{"title":"Workplace Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffice? Football pitch? Laboratory? Courtroom?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf they work together, you'll find them here!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"not-safe-for-work-by-nisha-j-tuli","title":"Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"The company newsletter is about to get spicy . . . ❤️🔥\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of colour to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher - the boss's son. Teetering on the edge of burnout, Tris is stunned when she's picked to attend WMC's corporate leadership retreat in Hawaii. 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