One Golden Summer

De: Carley Fortune

Narrado por: AJ Bridel, Carley Fortune

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ∙ A radiant escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be Different

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I never anticipated Charlie Florek.

Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer there at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life.

Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she’s been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry’s Bay. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.

Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice took his photo from afar. Now he’s all grown up—a shameless flirt, who manages to make Nan laugh and Alice long to be seventeen again, when life was simpler, when taking pictures was just for fun. Sun-slanted days and warm nights out on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart.

Because Alice sees people—that’s why she is so good at what she does—but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.

©2025 Carley Fortune (P)2025 Penguin Audio

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"One Golden Summer was everything I wanted for Charlie and more! Alice and Charlie's chemistry is an absolute bonfire, the banter is perfection, and Nan is a treasure. Fortune's stories are rich and sparkling. She makes me believe that a summer at the lake is a necessary and formative experience in life."—Abby Jimenez, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me

"[Fans] have been begging her to give Charlie his happily ever after for years—and she’s fully delivered with a sweet, summer love story."—E! News

"Carley Fortune has a knack for making the lake the most romantic place on earth, and, as such, One Golden Summer is a delight.”—ELLE

Good story, don’t understand the rave reviews

OK, the story is very good. Narrator is OK, I did not like her male character narration. The most frustrating thing about this story is how cocky Charlie is and Alice is such a weak female character, she just falls into his.”all about how great Charlie is” attitude about just about everything. He was actually cringy to me and I would never go for a guy like that. The narration voice for the grandmother was terrible too, so forced old lady.

Great story

This was really great! Not a 5 star for me but a solid 4 ! I loved all the characters.. all of the lake scenes

So well written

I always love author narration because you really get more of a feel for how the author pictures it. I loved their story and I’m so glad we got Charlie’s story.

Really enjoyed this book.

The characters were very refreshing and the storyline was unique. I finished this book so fast.

This book is EVERYTHING!

I mean EVERYTHING! Alice is perfect. Charlie is redeemed. Nan makes me miss my grandma!

A great sequel…

I love it when authors delve deeper into characters and storylines by creating a series or book #2. Sometimes readers just aren’t ready to move on or close the “chapters” and this is exactly what we got and needed in this book. Charlie- what can I say. Thank you for giving us more reasons to love him. Thank you for letting us get a little glimpse of Sam and Percy’s life. Loved everything about this book. Ready for book #3. 😍

It totally captured my attention. The reality of it.

I cried many times. Happy tears of course. It read as a “time travel” for me. We’ve all been there & yet as I finished this book today my mind is still wondering where did all my life go from so long ago. As said, it goes in a flash. Carly has such talent. My only regret is I didn’t catch this as book #4 when the email came in. I’ll start #1 tomorrow, as I’m still thinking about what a great read One Golden Summer has been. I didn’t want it to end. I’ve been married 40+ years & found myself looking back long ago in a similar story. Thank you Carly…for it all!

cute romance summer read

It definitely reminds me of summer's in my youth. Or relatable to think back to summers when your 17. cute story. enjoyable read.

nostalgia gives a second chance at life

I love that Charlie got his own story, not just love, but healing, realization, inclusion and understanding. I love the 3 books so much, but I think this is my favorite. took me back to my youth and made me see myself with affection and grace. it touched on a variety of issues, but I felt like everything was explored enough. perfect series for a book club

The PERFECT summer read!!

One of my favorite books of 2025! I truly think this is one of the best summer reads I’ve read in a while.