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What Happens When The Lights Go Out: A Suspenseful Romcom Love Story
"Love isn't a destination you arrive at. It's a way of traveling"
When the power fails, the truth begins to glow.
Josh never imagined that silence could be this loud. Three days after a global blackout plunges the Portuguese west coast into darkness, his carefully constructed life begins to unravel. The messages stop. The noise disappears. And in the space that remains, he’s left with the ghosts of unfinished love stories and the ache of everything he thought was permanent.
The city outside is transforming—people barter food by candlelight, the air smells of salt and ash, and strangers start treating one another like family. Amid the chaos, Josh crosses paths with Clara, a bookseller who believes the world will heal itself through stories, and Catarina, the ex-lover whose voice still echoes in his head. Between what’s lost and what might still be found, Josh must decide what kind of man he wants to become when nobody’s watching.
Tender, haunting, and quietly romantic, What Happens When the Lights Go Out is not a story about the end of the world—it’s a story about the beginning of what truly matters. A luminous portrait of love, loss, and human resilience for readers who crave poetic prose, emotional depth, and that rare kind of book that lingers long after the last page.
Fans of Station Eleven, Severance, and One Day will find themselves captivated by its beauty, honesty, and hope.
When the power fails, the truth begins to glow.
Josh never imagined that silence could be this loud. Three days after a global blackout plunges the Portuguese west coast into darkness, his carefully constructed life begins to unravel. The messages stop. The noise disappears. And in the space that remains, he’s left with the ghosts of unfinished love stories and the ache of everything he thought was permanent.
The city outside is transforming—people barter food by candlelight, the air smells of salt and ash, and strangers start treating one another like family. Amid the chaos, Josh crosses paths with Clara, a bookseller who believes the world will heal itself through stories, and Catarina, the ex-lover whose voice still echoes in his head. Between what’s lost and what might still be found, Josh must decide what kind of man he wants to become when nobody’s watching.
Tender, haunting, and quietly romantic, What Happens When the Lights Go Out is not a story about the end of the world—it’s a story about the beginning of what truly matters. A luminous portrait of love, loss, and human resilience for readers who crave poetic prose, emotional depth, and that rare kind of book that lingers long after the last page.
Fans of Station Eleven, Severance, and One Day will find themselves captivated by its beauty, honesty, and hope.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2025
About the author
Bruno Clozel
14 books6 followersBruno has never been one to follow the expected path. A storyteller at heart, he thrives on capturing unforgettable moments, turning them into words, and bringing stories to life, whether on the page or on stage. With an insatiable curiosity for the world and the people in it, he is always chasing new adventures, new conversations, and the kind of encounters that leave a mark.
When not writing, overthinking, or getting lost in the beauty of an untold story, Bruno can be found by the beach, in the mountains, or diving into a new sport — because movement, like storytelling, is where he finds his inspiration.
When not writing, overthinking, or getting lost in the beauty of an untold story, Bruno can be found by the beach, in the mountains, or diving into a new sport — because movement, like storytelling, is where he finds his inspiration.
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