Workplace English

Colleges and universities rarely establish working conditions and cultures that prioritize employee well-being. During the pandemic, many staff and faculty members questioned their careers in higher education. Because of this mindset, leaders in higher education must rethink their approaches to attracting, growing, and retaining talent. In The Caring University, Kevin R. McClure describes six organizational changes to create a university dedicated to creating working conditions and cultures in which all employees can flourish.

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 ...

For three years, Cecily Andrews was busy making beds for others in hotels, cleaning up after others, and apologizing for problems not even her fault. Now, she loses her job over something ridiculous enough to be considered a joke. Without a job or a plan, and with a best friend who believes crossing an ocean is totally sane, Cecily leaves behind all she knows and sets sail for London. New place, new search for employment, same old knack for getting herself into more trouble than she expected. Seems like a fresh start is never glamorous; rather, it’s awkward, costly, and just a little ...

I'm Mila Banks, the ultimate jinx. Not just in theory—I've got a track record. Seven weddings, seven disasters. Everything from a groom with a concussion to an attack of red ants (a long story) has happened because of me. So, when my bestie, Nadia, insists on making me her maid of honor, I can't help but try to find a way out of it. To make matters more complicated, my boss, Grayson Manning, is going to be the best man. Did I mention I'm head over heels for him?

“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 ...

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, ...

Enemies in the boardroom. Fake fiancés by contract. One bed between us and the inheritance clock ticking down. August Westley is the last man I should trust too dominant, too cold, too utterly off-limits. He signs my paychecks and sees every mistake before I make it. My entire life depends on his approval my rent, my sister’s school, the health insurance I can’t afford to lose. Then his family’s trust drops an ultimatum: secure a convincing domestic partnership or lose forty percent of his empire. Suddenly, I’m not just his assistant I’m his fiancée. Twelve weeks of galas. ...

She saved the points for their dream anniversary trip. He spent them on another woman. Claire Whitaker is supposed to be celebrating her fiftieth birthday tonight. The room is booked, the cake is ordered, and her husband Grant is ready to toast twenty-five years of marriage in front of family, friends, and half his company. Then the airline app sends her a notification. A completed Italy itinerary. Two passengers. Grant Whitaker and Elise Rowan. Paid for with the loyalty points Claire spent twelve years saving for the trip they were supposed to take together. Grant does not know she has the...

A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Let Go. "A triumph of art and emotion." —Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author You never forget your first love. Isn't that what they...

What happens when a cocky surgeon bosses around a sassy nurse? She hands him a dose of the cold shoulder. After the death of my brother, I couldn’t bear to work in the very halls of the hospital where he died. Seeking a fresh start, I accept a position in the emergency room of a new hospital, in a desperate attempt to piece my life together again.

When I escape to the charming town of Blue Mountain to hide, I'm immediately hired as a personal assistant by the oldest son of the billionaire family in town. My new boss, Weston Keith, is irresistible and completely off-limits. I can keep things professional between us, I swear. When his housekeeper twists her ankle after tripping over the dog, I take over her responsibilities. Only, I have no idea how to cook and clean. Let's just say the situation gets real interesting, real fast. On top of that, I have a teensy-weensy secret he knows nothing about.

Oakland-bred LaVeesha “Vee” Gilliam (Coco Jones) is a determined single mother of an autistic son and a gifted aspiring coder. When Vee loses her job as a food-services worker at the onsite restaurant at Grapengine, a large Silicon Valley tech company, she’s unable to pay for her son’s much-needed specialized education. By a twist of fate, mistaken identity, and her tech skills, Vee meets Troy Wilson (Keith Powers), the company’s wealthy founder and CEO and a wunderkind in the tech industry, who believes that Vee is a college-educated techie who works at his company.

Dr. Eric Bradley left small-town Clover Creek, Tennessee, to follow his dreams. But when his father is hospitalized after a stroke, Eric must fill in as the town doctor. He's more at home in a medical research lab, though, with test tubes and microscopes, not listening to patients brag about their grandkids or ask him where he's been for the last ten years. Without Holly Ransom, the receptionist, to keep things running smoothly, he wouldn't survive. And seeing her every day is an unexpected upside.

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CLAUDE COWORK — NOW FULLY UPDATED FOR DISPATCH, COMPUTER USE, PLUGINS, AND EVERYTHING ANTHROPIC HAS SHIPPED SINCE LAUNCH. Claude Cowork launched in January 2026 and changed what's possible for knowledge workers. Delegate real tasks to AI: organising files, creating documents, extracting data from receipts, conducting research — all without writing a single line of code. This handbook was the first comprehensive guide to Cowork. This second edition brings it fully up to date with a product that has moved fast. Since launch, Anthropic has shipped Windows support, a...

A high-heat, fresh start why-choose romance. Grumpy x Sunshine + Forced Proximity + Reverse Harem + Found Family + Protective Mountain Men I moved to Montana to escape my past, not to fall for three mountain men who happen to be identical triplets. The job offer was simple. Marketing assistant for an outdoor adventure company. A lakeside cabin. A chance to start over. What I didn’t plan for was Jack, Alex, and Rhett. My new bosses who live next door. Jack is commanding and protective, a man who never breaks his own rules. Until me. Alex doesn't say much, but he's always there, like he's ...

Girl meets a handsome stranger, gets swept off her feet, and has the best night of her life. Sounds like a dream, right? If only... When I wake up the next morning in a stunning penthouse overlooking the Seattle waterfront to a note saying, “have a safe flight back to Chicago,” his message is loud and clear: One and done. Famous last words. Guess who’s waiting to greet me on the first day at my new job? It turns out the mega-rich Asher Kingcaid is far from one and done.

My cheating ex’s brother hated me so how can I trust him with my most precious secret? Years ago, his brother broke my heart and Ezra laid the blame at my feet. Now, the hockey legend is a tall, dark and brutally handsome billionaire and my company’s biggest client. I tell him we can be civil. Dirty dancing and sizzling hot kisses count as being civil, right? When he discovers the son his brother didn’t want, I’m a wary mama bear trying to protect my cub while he’s determined to make me melt. He becomes my son’s hero and vows to make me forget every man before him. He’s very ...

I never planned to say yes to a man who looks at love like a battlefield. My dream job painted a target on my back -and Carter Mitchell, an ex-marine and the brooding head of security, has one solution to keep me alive: marry him. Only to protect me and keep his cover intact. I’m supposed to play the perfect wife and ignore the fire between us, but every brush of his hands, every claiming look makes it impossible to pretend this isn’t real. Carter says his scars make him unworthy-that this is just a job. But jobs don’t growl your name in the dark and curl around you when you’re ...

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 ...

One night with a billionaire rockstar. One rule neither of us could keep. One job that puts me far too close to the man I should avoid. Justin Brennan is all dark eyes, sold-out stadiums, and hands that make you forget every promise you made to yourself. I told myself one night would never happen again. Then I became his personal assistant on a four-month world tour with nowhere to hide from the tension burning between us. He touches me like I'm the only thing worth slowing down for. Looks at me like the rules were written for everyone else. And somewhere between the tour bus, late nights, ...