Between Office Hours: A Between Office Hours Novel
Paperback
Series: Between Office Hours, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 20 2025
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
by Mara Ellison
Some connections arrive quietly - and change everything.
Elena has built her life on careful choices. At work, she's dependable and composed. In her personal life, she keeps her world small, believing that wanting too much only leads to loss.
Rachel arrives with a calm confidence Elena doesn't expect - or know how to resist.
As coworkers brought together by circumstance, their connection unfolds slowly: shared glances across conference tables, late afternoons that stretch into evening, conversations that linger just beneath the surface of what's safe to say. What begins as quiet companionship deepens into something more complicated - and far more vulnerable.
But wanting someone means facing the risk Elena has spent years avoiding.
Caught between professional boundaries and undeniable emotion, both women must decide what courage looks like when love doesn't demand urgency - only honesty.
Between Office Hours is a slow-burn sapphic romance about choosing presence over fear, connection over control, and the quiet power of being seen.
Perfect for readers who love:
Contemporary sapphic romance
Workplace slow burns
Dual POV emotional intimacy
Tasteful, character-driven love stories
Soft, satisfying endings
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