It Should've Been Me

A witty, slow-burn workplace romance perfect for fans of banter, tension, and the delicious chaos of falling for the last person you should.

Olivia Kaddel has poured a decade into her career, sacrificing nights, weekends, and any hope of a social life to climb the corporate ladder. When the long-awaited Director position opens up, she's the obvious choice-at least in her mind. But her dreams are crushed when the role goes to Luca Lontern, the impossibly charming, annoyingly handsome nephew of her boss.

Olivia's resentment only grows as Luca breezes through the office with effortless charm, and an attention-grabbing aura she can't stand. But when they're assigned to a high-stakes project together, she begins to see past the nepotism and the smile.

Beneath it all is ambition, vulnerability, and a talent for challenging her in ways she never anticipated. As deadlines tighten and they're pulled closer, their rivalry slowly blurs into something far more complicated-forcing Olivia to confront feelings for the one man she's sworn to hate.

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers

Rivals to lovers

Forced proximity

Office Romance