He must marry or lose control of his empire. But no ordinary wife would do for Australian tycoon Alex Valente. Emotional entanglements were to be avoided; physical attraction was essential. Struggling designer Olivia Cannington certainly fit both of his requirements… most especially the latter. And she was in such desperate need of his funds, perhaps the beauty would even agree to the second part of his marriage ultimatum: give Valente an heir…within a year.
Alex, the CEO of a large corporation, has fallen in love at first sight with the illustrious Olivia. With his father threatening to sell the company if he does not marry within six months, he is delighted that the ideal woman has appeared. Olivia’s heart is set aflutter at the sight of Alex, but she worries that fraternizing with such a dangerous man is like playing with fire. So what is she to think when Alex asks her to marry him at the end of their dinner?
Alex, the CEO of a large corporation, has fallen in love at first sight with the illustrious Olivia. With his father threatening to sell the company if he does not marry within six months, he is delighted that the ideal woman has appeared. Olivia’s heart is set aflutter at the sight of Alex, but she worries that fraternizing with such a dangerous man is like playing with fire. So what is she to think when Alex asks her to marry him at the end of their dinner?
The Ceo Takes A Wife No ordinary wife would do for Australian tycoon Alex Valente. Emotional entanglements were to be avoided but physical attraction was essential. Struggling designer Olivia Cannington certainly fit both of his requirements most especially the latter. And she was in such desperate need of his funds, perhaps the beauty would even agree to his marriage ultimatum to give Valente an heir...within a year! The C.O.O. Must Marry To keep his family home, Nick must marry the woman of his father's choosing Sasha Blake, a long–ago flame. Sasha had been barely out of her teens, but there had been nothing immature about her or his desire for her. Now she would be his wife, and Nick would be free to make love to her as often and any way he liked. But there was one nagging question in his mind. He knew his reasons for agreeing to this marriage, but what were hers?
Named to the longlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Leadership category Are you ready to lead? Will you pass the test? Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive; even today, most CEOs don't last five years in the job. The demands to deliver at a consistently high level can be unforgiving. The loneliness. The weight of responsibility. The relentless second-guessing and criticism. The pressure to build all-star teams. The 24/7 schedule that requires superhuman stamina. The tough decisions that often leave no one happy. The expectation to always have the right answer when it can be hard just to know the right question. These challenges are brought into their highest and sharpest relief in the corner office, but they are hardly unique to chief executives. All leaders face their own version of these tests, and the authors draw on the distilled wisdom, stories, and lessons from hundreds of chief executives to show how every aspiring leader can master these challenges and lead like a CEO. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The CEO Test is the authoritative, no-nonsense insider's guide to navigating leadership's toughest challenges, brought to you by authors uniquely qualified to tell the stories. Adam Bryant has conducted in-depth interviews with more than 600 CEOs. Kevin Sharer spent more than two decades as president and then CEO of Amgen, where he led its expansion from $1 billion in annual revenues to nearly $16 billion. He has served on many boards and is a sought-after mentor for CEOs of global companies. Leadership is getting harder as the speed of disruption across all industries accelerates. The CEO Test will better prepare you to succeed, whether you're a CEO or just setting out to become one.
Douglas Aspine knew that being CEO of a public company was twenty times more lucrative than winning the lottery. He was forty-five and time was running out when fate dealt him an unexpected opportunity. The company was old, staid and well respected but it was underperforming and Aspine was determined to turn it around no matter who he had to crush or how many toes he had to stand on. Soon he was at war with the company's employees, unions, suppliers, financiers and co-directors but nothing was going to stop him. He knew he had countless detractors and enemies who he contemptuously labeled "losers" and paid no heed to. Would this prove to be a miscalculation of monumental proportions or would he prevail?
There was no way multimillionaire Zach Harper would split his inheritance with a stranger. Even if she was his wife. What had supposedly been a prank Vegas wedding to Kaitlin Saville was very real. And now, according to his late grandmother's will, Zach's future was tied to Kaitlin…forever. The CEO truly believed he could buy off his bride with a few million and a signed divorce decree. However, Kaitlin didn't want money. She wanted an opportunity only Zach could provide. So he offered her a job, vowing never to consummate their marriage. But some vows were meant to be broken.…
*"A whip-smart, funny, and searing look at the wild world of startups." —Good Morning America Book Club Buzz Pick *Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR In this “wise and wickedly funny novel about love, creativity, and the limitations of the tech-verse” (Vogue) newlyweds Asha and Cyrus find themselves running one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to make a scientific breakthrough when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Before she knows it, Asha has abandoned her lab, exchanged vows with Cyrus, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia to develop an app called WAI—“We are Infinite.” WAI creates a sensation, with millions of users logging on every day. Will Cyrus and Asha’s marriage survive the pressures of sudden fame, or will she become overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah? This “scathing—and hilarious—take on startup culture, marriage and workaholism” (Politico) explores whether or not technology—with all its limits and possibilities—can disrupt modern love.
