Meet Me at the Lake

Fern Brookbanks has spent too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. When she was in her early twenties, a chance encounter with the handsome, idealistic artist led to a memorable twenty-four hours filled with deep conversations, dreams shared, and a pact to meet one year later. While Fern kept her promise, Will did not.

Now thirty-two, Fern finds herself back home, managing her late mother's run-down lakeside resort, with her ex-boyfriend serving as the manager. Her life hasn't turned out the way she envisioned it, and she longs for a lifeline. To her astonishment, that lifeline arrives in the form of Will, who appears nearly a decade late with an offer to help. Gone is the carefree artist she once knew, replaced by a man in an expensive suit.

Despite their complicated history, Will may be the only person who truly understands what Fern is going through. Yet, how can she trust him, this seemingly transformed man who once broke his promise?

Ten years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern in more ways than one. The question now is, can Fern do the same for Will?

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'A sweet story about second chances, and how the future we imagine for ourselves is never quite what it turns out to be.' – JODI PICOULT

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