Love, Botany et al. by Eliza Parks

When Dr. Adrian Vale returns from Cape Town to lead the Climate Resilience Division, the institute reorganizes around him. Precise. Controlled. Strategically ruthless. He wastes no time-and doesn't chase after what chooses to leave.

Dr. Brittney Iyer has spent years stabilizing greenhouse trials that could transform urban agriculture forever. Disciplined and brilliant, she's determined not to cross professional boundaries again-especially with the man who can disarm her with a single glance.

But ambition always tests the alignment.

As tensions with donors rise, private projects emerge, and past mistakes resurface, Adrian and Brittney are forced to confront a question more complex than climate volatility.

From glass greenhouses to international bids, from strategic meetings to the quiet intimacy of fully choosing each other, Love, Botany, et al. is a slow-burn romance about discipline, desire, ambition and building something that lasts.

Because deep roots need more than water.

They need commitment.