Not Safe for Work follows Tris, a woman working her ass off for a company that has passed her time and time again. When she is picked as a candidate for a leadership retreat that could lead to her getting a position she wants/deserves, she is skeptical. But what could possibly go wrong vacationing in paradise even if it is for work? Maybe the fact that the other candidate that is picked to go is Rafe, her sworn nemesis. Now this trip could either go very right or very wrong.

This was a cute romance book from an author I haven’t read from yet. I did enjoy the FMC being outspoken, strong, and not taking any bullshit from anyone. She called it like she saw it, and honestly, she needed to in the environment she worked in.

And then there was Rafe. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a decent MMC, but I feel like he fell a little flat. We get to learn some intimate details about him and his family, but overall I feel like I was just missing something from his character that would’ve made me more invested.

I did think their romantic connection was there, but I felt that the misunderstanding threw me a bit. They just got off on the wrong foot and decided to ice each other out for five years? It just sort of seemed like a stretch.

The pacing also gave me a little bit of whiplash, especially in the middle. I felt like the beginning was fine and the ending could’ve slowed down a bit, but the middle just had me questioning what day it was. The ending was cute though.

Overall I enjoyed this one.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley for an Arc! What is not to love about this book rivals to lovers and representation of women in STEM! This story and development did not disappointed and yes it is spicy. Following Tris and Rafe’s relationship and at the start where he steps in to help. If you like tropes with work relationships, rival to lovers and women in STEM this book is for you. Also it has a representation of women of color and work place issues. This is definitely a perfect summer read!

I think I have a new auto buy author in the making!!! Absolutely loved this book and have reread it multiple times since the first time!

I didn't know what to expect going into this book but I really liked it! This book does a great job of diving into the issues women face in an primarily male dominated industry and the hoops they have to go through in order to progress in their career. Tris was an amazing FMC who was smart, strong and didn't back down to speak up for herself and Rafe was the perfect hype person for her. Tris and Rafe's enemies to lover banter and snark was top tier and despite being "enemies" you could cut the tension with a knife. All in all, would definitely recommend this book!

Read if you like:
- Enemies to Lovers
- Workplace Competitors
- Forced Proximity
- Only One Bed
- Women in STEM

4.5⭐️

Thank you to Forever Pub & Netgalley for this wonderful ARC. I am so happy I got to read this!!

The banter and tension was to die for. I absolutely loved Tris and Rafes chemistry because I devoured every second of this up. Absolutely delicious.
The one bed trope really excels in this and I just loved that it was full of forced proximity and lots of tension.

I admire Tris so much. She’s a badass and one who stands for women empowerment and she knows exactly what she wants. I love how driven and intelligent she was. She was such an enjoyment to read and all her feelings she was feeling in this read was absolutely validated.

Rafe, what a man that dude was hot and I mean HOT. I enjoyed his character a lot. He definitely deserved better in terms of his family for majority of this. But he was so possessive and gone for tris.

This was such a good read. Forever pub you are constantly slaying with good releases this year 🤩

Absolutely loved this book, it’s workplace romance perfection! Rafe is immaculate as the secretly soft rival of Tris and her taking down the racist men in her career field was epic. I was rooting for her the entire book, their story is so swoony and god bless the one bed/ one room trope;)

This book was so good. Workplace training retreat in Hawaii? Yes, please. Only one room was accidentally booked for two rivals at the same company? Another yes, please. Female characters overcoming adversity and standing up for themselves and other women?? 10000% yes.

Nisha knocked it out of the park with this one. Absolutely love love.

This book was such a fun, bantery rivals to lovers story! The FMC and MMC have been trying to one-up each other for nearly 5 years. They both attend the same work retreat where, at the start, nothing has changed. But slowly we see their hard exteriors melt away and a relationship develop.

I know it’s part of the story, but I didn’t love that it felt like the MMC kept stringing along his ex-girlfriend instead of being honest with her up front. I could see why the FMC was rightfully not trusting of a relationship with him until he broke it off for good.

The book also addresses themes that many women face in the workplace, such as being a woman in a male dominated field, sexual harassment, racism, and other micro aggressions. I have personally experienced many of these things myself and could relate heavily to the FMC.

If you’ve ever been a woman in a male dominated field or had a work rival (even if it didn’t turn to lovers) I highly suggest you pick this book up and enjoy the ride. And ya know, even if you’ve never experienced those things, pick it up for the banter and one-liners alone!

Not Safe For Work was a smart, funny, and full of longing and spice. It has all my favorite components of a strong romantic comedy. Rivals to lovers in a forced proximity situation, a fierce, confident female lead and a male lead who adores her but is also a fully developed character in his own right.

This book takes on sexism, racism, and nepotism in the workplace, and the realities of being a woman, especially a BIPOC woman, in a male-dominated field. Every conflict in this book feels grounded in reality, while you also still get to enjoy two very hot people falling in love.

This is my summer beach read recommendation! I want a Rafe of my own and I want to be a Tris.

4.5 ⭐️ /5
2.5 🌶️/5

We get:
STEM work enemies (to lovers)
Slow burn
Butterflies and tummy tingles
Single POV
Workplace / vacation romance
Women of color representation

Rafe is the hot nepo baby and Tris is a woman in STEM trying to make it in the male dominated “boys club” field. Look, I work HR so admittedly
workplace romances always have me cringing, but this book is good enough to have me peeking out behind my fingers covering my eyes.

I love how Rafe and Tris slow burn through each others hard outer layers, and find out who they really are instead of who life forced them to be. This book gives passion and tummy tingles and reminds you to be brave enough to believe in yourself.

Not Safe For Work is a bold and engaging romance that balances humor and emotional depth. The prose is sharp, witty, and full of clever observations, which makes it an easy and captivating read. Tuli's writing style stands out for its smooth, conversational tone that keeps the pages turning without feeling rushed. The chemistry between the characters is electric, and the dialogue is snappy and authentic, which adds to the overall charm. The story itself is both heartwarming and steamy, with moments of tension that keep things exciting. The balance of lightheartedness with deeper themes makes it an enjoyable and refreshing read, perfect for fans of romance with a dash of workplace drama.

Not Safe for Work by Nisha J Tuli
Contemporary diverse romance.
Trishara Malik works for WMC Purcell. As an engineer, she thought she was on the fast track to smash the glass ceiling as a woman of color. Instead she is passed over in favor of the boss’s son, Rafe Gallagher over and over. On the verge of leaving, Tris is stunned to learn she is scheduled to attend the corporate leadership retreat in Hawaii. She’s not happy that Rafe will also be attending but it’s an opportunity she can’t turn down. A booking error has Tris and Rafe staying together in the same suite and working together on projects as they grow the antagonistic attitude into attraction and lust.

🎧 I alternated between an ebook copy and an audiobook narrated by Soneela Nankani who did a great job on the full unabridged story. I heard anger and lust in the performance and so many other emotions as the story continued.
The audiobook is a wonderful alternative to try.

Smart, stem related and romantic as Tris finds out that Rafe has in her corner all along. Sigh.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley and publisher Hachette Audio.

This was an absolute joy to read! It’s funny and relatable and spicy and I couldn’t put it down. My background is in engineering and I really felt this one!

Tris and Rafe have this delicious tension between them. They are workplace rivals and frankly Tris is exhausted…they end up at a company retreat and accidentally have to share a room. Let the games begin!

The banter between them was so funny - I found myself laughing out loud several times. Rafe is brooding at times (and the owner’s son) but underneath is actually very sweet. He definitely shows up for Tris when it matters.

Tris is smart and witty and I loved her as the FMC. We see her deal with micro aggressions and being passed over for a promotion - the author does an excellent job weaving some of these bigger topics into her story.

✨What To Expect:
💖Romantic Comedy
🌴Tropical Getaway
🧡Work Place Romance
❤️‍🔥Rivals To Lovers
🌺Forced Proximity
🛏️One Bed…And One Pillow
⚛️Women in STEM
🧠Migraine Rep

This was a solid beach-vibes romcom. I did like the main characters, but I wasn’t particularly “wow’d” by them. Their banter was great, but sometimes they both crossed that line a bit into mean.

I was hooked in the beginning, but the pace was a little slow to me somewhere in the middle. I definitely could have lived without the ex-girlfriend drama.

By the end, I was rooting for the main characters.

NSFW is a delightful summer read! If you like a slow burn, a workplace rivals to lovers arc, and romances that take place on a vacation - PICK THIS UP!

Our FMC Trishara is a certified baddie. She is brilliant, funny, driven, hot AF and has been put through the wringer as a brown woman in STEM. When she is chosen to attend a leadership retreat in Hawaii, she is forced to share the honeymoon suite with her work nemesis Rafe.

Rafe is charismatic, stupid beautiful, and the son of the company’s senior VP. His most redeeming quality is that he’s obsessed with our girl Trish. Frankly, that’s enough for me.

Despite their history of petty office pranks and heated arguments made solely for the sake of disagreeing, Trish and Rafe seize the opportunity that Hawaii provides them to allow their walls to come down. Specifically, Rafe goes to bat for Trish constantly: comforting her when she’s anxious, protecting her from grimy coworkers and management, and reminding her how amazing she is when she forgets herself. In return, Trish sees Rafe for the full person he is and encourages him to step outside the corporate box his family has tried to trap him in.

This book is a true slow burn with the perfect mix of sweetness, spice, and humor. We also dip our toes into the serious challenges of being a woman of color in a white male dominated space. Definitely recommend this one!

What a fantastic debut! Funny and sexy while also really nailing what it feels like to be a woman of color in a primary male industry and the icky feeling of knowing you are being used as a diversity quota. Also a super hot romance. Rafe’s forearms oh my!!!

I really enjoyed this fun book that was a lighthearted romcom but also a story of women in STEM and the way they're treated and marginalized in the workplace.

Tris and Rafe are rival engineers. He's the bosses son, and was given a promotion that should have gone to Tris. The two are selected to go to Hawaii for three weeks for a leadership conference. Spending that much time with Rafe is Tris's idea of a nightmare, especially when they're accidentally booked to the honeymoon suite at the resort. As the days go on, the two of them come to terms with their true feelings for each other, as well as their own dreams and hopes for the future.

There was so much I liked about this book. Tris and Rafe had great chemistry and I loved their banter and bickering. It was a very slow-burn romance, which built up the angst and desire between the two of them. Once they finally acknowledged their feelings, it was so fun to see them together. The way Rafe treated her and spoke to her was swoony, especially when he defended her against some of the other men at their company retreat. There was a little bit of other woman drama in the form of Rafe's ex-girlfriend, who aggravated me so much. I wanted to shake Rafe and tell him he needed to set that woman straight once and for all! But I loved how both main characters showed growth over the course of the book and figured out what they wanted from life. And watching Tris stand up for herself against the men in her company had me cheering!

I definitely think this book is perfect for romcom lovers, especially if you enjoy rivals to lovers, forced proximity, women in STEM and men who are obsessed with their women!

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever publishing for the e-arc of this book!

3.5/5 stars - Thank you to Forever Pub for the gifted ebook. Trishara was a strong, fun, and smart character to follow. I loved how she wasn't afraid to stand up for herself when it came to sexism and racial microaggressions at work. The majority of the book is set in Hawaii and sets the perfect vibe for summer!

But I wish I had learned more about Rafe, the MMC! He had a lot of potential, but his character was a little one-dimensional. Their rivalry also seemed very one-sided. Overall, this was a cute read, and I would recommend it if you enjoy:

-Brown women in STEM rep
-Chronic migraine rep
-Workplace romance
-Slow burns
-Rivals to lovers
-Forced proximity

I swear to god, there's crack in this book!!! This was my first time reading Nisha J Tuli, but I know for certain it won't be my last.

Tris and Rafe are SO HOT!!! There's just something about forced proximity, specifically when both parties can't stand each other. The banter was fire, the sexual chemistry was off the charts, and the commentary about women in STEM workplaces was poignant. I loved this book from start to finish and I think it's a must-read for any romcom lover.

If there's something I'm going to do, it's going to be read anything Nisha J. Tuli writes! In this book we book we get a deliciously hot slow burn with tons of social commentary about racism and sexism. This book is perfection & yet another reason why reading (and romance as a genre!) is political & important. I was giggling and curling my toes through this one for sure.