The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur

Description

Galen has never needed protection. Not in the tangled, unpredictable streets of Candiru Quarter, and certainly not from the people he serves. As a devoted healer of the Lady of Flowers, he believes in care, in community, in quiet resilience.

The city disagrees.

A new decree forces every healer to take on a personal guard—whether they want one or not. Enter Sasha: bitter, disillusioned, and deeply uninterested in babysitting a flower-worshipping optimist.

He also hates Galen’s god.
And, at first, Galen himself.

Their partnership begins as a slow-burning disaster—sharp words, clashing beliefs, and zero trust. But when a mysterious illness begins to spread through Candiru Quarter, turning streets of survival into streets of fear, their uneasy alliance becomes something far more urgent.

Because this sickness isn’t ordinary.
And it isn’t random.

As Galen works to heal and Sasha is forced to confront more than just external threats, the two men begin to see each other differently—beyond doctrine, beyond duty, beyond the roles they’ve been assigned.

What grows between them is fragile, unexpected… and exactly what they both need.

The Need for Dandelions is a tender, slow-burn M/M fantasy romance rooted in healing, faith, and reluctant connection. With found family undertones, ideological tension, and a touch of danger, it’s a story about how even the most unlikely bonds can take root—and bloom.

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Book Details
Author: Alex Larkspur
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: March 31, 2026
ISBN: 9798998743535