Just Call Me Carrie: A Whippoorwill Novel

Carrie Carter knows how to be useful, composed, and just distant enough to stay safe. When she arrives in Whippoorwill, she expects a quiet reset: a temporary cottage, remote work, and enough space to regain control of her life. What she does not expect is a town that notices without demanding, welcomes without pushing, and gently refuses to let her disappear behind competence. Then there is Willow Reed. Steady, observant, and impossible to manage, Willow sees the difference between Carrie being capable and Carrie being safe. Their connection begins in small ordinary moments-a borrowed mug, a warm meal, a table Carrie did not mean to join-and slowly becomes something Carrie cannot organize, avoid, or explain away. As Whippoorwill draws her closer, Carrie must decide whether belonging is something to control... or something to trust. Just Call Me Carrie is a quiet, emotionally intimate sapphic small-town romance about guarded hearts, chosen community, and the soft courage of being known.

Pages: 217, Paperback, Independently published