One Golden Summer is the #1 New York Times bestselling novel by Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be Different. Published by Berkley (Penguin Random House) in May 2025, this 400-page contemporary romance transports readers to the sun-drenched shores of Barry's Bay, Ontario.

The story follows Alice, a photographer who has spent her career capturing other people's lives from behind the lens. When her grandmother Nan breaks her hip, Alice arranges for them to spend a summer together at the lakeside cottage where Alice once took the photograph that launched her career — a shot of three teenagers laughing in a yellow speedboat. Their idyllic retreat is upended when that same speedboat returns, driven by Charlie Florek, now a charming, green-eyed adult who sees Alice as clearly as she sees the world around her.

Equal parts nostalgic and romantic, One Golden Summer explores second-chance connection, the courage to step out from behind the safety of a lens, and the particular magic of a lakeside summer. The novel received widespread coverage in The New York Times, People, Good Morning America, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, and ELLE, among many others. Available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.