Sunrise Calls It a Night - a Novel
BACKSTORY
Allison began writing a fictionalized version of her LA adventures in a jury box in 2004. She added a second half to the book in 2010 after her NYC band split up while crying in her spandex stage pants. In 2025 she dusted off the book out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised by the heartbreaking and hilarious voice of the young narrator as well as the forgotten details of the 2000s. She spent a year on the final draft, weaving in a story of love and self-discovery. After over two decades since inception, this novel is finally seeing the light.
SYNOPSIS
Sunrise Calls It a Night is a fun vibe with soul. Set in 2000’s LA and NYC, follow along as the wild and funny female narrator Valencia Brooke evolves through romances and joining an indie rock band. It’s a love letter to young artists everywhere - capturing the road from wanderlust to wisdom.
The story begins with twenty-something Valencia on an electric quest for self-expression, confidence, direction, and love in West Hollywood. She adventures across dance floors and hazy Hollywood Hills balcony parties, dripping in dreams, heartbreak, humor, and too much vanilla vodka.
When Valencia moves to NYC, the stars align in the East Village’s exploding indie rock music scene. Valencia soon ignites the artist within, “something that can no longer be tamed.” As she flows from lost to liberated, the stage is set for both love and a life-changing musical collaboration to bloom. The reader is there for every moment – from the audition to the first show, and from late night songwriting sessions to the tour that cements Valencia’s future.
Inspired by real events, the names were changed to protect the other young, beautiful idiots who shared this thrilling, unforgettable time.
