Carley Fortune 2 Books Collection Set (Meet Me at the Lake & Every Summer After) - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Meet Me at the Lake
Every Summer After

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Piatkus

Overview
This two-book collection brings together Carley Fortune's contemporary novels, Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After, in one paperback set. Both stories unfold around sun-warmed Ontario lake towns, weaving present-day heartache with flashbacks to formative summers past. Fortune's voice blends swoony romance, sharp emotional insight, and vivid small-town atmosphere, making this set a natural fit for readers who love dual-timeline love stories, slow-burn reunions, and richly drawn settings. Perfect for a beach bag, book club pick, or cozy reading nook, this collection is built for savoring one warm chapter at a time.

About the Books
Carley Fortune made a splash with Every Summer After, a dual-timeline novel that traces the on-again, off-again relationship between Persephone "Percy" Fredericks and Sam Florek, childhood summer neighbors on the shores of Barry's Bay. Told in alternating chapters moving between a present-day funeral and five transformative summers of adolescence, the novel explores first love, grief, and the pull of a place that shaped who you became. Its nostalgic tone and layered structure made it a favorite among fans of character-driven romance.

Fortune followed up with Meet Me at the Lake, centered on Fern Brookbanks, who returns to her family's struggling lakeside inn in Muskoka after her mother's sudden disappearance. The novel alternates between Fern's present-day fight to save the business and the single unforgettable day, nine years earlier, when she fell for a backpacker named Will who never showed up for their planned reunion. As old feelings resurface, the story examines forgiveness, family obligation, and second chances against a backdrop of cottage-country summers. Together, these novels showcase Fortune's talent for layering tender romance over honest explorations of loss, loyalty, and the way certain places and people never fully leave us.

Key Benefits

• Two full-length contemporary novels by a reader-favorite author in one convenient paperback set
• Dual-timeline storytelling that rewards readers who love past-and-present romance structures
• Vivid Ontario lake-town settings perfect for fans of cottage-core, summer-read atmosphere
• Emotionally rich stories blending romance, family drama, and personal growth
• Great gift for book club members, beach reads lovers, or anyone who enjoyed Fortune's debut
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to add to any home library or summer reading stack

Book-by-Book Guide
Meet Me at the Lake — Fern Brookbanks returns to her mother's struggling Muskoka inn and confronts an old summer romance that never got its ending.
Every Summer After — Percy and Sam's friendship-turned-romance plays out across six transformative summers at Barry's Bay.

About the Author
Carley Fortune is a Canadian author and former journalist and editor who worked at major Canadian publications before turning to fiction full time. Her debut novel, Every Summer After, became a widely read book club favorite for its nostalgic, dual-timeline take on young love and loss. She followed it with Meet Me at the Lake, further cementing her reputation for warm, emotionally resonant contemporary fiction set against the backdrop of Ontario's cottage country. Fortune's writing is known for its grounded characters, evocative sense of place, and bittersweet honesty about growing up and growing apart.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This pairing is perfect for summer reading, a thoughtful birthday gift, or a book club two-for-one pick. Fans of nostalgic, lake-town romance will love settling in with both stories back to back, savoring Fortune's warm prose all season long.

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