When Easton Lockett stopped to help the woman walking along the side of the road pulling a suitcase behind her, he had no idea that his life would never be the same. As an experienced mountaineer and guide, brother to Ashton, and best friend to proprietor of the Tourist Trap/mayor Graham, he knows where he stands. But meeting this woman, who jumps into his truck reluctantly and immediately starts talking to herself and taking some of her layers of clothes off, he is so thrown off balance that he calls for reinforcements. Specifically, he calls his friend and the local police officer Jonah, in case her form of crazy is dangerous.

But as he drives her up the road a little, he discovers who she was trying to talk to, her film crew Jessie and Bree. They are trying to make a film encouraging travel to Alaska, but they can’t get the permits they need to film in Moose Springs, so they’re working around the city to try to keep filming. River Lane is an actress turned filmmaker, and she brought her two best work friends with her to make this documentary about Alaska. But she only has so much of a budget to work with, so time is of the essence. She needs to get those permits to start filming in the city, or she needs another idea.

Easton is torn. As a lifelong resident of Moose Springs, he understands the way the locals feel about tourists. They don’t want them to feel welcome there, but the income they bring to the town helps a lot of places stay in business, including Easton. Without tourists, he doesn’t have anyone to guide up Denali or Mount Veil. And if these filmmakers are able to make and release their documentary, it’s possible that Moose Springs could be flooded with tourists. Easton doesn’t want to betray his friends and help the filmmakers.

But River just keeps getting under his skin.

When he gets hired to take River and her crew up Mount Veil, Easton isn’t surprised. Getting kicked out of the town, there are only so many other options for their film. But Mount Veil isn’t for beginners. It’s a serious mountain to climb, and he’s not so sure that he can get them all to the summit. But then River smiles at him, and he knows he has to try.

The climb starts out easy enough, once the film crew has met all of Easton’s exacting standards. They take a helicopter to their starting point, and get ready for the climb. River is a natural and has climbed more than her share of rock walls (and anything else she could find), so Easton doesn’t have to keep too close an eye on her. Jessie and Bree are less experienced, but they start out strong. Each day they make some progress, get some great shots for the documentary, and watch as the marmot who has been following them falls a little deeper in love with Easton.

But as the team goes higher on the mountain, and the filmmakers take more risks to get their film made, Easton gets more worried about the safety of the entire team. And as they get higher on the mountain, Easton’s and River’s feelings for each other grow deeper and more obvious, much to the marmot’s chagrin. As Easton’s warm feelings for River gets mixed in with his irritation at the risks they’re taking and his determination to keep them all in one piece until they get back off Mount Veil, will he be able to guide them all to the summit they so desperately want to film and back down to safety? Or will his new love affair be cut short by a tragic accident, or just by River’s disappointment at not being able to make it to the summit?

Enjoy the View is the third in the charming series of Moose Springs books by Sarah Morgenthaler. Each of these books (The Tourist Trap, Mistletoe and Mr. Right, and Enjoy the View) work as stand-alone rom coms, showing the life and love of one character of the small Alaskan town, but reading them all is a well-earned vacation to a bewitching small town filled with friends and family who support each other and pull together no matter what.

I have loved each of these books, from Graham’s delightful diner to Rick’s pool hall to Easton and his mountain. But Enjoy the View shows a side of the town and the landscape that are only a side story to the other books. Getting a chance to see Mount Veil from a climb is a completely new perspective, and the story line about making the film added an extra tension that kept the pages turning. I loved the slow burn between Easton and River, as they kept their heads while the fell in love with each other, making smart choices (usually), especially when their lives depended on it. I was hoping for more moose (it is Moose Springs, after all), but the addition of the lovesick marmot made for a wonderful addition.

If you’re looking for an irresistible read that combines adventure travel with humor, warmth, and romance, then you will enjoy Enjoy the View, for certain! It’s a keeper.

Egalleys for Enjoy the View were provided by Sourcebooks Casablanca through NetGalley, with many thanks.

All I can say is: I STILL WANT AN ASH BOOK. Now that that's off my chest, I'll talk about this one.
Easton is definitely Jason Mamoa. From his long flowing locks in a man bun to his burly muscles, he fits this inner marshmallow Dothraki image to a T. And River is the adventurous, fearless girl he clearly needs.
The relationship took a bit of a backseat to the climb adventure featuring a cute, five-stage clinger marmot. The marmot definitely brought in some light moments showcasing Easton's humor and teddy bear qualities.
While this wasn't my favorite of the three books - the second half is great! - it's always fun to head back to Moose Springs. I love those cranky tourist-haters.
Thanks to Sourcebooks Casa and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

ENJOY THE VIEW – Sarah Morgenthaler
Moose Springs, Alaska, Book 3
Sourcebooks Casablanca
978-1-7282-2631-6
January 19, 2021
Contemporary Romance

Moose Springs, Alaska – Present Day

Because actress River Lane needs a career boost, she agrees to help film a tourist documentary film in Moose Springs, Alaska, a picturesque town at the foothills of Mount Veil. The locals are quirky and not always friendly to her. One day while filming, River runs into surly local mountain guide Easton Lockett. He literally is rolling his eyes at her but tolerates her sassiness anyway. Easton is a burly guy who resembles a big teddy bear with his bushy beard. As part of the documentary, River plans to scale Mount Veil. Easton warns her that it just isn’t “any” mountain, but one that requires endurance and experience. She convinces him that her crew will be able to do it and hires him. A little pissed that the trip will require that he be around the annoying River, he nonetheless agrees.

Once River and Easton, along with their crew of his assistant mountain guide and her two fellow filmmakers, start the ascent of Mount Evil, the trip brings them together over the next few days. The higher they climb, the harder it becomes. Early on, the group encounters a marmot, which implicitly attaches itself to Easton. It is like the marmot has a crush on him, even to go so far as sleep with him in his tent. Easton is both piqued and amused by the animal’s behavior. As Easton and River’s relationship—which has bordered on a love-hate one—turns into attraction, the marmot grows jealous of River. Yes, ENJOY THE VIEW has its light-hearted moments, but it soon turns into suspense as they grow closer to the top of the mountain. Danger will be lurking.

ENJOY THE VIEW features the love-hate relationship between Easton and River. She has had past success as a popular actress, but as her fame waned, it’s time to redirect it somewhere else. Producing and filming a documentary as they’re climbing to the top of Mount View is exhilarating for River and her crew. For Easton, he puts up with them, mainly because the documentary is authorized by the Alaska Tourism Board and it will help bring more tourists to Moose Springs, a town that badly needs them. River might be a bit annoying, but she’s a beautiful annoyance.

The third book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series by Sarah Morgenthaler, ENJOY THE VIEW will tickle your fancy and give a thrill as you hang—literally—on the side of the mountain with River and Easton. Their love builds slowly, as it starts out argumentative, soon builds into respect and friendship, and then love. But despite how they feel about each other, their lives are not destined to be together. Easton’s life is in Moose Springs, while River will be moving on after the filming is done. Is there hope for a happily-ever-after? Find out the answer in the fun and intriguing ENJOY THE VIEW.

Patti Fischer

4.5 Stars!

Not since Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series have I been so completely enamored with a fictional town. But Sarah Morgenthaler’s town of Moose Springs, Alaska has me wanting to pack up and move there...not that I’d be welcome! 🤣

Actress River Lane’s shine in Hollywood has started to dull, but she has a plan to extend her career by moving behind the camera. When she’s hired by the Alaskan Tourism Board to make a film about Moose Springs, it’s (hopefully) the break she needs to make a name for herself. Except not a single person in town is willing to help River’s efforts. When she hears an offhand comment that other things in the area are more worth filming, it sends River and her crew in a different direction.

Straight up to the top of a mountain.

Easton Lockett doesn’t like tourists in his town as much as the next person, but they are how he makes his money. When he finds out he’s been hired by the visiting film crew to lead them on a difficult excursion up Mount Veil, he’s not sure what to think. Except River and her crew are capable climbers and the trek ends up being more enjoyable than he expected. But the mountain - and mother nature - are formidable forces that sometimes you can only survive, not conquer.

Enjoy the View was one charming, heck of a wild ride! Easton and River’s first exchanges were combative and hilarious, and watching them come to respect and love each other was utterly delightful. Nothing makes me happier than a couple’s relationship that develops in an organic way. With teasing and tiptoeing around each other that created a chemistry-infused longing where you just can’t wait for them to share their first kiss, this was romance story perfection! Throw in a heart-pounding, thrilling, suspense-packed hike on a mountain (that I could swear I was on with them) and I had a hard time putting this book down.

My fervent wish for 2021 is that there will be more Moose Springs, Alaska books. Every single book in this series has been laugh-out-loud funny with a heaping side of sweet, swoony romance. And I loved them!

(FYI - the Moose Springs audiobooks are also FANTASTIC and I can’t wait to listen to Enjoy the View!)

* thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review

Firstly, I’d like to thank @netgalley for providing me with this copy in exchange for an honest review.

And once again Sarah delivered an adorable, witty, romcom. Enjoy the View is the third instalment in the moose springs series.

After reading, Mistletoe & Mr.Right (the second book) I just fell in love with this little Alaskan town of Moose Springs and all its lovable characters. I have to say I didn’t enjoyed this one as much as the second, as I found it a little slower, especially the first half - it was quite technical with ample amount of description that hindered my enjoyment. Though it lack here, her characters made up for it.

Just as I loved Lana & Rick, here we met River; a Hollywood actress, who wants a different career path & Easton; the “mountain” man. I just loved these two. Their relationship is just so heartwarming, that it’s impossible not to love them. When River is asked to do a documentary in Moose Springs, by the tourism industry, she can’t turn it down. This is when the story starts to pick up, especially because sparks being to fly between her and Easton. And the mountain comes alive.

Also, what’s not to love about adorable animals, mr marmot 😍 Here’s to hoping that the series does not end here.

Happy Book Birthday to Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler! This is the third book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series. I read the first two books during an accidental Alaska-phase late last year and was so excited to receive an ARC of this one; special thanks to @SourcebooksCasa and Netgalley!

Enjoy the View follows quiet and loyal mountaineer Easton (who is a mountain of a man, yum) and Hollywood starlet turned director/producer, River (major girl-crush), as they climb Mt. Vail for a documentary project River is working on (swipe for a full-synoposis). This book is a standalone and could be read without reading the other two first, but I do recommend meeting the whole Moose Springs crew before tackling this one for full appreciation.

This is easily my favorite of this series. I absolutely adored The Tourist Attraction and enjoyed the continuation of the story in Mistletoe and Mr. Right (Christmas books are my favorite), but this one will live in my heart rent-free forever. There is something about getting to know Easton and seeing him so well paired with River that just really worked for me. Easton is so at home on the mountain and is just a natural at caring for people. River has something to prove to Hollywood and to herself, and isn't intimidated by Easton and all that he brings to the table; it's just a great set-up. Throw in some high-stakes mountain adventures (I really got nervous a few times), a love-struck marmot and some swoony moments and Morgenthaler has hit this one out of the park.

In case you couldn't guess by my raving, I gave this one ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and the book contains minor steam.

I love Easton! I have been wanting his story since we first met him. He is grumpy and I love that. River is his perfect partner. She is sassy and brings out the best in Easton. The chemistry between Easton and River was so perfect. They were different in so many ways but I feel like in the end that's what made them so perfect for each other.

I love Moose Springs. I love the small town setting. I love the characters and the banter and I want more! I highly recommend this series if you are in the mood for a light, funny book with the absolute BEST characters!

River is an "aging" actress (at 30) trying to move into directing/producing by taking a Alaskan tourism board project. Though Moose Springs is not a very willing subject. They will not approve any permits or allow any footage anywhere. We already know from our first two visits to Moose Springs that more tourists is the last thing they want.
Easton met River on the side of the road and somehow got locked into helping her. I wouldn't say it was love at first sight but River has a man eating personality and she definitely made this huge grumpy man blush.
Since the town would not allow any filming they decided on a climb up Mt. Veil which is a 14,000 ft climb. So in hiring a company, it happened to be outsourced to Easton's fathers company and they got Easton as a tour guide. The town is against Easton helping and he can't seem to say no to her since she would do it with or without him.
This was an adventurous climb through the wilderness, treacherous ice and glacial conditions to get an amazing documentary to renew and revitalize her career and life.
Ok I cried on that mountain, you scared me! These two strong people falling for eachother was just what I needed this week. I love when two people have the same interest, connect and find each other right when they need each other.
Plus, big men and beards! Now I need to find some white fluffy towels for my house! ;)
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I just loved it!
Thank you @netgalley and @sourcebookscasa for the digital review copy for my honest and voluntary review!

So, I’ve been all over the place with the Moose Springs series. I loved this first book, it had ridiculously good banter and snark that gets me every time. The second book was ok, but honestly never really grabbed my attention. I even have a soso review for the 2nd one written that I never got around to posting. ( I listen to both on audio) so I was completely surprised to get a copy of the ARC for the 3rd book from Netgalley even though I didn’t request it. I’d put off reading it, mainly because the second book was a let down for me. Well, I’m sorry I waited so long to get into this one.

The snark and banter I enjoyed so much from the first book was back here. There were some fantastic one liners, and town hijinks that kept me turning the pages. I’ll be honest, I didn’t love River at first, but man did she sneak up and grow on you. Easton reminded me the slightest bit of Jonah from the Simple Wild as the quiet rugged outdoor Alaskan mountaineer. I loved the setup, and how the majority of the book took place around climbing Mt Veil. I love when a story immerses you into a world or hobby you might not otherwise experience. The way the world of climbing was woven into the story reminded me of how NASA is woven into Sara Hudson’s Space series. I have no idea how accurate it was, but loved feeling like I was getting a crash course in mountaineering. Also- as much as I love the mountains/hiking I’m 💯 sure I’m never doing a multi day summit hike. I’m good maxing out at 7-15 miles, and 1-2k of elevation change.

My only complaint, I would have loved more 🔥🔥🔥, because the chemistry between River and Easton was there. But understandably it’s not really practical to have a lot of action in tents in sub zero weather.

If you’re looking for a quick read and a total distraction if suggested grabbing this one. It releases on Tuesday, and I’m guessing it will be on Hoopla like the first two were

I was beyond excited to get my hands on an early copy of the third installment in the Moose Springs series. I read the first two books in December and liked them, but I read Enjoy the View and LOVED it! 
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In this story, we follow a character we’ve seen in the past two books, Easton Lockett. The “gentle giant” as I see him, helps a woman on the side of the road, an actress who is trying to be a producer, River Lane. River is shooting a documentary on Moose Springs (and as we know, the people of Moose Springs will try everything they can to prevent River from filming) and Easton helps her along the way. He is then stuck as River’s guide up a large mountain, Mount Veil, where Easton and River fall for one another. Between saving lives, hypothermia and sexual tension, this book takes the cake as an adorable, romantic story.  
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This was my favorite Moose Springs book hands down. I LOVED this story of a quiet Easton falling for an extremely strong willed woman and vice versa. It was so well-written, the story felt well-paced and I honestly couldn’t put it down. I’m not one to always pick up romance novels, but as you know I’m a sucker for cute love stories and Enjoy the View blew me away with how well crafted their story was. If you can, snag this book, you won’t be sorry!

Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler
Publication Date: January 19, 2021 - Out Today!
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Description from NetGalley...
“A grouchy mountaineer, a Hollywood starlet
And miles of untamed wilderness...
What could possibly go wrong?

Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. The assignment should have been easy, but the quirky locals want nothing to do with River. Well, too bad: River's going to make this film and prove herself, no matter what it takes. Or what (literal) mountain she has to climb.

Easton Lockett may be a gentle giant, but he knows a thing or two about survival. If he can keep everyone in line, he should be able to get River and her crew up and down Mount Veil in one piece. Turns out that's a big if. The wildlife's wilder than usual, the camera crew's determined to wander off a cliff, and the gorgeous actress is fearless. Falling for River only makes Easton's job tougher, but there's only so long he can hold out against her brilliant smile. When bad weather strikes, putting everyone at risk, it'll take all of Easton's skill to get them back home safely...and convince River she should stay in his arms for good.”
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Thank you to @NetGalley @sourcebookscasa for the digital ARC in return for my honest review.
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My thoughts...
This is book three of the Moose Springs series and it was just as fun as the first two. Though, I have to say that the first one was what got me to continue the series (and a bunch of enablers from the #poochesandpages group that made this a #bookstagrammademedoit 😁). However, this might be my fave so far because I love climbing. I used to do a lot of outdoor climbing when I was younger, and so I could totally place myself where they were (though I’m not big on winter climbing). I appreciated how Easton’s job was thoughtfully portrayed: since there maybe a time he wouldn’t come back from a climb. There were such beautiful descriptions of the scenery that I was itching to go climb a mountain. The book was such a fun, quick read and what has stood out so far is not the romance in each book, but the strength of friendships! It re-ignited my passion for climbing.

Despite being on the young side of 30 River Lane’s acting career is in trouble. Enough that she has talked two of her friends into heading out to Moose Springs to take her first step behind the camera producing a tourism documentary for the area. What she doesn’t bargain for is a town full of people who don’t want any more tourists in their small town. The permits she signed up for? They go missing. None of the locals will be interviewed for the production and she’s been kicked out of every restaurant in the area. Desperate, she and her team are left filming on the side of the road when she meets mountaineer Easton Lockett. He’s quiet, taciturn, and helplessly attracted to the vivacious River. When she suggests turning their tourism doc into a documentary about climbing their local mountain Mount Vail, it’s Easton who she turns to to get them up the mountain.

This series started off so strong with Graham and Zoey in The Tourist Attraction. I was charmed by the characters and the town, so when I read the second novel, Mistletoe and Mr. Right I had pretty high expectations. I did get a solid rom-com but I felt like their was something missing in my leading man and lady. Not in Enjoy the View. I had always been curious about Easton. He was a quiet guy in the background to both of the main characters in the first two novels. I didn’t know that I would love him so much. It helped that River was sassy, irreverent, and just as attracted to Easton as he was to her. Even more, she was the underdog in this story and just so easy to root for!

The friendships that drew me to love the first novel was a huge part of the attraction in Enjoy the View but surprisingly it was River’s two friends Jessie and Bree who were her biggest support group and also happily led her down the road to silliness. The three of them together were fun and showed how true friendships work. I love when there’s a good girl gang, and even though Jessie was a guy, he’s totally in the girl group in this novel. Easton too had a those friends who were so devastatingly fun in the first couple of novels. Those friends helped the reader see the man beneath the beard and his true nature which was gentle, fun, and loyal. An all around great guy. Of course, that broad chest and build helped elevate that attraction.

The thing I loved most about this story was that River, a woman who seemed to have it all, was really finding herself in Moose Springs, Alaska. In climbing her way to the top of this mountain, she falls in love, but she also learns a lot about herself and who she wants to continue to be. That self revelation is thought provoking, charming, and in the midst of a dangerous climb up a mountain, exhilarating. That she did it with Easton at her side was the frosting on the cake.

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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher for my honest review and it was honest.

🚠 Welcome back to Moose Springs, Alaska. In this third book of the series, Easton Lockett, a mountain guide that looks like a Dothraki but has the heart of the BFG, meets River Lane, a former Hollywood actress who is trying to film a documentary about Moose Springs. What do they have in common? Immense and immeasurable love for climbing.

♥️ I liked:⁠
😁 It's hilarious. As in The tourist trap and in Mistletoe and Mr Right, I literally found myself ⁠laughing out loud while reading the book. The first meeting between Easton and River, the torture barn, the jokes on the white fluffy towels at Easton's place... all these scenes made me smile.
❤️ The love for climbing. I've never climbed in my life, but I love mountains, hiking and being surrounded by nature. Sport has always been a big part of my life, so I totally get Easton and River's love for climbing. It introduced me to a world I didn't know at all, a dangerous but highly rewarding world.
🗻 Life on the edge. This is when the book gets serious. Easton is a mountain guide, he climbs for a living. Every time he leaves for a new trip, he's not sure whether he'll come back or not. This made me think. I also loved Easton's routine: before each climb, he goes to see his friends and family, Ash tries to convince him to stop climbing, and he never listens.
😍 The scenery. The descriptions were so lively that I could picture Mount Veil in my head. It must be amazing to be able to climb so high and be a spectator of Mother Nature's force and power.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5⁠ 4 stars only because Mistletoe and Mr Right is still my favourite book of the series!⁠ Anyway, I enjoyed this book so much, that I stayed up all night to finish it. I really really really hope there is going to be a 4th book! Thanks to #netgalley and @sourcebookscasa for the ARC. And congratulations to the author for yet another incredible book.

Thank you to @sourcebookscasa and @sourcebooks for an advanced reader copy and the opportunity to review this book.

This book was a gem and exactly what I needed to get me out of the post holiday slump. So often the first quarter hits with books that have Spring and Summer as the backdrop. As refreshing as this can be, sometimes I’m just not ready to let go of Winter.

The main characters River Lane and Easton Lockett take you on a cozy adventure in the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. This is the third book in the series and I was able to jump right in despite having not read the preceding books.

I absolutely loved the departure from the typical “big city” contemporary fiction. With wilderness as the backdrop and witty banter turned romance - this read left me feeling warm and craving an outdoors adventure with my husband.

We were lucky enough to visit Alaska last year: Anchorage, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan - the whole nine yards. The entire time I was reading this my only regret was that I didn’t have it with me on my trip! The author’s details of the beautiful terrain took me right back and served as a perfect compliment to River and Easton’s story.

This is the third book in the series and I was able to jump right in despite having not read the preceding books. Of course, I have now added the others in the series to my growing TBR 😉

All in all, if you’re looking for a feel good book that will make you feel joyful and snug - this one is for you. ❄️🌲🏔

This is the third in the Moose Springs, Alaska series and honestly, I’ve loved them all so far.

River Lane is an actress in Hollywood, but as she approaches the big 3-0 she’s finding the good roles are dwindling. So she tries her hand at producing and accepts a job making a documentary for the Alaskan Tourism Board to try and increase visitors. She ropes in two of her friends and off they go. The problem is, no-one in Moose Springs will talk to them…or give them a permit to film. They decide to try and film outside the actual town, including on Mount Veil, the fifteen-thousand-foot mountain outside of town, but they need a guide to take them. Enter Easton—or SH (Sexy Hagrid) as they end up nicknaming him. He’s huge, sexy, and a man of very few words. And he does not like tourists.

Almost immediately River and. Easton realize they have chemistry, despite finding each other irritating. I would have liked a little more build-up and banter between the two but they all but admit they’re going to hook up at some point soon from about the second time they talk. This is a closed-door romance though, so there will be lots of interruptions every time they’re about to kiss, and then ultimately you won’t get any steam when things do finally happen. The chemistry between the two for at least the first half of the book is why it lost a point from me, I just didn’t buy it. There didn’t seem to be any lead up really, other than they each thought the other one was hot, and then suddenly they’re in love? It was refreshing to read a romance about two people who were at least closer to thirty than twenty though. I get so frustrated with the life choices of twenty-somethings in books, lol.

There were parts of this book though where I felt like the author was speaking directly to me. Her descriptions of what it feels like to be on top of a mountain like that, how you gain perspective, feel humbled but also feel capable of anything, all at once. I’ve felt those feelings, those emotions. They’re the reason I’d drive up to Rocky Mountain National Park every chance I got when we lived in Colorado, and why I loved every minute of my last, insane Alaska trip and wouldn’t trade it for anything, despite coming face-to-face with death more than once. I’m curious to hear from others, who maybe don’t have mountains in their blood the way I do, if they were as moved as I was reading those parts of the book—because I was right there on the side of the cliff with them the whole way.

Also, I can’t talk about this book without mentioning the adorable marmot love triangle. You heard me. Marmot. Love. Triangle. An adorable fluffball falls in love with Easton and starts following them up the mountain. Plus she gets all ticked off whenever River comes near him and has little Marmot tantrums, which I was 100% here for.

I really, really hope the next book is about Easton’s sister Ash. She is a hot, grumpy, bad-ass, tattooed helicopter pilot that I would absolutely read a book about!

Slow Burn on a Frozen Snow-Capped Mountain

Thank you #Netgalley and #sourcebookscasablanca for this highly anticipated E-ARC!

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character likability ⭐⭐⭐⭐
smut/romance ⭐⭐⭐
overall ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Easton Lockett, the gentle giant of few words meets River Lane, the movie star turned director, on the side of the road.
She wants to climb a mountain for the documentary. He wants to guide her and her team up and off the mountain safely.
With passions of climbing and love of mountainous views, both start to share pieces of each other until they're wholly enamored. Will love conquer the dangers of the mountain only to peak and plummet?

Writing Style 5 Stars
This book was super easy to read. Especially being the third book of the series, I was used to the author's writing quirks. Although, I was expecting one writing quirk that i noticed in the other two books that didn't make it in this one! I was looking and anticipating it, but it NEVER showed up!!
"I didn't not like it"

Plot 5 Stars!
The climb was..... ahhhh, kept me at the edge of my seat! It was definitely adventurous and very immersive. I looked up ice wall climbing because they made it sound so fun!

Character Likability 4 Stars
AHHHH! River got on my neeeerrrrvvvveeess! This woman is independent, yes, but super reckless! It was so hard reading when she was just so thoughtless putting everyone on the climb in jeopardy! I yelled a couple of times. As a mom, she gave me palpitations!!
Easton, on the other hand, was what made this book sooooo WOW! From his slow motion hair flipping, his relationship with the marmot, to him "slipping her hand in his and stuffing them both inside his jacket pocket for warmth. SWOON! Oh Easton!

Smut/ Romance 3 Stars
The romance was so deep! the steam was there, but not too smutty! River had alot of horndog moments hahaha.

Overall 4 Stars
Not a full 5 stars for me because River's character just left a sour taste most of the read. And, being into smut, I wanted more! But if you're not into smut, this was just perfect.
ALSO, I want another Moose Springs, Alaska book! I want to know what else happens to Graham and Zooey, Rick and Lana, What happened to Ash??
I'm definitely going to pick up a PHYSICAL COPY of this booooook!

Take one Hollywood star, trying to realign her career as a documentarian. Add one Alaskan mountain man with a total inability to say no. Put them on top of 14,000 feet of ice, rock, and danger. It’s a recipe for disaster...or romance, natch.

Romcoms, like any other genre, need stakes that *feel* important and intense, even if it's a subject or conflict that could seem objectively trivial from the outside. Well, the stakes in Enjoy the View are high - 14,000 feet high, in fact. This is literally life or death stuff here, and the question isn’t so much “will they get together?” as it is “will they survive long enough to get together?” But despite the dramatic obstacles standing in the way of River and Easton's happily-ever-after, the banter is quick and quirky, the chemistry is utterly swoon-worthy, and the result is a fun, fast-paced, highly enjoyable romcom that’s definitely as close as I’m ever going to get to climbing up a mountain.

I haven’t read the previous two books in Morgenthaler’s Moose Springs, Alaska, series, and as is typical for romance series, this reads as a stand-alone, but for those who are already fans, there’s plenty of appearances of characters and references to the events of previous stories in this quirky little town. And Enjoy the View was adorable and warm and heartfelt enough that I’ll absolutely be checking out the first two after this!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advance review copy!

Cute and warm, like a cup of hot chocolate! Tended to be quite cheesy at times, and the dialogue isn’t anything to fangirl over. It’s a great, easy read for those that want to cozy up with a book on a trip! For me personally, I wish there had been more depth, more of an inner struggle. I also wasn’t a huge fan over the romantic interest and their chemistry tended to seem quite dry.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Happy Pub Day to Enjoy The View by Sarah Morgenthaler! This is the third book in the Moose Springs series.

Another book that immersed me in a romance taking place in the state of Alaska. This was an exciting read, and the climb kept the plot moving along nicely. It is full of heart pounding adventure. River and Easton are a good match, intellectually and skills-wise, and they have great chemistry. I also enjoyed the secondary characters. I did not read the first two but I was easily able to follow along with this one. If you want a fun and charming romcom, I recommend this one.

Synopsis: River Lane's acting career is tanking fast but determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. Enter the gentle giant, Easton Lockett, who quickly falls for River. When bad weather strikes, putting everyone at risk, it'll take all of Easton's skill to get them back home safely and convince River she should stay in his arms for good.

Thank you to the Sourcebooks Casablanca and @NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars

Thanks to Sourcebooks Casa for the digital arc of this title.

Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler is another brilliant edition to the Moose Springs, Alaska series. This one differs a little from the rest of the series in that it probably isn't quite as funny. But if you love reading about the outdoors, and in particular mountaineering, this is the book for you. I also think this book would easily stand alone.

The book centers around River Lane, an actress who decides to try her hand on the other side of the camera by directing a documentary about Moose Springs. For those familiar with the series, Moose Springs does not like tourists at all. So River finds herself stymied by the whole town. So she changes the focus of the documentary from the town to climbing a nearby peak, and hires Easton as her guide. Easton is big, gruff, Jason Mamoa resembling, mountain guide. And boy does he have his hands full with River and her crew.

So what really made this novel shine for me was the expedition up the mountain. I was just riveted. I can't even imagine backpacking up to 14,000 much less in sub zero temperatures. And as is the norm with Sarah Morgenthaler, there are some great animal encounters as well.

I took off half a star because the ending felt a little rushed. It in no way affected my enjoyment of the book, it just didn't quite measure up to the rest of the story for me.

I am going to use this space to beg Sarah and Sourcebooks Casa to please, please, please give Ash a book. Pretty please!