"Unprofessional behaviour." Bridie's face flushed. "How dare you speak to me like that! Why I could get a reference a hundred times over from each and every one of the GPs if I wanted."Amanda folded her arms across her smart suit. "Oh you think so do you?"Bridie felt trapped like a caged animal. She had to get away but Amanda blocked her way."And furthermore, you don't give me the respect I deserve. I'm the CEO of this organisation and what I say goes. It would pay for you to remember that Bridie. This isn't the last you will hear of this. This is a small town, there's not room for both of us and I'm here for the long haul." Her eyes were stony and unblinking. "Maybe you should consider retiring. I'll write a reference for you if you like."Black Balloon retells in gripping detail the story of a workplace bully within a small hospital. Turning the daily work and lives of her staff upside down, Amanda Hawkins is thriving in her new appointment as CEO of Mango Bay health. As a manipulative, money-hungry smooth-talker, it seems she has won everyone over, but it only takes a few months for her real personality to be revealed.