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One Golden Summer

One Golden Summer

Paperback Published on: 08/05/2025
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One Golden Summer
Perfect romance for summer
This is the first book I’ve ever read in one sitting! I’ve loved all of Carley Fortune’s books so far - they’ve become such an integral part of my summer ... READ MORE
Katie in Darlington
One Golden Summer
Perfect summer romance
One of the greatest discoveries this past year was my discovery of Carly Fortune's books. After reading Every Summer After recently, I fell in love with Ch... READ MORE
Victoria at Aviemore
One Golden Summer
Such a fantastic follow up to Every Summer After
I absolutely loved really sinking into Charlie and Alice’s story. As a big fan of Every Summer After, I was ready to love this book but it truly exceeded e... READ MORE
Mary-Louisa Horrigan
One Golden Summer
Perfect Summer Romance
This was my first Carley Fortune, and I was pleasantly surprised! I found that this is a great summer romance that has all elements I love, yearning, go... READ MORE
Loren at Windsor

Synopsis

Step back into the world of Barry's Bay with the unforgettable romance from Carley Fortune, bestselling author of Every Summer After - now a major TV series Every Year After

This time its Charlie’s turn to fall in love…

I never anticipated Charlie Florek. But Charlie Florek changed my life.

Good things happen at the lake. That's what Alice's Nan always says. And it's true. It's where Alice took that photo, the one that catapulted her career.

But when Nan falls, Alice puts down her camera and heads back to Barry’s Bay. No camera. No deadlines. Quiet… until he shows up.

Charlie Florek. He was nineteen when she accidentally photographed him. Now he’s back - taller, hotter, and somehow even more unforgettable.

Sun-soaked days, slow-burning nights - and when Charlie looks at her like that, Alice starts to wonder if her heart’s in danger.

She’s spent her life seeing others. But no one’s ever truly seen her...until now.

‘Crackling sexual tension’ THE TIMES

‘This swoon-worthy romance is one for the beach bag’ WOMAN & HOME

‘Radiant’ Emily Henry

'Funny and sexy, this promises to be the escapist novel of the summer' HEAT

'Beautiful, emotional love stories set in breathtaking places' Paige Toon

'A dreamy read full of romance ' VIP Magazine

'With summery weather, stunning sunsets and boat trips, it's impossible not to feel the holiday spirit while reading this book' Mirror

'Swoon-worthy, sun-drenched. . . Beautifully described scenery and a heart-fluttering friends-to-lovers story make this one of 2025’s best romances.' Culturefly

Readers LOVE One Golden Summer:

'This book was everything I wanted it to be and more! I’m calling it now. This is going to be the Summer romance read of 2025!' ***** Reader Review

'One Golden Summer is my favourite read this year. Hands down, the easiest 5 stars' ***** Reader Review
'This book is my absolute fav' ***** Reader Review

'I’m so grateful I got to read this beautiful story, it was just what I needed for a bit of escapism! Good things happen at the lake' ***** Reader Review

'This was stunning. I loved the whole thing. The characters are incredible' ***** Reader Review

'The must pick up Romance of 2025……. I absolutely fell in love and cannot recommend it enough' ***** Reader Review

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781405965439
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 27 mm
  • Weight: 284g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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One Golden Summer
Beautifully written. A portrayal of escapism, the difficulties of feeling stuck in life and retreating to the last place that made you happy.
“Here I am, days away from my thirty-third birthday, in the same spot I swam as a teenager, when my eyes began to open to a vastness of the world beyond my... READ MORE
Jordan Deehan
One Golden Summer
Summer in a book!
'"And why are you smiling like that?" he says. Because for once in my life, I don't feel like I'm on the sidelines. For once, I'm in the photo.' I didn'... READ MORE
katarina
One Golden Summer
The perfect summer read
This book is gorgeous! Approaching it without having read Percy and Sam's book first was refreshing, and now I can't wait to reread it. Alice's journey tow... READ MORE
Gail
One Golden Summer
Perfect summer anytime read
One Golden Summer is the perfect summer read or anytime read. Good things happen at the lake is Nan's mantra and she is not wrong. I was very happy ... READ MORE
Judy Odom
One Golden Summer
Such a sweet and adorable and funny and summery and lakey love story!
4.9 Stars Alice + Charlie Alice is a photographer in Toronto. She's a bit burned out at the moment. Her grandmother had to get a new hip and Nan is... READ MORE
Bianca_78
One Golden Summer
Perfect Beach Read
I hadn’t read Every Summer After first (although I’ve added it to my Wish List now) so just like Alice at the beginning of OGS, I didn’t know anything abou... READ MORE
Louise Hall
One Golden Summer
Glorious and gorgeous!
I do not have the words to explain how gorgeous this book is! I didn't re-read Percy and Sam's book before this so I went into it fresh and I'm so glad I d... READ MORE
Katie Hodgkinson
One Golden Summer
The sequel I needed
I’ve been a bit hit and miss with Fortune’s book, but I’m so happy to confirm I loved this one. Since reading Every summer after, I know that Charlie neede... READ MORE
EJ
One Golden Summer
A beautiful summer romance
What a gloriously romantic and tender summer read. I can see why everyone around him falls for Charlie (charming, confident, kind... what more could anyone... READ MORE
Small Adventurist
One Golden Summer
Enjoyed it
It’s what you know, love and expect from Carley Fortune. It was a little bit long or maybe I felt that way because I didn’t love the conflict. However I di... READ MORE
Rubywoo
One Golden Summer
A Radiant NovelThat Lingers Like Sunlight on Skin
One Golden Summer is pure, sun-soaked magic — a story that lingers like a warm breeze long after it ends. Beautifully written, it captures the joy, ache, a... READ MORE
Aurélie Fransoo
One Golden Summer
A gorgeous summery piece of escapism - good things happen at the lake!
Every Summer After is one of my favourite ever love stories, so when I saw that Carley Fortune was writing a return to Barry’s Bay, I knew I had to read it... READ MORE
Leila/ Pacos_book_club_
One Golden Summer
Must Read Summer Romance
This was my first book of Carley’s and wow it did not disappoint. This story honestly had me reading it in 24 hours. The character’s are so loveable and th... READ MORE
katie martin
One Golden Summer
Read in one sitting and was the bubble of romance required to brighten my day
Well, what can I say but that I need Charlie Florek in my life! Alice takes her Nan to the lake cottage where they spent a summer when she was 17 years ol... READ MORE
Lynsey (To read or not to read)
One Golden Summer
Perfect summer reading
‘One Golden Summer’ follows Alice, a photographer from Toronto who has escaped her everyday life to live on a summer cottage with her Nan, and Charlie, als... READ MORE
Laura Matthews
One Golden Summer
Really enjoyed from a fussy romance reader
I loved this summery feel good romance. It was just a pure joy to read and the spicy scenes were written well enough to add something to the story. I love... READ MORE
Zoe Kiefer
One Golden Summer
Light summer read
This is my second novel by Carley Fortune, and I loved it even more than the first. This gave me such vivid heartache for summers that I could almost smell... READ MORE
Chelsea Owens
One Golden Summer
An easy summer read
This was such a highly anticipated book for me and it really didn’t disappoint going back to the lake of Barry’s Bay. I loved how much Percy and Sam featur... READ MORE
RedwoodReads
One Golden Summer
A favourite for this year!
Where to start? This book was perfection. I absolutely loved it. I will admit that, after Every Summer After, I was a little apprehensive about getting Cha... READ MORE
Sarah Gray
One Golden Summer
THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER
I loved this book so much!!! Carley did such a good job with her story telling in this novel. The characters, the setting, the emotion, it was so perfect! ... READ MORE
Marty Bewell
One Golden Summer
Her best one yet
Good things really do happen at the lake. I didn’t know I needed Charlie Florek’s story - he seemed perfectly suited to his side character role in Every Su... READ MORE
Sarah Wilson
One Golden Summer
A Nostalgic Summer Read
This book felt like nostolgia as I was reading it. It made me long for summers spent with friends as a teenager where everything felt possible. I loved see... READ MORE
Lauryn Clucas
One Golden Summer
Full of summer nostalgia
Carly Fortune has a magic ability to transport you to a nostalgic, almost whimsical time of summers just out of reach, where the sun almost always shines a... READ MORE
Sam H
One Golden Summer
Great Summer Read!
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy. This is a great summer read! I totally loved the story and I just couldn't put it down... life at the l... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
One Golden Summer
Brilliant summer read
One Golden Summer is Charlie's book who we first meet in Carley Fortunes first book Every Summer After. Whilst that one was not my favourite book by this a... READ MORE
Leanne
One Golden Summer
Adored this book!
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael J Books for the early e-arc ❤️ I adored this book!!! Carley’s writing has a way of making you feel every emotion and... READ MORE
Amelia Coulson
One Golden Summer
Wonderful trip back to Barry's Bay
This book blew me away just when I thought Carley couldn't do any better than TSWBD but she destroyed me with this. I loved Charlie in Every Summer After I... READ MORE
Toyosi Ogunyemi
One Golden Summer
The best small town romance I have read for a long time!
Firstly, I am so beyond grateful for the opportunity to read and review One Golden Summer on NetGalley! Every Summer After is one of my favourite books, an... READ MORE
Jackie Ryder
One Golden Summer
The Summer Read of 2025
“Good things happen at the lake” This book was everything I wanted it to be and more! I’m calling it now. This is going to be the Summer romance read o... READ MORE
Lauren Wilson
One Golden Summer
Another gorgeous Carley Fortune book
This book was so gorgeously sweet and endearing. It felt like a coming of age story to inspire all of us who have already come of age and need to know that... READ MORE
Isabel de Costa
One Golden Summer
Perfect summer read
Everyone keeps saying how good it is to be back at the lake with Percy and Sam. Yeah, it’s ok and nice to catch up but…Alice and Charlie. Wow. The chemistr... READ MORE
Jane Armstrong