Ansel

A Romance Novella by Maya Alden

Book 1 of the Regretfully Yours Series

Subgenres & Tropes:

Workplace Romance,
Boss-Assistant Romance,
Second Chance Romance

Published 2025

Length 144 pages

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Groveling heroes desperate to fix what they broke
Workplace romance with betrayal and redemption at its core
Short stories where heartbreak leads to second chances

Publisher Description

She wasn’t just an assistant—she was his greatest asset.

Ansel Tyler has the perfect assistant—smart, dedicated, and secretly in love with him. But when jealous colleagues whisper in his ear, he makes a cruel mistake, deciding to let Neha Rao go once he secures his promotion.

Neha never expected forever, but she didn’t expect disrespect, either. When she overhears Ansel saying he intends to fire her once he gets his shiny new Vice President title, she refuses to wait for the inevitable and resigns.

Ansel is good at crunching numbers, but losing Neha doesn’t add up, and he quickly realizes the depth of his mistake. Now, career be damned, he’ll do whatever it takes to win Neha back—not as his assistant, but his partner in life.

Ansel is part of Regretfully Yours, an angst-filled short story series about heartbreak, redemption, and groveling heroes who fight for their happily ever after.

Tropes
💔 Overheard
💔 Workplace
💔 Boss-Assistant
💔 Betrayal & Grovel
💔 Short Story (~25K words)