Puppy Love, Widow’s Heart

Ratchada "Dao" Siriphan has earned a reputation in her quiet neighborhood as the beautiful widow with a smile sharp enough to make anyone forget their name. Elegant, teasing, and effortlessly charming, she hides her bruised past behind a polished façade—because starting over is easier when no one gets close enough to see the scars underneath.

Kannika "Nin" Phumchai is the opposite in every possible way: a 20-year-old engineering student with a heart too big, a brain too literal, and a talent for missing every flirt aimed directly at her face. She only meant to help her neighbor fix a broken fence, but Dao’s soft touches and sly compliments leave her flustered and confused… and strangely drawn in. Nin insists Dao is "just being polite," while everyone around them screams otherwise.

What begins as harmless teasing soon becomes something neither of them can laugh off. Dao finds herself waiting for Nin’s knock on the door, her heartbeat betraying her calm smile. Nin, meanwhile, grows jealous of every person who stands too close to Dao—especially the men. And no man makes her blood boil more than Thanadol "Dan" Siriphan, Dao’s charming but controlling ex-husband, who suddenly returns with a smile that never reaches his eyes.

As rumors spread, misunderstandings pile up, and Nin’s protective instincts awaken, Dao is forced to confront the past she has always run from. Dan’s attempts to reclaim her escalate from annoying to dangerous, pushing Nin and Dao closer together in moments of storm-soaked vulnerability, accidental confessions, and almost-kisses interrupted by chaotic friends.

With a meddling best friend, a fiercely loyal mother, an observant colleague, and a sister-in-law who finally chooses a side, Dao slowly realizes she doesn’t have to face her fears alone. And Nin—the dense, loyal, unexpectedly brave college girl—may be exactly the kind of person her shattered heart has been waiting for.

Sweet, messy, flirtatious, and tender, this is a story about healing, second chances, puppy-like jealousy, and the kind of love that sneaks up on you in the middle of everyday life. Dao may be the one who knows how to flirt, but Nin might be the one who teaches her how to love again.