Virtual Workplace

The remote work revolution has been rapidly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace shares insights from the remote employee, manager, and leader perspectives, offering a blueprint any person can use to make remote work successful, productive and fulfilling. Learn how to leverage the flexibility of remote work, be more productive while working at home, avoid burnout, lead a team of virtual employees, and build an organization that sets the gold standard for virtual work.

With increased demand for hybrid and fully remote work styles, most firms understand that some form of distance work is here to stay—and have put some remote protocols in place. But many companies either see the shift to remote work as a threat to their culture and management style, or they just don’t know how to make the transition. It’s time to take advantage of the many opportunities remote work presents. This book will tell you how.

Are you working with extremely difficult people who make your life miserable? They put you down. They take advantage of you. They want power over you, and lack empathy for anyone but themselves. Charming you one minute, they seek to destroy your good reputation the next. You don't know which side of them will come forth. The vicious side berates, tortures and embarrasses you and uses you for narcissistic supply. Accomplishing tasks under their toxic schemes is difficult. Anxious and confused, you long to work elsewhere but you're stuck. NOT ANYMORE. You have the power to change that today. ...

Feel like you’re trapped in a madhouse of workplace stupidity? This tongue-in-cheek guide is your survival kit. After 30 years navigating irrational decisions, pointless processes, and clueless colleagues, expert JS Paxton decodes the bizarre psychology behind baffling behaviors using witty wisdom. From understanding the different species of stupidity to the “Dreaded Oblivion Syndrome” sufferers, learn strategies to influence, communicate with, and protect your sanity around even the most mediocre mentalities. Packed with anecdotes and research-backed frameworks, How to Work with ...

One wild night with UAB's most irresistible surgeon. Now, I’m stuck working alongside him—and fighting every urge not to fall back into his bed. I’ve spent years on my research, and the last thing I need is a distraction like Dr. Hunter Parrish. But luck isn’t on my side—now the secret bad-boy doctor is my partner on a high-stakes, make-or-break clinical trial. Our night together should have been the end of it—a scorching, forbidden secret. But every time his smoldering eyes lock onto mine, it feels like he’s daring me to forget the rules. There’s no way I’m letting this ...

Snowed in with my infuriatingly hot coworker… and everything I’ve worked for is about to implode. Thorne Chilton is the last person I want to be stuck with days before Christmas. Arrogant, entitled, and way too tempting. But we're stranded in a blizzard, and the tension between us is sharper than the freezing wind outside. What started as an airport nightmare turned into the road trip from hell. My brain must have frostbite, because I hate him… but my body melts at his slightest touch. Before I can stop myself, I’m leaning in, craving more. Every touch, every glance weakens my ...

He's the leader she can't resist, and the friend she's secretly loved for years. When duty calls, will they finally risk it all? Fire Chief Reese Carpenter—leader, teacher, mentor, and relentless jokester. He’s always the steady hand in their chaotic firehouse, keeping everyone grounded even when the heat’s on. But when a crisis shatters his carefully controlled world, it’s Eileen he turns to for support. Paramedic Eileen Ballantine had heard plenty of stories about the elusive fire chief, but meeting Reese in the flesh is a surprise. With lives on the line, she expects discipline ...

When the sirens go off, the fun starts… Best friends Jonathon and Robert have shared everything since they first met in kindergarten…toys, an apartment, and now, a woman. The duo has loved their coworker Claudia from afar for years now, but they’ve always been afraid to approach her. She’s beautiful, private, and completely professional. She seems to hate both of them, at least until the day they’re trapped alone together in a tornado shelter… Everyone else was smart enough to head home before the storms came, but when Claudia, Jonathon, and Robert stay at work to finish an ...

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.

How do you go from a homeless maid to a billionaire’s wife in one simple step? Get caught sleeping in his bed. Grant Barclay is a penny-pinching, drop-dead gorgeous god in a tailored suit, forced to marry to inherit his family estate. A Barclay parting from a single cent more than necessary when he divorces that unwanted wife someday? Preposterous. I’m a starving artist who’s always looking for the bright side. Getting hired as his maid the same day I was fired for ruining his suit makes me think I’ve hit the jackpot. But, a misunderstanding (not my fault, I swear!) leads to a new ...

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, ...

He was presumed dead, so I created twin babies. Using his frozen sperm, desperate to keep a piece of him with me. But then he came back—alive, not remembering me…us… I started my medical internship with my best friend’s big brother as my boss. He was surly yet insanely gorgeous, with toned muscle peeking through a white coat. From our first encounter, we couldn’t resist the magnetic pull between us. We often gasped beneath the sheets between shifts. Until he left for a medical mission in a war zone and vanished. I was desperate to keep a part of him in my life. I used his frozen ...

I’m her boss, twice her age, and completely captivated by her curves. But keeping my distance is no longer an option. Jameson Amelia is everything I should avoid—sweet, curvy, and far too young for a man like me. As her boss, I’ve tried to keep my distance, but every smile and every stolen glance has me craving her more. Then, a client crosses the line and makes her cry, and all bets are off. My protective instincts surge, and I know I can’t hold back any longer. She’s mine now, and I’ll destroy anyone who dares hurt her. She’s the perfect blend of innocence and temptation, ...

A dangerous vendetta, a curvy nanny, and the mafia king who will stop at nothing to protect her… Luca Romano is a ruthless mafia enforcer—not a family man. Yet when his brother is tragically killed, he becomes a father overnight. Struggling to balance his thirst for revenge and his newfound responsibility, Luca turns to the only solution he can think of—hiring a nanny. But he never expected the nanny to be all compassionate innocence wrapped up in a sinfully curvy package. She's beautiful, irresistible, and absolutely infuriating. Dana is sassy, independent, and knows exactly how to ...

I’m juggling two jobs to give my daughter a decent Christmas. Falling for my grumpy, gorgeous boss was never part of the plan. When I take on a night guard position for brooding billionaire Huck Frost, I expect long hours, not long stares. But when he has to move to an inn an hour away, I’m assigned a 24-hour detail. As a single mom living paycheck-to-paycheck, I can’t refuse. There’s just one catch: it’s over Christmas—my favorite time of year. Now I’m snowed in with a man who lives his life as frozen as the winter outside. Yet in this magical wonderland, his walls start to ...

A laid-back cop, a sassy lawyer, and a bet that changes everything. Link, my brother’s best friend, thinks my new client is a lost cause. When I mention my high school reunion is coming up and I don’t want to go alone, Link proposes a bet: Win this case, and he'll be my fake date for my reunion. But one bet isn’t enough. Next thing I know, we're stuck together, competing in challenges. And he can’t resist upping the ante. But beneath the playful banter, something shifts. A stolen kiss reveals there might be more to us than just friends. I never expected a bet to turn into love, but ...

Hey there, brave reader. Welcome to a topic we’ve all thought about but never dared to speak of openly—farting in the workplace. Yes, farts—those tiny, invisible, often unexpected sound grenades that can strike at any time. If you’ve ever been caught in the crossfire of a mid-meeting gas bomb, then congratulations, my friend—you’re in the right place. Before we dive into this epic exploration of human air emissions, I have to admit something up front: I love farts. There, I said it. And no, I’m not ashamed. Farts are nature’s comedic timing at its finest. They’re ...

Teacher by day, member of the MC at night. My TA is asking for her cherry to be popped. She's curvy, innocent, and obsessed with touching me. She asks for a ride after class one day. I take her on my steel horse, then I take her unprotected. Her body is mine, and everyone’s going to know. She’ll wear my mark like a brand now that she’s knocked up. I’ve spent my whole life protecting my brothers. But it’s time to protect my new family. Nobody touches a Queen except her King. A fast-paced age gap romance where the hero intentionally swipes the heroine’s v-card and knocks her up. ...

I never expected to fall for my insufferable billionaire boss. Aiden is everything I’m not—a rich, spoiled playboy who is far too fond of the outdoors. But when he ropes me into pretending to be his girlfriend to save a business deal, things get complicated. Suddenly, I see a different side of him—passionate, caring, and irresistible. As we travel the world for his Extreme Sports Tour, the lines between fake and real start to blur. When this ends, I don’t want to return to being just his assistant. I want a real relationship with him. But then a rival tries to use me to sabotage ...

Can love at first site go from online interview to forever? Based on one reader’s true story: Super Mom Marty starts work at Lilith publishing house where Dana is her mentor. They hit it off over a "working" lunch and exchange numbers with plans to meet up for a rollicking game of Ultimate Frisbee. Of course, Marty wants to see how straight Dana is because she caught major feels from her just from her job interview. As with most straight girls who don't know they're torturing you with mixed signals, Dana seems like she's getting close and comfortable with Marty. At least until she gets a ...