Reality TV, riches, and a race for romance! What's not to like? For Easton Cooper, everything-except a chance at one million dollars. Desperate for cash, he'll even compete on an outrageous action-adventure reality show, and he hates reality TV. As luck would have it, he's thrust into his element, a series of outdoor challenges in the Oregon Cascade Mountains. But there's a catch-he's staring across the meadow at his partner-a tan, hot, out-of-place California girl, wearing heels and a formal dress in the middle of freaking nowhere-and she will not bring him down! Even if he has to drag her across the finish line. Amity Rose wants an adventure. No one told her that "dress accordingly" meant deck out in hardcore mountain gear. So she wore strappy heels and a fancy dress to the opening scene. So she hates bugs, cold air, tents, campfires-must she go on? Now all the contestants think she's a pampered princess-and to add to her bad luck, her partner is the worst-a gangly, overconfident, know-it-all mountain trail guide. Did the directors just add a romantic twist to the drama? Sure, why not? Maybe she'll leave the race with something more valuable than money. Just not with him! Crush in the Cascades is a full-length contemporary romance that can be read as a standalone. It features an emotionally-charged, enemies-to-lovers romance weaved into an action-packed, fast-moving plot.