George and Frankie’s love story may be my favorite among Carley’s portfolio.

Once again, Carley has inspired me to add another Canadian location to my travel list! And I’m adding Tofino to the very top of the list. Our Perfect Storm transports you to the most magical destination— a small town on Vancouver Island where the rainforest meets the sea, where fog clears to endless sea views and mountain landscapes… where your mind and heart will find peace in its beauty. I dare you to read this book and not feel the need to visit.

I’m grateful to have received an advanced reader’s copy of Our Perfect Storm via NetGalley!

The Sneak Peek

George and Frankie are best friends. Ever since the fateful day when Frankie followed a bunny through the hedges and made eye contact with the boy with beautiful green eyes who lived in the Big House with the witch.

Except there wasn’t a witch, only George’s grandmother. And in the Big House, all of their childhood fantasies took shape — they escaped into secret rooms, designed magnificent magical mazes and imagined new worlds together. Through the years, their lives entwined, through the hardest days of their childhood to the brightest days of their adolescence, they made their way through life hand-in-hand. And when it was time to explore the city and take on university, it only made sense that they did it together….

Yet, years later, we learn that George and Frankie are no longer partners in crime. In fact, Frankie is set to marry, and George… well, he’s supposed to be her best man. But after a falling out the Christmas before, his attendance is to be confirmed. And as events of the evening unfold, one thing becomes clear,

What Victoria Loved

VICTORIA’S RATING: 5/5

From the opening scene it is clear how deeply connected these characters are. Frankie’s anxiety bleeds through the pages and had me on the verge of tears on her behalf. Yet the immediate relief she experiences is a testament to their friendship and drew me into the story instantly, eager to uncover their backstory.

There are no words to describe the stranglehold this relationship has on my soul. It may be my Roman Empire. My heart ACHED with every page. This romance unravels so beautifully — current adventures in Tofino supplemented with flashbacks to their youth of garden escapades and secret letters exchanged in a repurposed birdhouse. George and Frankie’s relationship has its own pulse— intimacy that you’ll feel in your bones and chemistry that simmers, edging you to the point of boiling (and trust me, the wait is worth it).

It’s not too steamy, but there’s so much yearning and secret glances that it may as well be. The way Frankie admires George’s physique had me giddy!! Everyone should be this enamored with partner. Sheesh!!

Beyond George and Frankie, this full cast of characters will truly melt your heart. From the intense protectiveness and the endless love of their family and friends to the unabashed support of everyone they meet on vacation, every character contributes something special to this romance. It is so clear they see a love unlike any other between these characters and it makes you want to jump into the pages of this book to cheer loudly alongside them.

I could have read 500 more pages about Frankie and George in their youth or about another week in Tofino. But I’m happy with what we have and I’ll be reading it over and over again with a smile on my face and flutters in my chest.

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Favorite Scene

“I don’t want to be absorbed by another person, but maybe I wouldn’t mind belonging to someone if they belonged to me, too. If we belonged to each other as well as to ourselves.”
“An equal belonging.”

- OUR PERFECT STORM by Carley Fortune

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