Be the Boss is a compilation of lessons learned throughout my professional life. Although Ive started many businesses, my greatest success was founding Medicine Shoppe International, Inc., a franchisor of more than a thousand retail pharmacies, with 2004 collective revenues in excess of $2 billion. In 1995, Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) acquired Medicine Shoppe in a transaction valued at approximately $360 million. Every business I started was exactly that, a startupand all startups are smal...

Following more than ten years in England, the Busch family, with the exception of Mary, who was already at university, returned in 1958 to live in Germany, where Wilhelm had a job with Massey Ferguson, the Canadian manufacturer of agricultural machinery. Michael and his younger brother Nicholas entered the German school system and, in due course, became fluent in both English and German. Sadly, Patricia died in 1994, leaving Wilhelm living alone in his little wooden house near the town of ...

Greatness Redefined for the 21st CenturyToday's business climate is defined by speed, social technologies, and people's expectations of “values” besides value. As a result, leaders have to create an outstanding culture for all, no matter who they are or what they do for the organization. This groundbreaking book, from the creators of the gold-standard Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, shows how it's done. Through inspiring stories and compelling research...

They were always more than friends.Amaya Jameson never forgot the night Amir Barkley touched her like she was his. They were supposed to be just friends. They tried to be. But the spark between them has always burned too hot to ignore.Now, years later, they've crossed the line for real—and there's no going back.Sexy, emotional, and unforgettable . . . The Spark is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance where heat meets heart and love demands...

Gautier Sadosa is a plus size internet sensation and the owner of a shop called Luxury Tea. One would think she's happy with her success but something is troubling her. Gautier is still in love with her daughter's father. Will they be able to rekindle their flame or will their past get in the way?Saz Thompson is a twenty-one-year-old hairstylist at Luxury Tea. She lusts for the finer things in life. She's with a rapper, but can he offer Saz more? Saz realizes being materialistic is...

Tia Kelly presents Book 3 in the Click series.

Since age eighteen, twin sisters Wyld and Allure Flowers have dominated the charts. With sultry voices belting out gems that turn into platinum plaques, The Soprano Girls have lived a life many couldn't fathom experiencing. World travel, finessing sold-out crowds, and receiving accolades fuel their passion. However, once bad news about them spreads like wildfire, the allure of the fast life becomes an afterthought. Together, the twins agree to join Better Days Rehab Center and make their h...

Azari Michaels's experiences with love have caused her to turn her back on it. When she needs it the most from the man in her life, it's cold and distant. Her top priorities are taking care of her son, furthering her education, and managing her health. This downward spiral her health is on has become financially taxing, causing her stress, which puts her decline on a fast track. Just when she settles into the thought that no one besides her family cares, in walks an angel from God himself,...

All her life, around the way girl Ruejae has received crumbs from the world that's left a stain on her perception of what she deserves. On the verge of blurring lines with a long-time friend, she is ready to see what's on the other side of incessant flirting, weighty promises, and ravishing fantasies shared over a recorded phone line. Cutting ties wasn't a part of the deal but when calls go unanswered and promises are forgotten, she has no choice but to move forward with the shame, embarra...

After running away from home, Amryn is back in Maple Hills after five years ready to face the past.Krew the golden boy is making a name for himself in the MLB but enjoys the quiet life his hometown of Maple Hills offers during off season.When the two are back home at the same time and come face to face with each other for the first time since Amryn left, old feeling rear their heads for the high school sweethearts. That's until Krew learns the real reason behind Amryn leavi...

Maaz Zyad, number ninety-seven of the Connecticut Kings, wasn't a big name in his first three seasons in the League. Thanks to his temperamental girlfriend posting and tweeting her every grievance about the League and Kings franchise, Zyad's become one of the most talked about players in the media. The Kings cut him a contract extension with a huge pay increase under one condition. He had to get rid of the hyper-poster to keep his crown. That was an easy fix for Maaz. He made the swift dec...

Sometimes, an unexpected rumour can change everything...Ninety-year-old Thomas Mirren has always been happy with his usual, quiet routine. But when a story came out in the local newspaper that Thomas is a fraud, his quiet life becomes a little more interesting. To everyone.Ian is tasked with writing a story about a military imposter in order to keep his job at the paper. Everyone in town knows Thomas is an old soldier; they see him every November in the parade. Everyone, th...