I've been so excited for this book, and Not Safe For Work did not disappoint! Devoured this within like less than 5 hours?? Absolutely couldn't put it down.

Tris and Rafe had very palpable tension and yearning throughout the book (I am a forearm girlie too) and the banter was cute, even if it was immature at times. They were at least smart enough to realize it and discuss it properly later. And the spice from the tension build up... I was screaming and kicking my feet the moment that rubber band snapped.

While this is a fluffy workplace rom-com with a one bed trope, there is an underlying impactful story of how BIPOC women in STEM (and other male dominated fields) face issues with sexism and racism in the workplace. Nisha said some parts of the book was inspired by her personal experiences in her career and it definitely felt real and believable in the story. I also personally relate to this book which is why I was so excited to read it.

Rafe honestly surprised me with his direction in life (his dream). But definitely in a good way. Love that for him!!

Thank you Forever and NetGalley for the eARC!!

Oft I did not like this book, plain and simple. The characters were extremely juvenile with a big dose of insta love and miscommunication… nope nope not for me 🙅🏻‍♀️

Okay I loved this! I don’t typically read romance books but I love Nisha J. Tuli so I knew I had to read it. And wow I can’t believe how much I loved this! This was such a fun read but also focuses on some major workplace problems for women and people of color. As a woman in STEM I can relate to this so much. I really liked how Nisha incorporated these problems into a fun, spicy, rivals to lovers rom com.

The setting was perfect. I mean who doesn’t want a Hawaii work retreat??? AND you’re stuck sharing a room with your very attractive workplace rival. The main and side characters were great! I loved Tris and Rafe’s start as rivals. Seeing their relationship change and grow throughout the book was great. Plus their banter was so fun. I also loved Tris’ friend group grow from Molly to include Lan and Gabrielle. They are a great group!

My favorite part of the book has to be seeing Tris and Rafe stand up for themselves and begin doing what they love. They each had ongoing problems with their work and personal lives so it was very interesting to see them work through it. Overall I loved this book and highly recommend to everyone who wants a fun new romance book!

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Forever publishing!

Nisha could write instructions for my microwave and I'd eat up every second of it. The banter? *chefs kiss* Trishara is so relatable in how she thinks about Rafe and I was completely sucked into every word. Im not usually a rom-com girlie but this was an absolute delight for me and I cant wait to get a copy for my bookshelf!

huge thanks to Nisha and Netgalley for the ARC!

I don’t even know where to start this book was amazing! I absolutely loved it! This is a slow burn, workplace romcom with such delicious tension. It’s also about how women and women of color are treated in the workplace, especially in a male dominated field. Sadly, this topic is still so relevant for women and the way the author navigated through this in the book was so well done. It also hurts my heart that the author stated some of the things written are real life inspired from her time working as an engineer. Not saying all men are like this, but hey, let’s all do better! From writing fantasy to a rom com @nishajtwrites you killed it. I’m so happy I had the opportunity get an early copy and provide a review for you guys. This book is released on May 20th. So don’t forget to add it to your tbr!!

This book was exactly what I needed from a romcom. It was perfectly paced, kept me entertained the entire time! It felt like sitting on the couch and watching a classic funny romantic movie on a Friday night with some takeout and snacks. I enjoyed the whole time I was reading it. If I ever wrote a book, I’d only hope to produce something this fun.

Not Safe for Work tells the story of Tris and Rafe, two rival co-workers/workplace enemies, who find themselves in a company retreat in close quarters. Sparks fly and there might be feelings beside hate floating in the resort. With plenty of delightful tropes like one bed, close proximity and assumptions that might not be the entire reality, it's such a fun story and I had a really good time reading it.

I found the characters interesting and the more I got to know both Tris and Rafe, the more they revealed about themselves. I loved that it was told from her POV and that really gave me a sense of who Tris is and where her insecurities arise from. And the banter between the characters, that was top notch! Some moments had me truly giggling out loud.

The pacing of the book is good, the story moves quite fast but there are good, quiet moments as well. The spice is written well and they were really good. Like really, really good. Nisha absolutely can write good spice. I would've wished for a little more emotional development too in their relationship but overall I found the romance a delight. Also I have to comment that I feel Nisha wrote about workplace sexism, racisim and microaggressions respectfully and I feel they elevated the book.

I also love the little Easter egg about the Ouranos series and I was so happy to see it here! Yay!

YES YES YES PLEASE READ THISSS. I devoured this book in like one sitting. I feel like rom coms can be too cheesy for me at times but when I tell you that this one was PERFECTION, I meant it. It’s enemies to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, forbidden love, but also the most scrumptious protective MMC. This is the same author that wrote the trial of the sun queen series(artefacts of Ouranos) and I LOVED them but I swear like I do not hear enough people talking about her. Nisha’s writing style is SO GOOD!! She includes so much detail and depth and really breaks down who the MC is + what’s going on in their head. Plus the fact that this FMC is of color just had me giddy in the best way possible. She’s such a bada** in what she wants for her career but we also get to see the vulnerability that makes us love her just that much more. Also I am SAT for Rafe.🧎🏽‍♀️It’s giving big cinnamon roll but possessive MC in the best way possible.

Without giving too much away I LOVED that it wasn’t just the FMC following her dream in the end it was the MMC and ugh the ending was just perfect. If you love rom coms and you haven’t put this on your TBR what are you doing???

It’s hard for me to give a book 5 stars let alone a rom com but this right here takes the cake!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Arc Review

Not safe for work
By Nisha J. tuli
Publish date: May 25 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I absolutely love Nishas writing and love all her fantasy books. So when I opened my email to see I was selected to read her first contemporary romance I screamed! I dove right in and read this book in one sitting.

Rom-com meet STEM yes please!! This was the perfect light hearted romance with real issues talked about! Especially for women in a male dominated career. I absolutely loved how nisha dived into this topic.

I loved the tension between Rafe and Tris and their banter was chef kiss perfect!

Nisha continues to amaze me with her writing style and her quick wit. Officially on my auto buy list!

OMG! Literally perfect in every way ✨

Where do I even begin?? I’ve only read fantasy novels by Nisha, and I was so excited to find out that she was writing a rom-com. Needless to say, she freaking nailed it with this one. Literally knocked it out of the park. I didn’t think a book could be more perfect since Tale of the Heart Queen.

Plot: Trishara and Rafe are coworkers, who are stuck on a three week long training program in Hawaii. Plot twist, they have to share a room the entire time. Trishara is a baddie engineer, who is trying to make a name for herself and climb the ladder in a male dominated field. Rafe is the son of the boss, who surprises us in more ways than one during this journey. We see them go from hating each other, to way more in this epic slow burn.

My Thoughts: Trishara is literally a queen, and I’m obsessed with the fact that she was reading The Artefacts of Ouranos (if you know you know). Rafe is the brooding, dark villain with a surprisingly interesting hobby that made his character 10x better! The banter between the two is top 10, and the spicy scenes were perfection! We are told by the author herself that it’s a slooooow burn, and she was not kidding but it was so worth it! I’m sad the rest of the world has to wait until May for this book to come out.

Thank you Forever Publishing and Netgalley for an advanced e-copy of the book on exchange for an honest review.

Tropes
-Rivals to Lovers
-Forced Proximity
-One Bed
-Workplace Romance
-Destination
-Single POV

3.5-3.75/5 Stars | So hard to put down!

What I liked: This book was so easy to read, so bingeable, so fun and fast paced! I think the slow-burn, enemies/rivals to lovers is where Nisha J. Tuli really shines! I loved the nod to Trial of the Sun Queen in this. The characters and the premise were so interesting!

What I didn't like: All of the HR violations in this totally took me out of the story. I haven't read a workplace romance in years, but I wanted to try again because I genuinely like Tuli's writing! I just can't do workplace romance--it's a trope issue for me and not the writing in any way! If you can get past this trope, this is a must-read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever for an advance copy of this read!

Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli

Two workplace enemies find themselves in close proximity on a tropical work trip that challenges their assumptions—and just might make them to fall for each other—in this romcom debut from TikTok favorite author Nisha J. Tuli.

Rating: *****
Feels: Heat, Outrage, Tension !!! and Comfort
Style: Romance, workplace romance, contemporary romance
First published May 20, 2025 : 352 pages - Kindle

So I have read and loved this author's fantasy romance books, so was totally on board for reading this contemporary romance and I am soooo glad I did. I loved the witty banter between Rafe and Trish and the heat that built as the book progressed was intense and often made me want to scream "can we just already". I was so invested in Trish after just a short time as a women in a male dominated field and her story. I love love love all the characters in this book, well other then the ones we definitely dislike ! This story just had all the feels, tension, heat and was just such a fun read. I was not only rooting for Trish to get the man but for her to get allll the things !!! No spoilers but this book was just so lovely from start to finish !! Highly recommend and cant wait to read anything this author writes in any genre.

Favorite quote: He's Lucifer, wearing the disguise of a Ralph Lauren model.

This book has:
Enemies to Lovers
Workplace drama
Women in STEM
Sloooow Burn
One Bed
Forced Proximity
No cheating by MMC or FMC
Super Witty Banter

Not safe for work

A great contemporary romance debut from Nisha J. Tuli. Reminiscent of The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren meets Ali Hazelwood with a steamy slow tension build. Not to mention the diverse representation and women breaking the corporate glass ceiling.

Trishana is under valued and appreciated at her engineering job. Until, the boss decides to send her on a 3 week tropical retreat. Except her work nemesis Rafe is also invited. Due to a mix up, the two are forced to share a hotel suite and obviously shenanigans ensue.

Read if you like:
❤️‍🔥Slow burn
🥵Hot thick sweaty tension
1️⃣Single pov
🤓Rivals to lovers
🥰Inclusivity
🥼Women in stem
🌺Tropical setting

Okay, this was a fun read and I think it shows how good of a writer Nisha is cause this was so different from her fantasy books. This book reminded me of early Ali Hazelwood books with the rom-com in stem vibes. This leaned into the comedy aspect with a tall mmc with rock-hard abs that hurt the fmc when she bumped into it. So the fmc is a biracial woman working in STEM in a male-dominated office and company. They are invited to a company retreat where due to a mix up the fmc has to share a room with the CEO's son who is her enemy. Just to add in this room there is only one bed so you know how that goes.

I liked how lighthearted the book was, at times the characters could be immature but it was fun. the tension and banter between the MCs was so good and I was rooting for them. It was also steamy but not immediately. The intersection of the fmc being BIPOC and a woman in this field was interesting and I liked the humorous way that was addressed in the book. Overall this was a fun and cute read. Thank you Forever for this arc for an honest review.

Read for:
- STEM romance
- Biracial fmc
- Rivals to lovers
- Workplace romance
- Only one room and bed

THANK YOU to Net Galley and Nisha’s publicist Dana for allowing me to read this awesome new offering from Nisha. While not her usual genre, I loved Tris and Rafe’s story. Funny, spicy and every emotion in between, this was an awesome story. For fans of the Artifacts of Ouronos series, Nisha has a fun easter egg in this story.

Not Safe for Work releases on 5/20/25.

This was Nisha Tuli's first step into contemporary romance and I have to say she nailed it! Personally I think that writing contemporary is much harder than fantasy. In fantasy worlds, everything is at your fingertips, you have control over every single detail and that's not quite the case in Contemporary. Nisha Tuli has proven with this debut that she can cross genre's with no problems!

I had the biggest smile on my face when reading this book. It was such a quick read and I absolutely devoured it! This book was amazing from the very first page until the last! It gives you everything you want it to give in a Contemporary Romance: Drama, Laughs, BANTER, tension and even the spice! The angst between the characters is so well written and I was on the edge of my seat waiting for them to just smash their faces together and kiss! It had twists and turns that you wouldn't believe and the workplace dynamics was so well written.

I thought that the author handled the real-world aspects of being a woman in a male dominated field respectfully. She could have gone overboard and been super political (which it is) but her words felt tasteful and like she was trying to show an issue instead of shoving it down your throat. Women belong in STEM just as much as men do, and often times do it better. Seeing her struggle against the "feminine norm" role against men who truly do not see issues in their behavior made me feel seen! We are more than just note takers, we can hold our own!

While this book does have what you could consider "miscommunication", it came about in a way that felt like an insecure man instead of "Just have a conversation". There was a point to the author not having the characters simply talk and work it out. It was one of the better Miscommunication trope books that I have read in a long time.

Our MMC was multi-faceted and had many layers to him instead of just being the grump. I loved learning alongside our FMC as those layers slowly peeled back and we got to know the core of who Rafe was. In a lot of romance books, the MMCs come across as flat and one dimensional, but considering the setting I thought that our author did a wonderful job at telling his story as well as our FMC.

Thank you NetGalley and Forever for sending this book (eARC) for exchange for my honest thoughts. All thoughts detailed in this review are my own!.

Thank you to Dana at Forever Publishing for a copy of this ARC. All opinions are my own

This quintessential office romcom was devoured in one business day. The FMC is a POC swiftie obsessed with romantasy novels and Folklore. The MMC is Rhysand on the outside and Cassian on the inside.

A lot of the scenes were true events from the author's real life experience from being a female engineer in a traditionally male dominated field and it showed.

Nisha nailed it with the countless racial microaggressions that are so hard to articulate without sounding petty, the shameful state of DEI in corporate America, and the godawful obsession with golf that rich old white men can't seem to shake.

This was The Hating Game, with more serious themes without comprising on the ridiculous antics and banter and spice (which if you've read Nisha's other books, you know it's quality)

Best tropes:

✅ Only one honeymoon suite
✅ Sleeves folded at the elbows (iykyk)
✅ Sending a scathing email to the entire company exposing sexual harassment. And then resigning.
✅ Having the confidence to start a business when you have someone who believes in you
✅ Sex in a break out room

At this point, I'd read a washing machine manual cover to cover if Nisha wrote it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

I’ve read fantasy from Nisha before, and when I heard she was dropping a contemporary romance, I about squealed. This book is filled with banter, spice, emotion, angst, and literally every feel good feeling ever. I’d recommend this book to anyone getting into Nishas books, and I wish I could reread this for the first time again

Nisha Tuli is an auto-buy author for me—I fell in love with her writing through her Romantasy series, and Not Safe for Work was a fun departure into contemporary romance. While contemporary isn’t usually my thing, I still really enjoyed this story!

The book delivers on some of my favorite tropes: brooding hero, close proximity, he falls first, one bed, work romance, and enemies to lovers—all wrapped up in a corporate setting that felt way too real. There’s so much truth in how Tris navigates the workplace as a woman, and I really appreciated that aspect of the story.

That said, Tris did frustrate me at times with her constant inner battle against falling for Rafe. He’s the perfect blend of grumpy and secretly sweet, and watching him fall first was chef’s kiss. If I were more into contemporary, this would have been a total knockout, but I think I’ll be sticking to Nisha’s Romantasy in the future. Still, if you love office romance with tension for days, this one’s worth the read!

This author can do no wrong... I cried... I squealed and finished it in one sitting. My heart feels full and I'm laying at the alter of slow burn and smolder....

Literally everything she writes is 10000% smokey gold. She has smut and spice... but it's not over shadowing her characters or the story she's trying to tell.

My only complaint is at the start it felt like there was product placement for her artifacts series and a small ad for a sex toy... this took me out of the story. I pushed through and so glad I did.


Nisha J Tuli will continue being a must buy an dmust read author for me for years to come. Thankyou for being so amazing that you can write in other genres...you are a goddess of words , heart and yearning.