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Named a Most Anticipated book of 2025 by TODAY ∙ E! News ∙ Buzzfeed ∙ Us Weekly ∙ The New York Post ∙ SheReads ∙ and more!

A radiant escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be Different

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.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Publisher: Berkley

Publish Date: May 06, 2025

Pages: 400

Dimensions: Hardcover: 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.3 inches | 1.1 pounds / Paperback: 8.2 X 5.4 X 0.8 inches | 0.7 pounds

Language: English

Type: Hardcover or Paperback

Condition: NEW

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