Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Sexual content, Grief, Death of a parent, Abandonment, Child neglect, Fire, Animal death, Alcohol use, Drug use, Vomiting / emesis, Panic attacks
Our Perfect Storm
by Carley Fortune
The coast does half the damage and the longing does the rest. If Fortune's lake books broke you a little, this one swaps the dock for storm season and lets the old feelings get loud.
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length432 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice3/5 · Slow seduction
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Childhood friends
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow seduction
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Best friend
- Best friends to lovers
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Earned hope
- Caretaker
- Mutual pining
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
- Cinnamon roll
- He falls first
- Gentle / romantic
- The swoon
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Friends to lovers
- Coastal / island / beach
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
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- Forest / wilderness
- Right person wrong time
- Wedding setting
Reading experience
- First person
- Romantic
- Emotional
- Moderate
- Career woman
- MC 30-40
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- Immersive
- Artist/creative
- Nostalgic
- Character-driven
- Hopeful
- Warm
- Yearning
- Atmospheric
- Sensual
- Healing
- Comfort read vibes
- Binge read
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book