On-the-Job Training

This workplace romance josei features two opposites-attract coworkers helping "train" each other to overcome their fear of intimacy.Narumi, a hardworking but plain office worker, hides a secret from her colleagues: her traumatic dating history, which has led her to take on her alter ego, the popular live streamer Minarin. Her charming coworker, Shinonome, seems like her opposite — handsome, charismatic, and admired by all — but struggles with his own insecurities. When an unexpected taxi ride forces their secrets into the open, they make a deal... to help “train” each other to overcome their touch aversion and fear of intimacy!As Narumi begins to see Shinonome as a path toward healing, they must confront their pasts together. Can this mismatched pair help each other find solace in shared vulnerability?NOTE: This book contains mature content and is intended for readers 18 years of age and over.

This workplace romance josei features two opposites-attract coworkers helping "train" each other to overcome their fear of intimacy. Rin Narumi, a late-twenties office worker haunted by her past relationship, and Chiaki Shinonome, a man who can barely survive a conversation with a woman, strike a strange—yet undeniably sexy—deal: confront their insecurities through a hands-on “training regimen.”What begins with hand-holding quickly escalates to hugging—and a whole lot of panicked overthinking—as their awkward “therapy” starts feeling suspiciously less like self-improvement and more like something else. But just as they make progress, chaos arrives in the form of Hanamori, Shinonome’s starry-eyed junior, who catches them mid-“training” and demands answers. Is this therapy, romance… or a workplace scandal waiting to happen?!-Content Warnings: Explicit content, coworker relationship, references to stalking, abuse, bullying, and cheating

This workplace romance josei features two opposites-attract coworkers helping "train" each other to overcome their fear of intimacy. Rin Narumi and Chiaki Shinonome started their unusual “training” sessions for mutual benefit, but somewhere between the awkward touches and increasingly heated sessions, their partnership turned into something neither of them could ignore: love! After misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and plenty of overthinking, the two finally become a couple — but just as Narumi and Shinonome begin exploring their newfound intimacy, Narumi’s secret social media account is discovered by someone at work! Can Narumi finally leave her online persona — and the painful past it represents — behind and find her own happy ending with Shinonome?! The final volume of their secret “training” sessions!-Content Warnings: Explicit content, coworker relationship, references to stalking, abuse, bullying, and cheating