Behind the Boardroom Door

Author Note: {After spending 25 years working for global corporations, I was compelled to write about the journey that many women experience over their careers - the good, the bad, and the ugly. I'm really not scared about taking risks and pushing boundaries – indeed that’s where my stories really come to life.

I would love other working women to share their experiences about working in corporations. Have you ever missed out on a promotion because you were a woman? Has another woman ever sabotaged you? Have you had to hide a corporate secret to keep your role?

The more we bring these stories to the forefront, rather than keeping them secret women's business, the more we can deal with the issues that seem to regularly confront women - no matter what role they have or industry they work in.}

Kristina Belinsky is a young, ambitious woman in corporate America. When she is unexpectedly laid off from her job, she faces many of the hard truths that women face in business. Incensed by it all, she takes matters into her hands only to discover when you play with fire you get burnt.

Sick and tired of always falling for bad boys, she resists her attraction to a wealthy and powerful CEO. But when disaster strikes, Kristina finds she is unable to resist him any longer. The couple embarks on a passionate, adventurous, and lascivious relationship -- a life filled with all the trappings of success.

With dogged determination for independence, Kristina rises through the ranks of management. Her aspirations come to a sudden halt when a corporate restructure leaves her reporting to a new manager – a woman who will do anything to sabotage Kristina’s career.

Much to her dismay, she also discovers that CEOs aren’t always what they appear to be, that lovers don’t always tell the truth, and that money and power can corrupt the people you trust the most.

Ultimately, she smashes the glass ceiling that has held so many corporate women back.