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This book is written for global leaders who speak English as a second language. Organizations with diverse workforces can use this book as a learning and development strategy reference to improve diversity, productivity, and profitability.

Sanfte Hügel, raue Steilküsten und eine große Liebe in dramatischen Zeiten – der erste Band der "Sturmjahre"-Serie von Lia Scott. Schottland 1917: Grüne Wiesen, graue Steinhäuser und starke Winde – das ist die Heimat von Bonnie und ihrer großen Familie im beschaulichen Foxgirth. Dort ist Bonnie Krankenschwester. Doch seit der Erste Weltkrieg tobt, versorgt sie verletzte Soldaten in einem weit entfernten Krankenhaus. Eines Tages landet ihr Bruder Archie verwundet auf ihrer Station, zusammen mit seinem Kameraden Connor, den Bonnies Lachen in all der düsteren Zeit glücklich macht.

After eight years in prison, it's time to collect on old debts. Not everyone is so willing to cooperate, and things get ugly once again.

A long time ago, Emmie Blue released a red balloon with a secret message hidden inside - and against all odds, across hundreds of miles of ocean, it was found on a beach in France by a boy called Lucas. Fourteen years later, on the eve of her 30th birthday, Emmie hopes that Lucas is finally about to kiss her. She never expected him to announce that he was marrying someone else! Suddenly Emmie's dreams are shattered and the one person in her life she can rely on is slipping through her fingers. But what if Lucas isn't her forever? What if her love story is only just beginning.

Weihnachtsgeschichten von Agatha Christie. Weihnachtsgeschichten zum Fest: Ein störrischer Esel, der durch das Jesuskind plötzlich folgsam wird. Maria bleibt standhaft, als ein Engel ihr ein unmoralisches Angebot macht: Jesus könnte ein ganz normaler Junge sein. Und eine menschenscheue Frau, die plötzlich sehr liebenswürdig wird. Wen hat sie bei der Bootsfahrt auf der Themse gesehen? Dann erzählt Agatha Christie selbst, wie sie an Weihnachten ihren ersten Mann geheiratet hat. Eine ungeplante Hochzeit, die trotzdem ein schönes Fest geworden ist.

Dunkle Seen und schroffe Berge – große Emotionen in aufwühlenden Zeiten. Schottland 1919: Nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges kämpfen sich die Menschen zurück in den Alltag. Archie Dennon ist lebend nach Schottland zurückgekehrt, doch von den Folgen des Krieges stark gezeichnet. Zu Vika, die in seinem Pub arbeitet, fühlt sich Archie schon lange hingezogen. Doch die dunklen Erinnerungen an den Krieg holen ihn immer wieder ein und machen es schwer, Gefühle zuzulassen. Als Archie sich endlich eingesteht, was er für Vika empfindet, ist es zu spät.

Naomi always wanted to be a mother. But three years ago, her husband left, taking their child with him. Now, her daughter has come to stay, and Naomi knows it's her one chance to re-build her family. But the night ends in a terrible accident. And Naomi has no memory of what happened. Panicking, desperate, Naomi finds herself telling a lie...

Lies Agreed Upon looks at how Hollywood uses history to talk about today. Hosts Lia Paradis and Brian Crim explore the plots and themes of movies and tv shows and discuss how they were influenced by the historical events of the moment.

Infirmière fraichement diplômée en psychiatrie, Alicia rejoint l'équipe du Center Hospital, vieille institution au cœur de New York dont les légendes précèdent la réputation. Entre secrets et phénomènes inexplicables, la bâtisse renferme son lot de mystères. À commencer par Julian, un patient au tempérament de feu qui, à peine arrivé, donne déjà du fil à retordre aux équipes en place.

Welcome to The Confession Room: An online forum for anonymous atonement. Some people confess to affairs, others to stealing. Some admit deep, dark wishes. But one day, a confession is posted that nobody expects: murder. And not just one named victim, but two. As more victims are named, and more bodies found, people begin to fear who could be named next. Because it seems that if you have a secret, they'll find you. They know who you are. They know what you've done. Not everyone can survive The Confession Room.

Aspiring author Nate Wilson wants some space from his overbearing family and a job he doesn't like. A week on the Oregon coast sounds like paradise and just what he needs to get the creative juices flowing. Unfortunately, his plans are derailed when a storm moves in and a ghostly figure flashes in his headlights, sending him skidding off the road and into a tree. Lucky for him, he ends up in front of a bed and breakfast, and the beautiful owner may do more to spur his creativity than any beach could.

Aimee Monroe never considered dating her boss. She needs a new beginning, not a big mistake. However when handsome business lawyer Kenton McDonnell asks her to a dinner date with a new client and his wife, she finds it hard to say no. After one incredible night with Kenton, her attempt at a fresh start is ripped away when she returns home to find her abusive ex-husband waiting for her.

Sometimes, falling in love means falling apart. Mercury Fie is a freak of many natures, created in a lab. Driven by desires and the imaginary fairies in his brain, he is directed by a moral compass set in the land of make-believe. Feared by criminals, hated by cops, and adored by the public, Mercury rules his illegal empire with a velvet fist and violent temper. Sean Argeneau is a good cop. Coming from a less-than-perfect childhood, he's the poster boy for overachievement and quiet humility. Although he makes little mention of his part in capturing the notorious Mercury Fie, he's tasked ...

Pinterest perfect. Or so Annie Carson's life appears on her popular blog. Reality is...messier. Especially when it lands her back in one-cow town Brightwater, California, and back in the path of the gorgeous six-foot-four reason she left. Sawyer Kane may fill out those Wranglers, but she won't be distracted from her task. Annie just needs the summer to spruce up and sell her family's farm so she and her young son can start a new life in the big city.

This year, Ali and Stephen are both just trying to make it through the holidays. Stephen is fresh out of a relationship and dreading the prospect of Christmas alone. Ali, on the other hand, can't celebrate with friends or family. The most important man in her life is dying - decorating cookies and hanging tinsel aren't even on her radar. When the two meet during a chance encounter, Stephen's instant attraction to Ali spurs him into action.

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Tao Pack Tracker, Alanna Kemp possesses the rare gift of mind control. She allows nothing to stand in her way of keeping the existence of shifters a secret from humans - until she meets a sexy human doctor who stirs emotions long buried and puts her Wolf on a lethal edge. Bastian Storm wants to start a new life in a new place where no one knows about his failures as a doctor. But when his past catches up to him, threatening the life of an innocent, he must place his trust in the hands of a woman with a deadly secret in order to save more lives than his own.

After years of travelling, Saul is trying to settle down. But one night he receives the devastating news of the death of his oldest friend, Jed, recently returned from working in a remote Aboriginal community. Saul's discovery in Jed's belongings of a photo of a woman convinces him that she may hold the answers to Jed's fate. So he heads out on a journey into the heart of the Australian desert to find the truth, setting in motion a powerful story about the landscapes that shape us and the ghosts that lay their claim.

Bad-boy wrangler Archer Kane lives fast and loose. Words like responsibility and commitment send him running in the opposite direction - until a wild Vegas weekend puts him on a collision course with Eden Bankcroft-Kew, a New York heiress running away from her blackmailing fiancé the morning of her wedding. Eden has never understood the big attraction to cowboys. Give her a guy in a tailored suit any day of the week.

For tiger-shifter, Samira Anderson, leaving home for the first time to attend Harmony University should unnerve her. She's never submitted to the fear of a challenge and doesn't plan to start now. Meeting her dorm mates and touring the campus excites her and her cat. Although when she meets Gavin Stone, she's not only nervous around him but fears she might lose the tight control she has over her tiger.