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She's in Thailand to study the scent-memory link in ancient herbs.
He's a retired Muay Thai fighter with more bruises than boundaries.
When a sacred tulsi plant, a mango war, and a thirty-day bet throw them into each other's paths, botany researcher Samaya and brooding fighter Chai must navigate rivalry, rewilding, and roots deeper than they ever expected.
A romance brewed with spice, sarcasm, and storm season.
Samaya Gokhale is in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for a fellowship that smells like old rain, sacred herbs, and a promise of peace.
Her only rule? No distractions-especially not the kind that flex shirtless on the porch and murder plants with overwatering.
Chai Anurak is a Muay Thai champion on forced sabbatical after punching a sports anchor. His new neighbor? A sarcastic, plant-obsessed scientist who makes him sing to lemon balm and question his life choices.
Then comes a mango-picking contest. A 30-day charm bet. And a silent war of root notes and emotional sucker punches.
But what happens when the experiment turns into something real?
A story of petals and punches, softness and steel, healing and growing where the storm hits hardest.