Ryan Calloway returns to the small town he left behind with one goal: sell the drive-in his grandfather left him, close the deal, and get back to his real life in Chicago. The plan is clean. The numbers are right. All he needs is a signature.He doesn't expect Lily Hartwell.The drive-in's manager has her answer ready before Ryan finishes his offer. The Starlight isn't just a property to her - it's the town's living memory, the place where generations have shown up every Friday night to be together under the stars. She isn't going to let it go without a fight, and she isn't going to make any of this easy.As days turn into weeks, Ryan finds himself drawn into a world he thought he'd outgrown. Old photographs in a projection booth. Letters his grandfather never sent. A community that shows up, week after week, for something that can't be measured in square footage or appraised by the acre. And a woman whose quiet conviction begins to make his carefully constructed life in Chicago feel like exactly what it is - motion without direction, speed without a destination.Then a storm changes everything. And the question is no longer whether to sell.The question is who Ryan Calloway wants to be.The Starlight Drive-In is a warm, nostalgic clean romance about family legacy, belonging, and what we find when we finally stop moving long enough to see what's been waiting for us all along. Born in Istanbul in 1967, Fatih Pomakoglu turned to literature in his twenties. Writing in the field of literary fiction, he explores emotional depth, pivotal life moments, and inner transformation through a compelling and accessible narrative style. His stories combine strong storytelling with emotional resonance, drawing readers in from the very first page and leaving a lasting impression. His work offers not just a story, but a powerful reading experience in which readers can find reflections of themselves.
