12 Office Romance Books To Make You Wish You Had A Summer Work Crush

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## Here are 12 office romance books to dive into this summer!

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### _The Hating Game_ by Sally Thorne

If you loved the movie _Set It Up_ , this blueprint for contemporary enemies-to-lovers storylines is for you. Lucy and Joshua are executive assistants to co-CEOs, sharing a tiny office and a massive, mutual loathing. When they both go up for the same promotion, their passive-aggressive rivalry escalates into a high-stakes game that gets complicated by a sudden, intense attraction.

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### _The Fine Print_ by Lauren Asher

Find the grumpy billionaire boss endearing? You might in this office romance. Rowan is a cynical theme park executive who meets Zahra, a creative powerhouse whose bright ideas clash with his rigid corporate mindset. It's a classic grumpy-meets-sunshine romance set in a Disney-esque corporate empire.

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### The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Fake dating turns into a massive workplace crush: This bestseller features a grumpy biology professor and a third-year Ph.D. candidate, bringing incredible banter and high-steam chemistry.

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### _The Ex Talk_ by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Set in the world of public radio, two rival producers who cannot stand each other are forced to co-host a new show where they give relationship advice as "exes." The catch? They never dated. Maintaining the lie gets incredibly difficult as real sparks begin to fly behind the microphone.

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### _A Not So Meet Cute_ by Meghan Quinn

This bestseller starts with a fake fiancé arrangement that turns into a massive corporate-setting crush with tons of humor and high steam.

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### By a Thread by Lucy Score

A hilarious, slow-burn romantic comedy featuring a grumpy boss determined to protect his heart and a plucky heroine who refuses to let him push her around. After a disastrous first meeting outside the office, she winds up working for his luxury lifestyle brand, and the office banter is absolute gold.

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### The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

When Catalina needs a fake date for her sister's wedding in Spain, her arrogant but undeniably handsome colleague, Aaron Blackford, surprisingly volunteers. What starts as a desperate workplace alliance turns into a sweeping, slow-burn romance that will make you forget all about your actual inbox.

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### Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

An absolute classic for readers who prefer their workplace romances with a major side of steam. Chloe Mills is an ambitious intern finishing her MBA, and her brilliant, demanding boss, Bennett Ryan, is completely infuriating, and totally irresistible. Get ready to swoon!

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### Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

Known for her smart, STEM-focused heroines, Hazelwood delivers a high-stakes workplace dynamic in this read. It pairs a dedicated biotech researcher with a corporate elite challenger. When a business conflict threatens her lab, the intense, forbidden attraction between them threatens to derail everything.

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### Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

The second book in the Dreamland Billionaires series brings the ultimate marriage-of-convenience trope to the office. Declan needs to fulfill a clause in his grandfather's will to become CEO, and his efficient administrative assistant, Iris, agrees to a fake marriage to help him secure his legacy.

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###  Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

Another brilliant academic workplace romance, _Love, Theoretically_ follows Elsie, an adjunct physics professor by day and a fake girlfriend-for-hire by night, who crosses paths with Jack — the arrogant experimental physicist who stands between her and her dream job (and happens to be her favorite client's older brother).

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### Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

A festive, incredibly charming reverse-grumpy-sunshine story, Window Shopping follows Stella, a sharp, freshly released ex-con who gets a shot at designing the holiday window displays for a luxury department store on Fifth Avenue. She clashes beautifully with Aidan, the store's endlessly charming, perpetually optimistic CEO.

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