The View from the Top

When a driven businesswoman from Boston collides with a free-spirited artist on a Vermont mountainside, they share a memorable—and steamy—night, but life soon pits them against each other over the fate of a family business.

Emily Janssen prefers to play it safe. At thirty-five, she’s still working at the inn her grandmothers own while dreaming of a day when she’s able to support herself fully with her art. And while her friends have all hiked to the summit of the mountain in their hometown of Crescent Falls, Vermont, something has always held Emily back.

Diana Devlin has already made it to the top. Well, almost. She’s this close to securing the promotion that will put her in line to take over as CEO of her family’s hotel chain when her father retires. Everything is going to plan until an unexpected run-in with an alluring artist on a mountainside throws Diana off course, resulting in one of the hottest nights either she or Emily have ever experienced.

Emily walks away from their rendezvous feeling inspired to channel some of Diana’s confidence and finally chase her dreams. For Diana, it’s a reminder that with the right woman, she is capable of wanting more than one night.

But their growing passion threatens to burn them both when they learn that the hotel Diana’s in town to buy is none other than Emily’s grandmothers’ beloved inn. It’s Emily’s home, and no big city outsider—not even Diana—is going to take it away from her.

Will the view from the top be worth the climb, or will they both have farther to fall?

©2024 Rachel Lacey (P)2024 Rachel Lacey

Great book and narration

Lovely story and excellent narration, with characters that felt real throughout the whole book. Very enjoyable, 5 stars

Beautiful Love Story

I love how this romance covered so many interesting and complicated subjects- chosen family vs bio family, the importance of community, and finding the courage to forge your own path. Quinn Riley does such a beautiful job with distinct voices for each character-she/her, he/him, or they/them. She does a wonderful job capturing the full spectrum of emotions. She is one of my favorite narrators. I often purchase a book simply because she is narrating it. This story is a wonderful addition to RL’s body of work. I highly recommend it.

Absolutely fantastic

What a beautiful and wonderful book this is!! The pain the characters went through was felt too! I 110% recommend this book!!!

Love it

I loved it! Another great book by this author. Narration was amazing also. Story was relatable and it gave me all the feels. And there was spice!

I love Quinn Riley’s narrative of this book! I also love Rachel Lacey’s books.

I love the story line of this book it was an amazing read. I highly recommend reading this book and this author.