Dawn in Del Oro
The Bartender and the Baker
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Dawn in Del Oro
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Narrated by:
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Lauren Howard
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Lauren Howard
Every Thursday night, closing time comes with a rule: nobody stays for breakfast.
Roxy Delgado built The Midnite Sun into the best bar in the Central Valley, pouring drinks steeped in botanicals from her family's ranch and secrets she keeps even better than her cocktails. Sam Brandt bakes his grief into loaves at his grandfather's bakery, kind to every customer and closed to everyone else. For years they've met in the dark, told themselves it means nothing, and let the rest of Del Oro watch them almost love each other in silence.
But the people around them—an old chef who knows the difference between braising and burning, a sister who sees her brother disappearing, a recovering detective learning to trust daylight again—won't let the ritual hold forever. When Sam stops showing up on Thursdays, Roxy discovers his absence isn't abandonment. It's a decision.
Some things can't survive in the dark. Find out what dawn costs, and what it gives back.
©2026 Lauren Howard (P)2026 Lauren Howard