Meet Me at the Lake: breathtaking new novel from author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER

A sweeping, unforgettably beautiful love story about one summer holiday and two people hoping for a second chance. A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong city adventure, where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects. Fern Brookbanks, now thirty-two, returns home to run her mère's lakeside resort, while an offer to help comes from Will Baxter, nine years after their chance encounter. Their rekindled dynamic tests trust and reveals how the past can shape the future. From celebrated author Carley Fortune, this novel blends sun-drenched romance with secrets, missed connections, and second chances, capturing the joy and sorrow of growing up and choosing whom to trust. The story is told with warmth and emotional resonance, delivering a quintessential summer read about what it means to come back to where you started.

Fern’s return to the lakeside resort sets the stage for a yearned-for second chance, while Will’s arrival brings complexity and a test of forgiveness. The narrative traces their evolving relationship across a single transformative day and the long echo of choices made years before, exploring themes of loyalty, vulnerability, and the resilience required to trust again.

Kenmerken

• One day, one promise, two lives changed
• Fern runs her mother’s lakeside resort
• Will returns nine years late with an offer
• A daylong city adventure rekindles a past connection
• Summer setting, secrets en second chances
• 336 pages, first edition paperback