Meet Me at the Lake, Carley Fortune
Meet Me at the Lake, Carley Fortune
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Meet Me at the Lake

Bestseller

Author: Carley Fortune

Narrator: AJ Bridel, Carley Fortune

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/02/2023


Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After.

Fern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. She spent just twenty-four hours in her early twenties with the aggravatingly attractive, idealistic artist, a chance encounter that spiraled into a daylong adventure in the city. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable: they shared every secret, every dream, and made a pact to meet one year later. Fern showed up. Will didn’t.

At thirty-two, Fern’s life doesn’t look at all how she once imagined it would. Instead of living in the city, Fern’s back home, running her mother’s lakeside resort—something she vowed never to do. The place is in disarray, her ex-boyfriend’s the manager, and Fern doesn’t know where to begin.

She needs a plan—a lifeline. To her surprise, it comes in the form of Will, who arrives nine years too late, with a suitcase in tow and an offer to help on his lips. Will may be the only person who understands what Fern’s going through. But how could she possibly trust this expensive-suit wearing mirage who seems nothing like the young man she met all those years ago. Will is hiding something, and Fern’s not sure she wants to know what it is.

But ten years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern. Can she do the same for him?

About The Author

Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, and This Summer Will Be Different. She is an award-winning Canadian journalist who’s worked as an editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ali on July 01, 2023

To me this wasn’t a magical feel good swoon worthy romance. It was a realistic romance about two people who met at the wrong time and had to find themselves before finding their way back to each other. And I loved that. Love is messy and imperfect and sometimes I wanted to scream at the characters.......more

Goodreads review by Lacey (laceybooklovers) on May 07, 2023

There’s just no way this girl pined over a guy who didn’t show up for TEN YEARS because of ONE NIGHT. And the audacity of making her chase after him even at the end of the book!!!......more

Goodreads review by jessica on April 19, 2023

wow. CF is 2 for 2 in making my heart feel like its going to burst with emotion. i absolutely adored ‘every last summer,’ so it was such a relief to experience the same heart and soul in this sophomore novel. i am a sucker for second chance romances and CF sure knows how to do them. the spark, the lo......more

Goodreads review by SK on May 05, 2023

Was thinking of rating this 4 stars then the MMC threw some drama and it made me drop the rating. This eventually turned out to be a decent read, the same level as Every Summer After. Like ESA, it had its fair share of ups and downs. I enjoyed some parts, hated the others. It starts amazingly, I w......more

Goodreads review by Elena on March 02, 2023

SUMMER BREEZE AND NOSTALGIA. Adored it!!......more


Quotes

"Fortune explores the aftermath of losing a beloved parent and reclaiming a relationship in this unputdownable, witty, soulful and stirring novel."—GMA

“[Beautiful], charming, witty, poignant, and all the things you could want in a spring read.”—Katie Couric Media

"[A] beautiful, heart-tugging, love story about secrets, lies, missed connections and second chances. . . . [T]his novel brims with the warmth of summertime and the feeling of home. An exquisite, emotional read."—Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of Stars in an Italian Sky

“A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one. Meet Me At The Lake is nostalgia, summer breeze, second chances and pure heart.”—Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception

“A perfect summery blend of sexy romance and second chances . . . I fell in love with Will and Fern over and over and over again.”—Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics

“Meet Me at the Lake is a tender, sweet story that captures the joy and sorrow of growing up.”—Elissa Sussman, bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask

“Carley Fortune is the master of the love story, tapping into our most primal needsto be valued and seen for who we really are. Meet Me At The Lake is story telling perfection."—Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script

“A completely addicting love story about the ways we find who we are and what we want amidst changing dreams and chances missed. Carley Fortune gives us another perfect summer read brimming with heart, a book to devour in a day, swept away in the nostalgia of young, sexy love."—Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push

"Readers experience Carley Fortune's writing with all five senses. . . . This is a beautiful story of letting go of expectations, growing into who you're meant to become, and letting love in when you don't feel you deserve it. The perfect summer read and an excellent follow-up to Every Summer After. Carley's talent sings on every page."—Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls

"THE quintessential book of summer. Nestled in the heart of Canada's cottage country, Fortune masterfully crafts yet another enthralling tale of love and second chances that will burrow itself deep into your soul long after the last page."—Amy Lea, author of Exes and O’s

“Carley Fortune's Every Summer After found TikTok success, and her new romance, Meet Me at the Lake, continues to dazzle.”—Popsugar

“There is no summer without a Carley Fortune novel.”—BookRiot

“Fortune (Every Summer After) shines in this beautiful tale of love, loss, and forgiveness. This searing story of hard-won second chances is not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly

“[An] immersive second-chance love story that will transport readers with its dual evocative settings of stunning rural Ontario and thrilling Toronto.”—Library Journal (starred review)