Every Summer After by Carley Fortune is a contemporary romance shaped by memory, longing, and the complicated power of first love. Told across six summers in the past and one decisive weekend in the present, the story follows the emotional pull between two people who once knew each other completely and then lost the future they imagined. Fortune's appeal is in the atmosphere: lakeside summers, friendship turning into romance, choices that leave a mark, and the ache of wondering whether love can survive years of silence. Readers who enjoy second-chance romance, summer romance books, friends-to-lovers stories, emotional beach reads, and character-driven fiction will find a warm, accessible novel with strong book club appeal. It is romantic, reflective, and built for readers who like love stories with history.