Part of The Baby Dragon
First published 2026
Jiya Din is running on empty. Middle school teaching was supposed to be her calling, and it still is, but the daily grind has worn her down to nothing. When her best friend hands over the keys to a tulip farm and asks her to look after two baby dragons for a week, Jiya says yes before she can think twice. Then she finds out Farhan Hayward will be there too. Farhan, who is her brother's closest friend. Farhan, who she has carried a quiet crush on since childhood. He shows up because someone has to tend the flowers and the dragons, and because learning Jiya will be there tips the scales. They have not been in the same room for years. Now they are sharing chores, feeding small fire-breathing creatures, and walking through rows of tulips in bloom. The farm forces proximity. Proximity forces honesty. Jiya has been too busy surviving her job to think about what she actually wants from her life. Farhan may be the answer, or he may just be old feelings she never finished sorting through. Either way, the week is running out.
Genres: fiction, romance, fantasy, adult, contemporary-romance
Vibes: heartwarming, intimate, introspective, romantic, whimsical
Tropes: forced-proximity, friends-to-lovers, second-chance-romance, slow-burn
Setting: Tulip Farm
94 pages · Paperback · Van Ditmar