Best new romance books 2024, including This Summer Will Be Different, Funny Story, My Favourite Mistake and more.

Best new romance books 2024

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New romance books to read in 2024

One Golden Summer

PRE-ORDER THE BREATH-TAKING NEW NOVEL FROM THE MILLION COPY, NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CARLEY FORTUNE NOW! 
 
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. 
 
 Alice has always been happiest behind the safety of her lens. But when her Nan takes a fall, Alice brings takes a break from her photography career to take them back to Barry’s Bay. Though their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat. 
 
 Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice unknowingly took his photo and now he’s all grown up. Sun-kissed 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. 
 
Return to the world of EVERY SUMMER AFTER, but this time it's Charlie's turn to fall in love... 
 
People love Carley Fortune: 
 
‘Crackling sexual tension’ THE TIMES 
 
‘This swoon-worthy romance is one for the beach bag’ WOMAN &amp; HOME 
 
‘Radiant’ Emily Henry

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

Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER and MEET ME AT THE LAKE. Her third book, THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT, comes out May 7, 2024. Carley is an award-winning journalist and worked as an editor at some of Canada’s top publications, including The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Toronto Life, and The Grid. She was most recently the Executive Editor of Refinery29 Canada. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons.

Good things always happen at the lake. After all, it's where Alice took that photo, the image that changed her life. Alice loves her career as a photographer, but sometimes she just needs to be in that magical place, back by the lake at Barry’s Bay. Charlie was only nineteen when Alice unknowingly took his picture. Now, Alice is faced with the man who helped make her career. Summer with Charlie is a balm for Alice’s soul. But one night, when she looks up and sees his piercing blue gaze on her, things start to feel different. 
 
But will the truth of their past drive a wedge between them, or bring them closer together?

Carley Fortune

Carley Fortune is the master of the love story

A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one

A sweet story about second chances, and how the future we imagine for ourselves is never quite what it turns out to

There&rsquo;s plenty of crackling sexual tension, and a beguiling sense of sleepy, oyster-loving Prince Edward Island

With its steamy moments and wistful island descriptions, this swoon-worthy romance is one for the beach bag

What a dreamy and sexy summer novel. Carley Fortune knows how to tug at your heart. This is a book filled with great food, lots of charm, and a young woman navigating the tricky question of how she wants to live her life.

Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age and Come and Get It

Carley Fortune perfects the nostalgia of young summer love and the choices that change us forever

A quintessential summer novel, full of longing and lost love, and hits on so many beloved tropes

&lsquo;With its &lsquo;Anne&rsquo; references, steamy moments and wistful island descriptions, this swoon-worthy romance is one for the beach bag&rsquo;

This Summer Will Be Different is a deep and shimmering story of friendship, sex, and-- most of all-- love. From page one, Lucy and Felix reached right in and grabbed my heart and they haven't let go. Be prepared to cry, swoon, ache, and cheer. Stunning.

Jennifer Niven, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

If this doesn't put you in the mood for summer, we're not sure what will

Carley Fortune has managed to dream up another entirely fresh, deeply layered and beautifully written romance. Except this time the chemistry between Lucy and Felix could power all of Prince Edward Island. For years. Clear your calendar and buckle up--this one will leave you breathless.

Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of This Time Next Summer

They can't be together, but they can't stay apart. 
 
The first time Lucy and Felix meet, she is a tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. He is the local who shows her a very good night. She has no clue that he is her best friend's younger brother. Their chemistry is off the charts, but the list of reasons they can't be together is much longer. 
 
Every summer, Lucy visits the island with Bridget for a big breath of fresh air, to gorge on oysters and vinho verde, and to soak up sunny days on red sand beaches. And each year, she promises herself she won't end up in Felix's arms. 
 
It's easier said than done. With every furtive glance and electrifying touch, she becomes more entranced by this man who wears his heart on his sleeve even as he remains completely off-limits to her. What started as a one-time thing becomes six years of keeping secrets and telling lies-to her best friend, to Felix, to herself. That's why, last summer, she broke things off for good. 
 
When Bridget faces the biggest crisis of her life, Lucy knows she needs to take her back home. One last trip to the island. One last chance with Felix. But has she ruined everything before it can really begin?

Carley Fortune

Praise for This Summer Will Be Different

Radiant

Carley Fortune is the master of the love story

A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one

Radiant

Carley Fortune is the master of the love story

A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one

Radiant

Carley Fortune is the master of the love story

A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one

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