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Workplace Romance

The slow burn of professionalism giving way to something harder to ignore. When you see someone every single day.

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    The Correspondent

    Virginia Evans · Literary Fiction

    Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written…

    slow burn · second chance romance · workplace romance

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    And Now, Back to You

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times…

    opposites attract · romantic comedy · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Brontë · Literary Fiction

    The novel is set somewhere in the north of England.

    gothic atmosphere · slow burn · workplace romance · forbidden romance · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    First-Time Caller

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    **A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · workplace romance · cozy vibes

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    In Her Own League

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    He's used to being the boss. But she's in her own league... As the first female team owner in Major League Baseball, Reese Remington has spent her…

    sports romance · workplace romance · grumpy sunshine · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Deep End

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The…

    slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    How to Write a Love Story

    Catherine Walsh · Romance

    One writer, one editor, one hot summer .

    romantic comedy · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Game Changer

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Pro hockey star Scott Hunter knows a good thing when he sees it.

    workplace romance · sports romance · secret identity · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Deal

    Elle Kennedy · Romance

    The international bestseller! A standalone novel* from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy! She’s about to make a…

    workplace romance · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Assistant to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer · Romance

    **ASSISTANT WANTED**: *Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random…

    enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    No Exit

    Lena Diaz · Romance

    Lena Diaz returns to the thrilling world of EXIT Inc., with two enemies who become unlikely allies—and discover that only through love can they save…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    King of Gluttony

    Ana Huang · Romance

    The next book in the Kings of Sin series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang.

    slow burn · possessive romance · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Star Shipped

    Cat Sebastian · Romance

    Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance!

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · romantic comedy · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Twisted Love

    Ana Huang · Romance

    He has a heart of ice … but for her, he'd burn the world.

    dark romance · possessive romance · obsessive love · forbidden romance · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Two Can Play

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the New York Times bestselling author of Problematic Summer Romance—now in…

    enemies to lovers · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Love Haters

    Katherine Center · Romance

    Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Moderation

    Elaine Castillo · Literary Fiction

    Girlie, a thirty-something Filipinx-American, works a day job at a social-media moderation centre, flagging and removing the very worst that makes it…

    morally grey character · workplace romance · coming of age · psychological thriller

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Caught Up

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    Kai I’m a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago’s MLB team.

    workplace romance · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    In Your Dreams

    Tom Holt · Fantasy

    Ever been offered a promotion that seems too good to be true?

    urban fantasy · cozy vibes · workplace romance · slow burn

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    The Love Hypothesis

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    The Instant New York Times Best Seller and TikTok Sensation!

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Open Era

    Edward Schmit · Romance

    Love evens the score between two tennis players in this stunning debut romance.

    sports romance · coming of age · romantic comedy · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Score

    Kennedy Ryan · Romance

    ​'A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from "a fantastic storyteller and superb writer' NPR…

    second chance romance · slow burn · workplace romance · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Holiday Ever After

    Hannah Grace · Romance

    Clara Davenport wants to solve Fraser Falls’s biggest problem.

    romantic comedy · workplace romance · small town

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    It's a Love Story

    Annabel Monaghan · Romance

    The Instant New York Times bestseller “Poignant, funny, and bingeable, Annabel Monaghan writes five star reads.” —Abby Jimenez From the USA Today…

    romantic comedy · second chance romance · fake relationship · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Kingfisher

    Rozie Kelly · Literary Fiction

    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION She smelled like jasmine.

    obsessive love · workplace romance · morally grey character · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Lessons in Chemistry

    Bonnie Garmus · Literary Fiction

    Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman.

    historical fiction · coming of age · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Killer Kind of Romance

    Letizia Lorini · Romance

    In this new romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Letizia Lorini, a crime podcast host must solve a chilling serial killer case while navigating…

    psychological thriller · cat and mouse · workplace romance · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Fine Print

    Lauren Asher (Fiction writer) · Romance

    Rowan I’m in the business of creating fairy tales.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Summer Girlfriend

    Kristina Forest · Romance

    A fake summer fling between a stand-in girlfriend and a handsome business heir becomes way too real in this glittering new romance by USA Today…

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · he falls first · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Teacher

    Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller

    Lesson #1: **Trust no one**. **Eve has a good life**. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local…

    psychological thriller · workplace romance · twist ending · unreliable narrator

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Hart Street Lane

    Samantha Young · Romance

    A steamy fake engagement romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Samantha Young.

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · workplace romance · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Me Before You

    Jojo Moyes · Romance

    Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than…

    slow burn · workplace romance · forbidden romance · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Hating Game

    Sally Thorne · Romance

    For Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, executive assistants to the CEOs of newly merged Bexley-Gamin Publishing, it's hate-at-first-sight.

    enemies to lovers · workplace romance · romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    King of Greed

    Ana Huang · Romance

    He had her, he lost her…and he’ll do anything to win her back.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    In Stormy Weather

    Chelsea Curto · Romance

    From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing meteorologists during hurricane season in…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    King of Wrath

    Ana Huang · Romance

    Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry…

    enemies to lovers · forced proximity · slow burn · workplace romance · possessive romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

    Mariana Zapata · Romance

    "Vanessa Mazur knows she's doing the right thing.

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · sports romance · workplace romance · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Score

    Elle Kennedy · Romance

    He knows how to score, on and off the ice Allie Hayes is in crisis mode.

    enemies to lovers · sports romance · workplace romance · slow burn · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Any Trope but You

    Victoria Lavine · Romance

    A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her…

    romantic comedy · fish out of water · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Gloves Off

    Stephanie Archer · Romance

    The only way to get my inheritance?

    fake relationship · grumpy sunshine · sports romance · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Silent Flames

    Cate C. Wells · Romance

    He broke my heart. I returned the favor. I thought my husband loved me-until I walked in on his Director of Finance riding him like a cowgirl. Adrian…

    dark romance · second chance romance · workplace romance · revenge plot

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Terms and Conditions

    Lauren Asher · Romance

    good

    fake relationship · slow burn · workplace romance · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Love on the Brain

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · opposites attract · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Faking Christmas

    Cindy Steel · Romance

    One little white lie. That's all it took. Now I'm suddenly having to fake-date my work nemesis to get me through a week at a Vermont Christmas lodge…

    fake relationship · enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · workplace romance · holiday romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Accomplice to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer · Romance

    Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil…

    enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Creep

    Jennifer Hillier · Mystery & Thriller

    From Amazon: Dr. Sheila Tao is a professor of psychology. An expert in human behavior. And when she began an affair with sexy, charming graduate…

    psychological thriller · obsessive love · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Missed Connection

    Denise Williams · Romance

    Two strangers share a romantic night together only to discover months later they're professional rivals in this grumpy meets sunshine romance novella…

    enemies to lovers · grumpy sunshine · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Apprentice to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer · Fantasy

    NOTICE TO STAFF: There has been a disturbing increase in cheeriness, sprightly behaviour and overall optimism of late.

    enemies to lovers · grumpy sunshine · workplace romance · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The House Witch

    Delemhach · Fantasy

    When Finlay Ashowan joins the kitchen of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he's an enigma.

    romantic comedy · found family · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit