Beth Carpenter - Sweet Home Alaska

Some sparks last forever.

But once burned...

World traveler Dr. Scott Willingham is known for being calm and levelheaded—except where Volta Morgan is concerned. In the ten years since they parted, Scott still can’t forget her. Now he’s come to Alaska to find Volta and finally let her go, only to find their attraction is stronger than ever. Can Scott leave her behind one last time...or has he truly found a place to call home?

BETH CARPENTERis thankful for good books, a good dog, a good man and a dream job creating happily-ever-afters. She and her husband now split their time between Alaska and Arizona, where she occasionally encounters a moose in the yard or a scorpion in the basement. She prefers the moose.

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Sweet Home Alaska

Beth Carpenter

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09744-4

SWEET HOME ALASKA

© 2019 Lisa Deckert

Published in Great Britain 2019

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“To good times and quesadillas.”

Scott clinked his mug against Volta’s. “This is an excellent IPA.”

“Told you.”

“My patient says you should always listen when a smart woman gives advice.”

“He sounds like a wise man.”

He watched her bite into one of the quesadilla wedges. Her face morphed into an expression of bliss.

“Mmm.” She swallowed the bite. “Try some.”

It all felt so familiar.

But here she was, eleven years later, as smart and funny as ever. Not that she hadn’t changed. She’d grown and matured. Become more confident. All those changes had only made her more perfect. More Volta.

And once again, he was going to have to leave her behind.

But tonight, he was going to enjoy his time with her.

Because the memories they’d made in these last couple of weeks might have to last him the rest of his life.

Dear Reader,

I’m so glad you’ve joined me for this fifth book in the Northern Lights series. It makes me happy to share my home state of Alaska with you.

Alaska is beautiful, but it has its own set of challenges. Alaska has about the same population as the city of Seattle, but the people are spread out across a state larger than Texas, California, Montana and Massachusetts combined. Most of the municipalities in Alaska (86 percent) are not connected to the road system. When emergencies happen, it can get tricky to get sick or injured people to hospitals.

Volta is a flight-certified emergency medical technician. That means she might be flying across the state at a moment’s notice to help someone who’s in trouble. Volta is also a mother, and, as if life weren’t complicated enough, the doctor she’s paired with is a man she once loved. Good thing Volta knows how to handle emergency situations.

Research is a delightful part of an author’s job, and when I was working on this story, I had the opportunity to meet a few of the dedicated people who work emergency flight response. It’s an understatement to say I was impressed by their training and preparation. I sleep better knowing that if my loved ones get into trouble, there are people like them who are ready to help.

Thank you for reading my story. I love to connect with readers. You can find me at Beth Carpenter Books on Facebook or @4bethcarpenteron Twitter. Or drop by my website, bethcarpenterbooks.blogspot.com, and while you’re there, you can sign up for my newsletter.

Happy reading!

Beth Carpenter

To the first responders: EMTs, nurses, firefighters, police, pilots and all the others who are there for us when we’re at our most vulnerable. Thank you.

Special thanks to Sarah Smith Ransom, who patiently answered my questions about emergency flight response in Alaska and invited me in for a glimpse of the planes, equipment and facilities they use. She shared a great deal of information about the challenges of handling medical emergencies in a huge state with few roads. Any mistakes in the story are mine.

Also thanks to Kathryn Lye, my editor, for helping make this book the best it can be.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Note to Readers

Introduction

Dear Reader

Dedication

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Extract