Enjoy the View
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“Easton? They finalized the schedule of my next film.” Jessie had been right; they were clamoring for River to produce now. She had more job offers than she could possibly take. “I’m supposed to wrap up filming by April. In May…how would you feel about not taking a group up the Old Man and going with me to Nepal instead?”
Desire burned in his veins. Looking at her, knowing she knew him the way no one else ever would, Easton had never been so glad he’d pulled over to ask a woman if she needed a ride. “You want to climb Everest?”
“I want both of us to climb Everest. I think we can do it.”
He had always been a man of few words. But as the sun dipped below the mountaintop, bathing them in soft reds and pale gold, Easton took her hand in his, squeezing it tight.
Together they could do anything.
Acknowledgments
Sometimes a book is the book of your heart. The one you don’t just want to write but have to write. Enjoy the View is that book for me.
I love the outdoors, and I love Alaska, so a mountain climbing story set outside Moose Springs was a dream project. Easton, in all his man-bunned glory. River, determined to find her best, happiest self. I pored over this book, fretted over this book, cried a few times, and definitely wrung my hands over it. It was the story I wanted to tell, but it was such a troublemaker! In the end, I’m so proud of these two characters and their love story.
When I was twenty, I threw all my stuff into the back of my car and moved to Los Angeles. Was it easy? No. Was it a little crazy? Yes. But it was the start of a life I have loved and would never have seen coming. I like that River and I have similar backgrounds, and I wanted her to find her happily ever after so badly. I wanted her to keep searching until her dreams came true. And when she finally sits on the mountainside with Easton, hand in hand and at peace, it gives me a sense of peace, too.
You don’t always know where you’ll end up in life. All that matters is that you’re next to the right person for the journey.
Thank you to Cat Clyne, Mary Altman, and Christa Désir for your incredible editing. You three made this story come alive in a way I never could have alone. Cat, thank you for not minding every time I said “let me tweak one more thing!” and for letting me go full in on the marmot scenes. Thank you for wanting these stories…you changed my life in all the best ways.
Thank you to my agent, Sara Megibow, for everything you do. Also for the idea of the marmot in the first place…you’re a genius. Thank you to Stefani Sloma, Sarah Otterness, and the entire Sourcebooks Casablanca team for all your hard work, every single day. Thank you for embracing my quirky little town of Moose Springs and letting me have so much fun writing happily ever afters for the people there.
To my critique partners, C.R. and Christina, thank you for putting up with all the revisions on this manuscript. Laurel, thank you for being a constant, incredible support for these stories. Leigh, as always, thank you for your friendship and your awesome attention to detail. Also, thank you to Chuck Heh for the climbing info. (Any and all mistakes are mine.) Endless gratitude to my Golden Heart sisters for being there through thick and thin. You are a daily joy in my life.
Thank you to my wonderful family for supporting me through the adventure of Moose Springs, especially to my husband, Kenney. Thank you for your love, your hugs, and your endless enthusiasm. These books are only here because of you. Everyday I know I’m next to the right person for the journey.
Last but never least... God, thanks for letting me be a writer. It’s the best job ever.
Kyle, this one was for you. I love you, kid.
About the Author
Geologist and lifelong science nerd Sarah Morgenthaler is a passionate supporter of chocolate chip cookies, geeking out over rocks, and playing with her rescue pit bull, Sammy. When not writing contemporary romance and romantic comedy set in far-off places, Sarah can be found traveling with her husband, hiking national parks, and enjoying her own happily ever after. Sarah is the author of the Moose Springs, Alaska, series, including the Publishers Weekly starred novel The Tourist Attraction.
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Moose Springs, Alaska
Welcome to Moose Springs, Alaska, a small town with a big heart, and the only world-class resort where black bears hang out to look at you.
Sarah Morgenthaler
The Tourist Attraction
There’s a line carved into the dirt between the tiny town of Moose Springs, Alaska, and the luxury resort up the mountain. Until tourist Zoey Caldwell came to town, Graham Barnett knew better than to cross it. But when Graham and Zoey’s worlds collide, not even the neighborhood moose can hold them back...
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She’s Rick Harding’s dream girl. Unfortunately, socialite Lana Montgomery has angered locals with her good intentions. When a rare (and spiteful) white moose starts destroying the holiday decorations every night, Lana, Rick, and all of Moose Springs must work together to save Christmas, the town...and each other.
Enjoy the View
Hollywood starlet River Lane is struggling to remake herself as a documentary filmmaker. When mountaineer and staunch Moose Springs local Easton Lockett takes River and her film crew into the wild...what could possibly go wrong?
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When Reed strolls into Darcy Greer’s workplace offering to help save the struggling library, she isn’t buying it. The prickly Brooklynite knows Reed is exactly the kind of guy she should avoid. But the library does need his help…As she reluctantly works with Reed, she realizes there’s more to the man than his reputation. Maybe, just maybe, Bad Bachelor #1 is THE one for her.
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