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You have to do it… you might as well enjoy it No one likes a pushy, smarmy salesman – no one wants to be that guy … but most of us need to sell to some extent. How else can we get any business? We all have to do it now, whether we're lawyers, accountants or start-ups. But don't despair – there's no need to go on some cringey sales training day. How to be Great at the Stuff You Hate shows you how to develop all the skills you need to sell yourself, your business and your ideas. So ditch the dread, forget the fear and start enjoying yourself! Selling isn't something you 'do' to people, it's not some dark art practised by pushy and manipulative people – it's a process, it's a relationship … it's fun! All you need to do is cut the crap, be yourself and win some business. How to be Great at the Stuff You Hate shows you how to: Pull together a target list – who do you want to approach and do business with? Connect with those people – writing letters/emails Master meeting and networking – conquering small talk! Follow up once you’ve chatted to someoneAsk for what you want

‘I loved it! Wicked humour with a big heart’ – Liz FenwickIt is a truth universally acknowledged that working with an ex is a terrible idea…Annie Elliot never expected her life to turn out this way: living with her dad, working as an accountant – surely the least glamorous job in Hollywood?! – and dodging her family’s constant bickering.Landing a job as a producer on a new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice seems like the piece of luck she’s been waiting for. Until the cast is announced, and Annie discovers that the actor playing Mr Darcy is Austen Wentworth: the man she’s spent nearly a decade trying to forget.Not only is Austen her ex – but while Annie’s life has stalled, Austen is Hollywood’s hottest property…and has just been voted World’s Sexiest Man.With nowhere to hide, there’s just one question. Now the one who got away has come back, should Annie stand by her pride? Or give into Austen’s powers of persuasion?A laugh-out-loud retelling of a Jane Austen romance, perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk and Fiona CollinsBrigid Coady was the winner of the 2015 Joan Hessayon New Writers’ Scheme AwardPraise for Brigid Coady‘Awesome, awesome, awesome! … Fans of Paige Toon, Sophie Kinsella and Lindsey Kelk, this will most definitely be your thing!’ – Sophie Bailey, ibloggbooks.com‘As the story moved from setting the scene and firmly entrenching the reader in a Persuasion rerun to the actual filming it stepped away from a faithful retelling of the story and came into its own right. If you loved films like Ten Things I Hate About You …you will really like this.’ – Alison Robinson, Netgalley

Persuading the Playboy KingNewly crowned king, Marc DeLoria had a dilemma. Did he give in to his primal feelings for old flame Kate Milner – and become tabloid gossip – or show himself as a strong, moral ruler? Unmasking the Maverick Prince Her assignment was to interview millionaire Mitch Warner, not to sleep with him! But the confirmed bachelor soon had Tori Barnett entering into a scorching affair that hadn’t been part of her agenda. Nor had she counted on the unexpected result of their union…Daring the Dynamic Sheikh Fiery beauty Raina Kahlil was content until her long-absent fiance, Sheikh Dharr Halim, came to whisk her back to his kingdom. Deep down she ached for the playboy prince, but tried to resist the heat between them, as Dharr expected a loveless union. One of them needed to adjust their ideas – fast!THE ROYAL WAGER – a trilogy from Kristi Gold