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‘Meet Me at the Lake’ author Carley Fortune to appear June 10

May 30, 2023

Browseabout Books will host author Carley Fortune from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 10, as she signs copies of her newest book, “Meet Me at the Lake,” at 133 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach.

In the book, a random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects.

Fern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. In her early 20s, she spent just 24 hours with the aggravatingly attractive, idealistic artist, a chance encounter that spiraled into a daylong adventure in the city. 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.

At 32, Fern’s life doesn’t look at all how she once imagined it would. Instead of living in the city, Fern’s back home running her mother’s lakeside resort — something she vowed never to do. The place is in disarray, her ex-boyfriend’s the manager, and Fern doesn’t know where to begin.

She needs a plan — a lifeline. To her surprise, it comes in the form of Will, who arrives nine years too late, with a suitcase in tow and an offer to help on his lips. Will may be the only person who understands what Fern’s going through. But how could she possibly trust this expensive-suit-wearing mirage who seems nothing like the young man she met all those years ago? Will is hiding something, and Fern’s not sure she wants to know what it is.

But 10 years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern. Can she do the same for him?

This is a free event, and tickets are not required.

 

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