Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune

Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart. 

Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong—they’ve always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It’s the eve of Frankie’s wedding weekend, and she doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man.

Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded by her loved ones, Frankie’s life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note as an explanation.

Crushed and confused, Frankie returns to her family’s home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie’s broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino.

Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good.

Hardcover, 416 pages

Published May 5, 2026

 by Berkley

4/5 stars

Carley Fortune has built a reputation for grounding her books in Canadian settings that appeal to so many Canadian readers, not just myself. In Our Perfect Storm we are in Tofino on Vancouver Island, I've been there, so I felt every bit of it through the pages.

Frankie is jilted on her wedding day. While the beginning was reminiscent of another book I read recently, it quickly went in another direction (thank goodness). Childhood best friend George takes Frankie on her week-long honeymoon to Tofino for some healing and what unfolds is a week of adventure, good food, and fun banter. Also self-discovery and revealed secrets.

What Fortune does so well is weave the past into the present. The history between Frankie and George does a lot of the heavy lifting and it makes their journey all the more interesting to watch.

Our Perfect Storm is a story of friendship, self-discovery and healing. Frankie and George are likeable characters whose chemistry reflects a lifetime of knowing each other. Set against that gorgeous backdrop, I found myself right there with them, with memories of my own Tofino vacation flooding back. I'm pretty sure there will be a spike in tourism to the Island. I know I want to go back; the rain-forests are a sight to behold.

All in all, this might be one of my favourite Carley Fortune books. I can't wait to see where she takes us next.

This book was part of my 2026 Reading of my Shelf Challenge and is #22.