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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 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.
Publication Year: 2025
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Carley has such a beautiful way of writing her characters, setting the perfect, picturesque scenes, and feeling like you’re actually there, in the middle of the story, literally watching it unfold in front of your very eyes. these romances are, technically, cliché, yes, but the stunning way she writes, the breathtaking settings, and, in my opinion, unforgettable (main AND minor) characters put her in a different league of romance. (again, to me.) it was so, so lovely to see charlie and alice fall in love, as well as getting to love alice’s nan, siblings, and parents, and see her grow comfortable and more confident within herself and her job that she loves so much, and getting to see percy and sam and where life had taken them. i can’t wait to read the rest of Fortune’s backlog; 6 out of 5 stars 🌟