'A quintessential summer novel, full of longing and lost love, and hits on so many beloved tropes' BuzzFeedīut ten years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern. 'A sweet story about second chances, and how the future we imagine for ourselves is never quite what it turns out to be' JODI PICOULT Yet how can she possibly trust this expensive suit-wearing mirage who seems nothing like the young man she met all those years ago.īut ten years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern. Will may be the only person who understands what Fern's going through. To Fern's surprise, it comes in the form of Will, who arrives - nine years too late - with an offer to help. She's back home, running her mother's lakeside resort, which is in disarray - and her ex-boyfriend is the manager. Will didn't.Īt thirty-two, Fern's life hasn't turned out how she imagined it. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable: they shared every secret, every dream, and made a pact to meet one year later. She spent twenty-four hours in her early twenties with the aggravatingly attractive, idealistic artist - a chance encounter that spiralled into a daylong city adventure. Two lives changed.įern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. 'THE quintessential book of summer' AMY LEAĪ 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 new novel from author of the New York Times bestselling and TikTok hit Every Summer After. The hunt stops here, because Mia Sheridans KYLAND and Carley Fortunes MEET ME AT THE LAKE are out now, and just in time for those long summer days spent by the water Shop here. 'Carley Fortune is the master of the love story' ANNABEL MONAGHAN 'A tender, sweet story that captures the joy and sorrow of growing up' ELISSA SUSSMAN

'A perfect summery blend of sexy romance and second chances' ASHLEY POSTON 'A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one' ELENA ARMAS 'A beautiful, heart-tugging, love story about secrets, lies, missed connections and second chances' JILL SANTOPOLO

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