"Southern Charm at its Funniest"
Reviewed by Susan Dyer
Posted February 24, 2013
Romance Contemporary
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!
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.
She needed to break it. "This is quite a production, isn't it?"
"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.
The silence swelled between them.
"You know," she said, "people usually talk while they dance. Of course, I guess you and I don't have much to say."
He glanced down at her with a tiny quirk of his lips. "I reckon."
He moved her through another pattern of intricate steps.
"But maybe we should have more to say," she said.
"You think?"
"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."
"How's that?"
"We're both pigheaded. And kind of willful. And bratty."
He laughed. "Yep, Princess, that describes you to a T."
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