Startups, Sitdowns, & Connections

Malik Khan came to Dalton, Maine to take a break from his life.

No meetings. No founders. No investors. No one asking him what he's building.

Dalton took that personally.

Because Dalton is going to adopt you whether you agree or not-so you have two options: resist and become exhausted, or accept and get fed.

It starts at The Ministry of Coffee, where the espresso is perfect, the pastries are smug, and the locals treat "personal space" like a cute suggestion.

Then Maggie McGlynn schedules him for a sitdown with The Coven (without even having his number yet), Ravi watches like a man witnessing a plan lock into place, and Martha monitors hydration like she's running an invisible government.

Malik is outmatched. Socially. Spiritually. Possibly municipally.

And then there's Logan.

Logan works at the clinic. He's quiet, steady, and carrying his own kind of exhaustion behind competence and a decaf order. He isn't offering romance.

He's offering quiet.

A trail behind the clinic. Empty mornings. A place Malik can breathe.

It's not a grand gesture. It's not a flirtation.

It's care.

And it might be the most dangerous thing Dalton has thrown at him yet.

Startups, Sitdowns & Connections is a cozy, low-angst M/M romantic comedy full of small-town chaos, found family, gentle caretaking, and a slow-burn love story that sneaks up on you-like Maggie with a clipboard and a plate of brownies you didn't agree to, but are somehow holding anyway.