Ever wondered why some business people have all the luck? They talk to more people! Its not about being lucky; its about talking to more people, more of the time and you can only do that by being present. New conversations and new connections will lead to new opportunities. You just need to be open to the idea of talking to complete strangers and act on the signs you receive to make an opportunity happen. That can mean both online and off. Has the Internet killed our ability to communicate offline with each other? Is it better to connect online than not connect at all? Why does our etiquette fly out of the window when we do network online? People very often have an online strategy, but how about an offline one? Find out how you can talk to more strangers and be rich with your new connection currency, both on and offline. Business people all over the world are looking for new and alternative ways to market themselves and their businesses and by going back to good old fashioned chit chat or small talk and talking to complete strangers, more opportunities and business connections will arise. People buy from people they know, like and trust, so get to know more people! Its not what you know, its not who you know, but its who knows you. Developing the art of chat and holding a brief conversation with someone you dont know will not only fill you with confidence, but if you are able to build on that relationship, could increase your bottom line through either referrals or sales. Talking to strangers might not come naturally to some, so this book will guide you through key areas to help you such as behavioral styles, body language, and eye contact. Add in help with starting a conversation, and following up, you will pretty much ready to launch yourself into talking to more people, on and offline. Split into 5 easy parts and peppered with real life stories of how chance conversations have led to business relationships and new opportunities, the reader will realize not only why you need to talk to more strangers, but also indeed how easy it can be.
An abandoned child. A missing couple. A village full of secrets.
When a couple holidaying in the small Irish village of Doolan disappear one night, leaving their child behind, Chrissy Livingstone has no choice but to involve herself in the mystery surrounding their disappearance.
As the toddler is taken into care, it soon becomes apparent that in the close-knit village the couple are not the only ones with secrets to keep.
With the help of her sister, Julie, Chrissy races to uncover what is really happening. Could discovering the truth put more lives at risk?
A suspenseful story that will keep you guessing until the end.
When a major railway accident turns into a bizarre case of a missing body, will this PI’s hunt for the truth take her way off track?
London. Private investigator Chrissy Livingstone’s dirty work has taken her down a different path to her family. But when her upper-class sister begs her to locate a friend missing after a horrific train crash, she feels duty-bound to assist. Though when the two dig deeper, all the evidence seems to lead to one mysterious conclusion: the woman doesn’t want to be found.
Still with no idea why the woman was on the train, and an unidentified body uncannily resembling the missing person lying unclaimed in the mortuary, the sisters follow a trail of cryptic clues through France. The mystery only deepens when they learn someone else is searching, and their motive could be murder…
Can Chrissy find the woman before she meets a terrible fate?
Walk Like You is the second book in the gripping Chrissy Livingstone series. If you like hard-nosed heroines, quirky characters, and pages packed with suspense, you’ll love this twisted tale.
Perfect for fans of Dervla McTiernan, Jo Spain, Sam Blake, Carmel Harrington, Sinead Crowley and Graham Masterton.
Mysterious photos. Missing diaries. Family secrets with fatal consequences.
Chrissy Livingstone grieves over her dad's sudden death. While she cleans out his old things, she discovers something she can't explain: seven photos of schoolboys with the year 1987 stamped on the back. Unable to turn off her desire for the truth, she hunts down the boys in the photos only to find out that three of the seven have committed suicide…
Tracing the clues from Surrey to Santa Monica, Chrissy unearths disturbing ties between her father's work as a financier and the victims. As each new connection raises more sinister questions about her family, she fears she should've left the secrets buried with the dead.
Will Chrissy put the past to rest, or will the sins of the father destroy her?
Tin Men is the suspenseful first book in the Chrissy Livingstone suspense series. If you like courageous heroines, dark family secrets, and complex investigations, you’ll love Linda Coles’s engrossing story.
One man's courage could save man's best friend... Pete is trying his best to get on the right side of the tracks. Dog-napping spoiled pets for ransom money seems harmless, and he could really use the cash. All he has to do is locate targets with his drone and tell the gang where to find them. It's easy money, until Pete learns what's really happening to the dogs... When the gang starts to sell the canine captives as bait for an underground fight ring, Pete changes sides in a hurry. With help from local detective Amanda Lacey, they have one chance to hatch a daring rescue. But will they be in time to save the kidnapped dogs from torment and certain death? The Controller is a mystery novella set in the Detective Amanda Lacey series of novels. If you like small-town crime dramas, authentic characters, and dogs, then you'll love this thrill-ride from international bestselling author Linda Coles. Listen to The Controller and discover what happens today!
