One Golden Summer

The #1 New York Times Bestseller from beloved author Carley Fortune returns you to the lake for another unforgettable summer.

Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother always said, and one golden summer when she was seventeen proved it true. That’s when she took the photo—three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, an image that would change everything.

Now Alice lives her life through a lens, most comfortable on the sidelines while others shine. But when Nan breaks her hip, Alice sees an opportunity: one more summer in the magical stillness of Barry’s Bay. What she doesn’t anticipate is the roar of that same yellow boat—or the man now steering it.

Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice photographed him from afar. Now he’s all grown up, a shameless flirt who makes Nan laugh and Alice ache to be seventeen again. Sun-slanted days and warm nights on the water become a balm for Alice’s restless soul. But when she catches Charlie’s piercing green gaze looking directly at her—really seeing her—she begins to worry for her carefully guarded heart.

Alice has built a career on seeing people. She’s never met someone who sees her right back.

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Taylor Jenkins Reid, One Golden Summer is a luminous story about second chances, the people who shape us, and the courage it takes to let yourself be truly seen. Let Carley Fortune whisk you away to the lake, where the water is cool, the days are long, and love might just be waiting on the dock.

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