Northern Exposure
4 Stars

Hired as a temporary replacement for the local doctor in Good Riddance, Alaska, Dr. Skye Shanahan is completely out of her element, especially when it comes to the bush pilot, Dalton Saunders, who pushes all of her buttons ...

Skye and Dalton's opposites attract romance is engaging. It is fun to see Skye lose all of her inhibitions and come into her own in this delightful small town in the middle of nowhere. Dalton is a typical brooding male resisting temptation until he realizes that Skye is everything he always wanted.

My only minor nitpick is that Skye's confrontation with her mother plays only a minor part of the story and is left somewhat unresolved. ( )

Heroine Dr. Skye Shanahan (from Atlanta) takes a job for two weeks (filling in for another doctor) in Good Riddance, Alaska. Hero Alaskan bush pilot Dalton Saunders flies Skye to her destination. They seem to have nothing in common, she is a city girl, and he loves Good Riddance’s small town atmosphere. They don’t get on at first, but eventually sparks fly. What will happen when Skye has to return to Atlanta?

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the setting… the small town of Good Riddance. The characters were warm and friendly and some get their own stories in the following books in the “Alaskan Heat Series”. I liked how the people of the small town all knew, and looked out, for each other. Skye and Dalton made a good couple.

An entertaining read by Jennifer LaBrecque. ( )

I enjoyed this holiday story about Chrismoose festival in Good Riddance Alaska. Chef Augustina (Gus) is concerned about towns visitor, travel journalist Nick. I could tell this was part of a series and felt I was missing something not having read previous books.
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The philosophy of Good Riddance, Alaska: Good Riddance is where you leave behind whatever troubles you. That is exactly what Dalton Saunders did eight years ago. He walked away from his humdrum life as a CPA and his cheating fiancee for adventure as a bush pilot in a tiny Alaskan town. His new carefree, no attachments lifestyle seemed perfect until the smart and beautiful Dr. Skye Shanahan came into town and showed him what he had been missing. Skye meant for her stay in Good Riddance to be a brief two-week assignment as the town's substitute doctor while their regular physician was on vacation. Though unhappy at the direction her life had taken back home in Atlanta, Skye can not believe someone would just up and move to the middle of nowhere and start over. That is until the ruggedly handsome and charming Dalton makes her question what is truly important and whether she is strong enough to leave her troubles behind as well.

Northern Exposure was a sweet romance filled with a cast of delightfully quirky characters. I loved the idea of a tiny town in Alaska being a place to start fresh, even for someone like the prim and proper city girl, Dr. Skye Shanahan. There is great chemistry between Dalton and Skye from the moment they meet. Of course, it begins as a love/hate relationship. Skye, the sensible doctor, is certain that an untamed Alaskan frontiersman is wrong for her, and Dalton feels the same way. Little do they know they have more in common than what's on the surface. But, their sexual tension is intense! I had to laugh at the snarky banter between them. I found Dalton completely irresistible! Once Skye did some soul searching and realized what was missing from her life, she did too. (Secluded lakeside cabin in the Alaskan wilderness Dalton = Bliss) Northern Exposure is a quick and fun read. It ended with a bit of a cliff hanger involving the town's displaced southern belle mayor, so I'm excited to see what happens in the next book! ( )