15 Best Office Romance Books That Pack the Heat From the Boardroom to the Bedroom

Office romance books are so much fun to read because they have that bit of undeniable tension of a forbidden romance. Why? Because you’re not “supposed to” fall in love with your coworker.

There’s usually a no-dating clause at companies for a reason, but in these best office romance books, any limiting HR clause is thrown out the boardroom window.

The relationship tension in these novels is smoking as the hero and heroine are both trying to deny their feelings or they give in and are trying to keep it secret and not have it effect their working relationship.

Whether you like office romances set in the law office, the corporate office, Hollywood, or a hospital, these books have you covered!

For even more office romance books, don’t miss my list of must-read boss romance books where the relationship ignites between boss and employee.

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Best Office Romance Books to Read Right Now

The Hating Game
by Sally Thorne

This office romance book became an instant hit when it was released and rightly so as it is that good!

This is another enemies to lovers romance in which two assistants who are now up for the same promotion have taken their workplace competition to another level.

What I liked most about this book is when the layers are peeled back for each character and when they realize that their assumptions about the other were all wrong. Can your nemesis really become your love?

This was a stellar debut by Thorne and a must-read office romance book for sure. Read it and then check out The Hating Game movie which is fantastic!

Tangled
by Emma Chase

Tangled is another favorite office romance book because it showcases two equally ambitious characters in Kate and Drew.

Drew is confident, arrogant and quite the ladies man but he is totally brought to heel by Kate and I loved it. The New York City investment banking scene is cut throat but these two thrive on the pace and the confidence needed to succeed.

This was my first Emma Chase book and I’ve honestly read every one of her books since because I just loved this book and series. You will too. Read it and then watch the movie on Passionflix!

Practice Makes Perfect
by Julie James

Julie James writes the best romance books and this is one of my favorites because it pits two lawyers against one another when they find out that they are both vying for the same spot as partner.

I also love books where there is an initial misunderstanding that paves the way for how the two main characters act when really their feelings are completely different under the surface.

If you like office romances set in a law office with good old fashioned competition then this is your read.

Dating You Hating You
by Christina Lauren

Dating You Hating You brings you a different office romance – one between two Hollywood agents!

Carter and Evie hit it off after meeting at a Halloween party, only to find themselves working for the same agency once their employers merge. The only problem is that despite their attraction to one another, they are both fighting for the same job!

This is one of my favorite Christina Lauren books so check it out and add it to your TBR list.

The Spanish Love Deception
by Elena Armas

This office romance is still a fan favorite on #Booktok because it has the best chemistry between office colleagues who supposedly cannot stand one another.

I could not get enough of this enemies to lovers romance that weaves in the fake relationship trope when Catalina takes up her infuriating colleague’s offer to be her fake boyfriend and travel to her sister’s wedding to save help her face with her ex and his new fiancé.

It’s an incredible slow burn with one HOT book boyfriend who knows consent and knows what he wants. When that is FINALLY made apparent, ahhhh, it was amazing! If you’re one of the few who hasn’t read it yet, get on it!

The Love Hypothesis
by Ali Hazelwood

Ali Hazelwood’s debut novel is an adorable office romance that deserves all the hype. If you’re a fan of smart romances with adorkable characters who make your heart swell and have you rooting for their happily ever after then this is the book for you where the office is an academic lab.

I love that Olive impulsively kisses a professor in the department and that for some reason he agrees to go along with the rouse that they are dating. 

Adam is the type of book boyfriend I adore. He’s smart and opinionated and yet kind and gentle toward the woman who steals his heart. Plus, OMG their first time together was just so perfect. I loved it!

Will They or Won’t They
by Ava Wilder

This is another office romance book based in Hollywood and it’s fantastic. It’s the perfect blend of enemies to lovers and second chance romance that gives you ALL the feels.

I especially love how Wilder’s characters aren’t these perfect romance specimens but are real, flawed, vulnerable and sometimes achingly frustrating.

You’ll be hooked from the start, wondering what drove these two co-stars apart and spurred their years-long feud of despising one another and how they’ll possibly survive filming an entire season of a TV show where they were supposed to be madly in love with each other.

If you love romance books with amazing writing and fantastic character development with characters who are flawed in the very best ways, then you’ll love this book which made my list of best romance novels of 2023.

Check out my book review of Will They or Won’t They.

Yours Truly
by Abby Jimenez

Time to take office romance into the medical setting between two doctors who are up for the same promotion and struggling with relationship and life struggles outside of work.

Both of Jacob and Bianca are at a tough cross-roads in their relationship life, having been hurt from their previous partners and left with vulnerable hearts. Jimenez gives them the best meet-cute that actually starts their relationship off on the wrong foot but one that grows into understanding and then an adorable fake relationship.

I honestly fell in love with this book the moment they started exchanging letters at work. It was such a romantic way to establish their relationship that was initially based on hate, frustration and miscommunication.

Definitely read this book if you love office romances, books about doctors, fake relationship and fake dating romances and books that are the full package!

Check out my book review of Yours Truly.

Last Resort
by K. Bromberg

This is a fantastic office romance that brings together a billionaire determined to complete a project to honor his father’s legacy and the woman tasked to help him with that goal. Only the two had a one night stand before knowing they would be working together and living side by side during the project!

This book had THE BEST banter between Sutton and Callahan. Bromberg’s dialogue was just so immensely perfect that I was desperate to read the next come-back and the next innuendo that was going to come from both of their mouths.

Callahan was the alpha, hot billionaire I totally expected him to be, yet he also came with a soft side that only Sutton could pull out. The forced proximity set up was perfect, but it was also the intimate moments where they shared pieces of themselves and exposed their emotional core that really drove this book along and solidified their connection to me.

Fantastic writing, the best characters and banter and overall wonderful book – I cannot recommend this enough.

Check out my book review of The Last Resort.

The Worst Guy
by Kate Canterbary

This is an office romance that fans of enemies to lovers and grumpy sunshine romance books cannot miss. Sebastian Stremmel is a trauma surgeon and Sara Shapiro is a talented reconstructive surgeon at the same hospital and both detest each other. 

After a heated argument that leaves an exam room in shambles the two are forced into mandated conflict resolution counseling setting up the perfect forced proximity situation where their anger simmers into something more.

These two coworkers are complete opposites but both are troubled souls that are exactly what each other needed. They assume that they can just hook up and get things “out of their system” but we know how that usually goes don’t we? 😊

Some readers may want to check out the trigger warnings for this book.

The Perfect Catch
by Meghan Quinn

You’re going to fall for Walker Rockwell, the most hated player in baseball, in this office romance that sparks an attraction between the player and the team’s PR manager tasked with cleaning up his image. Only their attraction is just too hard to deny when they should be keeping their hands far, far away from each other.

I pretty much fell in love with this book because Walker is one of the best dirty talkers.  Sure, puts off a “don’t mess with me” vibe, but get him to share what he really wants to do with the woman he cannot have and it is HOT.

The forbidden nature to his relationship with Kate given her work with the baseball team really made the chemistry sizzle between these two and jump off the page.

Pride and Papercuts
by Staci Hart

Staci Hart tackled what I have to think is one of the hardest things to do – create a modern retelling of the classic romance, Pride and Prejudice, and she did so by creating a fantastic office romance!

Laney Bennet works at a bookstore and bar called Wasted Words that is about to embark on a new marketing campaign with the help of Liam Darcy’s company. Despite her role in marketing, the two instantly butt heads creating the perfect enemies to lovers lead in for this romance.

I love how this book still gives us key players and iconic moments from Pride and Prejudice where the wrong words are expressed and the wrong sentiments conveyed to set off their prickly start. The banter is fabulous creating the best chemistry for these two colleagues!

If you love the classic, this is an office romance that deserves a spot on your TBR list.

Check out my book review of Pride and Papercuts.

Charming Co-Worker
by Lauren Runow and Jeannine Colette

This is an adorable office romance between colleagues that can be read any time of year. Katie’s wanted her boss for so long and this Christmas she’s going to get her man. She just needs a bit of help becoming a vixen this holiday to score her man’s attention.

Her co-worker, Hunter is more than willing to help her and proposes a fake relationship to make her boss jealous. But the more time she spends with Hunter, the more she realizes her boss may not be the man she wants after all.

I loved everything about this book. The chemistry between Katie and Hunter was phenomenal and only grew stronger during their “fake” relationship. Hunter is the perfect book boyfriend who truly notices the girl. All the little ways that he “got” Katie just made him stand out as the better man.

This book had it all – an exciting office romance, a sweet fake relationship, and a wonderful storyline with many hilarious pun jokes! A must read!

Check out my book review of Charming Co-Worker.

The Ex Talk
by Rachel Lynn Soloman

I absolutely loved this office romance book that combines a fantastic story, amazingly diverse cast of characters and great writing!

Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, but her newest colleague, Dominic Yun, has become her biggest headache.

When she becomes paired with him as her co-host for the new show, The Ex Talk, posing as exes and sharing relationship advice live on the air, the show becomes an instant hit. But as the show’s popularity grows, so does their deception as the two start to fall for one another.

This is a must-read, opposites attract love story for anyone who’s obsessed with public radio. I so enjoyed this theme to the story and Soloman’s epic writing.

Check out my book review of The Ex Talk.

Always Only You
by Chloe Liese

This is an office romance in the popular Bergman brothers series that can easily be read as a standalone.  

Ren has known Frankie Zeferino is the woman for him but as long as she’s his hockey team’s social media manager, she’s off limits. After waiting years for the right time to make his move, Ren learns Frankie plans to leave the team to pursue a new career so he has to step up and make his move.

This is the perfect pick for anyone who loves hockey romance, reverse grumpy sunshine and cinnamon roll heroes who dig Shakespeare and would do anything for his woman. Oh, and it’s a virgin hero romance too!

Do you have a favorite office romance book? Share in the comments below!

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