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Toronto author Carley Fortune rocked the bestseller lists with her sunny romances. She returns to the lake for ‘One Golden Summer'

Books After three smash-hit novels, all optioned for the screen, the writer is back with more sunlit, lakeside delight. May 3, 2025 7 min read Save By Rani SheenThe Kit A lot has changed in Carley Fortune's world since she sat down to write her first novel, 'Every Summer After,' in 2020. Much of it was written on a Muskoka chair overlooking the water in Barry's Bay, Ont., where she grew up and where that story is set. She wrote her second book, 'Meet Me at the Lake,' entirely on her bed back in Toronto. Her husband was home with their second baby and the bedroom door was the only one that closed. Book number three, 'This Summer Will Be Different,' is set on Prince Edward Island but took shape at a little table in the corner of her living room, near a window overlooking the driveway. When she'd spy her family coming home from work, school and daycare, she'd quickly finish her sentence then slam her laptop shut before the happy chaos encroached. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Rani Sheen is a Toronto Star editor who writes about style and culture. Reach her on email: rs@ Related Stories Romance novels are huge — so are their hulking leading men. Why are we still swooning over Fabio-like hunks? From the reservation to the Met Gala red carpet, Indigenous writer Christian Allaire reflects on his journey to fashion's epicentre Spring brings 10 new bios and memoirs from Christie Brinkley, Yoko Ono, Beyonce's mom and others Report an error Journalistic Standards About The Star More from The Star & partners