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Somewhere in Hollywood [Hollywood Hotel Edition]
Hardcover
General FictionGeneral GLBTQIA Fiction
Publisher: Barre Chord Press, LLC
Published: Apr 3 2026
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Somewhere in Hollywood [Hollywood Hotel Edition]
Set against the sun-bleached backdrop of 2004 Silver Lake, Somewhere in Hollywood is a sweeping, emotionally charged novel about the price of big dreams, the ache of unspoken truths, and the quiet heartbreak of loving someone you can't quite reach.
It was supposed to be the soundtrack to their lives.
When Carla and Pete arrived on the Eastside, driven by the pulse of their band, Hollywood felt full of endless promise. But reality has a way of turning noise into silence. Now, Carla is stuck in the monotonous grind of life as a TV extra, watching her artistic ambition slip away on studio backlots. Meanwhile, Pete is buried behind an office desk, quietly suffocating under the weight of an identity he doesn't know how to claim.
Living as a closeted bisexual man in an era built on rigid labels and uncertainties, Pete pulls back from the only person who truly knows him. Confused and hurting, Carla is left watching their once-unshakable connection unravel in real time. As old secrets simmer and new desires emerge, both are forced to confront who they are becoming when the music stops-and whether the love they shared was ever enough to save them.
Vibrant, nostalgic, and deeply resonant, Somewhere in Hollywood fuses the cinematic heart of Daisy Jones & The Six with the raw emotional complexity of Writers & Lovers. It is a stunning portrait of early-2000s indie culture, queer identity, the sting of more-than-friendships, and the struggle to find your voice when everything stops making sense.
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