Summer Heat

Summer Heatby Joanne StarrWhen 21-year-old Lena Carter returns home from college, she feels lost, heartbroken, and uncertain about what comes next. With her parents leaving town during a brutal summer heatwave, they ask longtime family friend Vivian Hayes to stay at the house and keep her company. Vivian is confident, successful, and carrying burdens of her own. As the long summer days pass and an unexpected friendship begins to grow, Lena and Vivian find themselves sharing late-night conversations, quiet moments, and a connection that neither expected.
As temperatures rise, both women begin questioning the paths they've chosen and the lives they've built. But some relationships can change everything, and deciding whether to follow their hearts may come with consequences neither of them is prepared for. Summer Heat is an emotional sapphic romance about connection, self-discovery, and the unexpected people who can change our lives.