Carley Fortune Books in Order

Percy returns to the lakeside town of her childhood for Sam's mother's funeral, confronting the friendship and romance she shattered years earlier. Alternating past summers with their reunion, the novel traces love, regret, and forgiveness.

Fern returns home to run her late mother’s struggling lakeside resort and encounters Will, who broke a promise to meet her years earlier. His offer to help creates a second chance, but the secrets he carries make trust difficult.

Lucy repeatedly falls for Felix during vacations on Prince Edward Island, despite his being her best friend’s brother. When Bridget flees to the island before her wedding, Lucy follows to help while trying to resist a deeper attachment to Felix.

Photographer Alice returns to Barry’s Bay with her grandmother, hoping a summer at the lake will help them both recover. Charlie Florek’s arrival disrupts their quiet plans and challenges Alice’s habit of watching life from behind her camera.

After Frankie’s fiancé abandons her on their wedding weekend, longtime best friend George proposes taking the honeymoon together. A week in Tofino becomes their chance to repair a strained friendship, even if it exposes feelings and secrets they have avoided.

Reporter Eleanor Florek buys a secluded lakeside cottage, only to face the return of her handsome neighbor Owen Kolstad. Both want escape rather than romance, but their unexpected friendship makes keeping emotional distance increasingly difficult.