On Location

By: Sarah Echavarre Smith

Narrated by: Donnabella Mortel

Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Nothing like a rocky start between enemy coworkers stuck together on location to prove that love isn't just a ploy for ratings - it's a force of nature.

Alia Dunn has finally gotten her big break. After years of working her way up at TV's top outdoor travel channel, she gets the green light from network executives to bring her dream project to life: produce a series about Utah's national parks. It's a touching tribute to her late apong, who sparked Alia's passion for travel and the outdoors as a kid.

Alia is thrilled - until she meets her newest crew member, Drew Irons. The same Drew she had the most amazing first date with two weeks ago - who then ghosted her. The same Drew who has the most deliciously thick forearms and who loves second-guessing her every move on set in front of the entire crew. It's not long before the tension between them turns hotter than the Utah desert in the dead of summer and their steamy encounters lead to major feelings.

But when the series host goes rogue one too many times, jeopardizing the entire shoot, Alia realizes that she'll need to organize one hell of a coup to save her show - and she'll need Drew's help to do it. It's the riskiest move she's ever made. If she pulls it off, she'll end up with a hit series and her dream guy...but if it all goes wrong, she could lose both.

©2021 Sarah Smith (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"A vivid, romantic adventure about identity, equality and the poignant connection between people and places. Sexy, smart and pure escapist - I want to live in a Sarah Smith novel!" (Samantha Young, New York Times best-selling author)

"On Location is a sassy, sexy read with a swoon-worthy hero and a smart heroine, who have a sizzling hot chemistry that is off the charts! Set against a picturesque national park backdrop, this fun, flirty, enemies-to-lovers romance is a wickedly wonderful ride!" (Jenn McKinlay, New York Times best-selling author of Paris Is Always a Good Idea)

"On Location gave me a much needed escape to gorgeous Utah with a lovely cast of characters, and I knew I was in the most capable hands! Sarah Smith knows how to write steadfast heroines, swoony heroes, a love story to root for, and the best kissing scenes." (Tif Marcelo, USA Today best-selling author of In a Book Club Far Away)

Really enjoyed this AAPI month pick!

Aww! So cute, and sweet - and travel related (which is my industry and my first love)!

A pick because I saw it everywhere on Bookstagram when it first released, and for AAPI Heritage Month - Sarah Echavarre Smith is an AAPI author. I wanted to pick up as many new AAPI authors as I could this month, and beyond.

I selected this title as my first read by her, even though she had one newer release (The Close Up), because it was travel themed. I LOVED IT! It was super duper cute, the meet-cute at the start leading into the rest of the story - you could sort of see the Hallmark-esque storyline of how the re-meet was coming, but you really couldn't predict how any of the rest of the plot would end up playing out. Alia and Drew were the cutest, with excellent banter, steamy chemistry from the beginning, and all of their coworkers were just super sweet (except the annoying reality TV guy forced upon them).

Great characters, great chemistry between them all, and great writing. Not sure why it only has a 3.5 rating on Goodreads?? Definitely much better than that (I give it 4.5, rounded up to 5).

Fantastic. Highly recommend it! Will be checking out her other titles (under both names), very soon.