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May 2025
54m 39s

One Golden Summer With Carley Fortune

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This week on Barely Famous, Kail sits down with New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune, the mind behind viral romance hits Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, and the brand-new release One Golden Summer. Carley opens up about her writing process, the real-life inspiration behind her lake-set novels, and how reader demand led her to finally giv ... Show More
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