Carley Fortune Books in Order

By the Ember team · Updated July 2026

Carley Fortune has written 5 books since 2022, all summer romances that feel like sunshine and heartbreak in equal measure. Most are standalone novels. She has one series, Barry's Bay, which includes Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.

Fortune recommends starting with Every Summer After, her debut and the first Barry's Bay book. If you want a standalone, try Meet Me at the Lake or This Summer Will Be Different. Read Every Summer After before One Golden Summer or the second book will spoil the first.

Short answer

Carley Fortune has written 5 books since 2022. Start with Every Summer After (her debut and her personal recommendation), then One Golden Summer. All her books are standalone summer romances, but Every Summer After and One Golden Summer are part of the Barry's Bay series and One Golden Summer spoils the first book.

Where to start with Carley Fortune books

If you want a second-chance summer romance

Every Summer After

Carley Fortune's debut and her personal recommendation for where to start. Percy and Sam fell in love over six summers, then one mistake tore them apart. A decade later, she's back. It's devastating, hopeful, and gorgeously written.

If you want a daylong adventure that spirals into years

Meet Me at the Lake

Fern and Will spent one perfect day together and made a promise to meet again. She kept it. He didn't. Years later, he shows up at her lakeside resort with an explanation that rewrites everything she thought she knew.

If you want forbidden best friend's brother romance

This Summer Will Be Different

Lucy swears every summer will be the last time she falls into bed with Felix, her best friend's brother. But Prince Edward Island, Felix, and the weight of keeping secrets make that promise impossible to keep.

If you loved Every Summer After and want more Barry's Bay

One Golden Summer

A companion to Every Summer After set in the same small town decades earlier. Different characters, same heartbreaking summer magic. Read Every Summer After first or the twists in this one will ruin that book.

Barry's Bay series

Two books set in the same small lakeside town, decades apart. Different couples, different summers, but the same heartbreaking magic. Read Every Summer After first or One Golden Summer will spoil it.

1

Every Summer After

Published 2022

Percy returns to Barry's Bay after a decade away, forced to face Sam and the biggest mistake of her life. Six summers to fall in love, one moment to fall apart. A second-chance summer romance about first loves and the decisions that haunt us.

2

One Golden Summer

Published 2025

Charlie returns to Barry's Bay decades after the summer that changed everything. A companion to Every Summer After set in the same small town, following different characters. Read Every Summer After first to avoid spoilers.

Standalone novels

These books are not part of a series. Read them in any order, though you may notice character cameos and Easter eggs if you read them in publication order.

Meet Me at the Lake

Published 2023

Fern and Will spent one perfect day together in their twenties and made a pact to meet one year later. Fern showed up. Will didn't. At thirty-two, Fern is running her mother's lakeside resort when Will reappears with an explanation that changes everything.

This Summer Will Be Different

Published 2024

Lucy visits Prince Edward Island every summer with her best friend Bridget. The problem: she keeps ending up in the arms of Felix, Bridget's brother. Each year Lucy promises herself it won't happen again. Each year she breaks that promise.

Our Perfect Storm

Published May 2026

Her fifth novel, released May 2026. A standalone summer romance with character connections to the broader Carley Fortune universe.

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Carley Fortune books?

Carley Fortune has written 5 books since 2022. Start with Every Summer After (her debut and her personal recommendation), then One Golden Summer. All her books are standalone summer romances, but Every Summer After and One Golden Summer are part of the Barry's Bay series and One Golden Summer spoils the first book.

Which Carley Fortune book should I read first?

Carley Fortune recommends starting with Every Summer After, her debut novel and the first book in the Barry's Bay series. If you want to jump into a standalone, Meet Me at the Lake or This Summer Will Be Different are both excellent entry points.

Are Carley Fortune books standalone or series?

Most of Carley Fortune's books are standalone. She has one series, Barry's Bay, which includes Every Summer After and One Golden Summer. Both books feature different protagonists and are self-contained stories, but One Golden Summer spoils the ending of Every Summer After, so read Every Summer After first.

What are the Barry's Bay books in order?

The Barry's Bay series has two books: Every Summer After (2022) and One Golden Summer (2025). Read Every Summer After first. One Golden Summer is set in the same small town with different characters, but it spoils major plot points from the first book.

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Sources

Bibliography and series order verified as of July 2026.

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