Alice was seventeen the first time she visited Barry’s Bay—and the first time she captured Charlie Florek through her camera lens. One photo, one summer, and everything changed.
Now a professional photographer hiding behind the lens of her own life, Alice returns to the lake with her beloved Nan, chasing a sense of peace and a slower pace. But when a yellow speedboat disrupts the calm, it brings Charlie with it—older, flirtier, and just as devastating.
What begins as a sun-drenched escape turns into a second chance—for laughter, longing, and maybe love. But Alice knows the perfect shot is always fleeting, and Charlie might be, too.
One Golden Summer is Carley Fortune at her most tender, transporting you to a lakeside love story soaked in nostalgia, ache, and possibility.
