What We Grew in the Green House

By David Lagattuta Jr.

Isla Marrin is a household name-a supermodel molded by the world's gaze, trained to perform perfection in every photo, every smile. But after years of selling beauty and control, she's starving for something real. When a quiet mistake lands her in the wrong car with a driver who doesn't know-or care-who she is, everything begins to shift.

Callum is not what he seems. A quiet florist with dirt under his nails and poetry in his blood, he sees past Isla's fame to the fractured woman beneath. Their connection is instant, dangerous, and rooted in silence more than spectacle. In the sanctuary of his greenhouse-lush, overgrown, uncurated-Isla begins to shed the layers she's worn like armor.

But the world doesn't let go so easily.

As paparazzi close in, brands turn cold, and her carefully managed life begins to unravel, Isla must choose between the safety of the spotlight and the risk of an unfiltered truth. And Callum, who has spent years building a life where he never has to explain his trans identity, must decide if he can let someone in far enough to share it.

Together, they'll plant something fragile and defiant in a world that wants to tear it out by the root.

A story of unlearning performance, reclaiming truth, and choosing love over legacy, this is a modern, lyrical romance about what it means to bloom-unafraid, unedited, and entirely alive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJ63M727
• ISBN13: 9798293074006
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"