Madeleine Taylor

I'm a good girl. I work hard, look like your average girl, do everything in moderation and I certainly don't make a habit of going into strangers' hotel rooms dressed in sexy lingerie and killer heels. That is, until I meet her.When a mysterious woman buys me a drink at a hotel bar in New York, I never expect her to impact my life the way she does. From the moment she lays eyes on me there's little point fighting my desires because she seems to know them better than I do...The Good Girl is the naughty debut novella by Madeleine Taylor, author of lesbian erotica.

The Good Girl

I'm Valerie, a recently divorced CFO from LA. After discovering lesbian erotica, I joined an online book club and have been indulging in steamy novels ever since. A new chapter in my life starts when Syd, a fellow member I've been sharing a sexy online exchange with, invites me to her house in Quebec. It seems excessive to get on a flight for someone I don't know, but my curiosity wins over my deeply grounded sensibilities, and soon I find myself tangled in a web of discovery and raging desire.

Online

I'm Ivy Giacometti, a nightclub singer from New York, but tonight, I'm masquerading as Miss Black. I'm visiting my friend Tessa who lives in New Orleans and we've just been busted for gate-crashing a masked party after Tessa pretends to know Countess Montgomery, the mysterious hostess. A charming and devilishly attractive stranger saves us from humiliation and ushers us inside, and it soon becomes clear that this is not the kind of party I was expecting. Things are getting heated and the atmosphere is unconventional to say the least, but so is my hostess, the Phantom, who drives me to my limits in a private room upstairs.When identities are hidden, nothing is what it seems, and only time will reveal what lies beneath when the mask finally drops...

Masquerade

I'm Lucy, a law student with a part-time job as a personal shopper at Bergman's, an exclusive department store in New York.As Christmas is nearing, my employer has hired a Santa. I don't appreciate the way he keeps looking at me until I find out that Santa is a woman...I'm one of those people who doesn't like Christmas and I have my reasons for that. But being in Santa's presence brings out the holiday spirit, as well as the bad side, in me. So much so, that I soon find myself longing to be on Santa's naughty list!

Santa's Favorite

I'm a good girl. I work hard, look like your average girl, do everything in moderation and I certainly don't make a habit of going into strangers' hotel rooms dressed in sexy lingerie and killer heels. That is, until I meet her. When a mysterious woman buys me a drink at a hotel bar in New York, I never expect her to impact my life the way she does. From the moment she lays eyes on me there's little point fighting my desires because she seems to know them better than I do...

Lise Gold

New Yorker Faith Astor is a successful fashion photographer. Living in Manhattan and parading glamorous parties, she seems to have it all, yet nothing could be further from the truth. When a female personal trainer shows up on New Year's Day, she regrets booking the kickstart session in a drunken haze, but the woman likes a challenge and won't take no for an answer. After years of struggling with an eating disorder, Silva Carter finally has her life back on track. With a careful balance of exercise, healthy living, and a strict routine, she keeps her anxiety at bay, but breaking her ankle forces her to let go of the control she so desperately needs. When she's unable to tackle the staircase in her apartment, her beautiful client Faith offers Silva her spare bedroom for the duration of her recovery, and they soon learn they have more in common than they realized. Faith is fascinated by her cute trainer, who seems to understand her better than anyone else, and for the first time, she finds herself attracted to a woman. But after a run-in on a high-profile photoshoot, that could be the least of her worries.

In the Mirror

Santa’s Favorite

"After the painful divorce from her husband, Reina Amari, wealthy mother of two, has lost her sense of self. No longer wife and homemaker, she feels low, lonely and purposeless in her huge mansion in the Hamptons. Her life suddenly changes when she meets Belle, her new pool technician, who brings back feelings long forgotten. Her emotions conflicted, Belle roars into Reina life like a storm; the calm waters now a thing of the past, and Reina has no idea how to deal with the situation. Single mom Belle Rodgers services pools during the day and works for Hamptons Escorts a few nights a week. She loves giving her female clients the only thing their rich husbands can provide: an unforgettable night between the sheets. Belle number one rule is to not get emotionally invested but when her secret crush Reina books her, that proves to be a tough challenge. Between their differences in lifestyle and Belle having a less than conventional job, nothing is simple and they struggle to fight their undeniable chemistry. Can Reina come to terms with her sexuality? And can Belle find the trust to open herself up? Storms are beautiful but they can also be destructive & The Next Life: a sizzling collaboration from bestselling author, Lise Gold & erotica author, Madeleine Taylor."--Back cover

The Next Life

Iain Fraser

The Business of People is purposefully focused on people. The book will assist you to develop and support yourself with your people leadership, knowledge, and skills. It is an opportunity to better manage yourself and lead others, including your organization, into the modern volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. It is also a sequel to the top-selling book The Business of Portfolio Management: Boosting Organizational Value. Authors Madeleine Taylor and Iain Fraser combine to give you the very best in knowledge and experience in a variety of situations. This is a book that cuts through the nonsense and presents real-world solutions for situations facing leaders today and tomorrow. Shifting from managing people to leading people requires a pivot...Leadership matters because the future is at greater risk without it. Regardless of where you are in your leadership journey I am confident this new book from Madeleine and Iain will be a valuable resource for you. Enjoy the journey, it never ends. —Mark A. Langley, Former President and CEO, Project Management Institute Iain and Madeleine are honest and raw about the challenges faced, and the resiliency needed, to lead in business. —Suzanne M. O’Gorman, Senior Strategic Business Architect, United Healthcare Group In a world where leadership increasingly requires emotional and cultural intelligence skills, this masterpiece couldn’t be any timelier. —Dr. Hilary Aza, Senior Portfolio Manager, Tarrant County, Texas Essential for anyone seeking to better understand their personal leadership and to inform further development. —Rob Loader, Executive, Capital Planning & Delivery, Telstra Corporation The book to me is written from a position of empowerment, cultural acknowledgment, hopefulness, and purpose. —Elissa Farrow, Founder, About Your Transition This book will challenge your own thinking and behaviour and give you an opportunity to develop your adaptability and leadership style for an evolving future. —Thomas Davis, GM, Corporate Services, Capital & Coast District Health Board, New Zealand

Leadership for the Changing World

The Business of People

It is a story filled with triumphs, defeats, frustration, sometimes, anger, happiness, education, and a bit of humor. It's also a reminder that there are people who face challenges whether they want to or not. I want to publish this story in hopes that the reader will learn something from it. Not about me, but about what it felt like to grow up in two separate worlds.

The Good and Bad of Being Born Different

Living in Two Separate Worlds

John Cleveland

Peter Plastrik

Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt a network-centric approach to solving difficult problems. Building networks of like-minded organizations and people offers them a way to weave together and create strong alliances that get better leverage, performance, and results than any single organization is able to do. While the advantages of such networks are clear, there are few resources that offer easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks. Drawn from the authors’ deep experience with more than thirty successful network projects, Connecting to Change the World provides the frameworks, practical advice, case studies, and expert knowledge needed to build better performing networks. Readers will gain greater confidence and ability to anticipate challenges and opportunities. Easily understandable and full of actionable advice, Connecting to Change the World is an informative guide to creating collaborative solutions to tackle the most difficult challenges society faces.

Madeleine Taylor

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