Meet Me at the Lake

Fern Brookbanks spent 24 hours in Toronto with idealistic artist Will Baxter. They shared everything in that period, but the timing wasn’t right for a relationship. They parted with one promise: return to the lake in one year. Fern returned, but Will didn’t, and she was heartbroken. Now in her early 30s and mourning her mother’s sudden death, Fern is running her mother’s resort on Lake Muskoka. It wasn’t what she had planned, and the business is in disarray. When Will shows up to help, Fern is shocked and jumps at the chance to rekindle the romance, even if Will has secrets. Fortune’s (Every Summer After) latest is a second-chance romance set in an idyllic Canadian setting. The author and A.J. Bridel narrate the two long-lost lovers, giving voice to their grief and regret. Listeners will likely enjoy learning about Fern’s and Will’s pasts and the circumstances that have governed their lives. Dual timelines, jumping between past and present, necessitate careful listening.