[PRE-ORDER] Sunflower Season by Danica Nava

Release Date: 11/03/2026

second-chance romance • small-town romance • childhood sweethearts • sunflower farm • firefighter hero

Sometimes the life you thought you wanted leads you right back to where your heart has always belonged. When burnt-out city girl June Walker returns to rural Oklahoma to reclaim a sunflower farm and start over, she never expects her biggest challenge to be facing Noah Abbott, her first love and the boy she left behind.

The Vibe

June Walker is ready for a fresh start. After leaving behind a demanding career, she heads home to take on Sunshine Farm, a dream that promises a quieter, more meaningful life. The reality is a little less idyllic, with a struggling farm, plenty of hard work, and a hometown filled with memories she thought she'd left behind.

Noah Abbott never left. Now a firefighter with deep roots in the community, Noah has spent years carrying unanswered questions about the girl who once meant everything to him. When June comes home, their old connection is impossible to ignore, bringing all the warmth, longing, and unresolved feelings of a first love back to the surface.

Set against the golden warmth of a sunflower farm and the close-knit charm of rural Oklahoma, Sunflower Season blends heartfelt romance with humor, healing, and the courage to begin again. It's a tender, emotionally rich story about coming home, rediscovering yourself, and wondering whether first love might deserve a second chance.

Tropes & Tags

• Second-chance romance
• Small-town romance
• Childhood sweethearts
• First love
• Fresh start
• Forced proximity
• Firefighter hero
• Sunflower farm setting
• Coming home
• Found community
• Personal growth
• Emotional romance
• Rural Oklahoma setting
• Yearning and romantic tension
• Indigenous representation