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.