Ty Undone
A Novella by Kai D. Waddell and others
Three years after running, Ty is finally safe—if he keeps everyone at arm’s length. Working at a Tucson nursery means dirt, heat, and no one asking questions.
Then Ben, a 29-year-old designer new to town, steps into Ty’s world and asks him to build something beautiful for his balcony. Ty accidentally starts building a life, too.
To keep what’s growing between them, Ty has to stop treating love like a threat—and Ben has to stop acting like wanting Ty is negotiable.
Back Cover Blurb:
Twenty-year-old Ty has spent the last three years drifting between temporary nursery jobs, running from a brutal past in Syracuse. When he lands at the Bella Adobe Nursery in Tucson, he tells himself it's just another three-month gardener gig until the owner Isabella makes it start to feel like home.
Then a young guy shows up one morning and walks in with a job. Ben is twenty-nine, talented, with a quiet confidence. But beneath that charm, he's adrift, going through the motions of a successful career while wondering why nothing and no one feels quite right. When he hires the quirky, sharp-tongued Ty to design some planters for his balcony, neither expects the connection that sparks between them.
What begins as "hanging out", casual dinners and art gallery visits becomes something neither can ignore. But Ty has spent years protecting his heart, and Ben has never questioned the straight path he was on. As their friendship deepens into something more, both must confront difficult truths: Can Ty trust someone enough to stay? Can Ben figure it all out? What he's feeling?
In the glow of desert sunsets and mexican food at Ana's Diner, two quiet souls discover that love doesn't always announce itself with a fireworks finale. Sometimes it arrives quietly but with a longing that survives every hurdle. This tender, slow-burn romance explores the courage they both must have, to choose love, with no clear path and when everything seems impossible, until they touch.
Release Date: January 2026
Contact writerkai@proton.me to download the ARC.
