20 Sensual CEO Romance Books For That Office Romance Fix!

From forbidden love affairs to steamy office romances, the dynamics of professional settings provide a fertile ground for captivating storytelling. In this carefully curated list, we present 20 CEO romance books that explore the complexities of relationships, the thrill of forbidden desires, and the irresistible pull of love amidst high-rises and stocks.

Join us as we delve into a world where desk-bound dalliances, clandestine encounters, and office politics collide to ignite sparks of passion and desire.

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CEO Romance Books List

In the high-stakes world of corporate power and boardroom battles, love often finds a way to bloom amidst the chaos. CEO romance novels offer readers a thrilling escape into a universe where passion and ambition collide, and powerful, enigmatic leaders discover that even the most guarded hearts can fall prey to the charms of love.

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape.

Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear.

The Stopover by T.L. Swan

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I was upgraded to first class on a flight from London to New York.

The food, champagne, and service were impeccable.

The blue-eyed man sitting next to me, even better.

He was suave and intelligent.

We talked and laughed, and something clicked.

Fate took over and the plane was grounded, and we had an unexpected stopover for the night.

With no plans, we made our own.

I started a new job and met the CEO. You can imagine my surprise to see those naughty blue eyes dance with delight when he saw me across the mahogany desk.

By a Thread by Lucy Score

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I got her fired. Okay, so I’d had a bad day and took it out on a bystander in a pizza shop. But there’s nothing innocent about Ally Morales. She proves that her first day of her new job… in my office… after being hired by my mother.

So maybe her colorful, annoying, inexplicably alluring personality brightens up the magazine’s offices that have felt like a prison for the past year. Maybe I like that she argues with me in front of the editorial staff. And maybe my after-hours fantasies are haunted by those brown eyes and that sharp tongue.

But that doesn’t mean that I’m going to be the next Russo man to take advantage of his position. I might be a second-generation asshole, but I am not my father.

She’s working herself to death at half a dozen dead-end jobs for some secret reason she doesn’t feel like sharing with me. And I’m going to fix it all. Don’t accuse me of caring. She’s nothing more than a puzzle to be solved. If I can get her to quit, I can finally peel away all those layers. Then I can go back to salvaging the family name and forget all about the dancing, beer-slinging brunette.

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

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Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially since her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows—including her ex and his fiancée—will be there and eager to meet him.

She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic and aid in her deception. New York to Spain is no short flight and her raucous family won’t be easy to fool.

Enter Aaron Blackford—her tall, handsome, condescending colleague—who surprisingly offers to step in. She’d rather refuse; never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling, and insufferable man.

But Catalina is desperate, and as the wedding draws nearer, Aaron looks like her best option. And she begins to realize he might not be as terrible in the real world as he is at the office.

Scandalous by L.J. Shen

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They call him The Mute for a reason.
Hard, cold and calculated, he rarely speaks.

He is thirty-three.
I am eighteen.
He’s a single dad and my father’s business partner.
I’m just a kid to him and his enemy’s daughter.
He’s emotionally unavailable.
And I am…feeling. Feeling things I shouldn’t feel for him.
Trent Rexroth is going to break my heart. The writing isn’t just on the wall, it’s inked on my soul.

Bossman by Vi Keeland

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The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn’t exactly make a good impression. I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date.

He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice. So I told him to mind his own damn business―his own tall, gorgeous, full-of-himself damn business―and went back to my miserable date.

When he walked by my table, he smirked, and I watched his arrogant, sexy ass walk back to his date. I couldn’t help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.

When the gorgeous stranger and his equally hot date suddenly appeared at our table, I thought he was going to rat me out. But instead, he pretended we knew each other and joined us―telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about our fake childhood.

Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

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Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family’s massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who’d been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative–completely infuriating–creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he’s never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe’s so tempting he’s willing to bend the rules–or outright smash them–if it means he can have her. All over the office. 
As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they’re willing to lose in order to win each other. 

King of Wrath by Ana Huang

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Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.

The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.

Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.

Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.

While the rude, elusive Dante isn’t her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.

Hero by Samantha Young

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Alexa Holland’s father was her hero—until her shocking discovery that her mother and she weren’t his only family. Ever since, Alexa has worked to turn her life in a different direction and forge her own identity outside of his terrible secrets. But when she meets a man who’s as damaged by her father’s mistakes as she is, Alexa must help him.

Caine Carraway wants nothing to do with Alexa’s efforts at redemption, but it’s not so easy to push her away. Determined to make her hate him, he brings her to the edge of her patience and waits for her to walk away. But his actions only draw them together and, despite the odds, they begin an intense and explosive affair.

Only Caine knows he can never be the white knight that Alexa has always longed for. And when they’re on the precipice of danger, he finds he’ll do anything to protect either one of them from being hurt again….

Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James

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When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

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Rowan
I’m in the business of creating fairy tales.
Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.
Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland.
My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her.
Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias.

Zahra
After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland’s most expensive ride, I should have been fired.
Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job.
The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I’d ever met.
Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didn’t care.
At least not until I discovered his secret.

Naked in Death by J.D. Robb

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In the year 2058, technology completely rules the world. But for New York City Detective Eve Dallas, one irresistible impulse still rules the heart: passion…

Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over ten years on the force, she’s seen it all—and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And she’s going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire—and a suspect in Eve’s murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it’s up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about—except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

The CEO Buys In by Nancy Herkness

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Self-made billionaire Nathan Trainor feels restless and disillusioned. His company may be thriving, but he can’t find a woman who sees him for more than his wealth. With his love life in the red, he meets two other billionaire bachelors at the ultra-exclusive Bellwether Club. The three of them make a wager of the heart: they must find women who love them for who they are, not their money.

Savvy office temp Chloe Russell is trying to scrape together the money she needs to support her grandmother. So when a flu epidemic strikes Trainor Electronics and she’s promoted to Nathan Trainor’s assistant, she jumps at the lucrative opportunity. But then Nathan himself falls ill, and he and Chloe must work from his penthouse while he recuperates. Before long, it’s clear there’s genuine heat between them, and it’s more than just a fever spike. Will Nathan win Chloe’s heart—and the bet? Or will their differences destroy any chance for love?

The Favor by Suzanne Wright

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Vienna Stratton knew she only had herself to blame. You didn’t let yourself become indebted to a man like Dane Davenport, no matter how badly you needed his help. As his personal assistant, she was very aware that the globally successful CEO was ruthless and unforgiving.

Of course, if she’d known he’d request that she be his wife for twelve months, she’d have hesitated in accepting his help. Because what she’d learned from Dane was that the devil wasn’t ugly and terrorising. He was seductive and captivating. Humming with whispers of temptation – the temptation to sin and surrender, to let him brand and possess you. He awakened every need and fantasy you had.

He could even make you love him.

So Not Meant to Be by Meghan Quinn

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Am I friends with JP Cane?

Ha! That’s laughable.

Besides the fact that he’s adopted some far-fetched notion from the movie When Harry Met Sally that says men and women can’t be friends and work together, it’s safe to say we’re not friends. He’s annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and has made an art out of poking all my hot buttons . . . multiple times a day.

So you can imagine how disgruntled I am when I not only have to fly to San Francisco with him for work, but stay in the same penthouse. Yup, we’re sharing the same air, twenty-four-seven. We’re talking full-fledged working roommates.

Bared to You by Sylvia Day

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He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. Craving his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily…

Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other’s most private worlds…and desires.

The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn’t tear us apart…

Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan

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Life for Emma isn’t good. The world knows her as Princess Anya on Dark Castle, but then her character gets the axe—literally. The cherry on top is finding her boyfriend in bed with another woman. She needs a break, and sanctuary comes in the form of Rosemont, a gorgeous estate in California promising rest and relaxation.

Then she meets the owner’s equally gorgeous grandson, ex–hockey player and current recluse Lucian Osmond, and she sees her own pain and yearning reflected in his eyes.

He’s charming when he wants to be but also secretive and gruff, with protective walls as thick as Emma’s own. Despite a growing attraction, they avoid each other.

But then there’s an impromptu nighttime skinny-dip, and Lucian’s luscious homemade tarts and cream cakes start arriving at Emma’s door, tempting her to taste life again…

In trying to stay apart, they only grow closer—and their broken pieces just might fit together and make them whole.

Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe

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Georgia Cummings has zero luck with dating, and the era of the internet is not her friend.

In what alternate universe have men decided d*ck pics are a replacement for small talk and getting to know a girl? Seriously. One more crotch selfie and she might write men off for good.

Except her billionaire boss, Kline Brooks, might just be hot enough to make her reconsider. Dark hair, muscles for days, and a panty-dropping smile make him the quintessential bad boy. Only—he isn’t.

As an actual nice guy with a list of ethics a mile long, he knows a boss sleeping with his employee is never a good idea.

First Touch by Laurenlin Paige

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Emily Wayborn is finally her own woman.

After a string of shameful relationships and reckless partying with her best friend Amber, she’s now a successful voiceover actress, her wild past and everyone in it firmly behind her. Until she receives a cryptic voicemail from her former friend that sends her spiraling into the darkness she thought she had outrun. One thing is clear from the message, Amber is in trouble.

The Contract by Melanie Moreland

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That is the reputation that precedes Richard VanRyan. He lives life the way he wants, no concern for the opinion of others. He cares for no one, is completely unrepentant, and he has no desire to change his ways.
Katharine Elliott works under Richard as his PA. She despises him and his questionable ethics, but endures all the garbage he sends her way, because she needs the job. Her end goal is far more important than the daily abuse and demands she tolerates from her nasty tyrant of a boss. Until the day, he asks her for something she never expected. A new role with a personal contract— fiancée instead of PA.

What happens when two people who loathe each other, have to live together and act as though they are madly in love?

Other Genres To Try if you like CEO Romance Books

If you enjoy the thrilling dynamics and passionate encounters in CEO romance books, there are several other genres you might find equally captivating. Billionaire romances offer a similar allure with tales of wealth and power, while office romances provide a closer look at love blossoming in the workplace. For those who crave intense emotions and high stakes, romantic suspense blends romance with mystery and danger. And if you appreciate the complexity of characters balancing love and ambition, consider diving into sports romances or historical romances, where the stakes are just as high and the passion just as intense. Each of these genres offers its own unique twist on the elements that make CEO romance novels so irresistible.

  1. Contemporary Romance: This genre offers a wide variety of romantic stories set in modern times, featuring diverse characters and settings beyond the office environment. Readers can explore love stories in various contexts such as small towns, big cities, or even exotic locales.
  2. Romantic Comedy: If readers enjoy the humor and lightheartedness often found in office romances, they might appreciate romantic comedy novels. These books blend romance with humor, delivering laugh-out-loud moments and heartwarming love stories.
  3. Erotic Romance: Readers hoping for steamy and sensual stories similar to office romances might enjoy erotic romance novels. These books feature explicit love scenes and explore themes of passion, desire, and sexual chemistry.
  4. Historical Romance: For those interested in exploring love stories set in different time periods, historical romance novels offer a glimpse into the past while delivering captivating tales of romance and adventure.
  5. Office Manga: This genre seamlessly blends elements of romance with the unique dynamics and challenges of the workplace, offering readers an enthralling exploration of love amidst professional settings. Dive into the world of office manga for a compelling mix of heartfelt romance, workplace drama, and unforgettable characters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a billionaire romance?

Billionaire romances occur between two people from different socioeconomic statuses. One protagonist is in a position of power, with wealth that has been accumulated from working in the corporate world or that has come from the person’s status as a scion of a wealthy family.

What makes CEO romance books appealing to readers?

CEO romance books offer a captivating blend of professional and personal dynamics. Readers are drawn to the tension and chemistry that can arise between characters navigating the complexities of both their work and romantic lives. In cases where the couple do not work together, typically a socioeconomic disbalance exists, adding some tension.

Are CEO romance books always contemporary?

The majority of CEO romance books are contemporary, but check out some historical romance if that’s your jam!

Do CEO romance books always involve a boss/subordinate relationship?

Not necessarily. While the boss/subordinate dynamic is a common trope in CEO romance books, relationships can develop between coworkers at any level within the workplace hierarchy, or even outside of co-workers dynamics altogether


Remember, the allure of these tales lies in the unpredictable journey of love and ambition intertwined. So, dive into these stories and let the romance of the boardroom sweep you off your feet once again. Happy reading!

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