Carley Fortune

Carley Fortune
Born (1984-02-07) February 7, 1984 (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationToronto Metropolitan University
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
Years active2022–present
Websitecarleyfortune.com

Carley Fortune (born February 7, 1984) is a Canadian bestselling author, living in Toronto, Ontario. Fortune has published five novels Every Summer After, Meet Me At The Lake, This Summer Will Be Different, One Golden Summer, and Our Perfect Storm, all of which were New York Times Bestsellers.

Career

Before becoming a novelist, Fortune was an award-winning journalist. She has been a contributor and editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life.

Fortune published her debut novel Every Summer After in 2022. The novel was set in her hometown, Barry's Bay, Ontario.

Meet Me at the Lake, set in Muskoka, followed in 2023; the book made the bestseller lists in both Canada and the United States, and attracted widespread press when it was optioned by Archewell for development as a film. Meet Me at the Lake was selected for the 2024 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Mirian Njoh.

In August 2024, her follow-up novel This Summer will be Different, a romance set on Prince Edward Island, topped the Canadian fiction bestseller list. In March 2026, Netflix Canada announced a 10-episode adaptation of This Summer Will Be Different, to be filmed on location on PEI and Toronto. The series will star Canadian actress Sophie Nélisse as Lucy Ashby, Francesca Reale as her best friend Bridget, and Roby Attal as Felix, Bridget's brother and Lucy's forbidden love interest. Canadians Malin Akerman and Megan Follows will also star as Aunt Stacy and Cheryl respectively.

In 2025, she published One Golden Summer. The story follows Charlie Florek, the brother of Fortune's male protagonist from her debut novel, Every Summer After. Both stories are set in Fortune's hometown of Barry's Bay, ON.

In 2026, she published Our Perfect Storm. The novel is set on Vancouver Island's idyllic beach town, Tofino. The novel debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List, and topped bestseller lists in Canada.

Fortune's 6th book, Only in Summer, will be released on May 18, 2027 and will be set in Barry's Bay, where Every Summer After and One Golden Summer were also set.

In 2024, Amazon Prime Video announced an adaptation of Fortune's Every Summer After. The series, Every Year After, premiered on June 10, 2026. In July 2026, Prime Video announced the series would return for a second season, focusing on Fortune's second Barry's Bay novel, One Golden Summer.

Bibliography

Every Summer After series

Other novels

Awards and recognition

References

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  2. ↑ Dundas, Deborah (May 3, 2023). "'Every Summer After' author Carley Fortune heads back to the lake". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Sachdeva, Maanya (August 8, 2023). "Harry and Meghan partner with author to adapt her novel for Netflix". The Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
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  6. ↑ "What Canadian books are popular right now? Check out this week's bestsellers". CBC Books. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Netflix show based on Canadian author's romance book to be filmed on P.E.I." CTV News. March 19, 2026.
  8. ↑ Gomez, Dezi (September 14, 2026). "'This Summer Will Be Different': Malin Akerman, Megan Follows & Two More Join Cast Of Netflix Carley Fortune Adaptation". Deadline.
  9. ↑ "In Conversation With... Carley Fortune". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Tagen-Dye, Carly (August 14, 2024). "Carley Fortune Announces Forthcoming Novel One Golden Summer — And the Return of a Fan-Favorite Character!". People.
  11. ↑ McGee, Madison (April 29, 2026). "Carley Fortune's New Book Is One of the Best Romances I've Ever Read". Country Living. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ Mulroy, Clare (May 5, 2026). "Carley Fortune teases 'Every Year After' TV adaptation, debuts 'Our Perfect Storm'". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Carley Fortune's new romance novel back as bestselling fiction book in Canada this week". CBC Books. July 28, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Best Sellers Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. May 24, 2026.
  15. ↑ ""Canadian romance author Carley Fortune announces 6th novel"". CBC Books. August 27, 2026.
  16. ↑ Otterson, Joe (July 31, 2024). "'Every Summer After': Series Adaptation of Carley Fortune Novel Ordered at Amazon Titled 'Every Year After'". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Love Returns to the Lake: Prime Video's Every Year After Reveals First Look at a Story of Second Chances". Amazon MGM Studios (Press release). March 23, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  18. ↑ July, Ashly (July 2, 2026). "Every Year After, series based on Carley Fortune's bestselling novel, renewed for a second season". CBC Books.
  19. ↑ "Best Books for Adults 2022". New York Public Library. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  20. ↑ Life, Toronto (November 13, 2025). "The 50 most influential Torontonians of 2025". Toronto Life. Retrieved October 21, 2026.