Not all jobs are at an office (especially right now), so I’m expanding the term “office romance” to include general workplace romance, because the whole thing about an office romance is the work environment, the forced proximity, and the dynamic that this specific environment creates. Working side-by-side during long hours, “hating” your co-worker because they are just as good as you on a task, or even partnering up on a project together — any of these aspects can lead to a beautiful love story. Sometimes office romances are way harder to achieve. In what way? The power dynamic. Unless the main characters work on the same position, you might have one character who has a higher position rank than the other and that might create some issues. I’m glad that more and more authors are writing good power balances in an office romance where the higher ranking one doesn’t use their position in a way to get something from the lower ranking one, you know? I’m hoping to see more of this in the future. Don’t feel discouraged if coming back to work after a couple of days off has you feeling blue. Maybe it just means the world is putting you on the right path to finding your HEA soon. If you want to find love in other places, like in the classroom or in a coffee shop, we also have lists for that! Think the movie The Proposal (2009), but in Spain. Catalina Martínis desperate to find a date for her sister’s wedding in Spain. Her work nemesis, Aaron, volunteers to go with her, but Catalina hates his guts. She finally agrees to take him as her fake date! If you’re looking for a slow-burn, office romance book, The Unexpected Fall cannot be missing from your list! Emma and Cassidy broke off their engagement years ago. And now they don’t talk. Unfortunately for them, they have mutual best friends…so they constantly see each other, even if Emma tries to ice him out every chance she gets. Now, because of work, they have to be closer than ever. Maybe those unresolved feelings will come into the light? Who knows! You’ll have to read and find out for yourself. After graduating, Kieran is having trouble finding work opportunities. Then he is offered an internship at a political campaign. But his joy quickly dissipates when the pressure of being an out trans man surfaces. Though watching Seth, the grumpy campaign strategist, crushing on their painfully straight boss does bring light into his days. In this case, we meet Devyn, who only wants to finish her yearlong internship at University Hospital, but the arrogant Dr. Joseph Wright is ruining everything. The hate is mutual between them…or so she thinks. Because Joseph doesn’t do relationships inside the hospital, he’s not here to mix business with pleasure, but there’s something about Nurse Devyn that makes him think twice about it. Jasmine and Alec hate each other. And everyone knows it. When they have to pair up in order to work on the murder case of the year, they’ll realize that maybe they didn’t hate each other…Maybe the fine line between hate and love is very easy to erase. It’s Christmas time and Gabby has a plan to make more sales for the bookstore she works at. When the news arrive that either she or Jonathan is getting fired by the end of the holiday season, she decides to make a contest out of it: whoever sells more books during those three weeks gets to keep the job. But when feelings get in the way of the goal, things start to get complicated. Then one day, because of an unexpected fire drill, Zaf saves Dani. And while holding her, they’re filmed, not knowing the video will go viral instantly. Everyone starts thinking they’re dating after that and, because of personal goals, they start pretending they are.
