Carley FortuneContemporary Romance · Romance
One Golden Summer
Synopsis
Alice Everly is most comfortable behind a camera, letting other people take the spotlight. The summer she turns thirty-three, she brings her grandmother Nan to Barry's Bay, the Ontario lake town where Nan once spent a golden season of her own. Their quiet stay is upended by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.
Charlie Florek is all grown up now: a shameless flirt who makes Nan laugh and makes Alice long to feel seventeen again. As one slow lakeside summer unfolds, Alice has to decide whether to stay safely behind the lens or step into a picture of her own.
A warm, nostalgic romance that returns to the world of Every Summer After while standing fully on its own.
How it reads
- Writing4.0
- Impact5.0
- Characters4.0
- Plot4.0
- Atmosphere5.0
Prose complexity 1/10
Spice level
3.0 avg spice
Readers say (1)Moderate · Moderate · Nostalgic · Lighthearted
- It's so good I'm crying because I have to say goodbye to Alice and Charlie
- I ended up loving this one even more than Every Summer After 😭🤍 The summer setting was perfect, but what really made this book for me was Charlie. His personality, the teasing, the flirting... everything about him was so much fun to read 👀 The romance felt natural, the characters made sense together, and I found myself completely invested in their story from start to finish. A heartfelt summer romance with great chemistry, beautiful lake vibes, and a character I’ll definitely remember for a long time 🌊☀️📖


