It’s that time of year again when I choose books which would make the perfect holiday reading. The stories which are easy enough to pick up and put down and which lend themselves, both by plot and characters, to lazy afternoons in the sunshine.
I’ll be sharing a few of the books which I think are perfect escapism summer reading.
Look for #SummerReads
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| Michael Joseph 7 May 2026 My thanks to the publisher for the copy of the book |
Two best friends. Seven days in paradise. One last chance to fall in love, or fall apart...
Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight. They’ve always clashed and come back together—it’s what they do. Until now. On the eve of her wedding, Frankie doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man.
As she loses hope, in walks George. For one glorious evening, Frankie’s life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note behind.
Crushed and confused, Frankie only wants to wallow. But George has a different idea. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino.
Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship.
Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good.
📖 My Review..
Frankie is celebrating the build up to her marriage to Nate and yet is desperately awaiting the arrival of her best man. George has been her best friend since they bonded as children when George came to live with his grandmother. Through good times, and bad, George and Frankie have been each other’s comfort but it’s only when Frankie’s fiancé unexpectedly jilts her on the very eve of their wedding that Frankie is forced to confront just what is going on in her life and how important George really is to her.
Unashamedly romantic, this best friends-to-lovers genre is done with the ease of a writer who knows how to blend her characters so that they gel together beautifully in an emotional love story. However, their togetherness journey is not all hearts and flowers and Frankie and George have a way to go before their feelings explode but when they do they set the book alight with a sizzling passion and a genuine feeling of two hearts, at last, colliding.
Our Perfect Storm brought the beauty of the natural world, especially the observations about Right Whales , which I’d never heard of before, and introduced me to the glorious West Coast of Vancouver Island in Bristol Columbia. So evocative are the descriptions that I felt like I was surfing in Tofino with Frankie and George. I devoured Our Perfect Storm in a couple of sultry, hot days and so for that reason I am sure this will make a perfect summer read ☀️📖 .
About the Author
Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, This Summer Will Be Different, and One Golden Summer and One Perfect Storm. She is also an award -winning Canadian journalist who has worked as an editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons.
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