I love this story and I’m obsessed with Rafe and Tris.
Tris is amazing, smart and funny, and Rafe… even though sometimes I wanted to slap him, he really stepped up and was the perfect book boyfriend.
I don’t know exactly when, but at some point in this book, I was totally hooked and couldn’t put it down.
Love Nisha’s work, hope we can get more contemporary romances from her!

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I love Tuli’s fantasy series and wanted to fall head over heels in love with her contemporary romance debut, but for some reason this just didn’t come together as I hoped. The FMC is smart (STEM career/engineer) but keeps getting passed over for work promotions due to patriarchal practices in the company. When she lands the opportunity to attend a company retreat and networking event in Hawaii she brings her A-game! The twist, her coworker arch-nemesis (and the son’s boss) is also coming and these two end up in a forced proximity, only-one-bed scenario when the hotel overbooks rooms. The setting was perfect for a summer beach-read, and I love a good forced proximity trope, but I just felt like the FMC was too immature and abrasive for my tastes. She was often down-right mean to our nepo-baby who was kind, considerate, and down bad for her! There is some great witty banter and tension filled scenes, with a satisfying conclusion, but I struggled to get through this one and just didn’t love the pairing.

A workplace romance in beautiful Hawaii? Yes please! When Tris and Rafe - work enemies - end up on a leadership retreat together, sparks begin to fly.

I wasn't a fan of Tris, she was a bit much for me. I loved some of the side characters like Lan and Molly, but this book wasn't my favourite. It was an easy, sexy read though and fun to spend a day with!

Thank you to the publisher for providing a copy to review.

An fun, slow burn enemies to lovers workplace romance that also deals with important (and sadly very common) workplace issues like misogyny and racism. I loved the character development and how we slowly discover both Trishara and Rafe's true wants and desires. Also - forced proximity is my absolute favorite trope so one extra star for that alone :)

The perfect beach read. With brilliant character development and a heroine you can’t help but root for, this story follows Trish on her journey to reclaim her voice and rebuild her professional confidence in a male-dominated industry. Add in a slow-burn romance packed with irresistible tension, and you’ve got a book that’s impossible to put down. Rafe is the ultimate book boyfriend, and Trish is all of us—relatable, resilient, and real. A worthy read from start to finish. Nisha J. Tuli has officially won me over.

This was one of my most anticipated contemporaries of the year and I could not put it down. Seriously I canceled a whole workout to finish reading it (Tris and Rafe would judge me for this). Workplace rivals barely hiding their irrevocable attraction to each other with petty competitiveness and trading lethal barbs have to room together on a work retreat and gasp, face their feelings? Sigh me the fuck up.

4.25 Stars

It felt like the author was speaking directly to me while writing Tris. Desi STEM girlie stagnating at her corporate job, severely lacking motivation in her career, and has severe trust issues with men. She’s even scared of storms ffs. Ho is you me? All I’m lacking is a Rafe. The universe needs to change that asap. Okay fine no one is inviting me to a work trip in Hawaii and I definitely don’t enjoy working out and girl has some severe trauma in her past, but otherwise we’re twinning quite a bit. I even find her lust for a good forearm deeply relatable.

Rafe might trade her barb for barb and otherwise brood prettily, but the man is a deep, unfathomable ocean underneath that pretty nepo baby face and those delectable forearms. It was quite adorable to see him switch between charmer (to others) and broody villain (to her at first) and shameless flirt and secret creative. Her obsession with him and especially him finally smiling at her (the usual trope turned on its head) was one of my favorite parts. I wish we got to know him slightly better, but this is often something that happens in single pov books. Their chemistry is sizzling and while the burn is slow, the payoff is so incredibly hot I MELT.

Tris is smart and confident, and we bear witness to her struggles in a cutthroat corporate world that is very pale and patriarchal. She doesn’t need a Rafe to fight her battles but the true test of a book boyfriend is in how he supports his girl, and Rafe is darn good at it. Of course he fucks up in other ways, but what’s a rivals to lovers romance without a good grand gesture eh? And his is a deliciously good one.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an early copy for review!

Wellllll hot dang.

I was completely hooked from page one of this book. Immediately got The Spanish Love Deception vibes from this, so I just knew I was going to love it. The office setting, the trip to a tropical island, the two co-workers who think they hate each other but really just experienced miscommunication?? Sign me up.

This story follows Trishara and Rafe as they are the two people chosen to attend a leadership conference in Hawaii for their jobs. I really wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did, but it just sucked me in. I feel like this would be the perfect book to read while sitting on a beach.

Was the writing the most spectacular thing? No, it wasn't. However, the storyline was so fun and kept me hooked for a good time, so I couldn't give it anything but 5 stars. I loved the characters and how real they felt. Tris and Rafe both experience things that make you feel for them as a reader and those obstacles just make you root for them harder.

I will now be trying out Nisha J Tuli's romantasy series soon just because of how much fun I had with this one!

Thank you NetGalley and Forever Publishing for providing me with an eARC!

3.75 Stars!

Nisha is a auto buy author for me! This is so different than her other works and yet still just as good. It has all the quirks that make a rom-com great. We got a diverse cast of characters, workers in STEM, rivals to lovers and forced-proximity! Oh yes and also the one bed trope, yup. The book is lighthearted and has many funny moments. I love the banter between the two characters and how we slowly saw them opening up to each other. I specially loved how their relationship took it's time and nothing was rushed. I did find that Trisha's inner monologue would get a bit repetitive while he sorts out her feelings for Rafe and the constant mention of how she's physically attracted to him. I also found her behavior to be immature for her age and was hoping she would have had some character growth sooner. Overall, a fun and cute read!

**4.5 rounded up to 5**

This was my first Nisha Tuli book and it will not be my last! WOW -- truly a phenomenal read! I saw the Forever Team post about this title in their Facebook Group and requested it on a whim after being sucked in by that STUNNING cover. I went in completely blind (aside from briefly glimpsing at the synopsis) with zero expectations and left completely hooked. It was such a delight to discover this book had everything I love and more.

One Bed? ✔
Forced Proximity? ✔
Enemies to Lovers? ✔
Down Bad MMC? ✔✔✔

To break it down: our main characters, Trishara Malik and Rafe Gallagher, are workplace rivals who are forced together during their leadership training camp in Hawaii and eventually, a spark blossoms between them. I really enjoyed the chemistry and the banter between them, and OH THE ANGST! I do wish we had Rafe's POV at some points so we could have more insight into his emotions just to add to the overall tension which I think could have been drawn out a little more. But even without his POV, his interest in Tris was clearly established. And as the title suggests, this is NOT SAFE FOR WORK! Nisha absolutely delivered on the spice!

Not only did I love the romance aspect, I really appreciated how Nisha used Tris to tastefully touch on sexism and racism in the workplace, and remind us (the readers) that we don't have to keep putting up with this bs. As a woman of color in STEM, Tris resonated with me on a deeper level. Her experiences felt so real and raw and personable in ways I wasn't expecting.

If you're looking for a fun, fast-paced contemporary rom com, this is the book for you! I would recommend this book to fans of The Hating Game and The Spanish Love Deception. From how beautifully written this book was, you would never know this is Nisha's contemporary romance debut. I really hope to see her back in this space in the future!

Thank you NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Forever for making this available for Read Now!

This book was just fine, nothing truly extraordinary or life changing. The FMC came off a little too 'not like other girls'/'better than everyone' that it really took me out of the story. I thought it would get better as time went on, but it only got worse as she became more immature and high and mighty in her thought process and actions.
Some of the plot just didn't make sense- in the year of our lord Beyonce 2025, you mean to tell me that a company can have that many HR violations, lack of diversity, and sexual harassment and still be such a huge, successful company? Speaking of HR, where were they? You mean to tell me not a single HR person was on this company retreat for 3 weeks? As the author, it is their job to convince me of certain things and I was not convinced in the slightest. We were told many things and not shown enough- how smart and capable Tris was, this one sided enemies to lovers with zero proof of any ill-intent on Rafe's side, Tris' many workplace injustices and wrongdoings.
There were some fun parts and the setting was beautiful, but I just couldn't ever get into the story. I really did. not. care. This was not very spicy, as the title would try to suggest otherwise. This was definitely safe for work- if you are looking for a quick, light, beachy read, this is for you.

a short and sweet read! rafe and tris aren’t my favorite couple i’ve ever read, i felt like they were so hot and cold and their coming together as a couple was a bit disjointed. in retrospect, i think i like tris much more than rafe. she was brilliant and beautiful and knew what she wanted, but rafe just felt confusing and not well developed.

regardless, i zoomed through this within less than 24 hours. their spicy scenes were HOT - especially him dirty talking and texting. the uncross and cross your legs moment had me p a n t i n g.

4.25 Starts

Have you read "The Hating Game" and thought I'd love this more if it were set in Hawaii and the main characters HAVE to share the honeymoon suite? This is the book for you! I really enjoyed this book and thought the FMC being such a bad ass while smashing the patriarchy was a great cherry on top to the overall plot.

Thank you for the ARC, NetGalley!

5/5 Stars

Not surprised Nisha has released yet another banger for us, and even less surprised that I ate up this contemporary romance piece. The pacing, the characters, the setting, the micro-tropes (they should’ve shared the bed for a lot longer than they did😔🙏🏾) felt so fresh and I loved everything about it. Trishara’s character was a badass, intelligent, and put up with no one’s nonsense, which I appreciated. However, the highlight and the star of this book, for me, was Rafe’s character. He was so amazing to her and so soft and sweet and led with such intention in everything he did. He even apologized for things that I personally felt like he didn’t need to apologize for, but I love that he’s able to recognize his own faults. I also love the tiny details in his character. I loved how much he loved baking, I loved his little social media obsession, and I loved how much he was obsessed with Tris.

Everyone needs to read this book. I mean, it’s a Nisha J. Tuli book, so I don’t think there needs to be much convincing after that.

This book was so much fun to read. The FMC was relatable and funny and I felt myself in her especially with her work microagressions. The MMC was easy to fall for and it was nice to see how he supported her and looked up to her in so many ways.
Great rom-com.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for this e-ARC!

This is my first book by Nisha J. Tuli and wow! I loved it! Running to get her fantasy series because her writing is just amazing!

This book follows Trishara as she faces various strives at her workplace. She feels that due to a traumatic experience at her last job that she is lucky to have this one, but after attempting to climb the ladder for five years and being overlooked, she’s had enough! That is, until she gets chosen for a lucrative opportunity to go to Hawaii for a Work leadership retreat. She decides to accept this trip and throw everything into this in hopes she can rekindle her passion to grow in her field.

There she is put into a “one bed” situation with her nemesis - Rafe Gallagher, a.k.a. the bosses son. Ummm, hello, HR? 😂During this retreat, she starts to soften towards Rafe and comes to learn he’s never been against her, but has actually been rooting for her the whole time.

This book showcases what it’s like to be a woman in a “man’s field” facing blatant sexism and racism, and brings awareness to the grossness of these issues.

4.25⭐️ Thank you so much to NetGalley & Forever for the arc in exchange for an honest review!

Was this the best romance I've ever read? No, BUT I am not ashamed to admit that I inhaled this fun, little smutty book in less than 24 hours. Not Safe for Work was the perfect romance palette cleanser to pull me out of the teensy reading slump that I've found myself in.

Tris and Rafe are long-time rival engineers at their firm and are both chosen for an all expenses paid leadership retreat in Hawaii, what could possibly go wrong? Rivals to lovers is quickly climbing my all time favorite trope list, and it was exceptionally well done in NSFW. I felt attached to the mc's from the start and absolutely loved the shit out of Tris, our badass FMC who was just so unapologetically her. Her inner dialogue was so sharp and quick it had me cackling throughout my entire read. And while this was also a cute romance, Tuli didn't hold back on calling out the racism and sexism that woman of color have to deal with in corporate America, which made Tris all the more admirable in my eyes. Rafe was her perfect complement and honestly if all men behaved like him, the world would be a better place lol. NSFW had all the tropes I love (and then a few more), but didn't feel too overdone and didn't annoy me like some romances tend to do. This most likely had to do with the fact that our mc's were a bit older (thank heavens) and more developed in the prefrontal cortex department. The spice was well written and came after some delicious tension-y slow burn. Like I said, I disassociated from all adulting and devoured this in one day, so I definitely was having a good time. I can easily see myself rereading this at some point in the future on a pristine beach with a pina colada in hand. Lastly, congrats to Nisha on this fantastic debut romance! I can't wait to see what she does next!

Well this was the cutest romcom! I definitely binged in one day! I adored Tris and Rafe and their entire relationship progression. It had me giggling, swooning and sweating from beginning to end!

Nisha Tuli is the Queen of slow burns and badass FMCs. I am so glad she made the jump into romance because this was so good! Also loved the Artefacts of Ouranos Easter eggs.

Read if you like: work place romance, rivals to lovers, force proximity, and men who fall hard.

*****
I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley / Forever publishing, and this is my honest review

I really wanted to love this. I LOVE an enemies to lovers office romance and the added bonus of a vacation-type setting should've worked for me. but for some reason it never clicked and it didn't feel fresh. the romance felt too based on physical chemistry than anything else. I didn't really get where the attraction came from otherwise. I'm sure plenty of folks will like it but it just wasn't for me.

First time reading Nisha J. Tuli and it will not be my last. She perfectly balanced a discussion on major topics( sexism, micro aggressions, etc) while telling a love story that kept me laughing.

Would absolutely recommend to fans of The Hating Game or The Spanish Love Deception.