Download or read book Boardroom Sins written by J. Margot Critch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s just business… Until it becomes deliciously personal In college, Rebecca Daniels and Brett Collins had a hot rivalry—with sexy benefits. Brett’s company has competed with the Daniels family business for years. And with Rebecca back in town as CEO, Brett has initiated a hostile takeover…just after they share a seriously naughty encounter! Now the battlefield is in both the boardroom and the bedroom. But sometimes the line between love and hate is thinner than you think… “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin DARE, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.

Download or read book Boardroom Sins written by J. Margot Critch and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's just business...Until it becomes deliciously personal In college, Rebecca Daniels and Brett Collins had a hot rivalry - with sexy benefits. Brett's company has competed with the Daniels family business for years. And with Rebecca back in town as CEO, Brett has initiated a hostile takeover...just after they share a seriously naughty encounter! Now the battlefield is both the boardroom and the bedroom. But sometimes the line between love and hate is thinner than you think...

Download or read book The New Boardroom Leaders written by Ralph D. Ward and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations, the cozy, standard model of boardroom leadership was simple: The CEO was also Chairman of the Board, and directors rubberstamped his initiatives. The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act forced radical change on all U.S. public corporations: The board must now hold sessions without management, key committees have tough new independence rules, and all board members now face an unavoidable legal responsibility to provide truly independent oversight of the corporation. Missteps can put companies and individual directors in serious legal danger. The result is an urgent demand that corporate boards develop their own confident, independent leaders from within. But how? That's something that governance expert Ralph Ward, in The New Boardroom Leaders, explains in detail. Until now, no one has tracked and compiled answers to new, basic governance questions. What should a lead director's job description include? Why is a separate chair not necessarily an independent chair? How do you shape an agenda for meetings of independent directors? How do CEOs and the new board leaders divide their roles? How much power should a separate board leader really have? This book answers these questions and more. Companies are scrambling to create new procedures and roles. But there are few job descriptions for these new boardroom leaders—something this book provides, as well as a wealth of insights and tips. The New Boardroom Leaders offers the first inside look at how board leaders actually do their jobs, based on extensive interviews and research. The emphasis will be on practical advice from real board leaders on what worked in their boardrooms, what didn't, and what they expect in the future. It will become a longtime, worthy guide for board members in the new world brought on by Sarbanes-Oxley and the quest for ever-better, and strictly ethical, corporate performance.

Download or read book The Future of Financial Regulation written by Iain G MacNeil and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Financial Regulation is an edited collection of papers presented at a major conference at the University of Glasgow in spring 2009, co-sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council World Economy and Finance Programme and the the Australian Research Council Governance Research Network. It draws together a variety of different perspectives on the international financial crisis which began in August 2007 and later turned into a more widespread economic crisis following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the autumn of 2008. Spring 2009 was in many respects the nadir since valuations in financial markets had reached their low point and crisis management rather than regulatory reform was the main focus of attention. The conference and book were deliberately framed as an attempt to re-focus attention from the former to the latter. The first part of the book focuses on the context of the crisis, discussing the general characteristics of financial crises and the specific influences that were at work this time round. The second part focuses more specifically on regulatory techniques and practices implicated in the crisis, noting in particular an over-reliance on the capacity of regulators and financial institutions to manage risk and on the capacity of markets to self-correct. The third part focuses on the role of governance and ethics in the crisis and in particular the need for a common ethical framework to underpin governance practices and to provide greater clarity in the design of accountability mechanisms. The final part focuses on the trajectory of regulatory reform, noting the considerable potential for change as a result of the role of the state in the rescue and recuperation of the financial system and stressing the need for fundamental re-appraisal of business and regulatory models.

Download or read book Building Better Boards written by David A. Nadler and published by Wiley + ORM. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Building Better Boards "Building Better Boards bridges the gap between talk and action. A must-read for board members, CEOs, governance experts - really for anyone who cares about the future of the corporation." Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation "Building Better Boards covers all the key issues facing boards in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley era. It provides practical advice based on the authors' wide-ranging experience with major companies that have built successful boards." Marty Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen Roger W. Raber, president and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors "This book provides a comprehensive review and effective guide to making any board an effective team, and thus an asset, for their company." Richard H. Koppes of Counsel, Jones Day, and former general counsel, CalPERS "A balanced, insightful, thoughtful, and, above all, useful look at what can be done to create excellent boards." Edward E. Lawler III, director, Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California "Improving board effectiveness is easier said than done. Building Better Boards lays out the how-tos in a clear and compelling way that is of practical value for directors and CEOs alike." Kenneth W. Freeman, former chairman and CEO, Quest Diagnostics Inc.

Download or read book Harlequin Dare May 2018 Box Set written by Clare Connelly and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Dare brings you a collection of four new sexy contemporary romances for fun and fearless women. Available now! This box set includes: BURN ME ONCE By Clare Connelly All Ally knows about Ethan is that he’s a world-famous rock star and absolutely gorgeous—their sexual chemistry is instant. Only now Ethan has started to break the rules. Will Ally be able to stop herself from getting burned? BOARDROOM SINS Sin City Brotherhood By J. Margot Critch Brett initiates a hostile takeover of Rebecca’s company…just after they share a seriously naughty encounter! Now the battlefield is both the boardroom and the bedroom. But sometimes the line between love and hate is thinner than you think… PLEASURE GAMES By Daire St. Denis Jasmine is on her Parisian honeymoon alone and determined to have an adventure. When she meets gorgeous stranger Luca, he shows her desires she never thought to experience—until their sexy dalliance becomes more than just a game… LEGAL ATTRACTION Legal Lovers By Lisa Childs Muriel should hate divorce lawyer Ronan after he won her ex a high settlement. But she can’t keep her hands off him! If they don’t destroy each other in court, they might just destroy each other in the bedroom…

Download or read book As You Crave It written by J. Margot Critch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in J. Margot Critch’s sizzling Miami Heat miniseries will light you on fire! If she’s going to have him, it’s going to be on her terms… When it comes to sexy, wickedly gorgeous and horribly commitment-phobic Quin Rexford, Celia Evans can’t help herself. They used to be best friends—until she confessed her love for him, and he responded by shattering her computer-nerd heart. Eight years later, Celia is one hundred percent hotness, smart as hell and doesn’t take any crap from men. But the instant she sees Quin again, she wants him more than ever. And the lust isn’t just mutual. It’s electric. Just friends. That was the deal. When his kiss breaks their resolve, it ignites an inferno of want. There is no way in hell Celia will say no to one night with Quin Rexford. Only, now Celia’s predatory boss—who wants a business deal with Quin, and Celia in his bed—has invited them both on a decadent cruise to St. Maarten aboard a private yacht. Celia knows her heart can’t afford one more night with Quin. But it’s already too late. Because Quin Rexford knows just what Celia’s body craves…and just the way she likes it. Take control. Feel the rush. Explore your fantasies—Harlequin Dare publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha males and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies.

Download or read book Forbidden Sins written by J. Margot Critch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth book in the Sin City Brotherhood series throws together strangers Gabe and Ellie for a sexy weekend in Vegas. But after Gabe discovers Ellie is his boss’s daughter, their affair only gets hotter! Gabe Foster is a successful lawyer on the verge of promotion and he’s just returned home from a business trip—he’s ready to let loose. A flirty encounter with a beautiful stranger turns into a racy, lust-fueled night in a penthouse suite. But the next morning, Gabe wakes up alone…with a wedding ring and drunken memories of a Vegas chapel. He hurries into the office, only to be introduced to his newest colleague, Ellie Carrington—his boss’s daughter and Gabe’s new wife. Former wild child Ellie is desperate to show her father that she’s turned her life around, so the last thing she needs is a scandal at work. She and Gabe agree to quietly annul their marriage, but when they meet to sign the papers, the connection between them proves irresistible again. What started as a sexy fling becomes an illicit affair that could jeopardize Gabe’s career and Ellie’s relationship with her father. They know how much they’ve got to lose…but a secret this delicious is always worth the risk! Harlequin Dare publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha heroes and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies. Four new Harlequin Dare titles are available each month, wherever ebooks are sold!

Download or read book Legal Attraction written by Lisa Childs and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You are becoming an addiction…” And he’s about to find out how irresistible she really is… Criminally handsome divorce lawyer Ronan Hall decimated Muriel Sanz’s reputation to win her ex a higher settlement. In retaliation, she wants to kill his career. They should hate each other. But they can’t keep their hands—or their lips—to themselves. If they don’t destroy each other in court, they may just destroy each other in the bedroom… “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin DARE, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.

Download or read book Pleasure Games written by Daire St. Denis and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A honeymoon for one… Pleasure for two! After catching her fiancé cheating, Jasmine Sweet is on her Parisian honeymoon alone. She’s determined to have an adventure! But an altercation resulting in temporary amnesia is more the stuff of nightmares. Then she meets a gorgeous stranger, and her time in France becomes a tour de fantasy! Luca shows her desires she never dreamed of—until their sexy dalliances become more than just a game… “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author

Download or read book Burn Me Once Boardroom Sins Burn Me Once Boardroom Sins Sin City Brotherhood Mills Boon Dare written by Clare Connelly and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burn Me Once by Clare Connelly

Download or read book Original Sin written by P. D. James and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocent House is a mock-Venetian palace occupied by Britain’s oldest book publisher, Peverell Press. After a spate of malicious pranks, the ruthless managing director, Gerard Etienne, is found dead, the office mascot, a stuffed snake, jammed in his mouth. Who wanted Etienne dead? Just about everyone on staff—and several authors, too. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a puzzle of extraordinary ingenuity as they begin to probe the dark, private tragedies of Etienne’s mistress and colleagues. But the mystery at Innocent House may prove too deep, too old, and too evil to stop at just one death...

Download or read book Sin Sex and Soap written by Peter Reusch and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Creative Director's job is open at a major San Francisco advertising agency and Julia Hunt, who has worked for the company for a number of years as a senior copywriter, expects the promotion. When management hires Fred Davis, a male chauvinist import from New York, intrigue begins, sparks fly, lust abounds and an already hilariously dysfunctional creative group collapses into mayhem. The staff at Goldstein, Freeman, Silver and Flannigan Advertising start to believe the old adage 'if it can go wrong, it will' was created specifically for them as client corruption surfaces, desires are thwarted and incompetence reigns supreme. But despite all of the comical disasters, a tender love story unfolds as Julia and Fred struggle for reality in an industry that is fueled by cynicism and eccentricity.

Download or read book Inked written by Anne Marsh and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bankers and bad boys don’t mix So why is she getting under his skin? Harper, a buttoned-up banker, is a tattoo virgin before Vik draws her first ink. And once the bad-boy biker lays his hands on the beautiful canvas of her body, he’s addicted! Harper says the two of them could never mix outside of the bedroom—but she’s finding that she wants the feeling of Vik’s touch to last forever. From Harlequin DARE: Take control. Feel the rush. Explore your fantasies. “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author Find more gorgeous alpha bikers and strong-willed heroines in the Hard Riders MC series by New York Times bestselling author Anne Marsh! Ruled: A Bad Boy Biker Romance Inked: A Bad Boy Biker Romance

Download or read book Sweet as Sin written by J. Margot Critch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the members of the Sin City Brotherhood—a group of five extremely successful, intelligent, wealthy, and ambitious men and one woman in Las Vegas. They run the city, work hard and play even harder. Their erotic club, Di Terrestres, caters discreetly to the desires of the highest echelon of Las Vegas society. The Martinez family helped Alex Fischer turn his life around when he came to them as a troubled child. Now, years later, he’s best friends with their son, Rafael, and they’re both living the high life in Vegas, working and partying together. When he runs into Rafael’s younger sister, Maria, at a club one night, his red-hot attraction to her takes him by surprise. Wary of betraying Rafael, he keeps his distance. Until… The last thing he expects is to run into Maria at his office, where she’s been hired as an assistant. They can’t keep their hands off each other, and it doesn’t take long for them to begin an illicit fling. Alex knows their relationship must stay hidden or he could lose his best friend and tear apart the Martinez family—but it’s hard to keep something this good a secret forever. Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.

Download or read book A Sinful Little Christmas written by J. Margot Critch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steamy finale to the Sin City Brotherhood series finds powerful Alana Carter battling to show her sexy new employee who’s in charge—but he soon commands all of her attention between the sheets! Alana Carter manages the hottest sex club in Vegas, and she relishes the power of being the boss. So when her partners hire British consultant Michael Paul to help her out over the holidays, she’s furious. She immediately clashes with her new employee, but the fiery chemistry between them is undeniable. Soon Alana has gone from wrestling for control in the boardroom to letting Michael dominate in the bedroom. Michael needs a fresh start after his ex-wife’s betrayal, so his red-hot attraction to his new boss is a welcome distraction—especially when it results in racy after-hours encounters in the office. The pair give in to their illicit desires and spend a sexy Christmas break in Mexico, where Michael discovers a deeper connection with Alana: he wants more than a lust-fueled affair behind closed doors. Alana doesn’t want to relinquish control of her life to any man, let alone one who works for her, but their festive fling has left her aching with desire. Her body and mind want different things—the question is: Which one will come out on top? Harlequin DARE publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha heroes and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies. Four new Harlequin DARE titles are available each month, wherever ebooks are sold!

Download or read book Skirts in the Boardroom written by Rei Kimura and published by Booksmango. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three young women arrived in Tokyo from the small towns of rural Japan with nothing but a burning ambition and the vague knowledge that somehow, their lives would be different. With so many odds stacked against them, what were the chances that their ambitions would eventually be realized? And at what cost? The fourth woman, Emi is from an affluent family in Tokyo but her privileged life did nothing to lessen the odds stacked even higher against her. This is the tense, smoldering story of four young Japanese professional women from diverse backgrounds and a big score to settle with their female unfriendly society, whose lives converged in Tokyo where they met by chance and started the ‘four pillars.’ Well educated, vibrant and ambitious, the four women, Suzue, Sachi, Tomoko and Emi are bonded by their common struggle to break out of the system which traditionally placed Japanese women as the coffee and tea serving ladies of the corporate world. This gripping story is set against the backdrop of vibrant, contradictory and pulsating Tokyo, the capital and heartbeat of Japan and the way life is really led in a country where traditions and extreme modernity co exist in perplexing harmony. Through the stormy and sometimes racy maze of boozing at Tokyo’s many bars and discos to the string of men that weaved in and out of their lives to the tune of Suzue’s ‘expiry date’ song and quieter moments of just crashing out of the limelight and bonding with each other, the four self styled pillars depend on each other for the therapeutic support and healing from the spiritual and mental scars of constant corporate and societal warfare. They are truly “soulmates” in Tokyo. Together and yet apart, each woman has her own secret yearnings and dreams and having forced their way into the boardrooms of Japan, what lies ahead for them? Will and can the parallel lines of their ambitions and personal lives finally converge or travel forever, open ended and unresolved? Through the turbulent lives and experiences of these four women told with plenty of satire and bitter sweet humor, this book also gives the reader an honest look at modern Japanese society as it struggles to co exist with die hard traditional practices, prejudices and mindset. This book has a lot of insight into life in Japan as it actually is and in particular the growing number of young professional women who want more out of life than their traditional roles. It’s very real, it’s life in Japan and the fractious struggle of young women of modern desires against die hard traditional values.