Virtual Workplace

Last night at 2am, my landlord locked me out of my apartment. He changed the locks while I was at work, and I had nowhere to go. I waited until the building I work at emptied out and snuck back in. I've been working for a billionaire publishing CEO, and I've spent two years burying every feeling I have for him. I cried until I fell asleep on his leather couch, sure no one would ever know. I woke up being carried down a hallway in his arms, my face still swollen from crying. My boss's eyes swept over the wrinkled work dress, the smeared mascara, and the notice from my landlord still crushed ...

Surrounded by incompetence? Feeling like you’re trapped in a never-ending meeting with clueless coworkers? Welcome to the survival guide you didn’t know you desperately needed. **Over 6,000 copies sold!** For anyone navigating today’s chaotic workplace filled with baffling decisions, endless meetings, and maddening mediocrity, How to Work with Stupid People offers a practical, witty, and research-backed blueprint to protect your sanity — and your career. Drawing on 30 years of experience inside corporate madhouses, JS Paxton unpacks the psychology of irrational behavior and gives ...

He was supposed to be my fake work husband, off-limits and safely engaged. Then the hospital hallways started feeling too small for our undeniable heat. Dr. Raymond Ellis is brilliant, dominant, and completely off-limits. For years, our playful flirting was just a harmless game to survive chaotic trauma shifts. But when his gaze lingers a second too long, the line between fantasy and reality blurs. I refuse to be any man's dirty secret or late-night rebound. If Raymond wants me, he has to choose between his polished, perfect life and the raw, explosive passion burning between us. When the ...

Workplace Safety Is Achievable! This book is based on a case study of an actual safety culture transformation that took place in a large manufacturing facility. Bryan McWhorter walks readers through the main steps taken to improve workplace safety. In one year the factory experienced a 50% reduction in OSHA record-able accidents. Employees identified 545 safety projects as they engaged and supported management’s new safety first initiative. Worker health and safety is vital for morale and must be supported in a proactive manner. This book shows you how.

ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) - Audit and Certification for Compliance Transform the power of a safer, healthier workplace with this comprehensive guide to ISO 45001—the international standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS). Written by Dr. Mohamed Ali Ibrahim, this book provides a step-by-step roadmap for organizations to implement ISO 45001, ensuring a robust safety culture, legal compliance, and the protection of your most valuable asset—your employees. Whether you're just starting your journey toward ISO 45001 ...

My father died owing money to men who don't forgive debts. He left me a shuttered perfume shop, a key I never stopped carrying, and a number at the bottom of a page worth more than our name ever was. Ansaldo Rapallo didn't want the money. He wanted my nose. He gave me a laboratory, a wage, and one rule. Make what I'm asked for. Never ask what it's for. I broke that rule in eleven weeks. Now I know what my fragrances hide. I know what leaves the port on Thursday nights. And I know exactly what kind of man puts his hand on my waist and tells me the truth when a lie would have cost him nothing...

Stop Rehearsing Conversations You Never Have. Start Saying What You Mean When It Matters Most. You rehearse the perfect words. Then the moment arrives, and everything vanishes. You fumble. You ramble. You walk away wishing you had said something different. This book changes that. Forever. Say It Right Every Time gives you the exact words to say in every difficult conversation. Not vague advice. Not theories. Just 115 word-for-word scripts that work in real situations, starting today. 115 Ready-to-Use Scripts for every difficult conversation at work, home, and everywhere that matters 15 ...

Struggling with burnout, workplace drama, or manipulative colleagues? Does work leave you emotionally exhausted, mentally drained, and questioning your worth? You’re not imagining it—toxic workplace culture is real, and it can wear you down from the inside out. Whether you're navigating passive-aggressive coworkers, toxic people in the workplace, or a difficult boss, the constant stress can make it feel impossible to stay motivated and protect your well-being. This toxic workplace survival guide is here to help. Learn to spot the signs of a toxic workplace culture, reclaim your power, ...

I spent three years pretending to be a Beta to survive Manhattan’s corporate ladder—until a missed suppressant dose trapped me in heat with my Alpha billionaire boss. As an Apex Alpha, Rex Lexington rules Manhattan with his wealth and precision. He’s six-foot-four of raw power, devastating authority, and the only man whose commanding presence makes my buried Omega instincts crave surrender. I played the perfect Beta secretary to prove my mind was enough, but when my heat patches fail during a late-night meeting, my secret breaks free. Control snaps, and Rex pins me to the wall with ...

Read the complete Exotic Desires series in this box set. No Cliffhanger. After having lost the only woman he’d ever loved, twenty-seven year-old Reed Stirling rejects his parents' plans for him to take over the family business and travels to Europe, searching for a revelation as to what he's supposed to do with his life. What he finds instead is something else entirely. Don't miss the Sinful Desires steamy spin-off series, Exotic Desires by best-selling author M.S. Parker.

SIX PEOPLE. SEVEN CHAIRS. ONE PHOTOGRAPH THAT SHOULD NEVER EXIST. Diane Draper thought the worst was already over. Her affair with her boss, Mark Turner, had shattered her marriage. Intimate photographs of them had spread through her workplace. She had survived the humiliation and tried to put what happened behind her. Then an unstamped envelope appears on her desk. Inside is a photograph Diane has never seen before. THURSDAY. 8 P.M. TAKE THE EMPTY CHAIR IF YOU WANT THE REST. At Bellini's restaurant, six strangers gather around a table laid for seven. The chairs are marked Monday to Sunday....

All of this is fake. The expensive dates, the luxury vacations, the smoldering kisses… No way am I catching feelings for my fake, billionaire boyfriend. Nope... No way. --♥-- Five years. That’s how much time I wasted tied down to my narcissistic, cheating ex. When my brother asks me to help launch his new tech company, I jump at the chance for a fresh start. Forget men. Forget romance. My family and career are all I care about. Then, I run into my brother’s new investor at the launch party. Literally. Immediately, the tall, dark, and handsome billionaire is annoyed. Apparently, ...

***All of the author’s proceeds from the sale of this book in 2026 will be donated to Switch, an organization in Greenville, SC that helps fight human trafficking.*** She had already lost a spouse. So had he. Neither expected to fall in love again. Widow Amber Parker had spent twelve years raising her children and building a steady life in Hartwell. When a new position at the local bank gives her more time with longtime bank president Cliff Webb, she begins to wonder if life might still hold a few surprises. Cliff understood loss better than most. Three years after losing his wife, he ...

“His name is Claude,” the girl said. “He’s going to help.” Cathy Dower has two jobs, one daughter, and a plan that leaves no room for accidents. When she twists her ankle in Central Park and can’t reach her phone, it’s six-year-old Anne who goes looking for help — and comes back with a stranger in dark running clothes who pays the hospital bill before Cathy can argue, leaves his card, and walks away. Claude Havet runs the Havet Group — luxury fashion, six time zones, a limestone townhouse on the Upper East Side that has every material thing and none of the warmth. He ...

Unlock a Safe and Productive Workplace Environment, even if You’ve Struggled for Years with Resistance and Communication Barriers! You may be asking yourself how to communicate safety practices to multicultural teams and motivate your workforce to value safety more without sacrificing efficiency. These challenges are common, but they need not define your organizational journey. “Workplace Safety Culture Success” unveils empowering strategies to ensure your workplace embraces safety without sacrificing productivity. Here’s just a peek at what you’ll discover: A comprehensive guide ...

A meddling matchmaker mom, a childhood nemesis, and a fake dating scheme collide in this sapphic enemies-to-lovers rom-com. Julia Montego has a big problem – her matchmaking mother. The woman will stop at nothing to get her married off to the woman she’s hated since grade school. Julia’s mother warned her that if she wasn’t married by the time she turned thirty-two, she’d take things into her own hands. But she wasn’t expecting the full-on matchmaking offensive. Everywhere she goes, there’s her mother with another eligible lesbian in tow. Until her boss assigns her to work on ...

Maxine Torres is starting over. New town. New job teaching eighth-grade math at Riverside Elementary. New chance to prove she’s more than the woman her ex-husband left behind. With her ten-year-old son Jayden by her side, Max is determined to rebuild their lives—alone. Mike Brynes has everything figured out. Three years as Riverside’s head football coach, a program he built from nothing, and a carefully constructed life that doesn’t include complications. Especially not the kind that walks into the faculty lounge with honey-blonde ombre hair and a smile that makes him forget every ...

The costs of workplace injuries and property damage are increasing every day. It is essential to identify actions you can take to reduce these costs. The author of this book has twenty years of experience managing safety and occupational health programs that target the causes of workplace accidents to prevent them and bring down costs. Principles of management that can help safety and occupational health managers be successful. This book received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite.

"A masterfully crafted psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page!" What happens when your coworker becomes your worst nightmare? Shelby Lane thought she knew her colleagues at Meridian Health Marketing. She was wrong. When mysterious incidents begin targeting Shelby—missing keys, corrupted files, cancelled medical appointments—she realizes someone wants to destroy her career... and her life. Perfect for fans of: - Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects - Ruth Ware's psychological suspense - Anyone who loved "The Silent Patient" 230 pages of edge-of-your-seat ...

Amanda Thorne is a legend in the world of architecture. Brilliant, demanding, and with an intimidating vision, she's missing only one thing for her most ambitious project: a creative mind to match her own. When she starts receiving anonymous sketches of dazzling genius, she becomes obsessed with a single mission: finding the mysterious muse hiding within her own firm. Megan Foran lives paralyzed by fear. Despite her immense talent, a past trauma has convinced her she's nobody. She works as a junior assistant at Amanda's firm, admiring from the shadows the woman who inspires and terrifies ...