In Carley Fortune’s "Every Summer After," Persephone Fraser returns to the lakeside town where she spent six transformative summers and made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago. Told over the course of six years and one present-day weekend, the novel offers a sweeping, nostalgic look at love, friendship, and the choices that mark us forever. It’s a story of falling in love, falling apart, and the chance to finally get it right with the man she thought she'd never have to live without. The book explores themes of romance, second chances, and the enduring pull of the past.