With the Wildflowers

Before love can bloom, it needs somewhere to take root. 

Martina González and Jacinto Williams have been friends forever. The kind of forever that starts in childhood and stretches all the way into messy, complicated adulthood.

Martina feels stuck in her small-town life, working at her family's café and watching her friends chase big dreams. Jacinto, charming and steady on the surface, avoids anything that feels like permanence and instead opts to flutter from project to project to keep him entertained.

But when a rumor puts them in the spotlight, they do what any pair of lifelong friends would do: pretend to date until things cool off. Harmless, right? Except the kisses start to feel too real and the late-night conversations hit too deep.

As their bond deepens through quiet moments, lingering touches, and unexpected vulnerability, both must confront their fears: Martina's of being left behind, and Jacinto's of finally wanting something he's terrified to lose.

With the Wildflowers is a tender, slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance about growing up, letting go, and falling for the person who's been there all along.

Pub Date: June 20, 2025

Maria Rigou