LAST CHANCE BOOK CLUB by Hope Ramsay

I have always enjoyed revisiting all my friends in Last Chance. I have read all the previous books in this series and loved them. Reading LAST CHANCE BOOK CLUB is like being there with all the kooky residents of Last Chance. This is the story of Dash and Savannah. He is the resident bad boy and she is the "princess" who would visit Aunt Miriam every summer. They have always hated each other but things have changed. Savannah comes back for her Uncle's funeral and sees Dash and old dreams and memories all come flooding back to them. They have both grown up and now they are fighting the feelings that they are feeling for each other. They both know exactly what buttons to push to annoy each other and their bantering back and forth is very funny. I found myself laughing out loud at many of them.

Savannah would like to save her Uncle's old dilapidated movie theatre downtown. She has no experience doing a renovation and no money to do it. Dash would like to help financially but Savannah will have no part of it. So they go behind her back and figure out a way to get the money to her. The whole town wants to help her revitalize downtown with the movie theatre and they will stop at nothing to see her get it done. Strange things start to happen when the renovations begin. It's almost like someone is trying to stop her from getting the job done. Dash feels very protective of her and tries to figure out what is going on.

I love this story of Dash and Savannah and I was totally wrapped up in their lives and the shenanigans of the crazy town folk. Hope Ramsay never disappoints with her stories and keeps me turning the pages. I couldn't stop reading until I knew exactly what was going to happen. LAST CHANCE BOOK CLUB is really a book club there, but like everything else in small towns, it's more about gossip and who is doing what, then actually talking about the books! I truly hopes Hope continues with this series as I wold be lost without my visits to Last Chance!

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SUMMARY

After a painful divorce, Savannah White wants nothing more than to find her happy place. So when she gets the chance to pack up her life –and her son – and move to the idyllic town where she spent childhood summers, she jumps at the opportunity. Last Chance is just as charming as she remembered. She's even invited to join the local book club, where talk soon turns to Savannah's plan to bring the ramshackle downtown movie theater back to life. A new challenge is just what Savannah needs to move forward.. . . Dash Randall wants to put his fortune to good use, but he remembers Savannah as the bratty "princess" who descended upon him each June, causing no end of trouble. But the teenager he remembered has grown into a gorgeous and generous woman, and it isn't long before Dash finds himself wanting to make brand new memories with Savannah. But first, Dash and Savannah will need to make peace with their pasts to find a new chance for love.

EXCERPT

"Princess, get your butt out of that chair and dance with me." Dash delivered this line as if he were asking against his own better judgment.

A definite tingle arose in Savannah's core and her heart started to pound. The chill bumps climbing up her arms reminded her of just how dangerous it was to dance with a man she didn't like but found undeniably attractive.

Dash snagged Savannah by the hand and pulled her out toward the street. She was overwhelmed by the heat of his touch, the rough texture of his skin, the bath–soap smell of him, and the fact that practically everyone at the dance was watching them.

The band struck up "Can I have this Dance for the Rest of my Life," and Dash pulled her close. She placed her hand on his shoulder, immediately struck dumb by the hard muscle beneath her palm. He started moving, and she was amazed to discover that he was light on his feet, and knew exactly how to lead. They danced for quite a long time without speaking a single word, and the silence became charged.

"Yup," he said, as he suddenly changed direction and put her through a number of steps that had her moving forward and then backward and then forward again.

"You know," she said, "people usually talk while they dance. Of course, I guess you and I don't have much to say."

"Yes. I do. It would be kind of weird for us to just dance here for fifteen minutes and say nothing."

"I don't know. I've danced with plenty of women who talk up a blue streak and manage not to say anything important. So if you're talking to be sociable, you can quit. I like dancing just for dancing's sake."

"You know, Dash, you and I are more alike than either of us would like to admit."