LADY OF THE LAKE

Author Carley Fortune returns with the season's hottest cottage read

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With One Golden Summer - her fourth novel in as many years - Carley Fortune is building on her reputation as Canada's official warm-weather writer, offering us another alluring tale set in cottage country. “For me, it starts with the setting,” says the Toronto resident, 41. “It’s one of my favourite parts to write.”

In this case, the story unfolds in Barry's Bay, the small town in Ontario where Carley grew up. She returns every summer to savour dockside life and enjoy some downtime with her husband, Marco, and their sons, Max, 8, and Finn, 4.

Here, the bestselling author tells Hello! Canada about the inspiration behind her cottage romance novels and why it means so much to be at the lake.

You put so much of yourself into your books. Is it the same with your latest novel?