A Gentle Kind of Serotonin

Cymon Raphael Villanueva runs Solana Haven, a secluded retreat where people come to rest, heal, and escape the noise of their lives. Calm, disciplined, and emotionally reserved, he has spent years keeping his world quiet, orderly, and under control.

Then Ciara Esguerra enters it.

A dedicated guest coordinator who always tries to remain professional despite her tendency to overthink, get emotional, and accidentally say the wrong things at the worst moments. While Ciara only came to Solana Haven to do her job and start over quietly, she somehow begins slipping past the walls Cymon carefully built around himself.

What starts as a strictly professional relationship slowly becomes something neither of them expected-especially for a man who has spent most of his life avoiding emotional attachments.

Because sometimes, healing doesn't arrive grandly.

Sometimes, it arrives softly... like a gentle kind of serotonin.