After the Summer Crowd: A Whippoorwill Novel

Leona knows how to fill a room. She can lift a mood, smooth a silence, and become exactly the brightness everyone seems to need. In Whippoorwill, especially during the rush of summer, that kind of joy makes her unforgettable. But after the summer crowd leaves, the quiet arrives. And Leona does not know what to do with it. Chloe Christine Callahan-C3 to almost everyone-does not ask Leona to perform. She does not need her to be louder, lighter, easier, or endlessly entertaining. She simply stays. Steady. Observant. Unimpressed by performance, but deeply attentive to the woman beneath it. As Leona begins to realize how much of her joy has become survival, she must learn whether she can still be loved when she is not "on." A tender, atmospheric sapphic romance about emotional exhaustion, chosen quiet, and the radical intimacy of being allowed to rest.