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 lost, heartbreaking, and hilarious voice of the young narrator as well as the forgotten details of the 2000’s. She spent a year on the final draft, weaving in a story of growth, love, and self-discovery. In December she shared the book with a select group and the feedback was golden – everyone loved the narrative voice, humor, time period, and intimacy of the 20-something experience. So, after over two decades since inception, this novel is finally seeing the light … coming this Spring.
SYNOPSIS (it’s a vibe)
“I don’t believe in happy places … I guess I just hope my life will be one big scene I never want to leave.”
Twenty-something Valencia Brooke is on an electric quest for self-expression, confidence, direction, and love in 2000’s LA and NYC. Adventuring across dance floors and music stages, her world spans velvet ropes, hazy Hollywood Hills balcony parties, and the East Village’s exploding indie rock music scene. It’s a vibe dripping in dreams, heartbreak, humor, leather, and too much vanilla vodka.
When the stars align, she 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.
