A M/M queer romance about urban planning, second chances, and community gardening.
Developer Emmett Whitmore has built his entire identity around control and corporate success, using designer suits and luxury condos to bury the shame of his father's corruption scandal. He's mastered the art of caring about nothing that can be taken away, until his company's biggest project puts him in direct conflict with the one person who ever saw through his defenses.
Marco Barrone channels his restless energy into nurturing both plants and people at the community garden that's become his heart's work. He's mastered the art of love without commitment and passion without permanence—a defense mechanism born from being abandoned by the one person who ever made him feel truly wanted.
When Emmett's company targets Marco's garden for demolition, their reunion forces them to confront a decade of unfinished business. As corporate deadlines clash with harvest festivals, and Marco's homemade meals fill Emmett's empty kitchen, they'll have to choose between the safe lives they've built and the messy, beautiful possibility of building something new together. Because the strongest foundations are built not on safety, but on the courage to risk everything for the chance to grow something real.
