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Hopping Into Trouble A Callie & Jace Spring Fling Callie had a plan. She always does. Organize the perfect Easter egg hunt. Keep everything running smoothly. Make sure no one leaves disappointed. It’s simple… as long as people follow the rules. Jace has other ideas. When he shows up as a last-minute volunteer, he brings exactly the kind of chaos Callie doesn’t have time for. He challenges her system, ignores her structure, and somehow makes everything more complicated… and a lot more interesting. As the event spirals into unexpected territory, so do they. What starts as playful ...

Shamrocks & Headlines A Callie and Jace Story St. Patrick’s Day just got a little hotter. Callie never expected a newsroom party to turn into a night of stolen glances, accidental touches, and a chemistry that refused to be ignored. Jace, charming, confident, and entirely irresistible, has been her coworker… and her temptation… for far too long. One night. One bar. One apartment. What starts as playful flirting escalates into a night of undeniable heat, where boundaries blur and desire takes center stage. From the crowded office to the quiet intimacy of late-night city streets, Callie...

📘 Out of Office A workplace romance with heat, heart, and a dangerously locked conference room. Callie Hart has one rule: keep work and pleasure separate. She’s smart, driven, and two months away from the promotion of her career—until a mandatory company retreat shoves her into the same cabin (and the same trust exercises) as Max Foster, the infuriatingly charming analyst with a smile that should come with a warning label. Max knows better than to mix business with anything personal. But Callie? She’s the exception to every rule he’s ever followed. What starts as playful tension ...

One night. One glass-walled room. Zero margin for error. When the newsroom goes dark on election night, Callie and Jace are left behind the glass; two professionals tasked with safeguarding the most fragile numbers of the year. The rules are clear. The stakes are high. And the tension? Impossible to ignore. As results roll in and projections tighten, proximity becomes unavoidable. Every glance lingers. Every brush of contact carries weight. With the world watching from the outside, Callie and Jace must navigate more than shifting margins; they’re navigating attraction, restraint, and the ...

He’s the last man she wants to fall for. Too bad she already did. Savannah Cross is always in control—of the newsroom, her deadlines, and especially her heart. But when a new senior editor storms in with piercing eyes, a cutting tongue, and an infuriating talent for getting under her skin, all her careful rules start to unravel. Logan Reid doesn’t play nice. He’s not here to make friends—he’s here to clean up the chaos and demand results. But Savannah’s relentless drive, smart mouth, and maddening curves? They test every boundary he thought he had. Their working relationship ...

Conference Call Chaos A flirty, late-night office romance novella from Alyssa Bloom Callie has survived dozens of chaotic meetings, but nothing compares to a late-night project Zoom with Jace Bennett. They’re coworkers. Friends with a little too much chemistry. Experts at pretending they’re not thinking about each other during every shared project. But when one harmless virtual meeting turns into a marathon of tech glitches, side chats, and accidental video moments, their professionalism doesn’t stand a chance. And neither do they. What starts as teasing in the chat becomes something ...

Return to Office Book Three in the After Hours Series By Alyssa Bloom They swore it was just business. They were wrong. Eva Tran has rules. Structure. Boundaries. She’s built her career on discipline and razor-sharp focus. But when a high-stakes project pairs her with Luca Moreno—charismatic, maddeningly observant, and far too good at getting under her skin—everything starts to slip. Late-night meetings. Lingering looks. One too many “accidental” brushes of contact. She tells herself it’s nothing. Luca tells her it’s inevitable. As the pressure builds, so does the tension ...

When the network collapses under a breaking-news scandal, two feuding coworkers are forced into a high-stakes “task force” where the rules are simple: fix the disaster, survive the politics, and absolutely do not fall into bed together again. Lena Hart is a producer who thrives under pressure; Eli Grant is the investigative reporter who created the pressure. Sparks have always flown between them, but now they’re locked in a war room for days—sleep-deprived, caffeinated, furious, and far too aware of every almost-moment they’ve never talked about. The deeper the crisis gets, the ...

Title: One Room Left : An After Hours Story Author: Alyssa Bloom Description: Trapped by a snowstorm, two colleagues discover that some connections can’t be ignored. Callie and Jace have always kept their relationship professional in public, but when a canceled flight forces them to share the last available hotel suite, the walls between restraint and desire collapse. What begins as a night of stolen glances and subtle touches quickly escalates into a passionate, intimate encounter that changes everything. From the quiet tension of their first private moments to the fire of a long, stormy...

Off the Record The story’s not the only thing heating up... Six months ago, Claire Maxwell walked away from Jace Dalton, and the newsroom they once ruled together. The headlines they chased burned hot, but nothing scorched like the fire between them. Now, they're back in the same city, the same newsroom, the same emotional minefield. And this time, neither one of them is playing it safe. Jace has questions. Claire has secrets. And the past isn’t done with either of them. Thrown together on a career-defining story, they have no choice but to confront what they left unsaid, and the ...

🎃 Callie & Jace – Halloween in the Office An After Hours Story When the lights dim and the costumes come out, office rules don’t stand a chance… Callie never expected much from the annual office Halloween party—some cheap decorations, stale candy, and forced small talk. But when Jace shows up looking unfairly good in his sharp suit and a devilish smile, the night takes a turn she never saw coming. Between stolen kisses in the crowd, whispered secrets in the copy room, and one unforgettable encounter that blurs every line she thought she had, Callie realizes this Halloween might ...

Callie & Jace: A Christmas in the City Snowflakes, city lights, and just enough heat to melt the winter chill… Callie wasn’t expecting much from Christmas in the city—just a quiet holiday, a little shopping, maybe a peppermint mocha or two. But when Jace sweeps her into his world of rooftop views, midnight kisses, and carriage rides through snowy streets, her holiday season becomes anything but ordinary. From playful flirtation to fiery passion under the Christmas tree, Callie and Jace’s connection blazes brighter than the holiday lights strung across the skyline. Their chemistry is...

Callie and Jace never expected a simple time change to turn their Sunday morning upside down. When daylight saving time jumps forward, the newsroom’s systems go haywire, deadlines collide, and the two are left alone with a ticking clock and a cascade of errors. As they race to fix the chaos, every glance, every brush of hands, and every shared moment draws them closer. What starts as a fight against time becomes a test of patience, chemistry, and unspoken desire. In the quiet between alerts, with only the hum of computers and the soft glow of monitors around them, Callie and Jace discover...

When the office empties and the fluorescent lights hum low, anything can happen. Callie thought she was just finishing a late-night cleanup, but Jace had other plans. Between spilled coffee, toppled boxes, and the chaos of paperwork, the tension between them finally sparks. From a cramped storage closet to the break room, and finally back to her desk, the night becomes a dance of teasing touches, whispered confessions, and undeniable chemistry. Midnight Office Cleanup is a sizzling, fast-paced interlude that captures the chaos, humor, and intimacy of Callie and Jace in just a few hours of ...

A Night Apart: An After Hours Interlude By Alyssa Bloom A late-night call was supposed to help them unwind. Instead, it only made the distance burn hotter. Callie and Jace are used to bending deadlines, not missing each other. But tonight they’re in different cities, trapped in separate hotel rooms, and the chemistry between them refuses to stay quiet. One FaceTime turns into teasing. Teasing turns into tension. And tension turns into something neither of them can quite walk away from… even when the call ends. Left alone, Callie can’t stop thinking about the way Jace sounded, low, ...

They both showed up to work on a holiday. Neither of them expected the office to be empty. But maybe that was the best mistake they could have made. Callie and Jace forgot their company was closed for MLK Day, and now it’s just the two of them—alone, unsupervised, and surrounded by temptation. They make a half-hearted effort to “work,” but the quiet office, the stolen glances, and the playful teasing prove impossible to ignore. From the conference room couch to Callie’s desk, their day turns into something far more unforgettable than either had planned. It’s steamy. It’s ...

Late nights. Flirty fights. And one very off-limits office hookup. Callie Reese is the responsible one, the team player, the deadline chaser, the woman who absolutely does not fool around with coworkers. Especially not cocky, too-charming Max Bennett, the office flirt with a smug smile and a knack for writing terrible tagline puns. But when a late-night pitch session turns into a steamy kiss on the conference room table, Callie’s carefully curated boundaries go up in flames. One night becomes two. Then three. And suddenly, keeping their hands off each other at work becomes harder than ...

The Holiday Edit An After Hours Story by Alyssa Bloom When the holiday season arrives, so do surprises—some sweet, some scandalous, and all completely unexpected. The Holiday Edit follows [Main Character Name] as she navigates a whirlwind of festive events, last-minute deadlines, and the kind of sparks that only appear when you least expect them. Between sparkling lights, cozy nights, and awkward run-ins, hearts collide, secrets surface, and the line between professional and personal gets dangerously blurred. Will love find its place amid the chaos, or will the season pass with only ...

On the Record (Newsroom Confidential Book 1) A sizzling enemies-to-lovers newsroom romance full of banter, secrets, and off-the-air chemistry. Rivals in the newsroom. Co-hosts on camera. Disaster in the making... or the best story they’ll ever tell. Claire Monroe has built her career on precision and control. She doesn't break the rules, doesn't make mistakes—and definitely doesn’t fall for cocky, headline-chasing field reporters like Jace Dalton. Jace is all charm and chaos, stealing scoops and attention with a smirk that drives Claire mad. When the network assigns them to co-anchor ...

The city is sparkling, the countdown is on, and hearts are ready to collide. Callie and Jace are back for another unforgettable night of passion, mischief, and unexpected romance. As the clock ticks closer to midnight, the tension between them ignites in ways neither can resist. Between stolen glances, whispered secrets, and daring adventures through the glittering streets, Callie and Jace discover that sometimes, the best resolutions are the ones you don’t plan. Sexy, playful, and intensely romantic, New Year’s in the City is the perfect escape for fans of contemporary romance who love...