I never anticipated Charlie Florek.
Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer there at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life.
Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she’s been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry’s Bay. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.
Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice took his photo from afar. Now he’s all grown up—a shameless flirt, who manages to make Nan laugh and Alice long to be seventeen again, when life was simpler, when taking pictures was just for fun. Sun-slanted days and warm nights out on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart.
Because Alice sees people—that’s why she is so good at what she does—but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.
To me, Carley Fortune is becoming synonymous with summer. I put her up there with Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez, I look forward to her books that much.
What do I like about Carley Fortune? Her books are set in Canada, often around water, whether it be a lake or the eastern seaboard. One Golden Summer revisited the characters from her first book. And I enjoyed this one just as much as her first book.
This book is for anybody who loves a good summer romance with likeable characters and a sassy grandmother to boot.
Details:
- One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
- Pages: 400
- Publisher: Berkley
- Publication Date: 5/6/2025
- Buy it Here!
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