Nisha J. Tuli has solidified that she is a multi-genre author with her NSFW contemporary romance. I love her fantasy/romantasy, and I loved this title. Her FMCs are always so relatable, while her MMC was exactly what we want in a work enemies-to-lovers story. I would recommend this for fans of romcoms and contemporary romances. Tuli should be on everyone's TBRs.

First off, as a woman in STEM, I absolutely LOVED seeing a strong, successful woman as the lead in this book. Tris is an ambitious engineer working hard to climb the corporate ladder. Of course, she gets passed over for promotion after promotion by the boss’s son, Rafe. Tris is a high performer who consistently achieves her goals so she despises Rafe and everything he stands for.

WMC is sending two people from each branch to Hawaii for a leadership retreat. Who gets chosen but Tris, as the diversity choice, and Rafe, the nepo baby. They’re forced to spend three weeks together at this retreat in hopes that they will be chosen for the prestigious training program. Upon arrival, they discover there’s been a mix up with rooms and they now also have to share a suite! Will their rivalry hold them back from achieving their goals or will this retreat teach them how to work together?

I adored the banter we see between Tris and Rafe and how they always seem to be competing with each other. They grow and learn from each other throughout the book and I adored how encouraging Rafe was at the end. In the end, Tris learns how to stand up for herself in the corporate world in a way that sheds light on the problems at her company. I loved this book and hope others will pick it up too!

Thank you so much to Forever Publishing for access to the eARC!

3.5 stars! I did really enjoy this and would recommend as a great option for a beach read. But, it just wasn't all that memorable for me, not that I expect that with every book I read. I did love that this book dealt with the struggle of women in color in STEM and I loved the banter and chemistry between Rafe and Trishara. I really liked Trishara and her strength of character. As for Rafe, it was obvious he was a good guy early on and I liked seeing the moments when he tried to stick up for Trishara and take care of her., plus I loved the mouth on this man. But, I felt like the book focused too much on their physical chemistry with each other and I unfortunately didn't fully buy into their feelings for each other.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

i am absolutely, irrevocably, in love with this book. i haven’t stopped thinking about tris & rafe and i have loved every second about their love story. tris is an fmc that i loved, all of her thoughts and emotions felt so relatable! rafe is just UGH the absolute best i love them so much they’re story is the absolute sweetest!

thank you forever grand central publishing & nisha tuli for this arc !!

This book was everyyyyythinnng! The chronic pain rep was so relatable with Trish (FMC). As someone with chronic pain, it was refreshing to see someone face the difficulties of it in a book. It absolutely sucks, but it doesn’t stop Trish from being a total badas$! The banter and back/forth between Rafe (MMC) and Trish was perfection. Trish is not afraid to call it how she sees it, I used to be a woman in a male dominated area where I did the same! I could relate so hard with Trish, I just absolutely loved her character. This book had me kicking my feet and giggling. I am definitely grabbing a physical copy when this book drops! I need a book trophy.✨

This was such a cute, spicy romp! There were several moments I physically laughed out loud. The characters are both easily likable and the plot, though simple, is entertaining. The one thing I wish we had was dual pov with Rafe. I would have loved to get into his mind more. But with that being said, the writing is so clear that it’s easy to infer what Rafe is feeling, even if Tris is blind to it. An enjoyable read all around!

Thanks to Nisha J. Tuli, Forever Pub, & NetGalley for this eARC!

3.75 / 5 Stars

What a swoony book! In “Not Safe for Work,” Trishara was once super driven and motivated to claim the corporate ladder at her job. That was until she was repeatedly passed over for promotions while the boss’s son, Rafe, got ahead. So Rafe became her (very hot) nemesis. When Rafe and Tris both get selected for a leadership retreat in Hawaii and get stuck in the same hotel suite, they try to avoid each other like the plague. But you can’t put two hot people together without sparks flying and maybe Rafe isn’t actually the villain in her life?

I thought Tris’ experience at work was incredibly well written. Tris feeling burnt out after years of experiencing sexism and racism were written really well and it was so easy (and sad) to see how she would feel deflated and defeated. Being a woman in any workplace is nuanced and complex and the author did a great job of articulating all of those complexities. I appreciated that Tris continued to stand up for herself because that is so incredibly hard to do in the workplace.

Tris and Rafe’s chemistry was HOT, HOT, HOT. I don’t usually like when the main characters’ tension comes from barbs and competition (I’m a non-confrontational Cancer Sun, Cancer Rising and I would cry immediately if any spoke to me that way), but the author did a great job of revealing the underlying reasons for why they interacted this way.

For me, Rafe’s dream job felt like it came out of left field and didn’t feel entirely authentic to his character so that slightly threw me off, but he was swoon worthy regardless. I would have been mortified at his grand gesture so I am glad that Tris loved it. I think she needed that to really believe him (I would have crawled into a hole which is another reason why I am not an FMC in any romance novels LOL).

Thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley for providing this eARC! All opinions are my own.

What a hot romp and the perfect escape when spring isn’t giving up. Perfect for fans of Let’s Call a Truce

This book read like a fanfic in the BEST way. All the characters were so fleshed out, the conflicts believable, and the humor was fantastically on point. Certain scenes had me actually shrieking, and I was SO invested. I sped through this book and was not ready to leave this world or it's characters. I've never read anything by Nisha before, but if all her books read like this, she's going to be an autobuy author for me, for sure.

Nisha Tuli can write! Period.

As much as I loved her fantasies, that enjoyment continues into the author's debut into contemporary romance.

Trishara and Rafe are workplace enemies that are chosed to go on a work retreat and can I say that the ANGST, the BANTER is just top tier. Our FMC is dealing with some BS as a female in a male dominated work field and the rage I had while reading. It felt very real and I appreciated the author touching on these themes of misogny in the workplace. Tris is the ultimate main character and I swear if there is one thing I take away from this book, its to not be afraid to stand up for yourself. Rafe was a perfect MMC- grumpy and sweet and just had me swooning! *sighs* i just love a workplace romance.

This book is filled with my favorite tropes ( one bed! rivals!) and I absolutely recommend for anyone that enjoys a fun romcom.

So fun and sweet! Nisha is amazing at writing characters whose emotions and actions feel real and her romance is too tier. I really enjoyed this story!

3⭐

LIKED:
- I think the beats of this book really worked, it is very technically adept. Structurally it is just really sound and engaging and a quick read.
- I like Trishara, I think she is relatable yet flawed and endearing. I understood who she was, what she wanted, etc. It was fun to be in her head.
- I got the lust and attraction between the two of them. Did I get the love? No. But I understood why they liked each other at the very least. I do think there could have been a bit more investment into the actual romance of their relationship, but meh.
- The third act break-up legitimately worked for me. I like them when they are instigated by external forces and the characters are fighting against it. I just think this one clicked for me.
- We love forced proximity. We love a ‘there’s only one bed’. We love forearms. Solid trope-ry.
- This title, while not something I would gravitate towards and is a bit cheesy, does work for the story.

LAMENTED:
- What. The hell. Was that grand gesture. It was sociopathic. Trying to not spoil too much, but I do not want hundreds, thousands, however many people seeing me at my absolute lowes. All of what was accomplished in the last 5% of this book could have been accomplished (and made me not throw my kindle across the couch in disgust) without it being broadcast. Eesh. I was having a pretty good time with this book up until then.
- This book falls into a trap I’ve seen many so-called “enemies-to-lovers” books fall into. They’re not enemies. They do not hate each other, especially him. And her reasons for hating him…don’t exist? She kind of hates him for nepotism but that’s…it. It’s flimsy. I needed there to be more reason for hatred. Because I do think it could have worked. But it was too flimsy for me.
- I also just think that Rafe (and his name, oof) were a tad underdeveloped. He didn’t really have any flaws. All of his flaws were external to him, and the one maybe flaw was resolved off the page. We get it, he’s tall, dark, and hot, and that’s all fine. But I needed more.
- The whole conference thing was all fine and good, but then there’s the whole competition aspect of trying to get the fellowship or whatever and I’m not sure I believe the trajectory of Tris for that. She messes up a lot and we don’t really see her winning anyone over. I needed more focus on her actually putting in some effort to believe some of the plot choices.
- What is going on with the proportions of these characters on the cover? The overall design is pretty, I love the color palette, but…why do they look like that. They have massive heads and snatched waists and they look uncanny valley. I would not reach for this book because of how eerie they look to me.

LONGED FOR:
- A different last 5%. Woof.
- More attention paid to the work conferences shmoozing or whatever. I think Andy could have been eliminated as a character entirely for the sake of Tris linking up with Diane and working towards climbing the ladder or whatever.
- A cover with less oddly proportioned humans.

Will I read the next one? : Maybe. I do think this was overall a successful foray into contemporary romance for Nisha J. Tuli. I am interested to see what she does next in the genre. But genuinely…that ending was just not it for me.

This was cute and had some important messages regarding misogyny and racism, particularly in the workplace. I enjoyed some of the banter and I always love a vacation romance with only one bed. Some things worked well in this book but ultimately it didn’t set itself apart from so many other stories.

One bed trope? Enemies to lovers? Witty banter? Satisfying slow burn with delicious spice?! Desserts??!!??? This one was a winner!!!!

Not Safe For Work by Nisha J Tuli follows Trishara - she’s a woman of color working as an engineer, a field dominated by white men. She swears that she will never date anyone in the workplace after her ex puts her through hell….. but there’s a broody co-worker named Rafe who she can’t ignore. Rafe and Trishara are chosen to go on a company trip - a retreat in paradise… the two of them end up in the honeymoon suite together for the next three weeks….. this is so deliciously spicy & satisfying!!

I love love loved the tropes in this one - it was such a fun, quick read & I can’t wait to read more from the author!

I highly recommend this one to the romance girlies - I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

WOW. I don’t know what else to say other than the fact that I’m still drooling over this story.

Rafe and Tris take enemies to lovers/one bed trope to a whole new level and Nisha Tuli executed this perfectly. I absolutely ate this book up.

This book shed a lot of light into women in engineering and in the beginning I loved how Nisha used real life experiences to weave into this book. It was the perfect amount of education, fun, and spice all wrapped in a perfect little macaroon box. 😉

If you’re looking to request this do it. You won’t regret it. I look forward to more from Nisha Tuli in her contemporary romance genre. This was such a fun book.

Thank you so much to Forever Publishing and NetGalley for this eARC.

We love women of color in STEM!!! I loved the one bed, enemies to lovers trope but I loved even more that aside from getting a cute romance story we get a story of power. We get an amazing mfc who stands up for herself in a male dominated work space and we go through all the scenarios that are way too common within the workplace for women especially women of color.

The love story is cute and the spicy was okay. I did think it was going to be a bit spicer. I've read all of this authors fantasy books and her first romance book was just as amazing and powerful!

I adored this soo much! It has all the best tropes - enemies/rivals in the workplace to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed, etc. Our FMC Trishara is a fierce woman of color in STEM trying to navigate her way through a white male dominated field, and Rafe is the gorgeous, cocky boss’ son who is constantly antagonizing her. When they’re both chosen for a prestigious work retreat in Hawaii and accidentally assigned to the honeymoon suite, they’re forced to face what’s been building up between them for years.

The banter was so fun, the tension and slow burn were killing me, and the spice was amazing. Rafe had me blushing and kicking my feet. This had so many sweet and emotional moments and ugh I just loved it. Definitely pick this one up if you’re a romance girlie!

Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Nisha is a queen, my heart queen if you will! After reading a lot of dark thrillers lately, I really needed this! This book sends a great message on both women empowerment and PoC. Anything is possible, and so is love!

Yeah. Yep. 100%. Not Safe for Work is a MUST READ. Nisha does enemies to lovers/workplace romance SO GOOD, I’ll just go ahead and start the slow clap now and wait for yall to catch up once this is published. Trishara is unapologetically fierce and stands up for her convictions and Rafe is… vulnerably cocky. Honestly, I absolutely loved this book and can’t wait to grab a physical copy for my trophy shelf!

Thank you Forever for an ARC of this book!

I was excited about Not Safe For Work since Nisha Tuli is one of my favourite romantasy authors! However this book was just not original enough for me.
The characters lack depth and don’t develop much as the book progresses. I liked that Tris, the FMC is a woman of colour in a STEM job and that she is really good at her job. The author also did a good job of highlighting some of the discrimination and biases that exist in such jobs although in my experience, these biases are far more subtle.
I laughed out loud at the engineers going for a fourth wing type obstacle course. That was just ludicrous. Have you seen 30+ year old engineers? Sure, some of us are fit and healthy. Many of us though,even in leadership roles, are not. Doing military style obstacles courses to show leadership is just difficult to believe. Rafe, the mmc was shown to be this tall, dark, broody character and I felt he was written that way to conform to a stereotype. He actually was fairly confused about what he wanted throughout the book which annoyed me a little. The dialogue felt a little awkward and didn’t sound like it came from people that were approaching their 30s and instead sounded more new adult-ish.
I don’t mean to bash the book or the author - the book was definitely readable and maybe for someone new to the genre, this would be more fun. There were some laugh out loud moments for sure. The author clearly gave the fmc some detailed thought and I liked how the book ended.