Carley Fortune
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You get it you're a late girl I love it so congratulations on the on the release of your new book thank you are you excited I am so excited I think I'm most excited like more than any other book this book I'm most excited about why do you say that I think it's because this is my fourth book and I've become more confident with every book. And also because readers have asked me for this book.
You get it you're a late girl I love it so congratulations on the on the release of your new book thank you are you excited I am so excited I think I'm most excited like more than any other book this book I'm most excited about why do you say that I think it's because this is my fourth book and I've become more confident with every book. And also because readers have asked me for this book.
You get it you're a late girl I love it so congratulations on the on the release of your new book thank you are you excited I am so excited I think I'm most excited like more than any other book this book I'm most excited about why do you say that I think it's because this is my fourth book and I've become more confident with every book. And also because readers have asked me for this book.
And ever since my first book came out, it's like a companion novel to that book. It has characters from that novel. And people have been asking me for this book for years. And I finally felt like I was in a place where I could tackle it, like I felt confident enough to tackle it. And so I'm just excited that it's out there. And
And ever since my first book came out, it's like a companion novel to that book. It has characters from that novel. And people have been asking me for this book for years. And I finally felt like I was in a place where I could tackle it, like I felt confident enough to tackle it. And so I'm just excited that it's out there. And
And ever since my first book came out, it's like a companion novel to that book. It has characters from that novel. And people have been asking me for this book for years. And I finally felt like I was in a place where I could tackle it, like I felt confident enough to tackle it. And so I'm just excited that it's out there. And
It's the beginning of May, so it feels like it's time for summer reading and some escapism and a happy ending. I feel like we need this kind of book right now.
It's the beginning of May, so it feels like it's time for summer reading and some escapism and a happy ending. I feel like we need this kind of book right now.
It's the beginning of May, so it feels like it's time for summer reading and some escapism and a happy ending. I feel like we need this kind of book right now.
Yeah, that's a good question. So one of the characters in this book, his name is Charlie. He was a brother in Every Summer After. And after that book came out, people wanted more of the main characters, but they also wanted him to have a love story, a happy ending. And I had people approach me at book events. I had two women wait at the very end of the signing line for like an hour and a half.
Yeah, that's a good question. So one of the characters in this book, his name is Charlie. He was a brother in Every Summer After. And after that book came out, people wanted more of the main characters, but they also wanted him to have a love story, a happy ending. And I had people approach me at book events. I had two women wait at the very end of the signing line for like an hour and a half.
Yeah, that's a good question. So one of the characters in this book, his name is Charlie. He was a brother in Every Summer After. And after that book came out, people wanted more of the main characters, but they also wanted him to have a love story, a happy ending. And I had people approach me at book events. I had two women wait at the very end of the signing line for like an hour and a half.
And they looked at me and they said, we have a bone to pick with you. Yeah. And I said, what? And they said, well, we've waited here all night to tell you, like, we need a happy ending for Charlie. Justice for Charlie. Justice for Charlie. And I would have pitches for who he should be with. The people were like matching him with characters from my other books and they were in my DMs all the time.
And they looked at me and they said, we have a bone to pick with you. Yeah. And I said, what? And they said, well, we've waited here all night to tell you, like, we need a happy ending for Charlie. Justice for Charlie. Justice for Charlie. And I would have pitches for who he should be with. The people were like matching him with characters from my other books and they were in my DMs all the time.
And they looked at me and they said, we have a bone to pick with you. Yeah. And I said, what? And they said, well, we've waited here all night to tell you, like, we need a happy ending for Charlie. Justice for Charlie. Justice for Charlie. And I would have pitches for who he should be with. The people were like matching him with characters from my other books and they were in my DMs all the time.
And so I had him, like, I knew that I could write him. I felt like I'd been thinking about him since I finished Every Summer After, like even before I had an agent, even before I had a book deal. his voice was in my head. And back then when I got my editor, we had talked about maybe a book for him, but I didn't really have an idea.
And so I had him, like, I knew that I could write him. I felt like I'd been thinking about him since I finished Every Summer After, like even before I had an agent, even before I had a book deal. his voice was in my head. And back then when I got my editor, we had talked about maybe a book for him, but I didn't really have an idea.
And so I had him, like, I knew that I could write him. I felt like I'd been thinking about him since I finished Every Summer After, like even before I had an agent, even before I had a book deal. his voice was in my head. And back then when I got my editor, we had talked about maybe a book for him, but I didn't really have an idea.
And then, um, the, you know, when I was thinking about what I wanted to do for my fourth book, I thought, you know, it's, it's time I've been thinking about Charlie. I feel like I can kind of put all the expectations of readers and opinions of which there were many aside and kind of tell the story that I wanted to tell. And it
And then, um, the, you know, when I was thinking about what I wanted to do for my fourth book, I thought, you know, it's, it's time I've been thinking about Charlie. I feel like I can kind of put all the expectations of readers and opinions of which there were many aside and kind of tell the story that I wanted to tell. And it