{"product_id":"meet-me-at-the-lake","title":"Meet Me at the Lake","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, heart-tugging, love story about secrets, lies, missed connections and second chances' JILL SANTOPOLO\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers that gripped me from page one' ELENA ARMAS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A perfect summery blend of sexy romance and second chances' ASHLEY POSTON\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A tender, sweet story that captures the joy and sorrow of growing up' ELISSA SUSSMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Carley Fortune is the master of the love story' ANNABEL MONAGHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'THE quintessential book of summer' AMY LEA\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and TikTok hit \u003ci\u003eEvery Summer After\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne day. One promise. Two lives changed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. She spent twenty-four hours in her early twenties with the aggravatingly attractive, idealistic artist — a chance encounter that spiralled into a daylong city adventure. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable: they shared every secret, every dream, and made a pact to meet one year later. Fern showed up. Will didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt thirty-two, Fern's life hasn't turned out how she imagined it. She's back home, running her mother's lakeside resort, which is in disarray — and her ex-boyfriend is the manager. She needs a lifeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo Fern's surprise, it comes in the form of Will, who arrives — nine years too late — with an offer to help. Will may be the only person who understands what Fern's going through. Yet how can she possibly trust this expensive suit-wearing mirage who seems nothing like the young man she met all those years ago?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut ten years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern. Can she do the same for him?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Carley Fortune:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Radiant' EMILY HENRY\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A quintessential summer novel, full of longing and lost love, and hits on so many beloved tropes' \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45712434692332,"sku":"9780349433110","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349433110.jpg?v=1725986909","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/meet-me-at-the-lake","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}