get the human capital part right. In Going Behind the Numbers, valuation expert Dave Bookbinder continues to unravel ways to better value human capital and determine how it can be quantified to truly represent what every organization's people actually bring to the table. If you think it's a simple matter of calculating salaries and benefits - the typical ...

When Vince’s coworker, Derek, accidentally gets a peek at the lacy underwear Vince is wearing, Vince fears the worst – that Derek will tell the others in their crew and Vince will be ridiculed. He certainly isn’t expecting Derek to divulge a secret of his own instead. This sweet and steamy MM short story features two heavily muscled construction workers, a couple of secrets exposed, and some lacy goodness.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS: 5 Stars Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers’ Favorite The Cleopatra Aspect Series Box Set by AJ Channing is a suspenseful romance trilogy centered on the ambitious and determined Tia Sanchez. In Irresistible Dreams, Tia travels to Dubai with her best friend and resolves to focus on her career after a humiliating experience. In Insatiable Desires, she strikes a deal with bad-boy billionaire Enrico Castello in a fake marriage, but her heart is stolen by her bodyguard, Beau Hennessy. In Irrevocable Love, Tia’s new romance faces threats from a vengeful Enrico, as he and his...

Nicola Claire's captivating new time travel romance series introduces an exciting and adventurous world, set in multiple times and multiple places, packed full of sizzling action and heart-racing escapades, where time once lost can never be found again. “That is what we do, Miss Wylde. We mend Time. Catch it. Stitch it. Make it. We’re Surgeons of Time. And you’re about to go where no layperson has ever gone before. So trust me, when I say I am responsible for you. And believe me, when I say your presence alone could fracture or restore Time.” Mourning the loss of her parents, Mimi ...

A billionaire searching for something more. A baker hiding a troublesome past. Will Christmas spoil their chance at love? Each Christmas, Grace Smythe struggles to forget her heartbreaking childhood. Her joy comes from giving her customers yummy goods. Billionaire Sebastian Layley basks in the anonymity of his adopted hometown. Then he meets the lovely baker who turns his visit to her shop into a catastrophe. He’s willing to forgive and forget, but as he draws closer to Grace, she throws up the barricades. Grace can’t let down her guard. She’s been hurt too many times and won’t take...

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on social skills in organizations, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Social skills are the skills people use to send and receive messages during human interaction. Individuals with strong social skills typically get along with others and build relationships that last for long periods of time. They also tend to achieve high level positions in their working careers, and they play an important role helping their organizations grow and prosper. This book focuses on social skills in ...

Amber Myers is book smart and people stupid, and she’s tired of being invisible and dateless. Luckily her sister is a hairdresser and works at a beauty salon—in Sapphire Falls. Chad Powers would rather look into a microscope than approach the only woman he’s ever crushed on. He follows her to Sapphire Falls, and his farm boy cousins turn him into a hunk in time for the Summer Festival. The going gets hot when both Amber and Chad get more attention than they bargained for—especially when they’re voted the Festival King and Queen. — My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, ...

Bestselling author Jason Hutchinson is at it again! 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 finds that he's having a hard time deciding what is real and what is ...

This small town romance collection will give you all the feels - laugh a little, cry a little, sigh a little. Welcome to Harmony Valley, where love is on the horizon and residents are a little quirky. A Small Town Romance (Book 7) Tracy is in Harmony Valley recovering from a car accident when a handsome travel writer shows up claiming his feature will bring much-needed tourism to town. And yet, his words...and his kisses...might be too good to be true. Forever Family in the Small Town (Book 8) This beautician is determined to find beauty and kindness everywhere. What she doesn’t expect to...

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...

What if Edgar Allan Poe's masterpieces happened in our world? Step into five chilling retellings that transport Poe's most terrifying tales into the 21st century, where ancient horrors take on frightening new forms. From sterile hospital corridors to corporate boardrooms, from contaminated mansions to digital graveyards, these stories prove that the human capacity for guilt, obsession, and revenge transcends any era. "The Monitor" - A night-shift nurse's paranoia spirals into murder, where the tell-tale heart becomes the relentless beeping of medical equipment, and guilt echoes through ...

Faye doesn’t want a man who can’t hold his own on a horse… If someone called her a city girl it might ruin her day… or make her laugh because she’s anything but. When the new CEO drops the ball on an event and stalls a big announcement, she challenges him to do better. And her challenge seems to bring out his competitive nature. A nature she’s going to have to gently poke. Who said city girls have more fun? Country girls get to push more buttons. And Adam’s buttons are fun to push… Adam isn’t taking his shiny new title of CEO lightly. He’s been dreaming of running a ...