The Lavender Garden. THE GARDEN DUOLOGY, #1

Gabriella Jones has built a life that looks perfect from the outside-successful author, stunning Los Angeles penthouse, and a career most people would envy. But beneath the polished surface is a woman craving something deeper and more real. When her glamorous best friend Sierra drags her to an exclusive mansion party, Gabriella expects nothing more than awkward small talk and a long night. Instead, she crosses paths with Richard Faulkner, a man whose presence unsettles her in ways she can't explain.
As the evening unfolds, desire, tension, and unspoken truths begin to weave themselves into Gabriella's carefully ordered world. Drawn toward Richard yet wary of the emotions he stirs, she finds herself caught between loyalty, longing, and the possibility of something she never believed she could have. A story of friendship, temptation, and the search for genuine connection, The Lavender Garden follows Gabriella Jones as she steps into a night that will change everything-and a man who may rewrite her future.