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One Golden Summer

By: Carley Fortune
Narrated by: AJ Bridel, Carley Fortune
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A radiant, new escape to the lake from #1
New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune

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.

©2025 Carley Fortune (P)2025 Viking
Coming of Age Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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#1 TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER
#1
GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER
AN INSTANT
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“One Golden Summer was everything I wanted for Charlie and more! Alice and Charlie's chemistry is an absolute bonfire, the banter is perfection, and Nan is a treasure. Fortune's stories are rich and sparkling. She makes me believe that a summer at the lake is a necessary and formative experience in life.” —Abby Jimenez, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me

“[Fans] have been begging her to give Charlie his happily ever after for years—and she’s fully delivered with a sweet, summer love story.E! News

“Carley Fortune has a knack for making the lake the most romantic place on earth, and, as such, One Golden Summer is a delight.ELLE

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I love that I can smell and see the lake and cottage and feel the sweet butterfly feeling of the friendship and love.

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