Welcome to Last Chance [Mass Market Paperback]

Hope Ramsay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2011 | Series: Last Chance (Book 2)

Dear Reader,

Yes, our town is way off the beaten path, but strange, wonderful miracles happen a lot around here.

I've owned the Cut 'n' Curl beauty shop for years, and I've seen folks come for a visit, then stay for a lifetime. Take Jane-that pretty firecracker of a girl who just arrived in town. I would swear she's running from something. She came with only five dollars in her pocket but she's worked real hard to make a fresh start. She's turned my son Clay's life upside down without even realizing it.

And thank goodness for that! Ever since Clay left his country western band, he's played everything too safe. He needs to take a chance on Jane. Besides, the more he tries to keep his distance, the more he'll realize that he and Jane are singing the same tune.

But I should quit ramblin' and go check on Millie's permanent wave. Next time you're in Last Chance, be sure to swing by. We've got hot rollers, free coffee, and the best gossip in town.

See you real soon,

Ruby Rhodes

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Ramsay's delicious contemporary debut introduces the town of Last Chance, S.C., and its warmhearted inhabitants. Down to her last five bucks, beautiful runaway Wanda Jane Coblentz heads to the town watering hole and picks up local fiddler Clay Rhodes, figuring that a night at the local no-tell motel beats sleeping on a park bench. When Clay catches her going through his wallet, he dumps her purse out and discovers ID for somebody named Mary Smith. Talk about getting off on the wrong foot! Jane, aka Mary, reveals that she's on the run from a shady, possibly dangerous past. Despite her sketchy behavior, Clay falls in love with her, and soon he and his mother are scheming in fine style to give Jane a last chance of her own. Ramsay strikes an excellent balance between tension and humor as she spins a fine yarn. (Mar.)
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Review

"Ramsay strikes an excellent balance between tension and humor as she spins a fine yarn." (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )

"A sweet confection . . . This first of a projected series about the Rhodes brothers offers up Southern hospitality with a bit of grit. Romance readers will be delighted." (Library Journal )

"Witty, touching, and absolutely delightful.-this story has heart!" (JoAnn Ross, New York Times bestselling author of The Homecoming )

"Welcome to Last Chance is an impressive start to a charming new series, featuring quirky characters you won't soon forget." (-Barbara Freethy, USA Today bestselling author of At Hidden Falls )

"Last Chance, South Carolina, is a caring community filled with the promise of hope. Come for a visit!" (-Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author of The Welcome Home Garden Club )

"Full of small town charm and southern heat, Welcome to Last Chance is humorous, heartwarming and sexy. I couldn't put it down!" (Robin Wells, author of Still the One )

"Hope Ramsay delivers with this sweet and sassy story of small town love, friendship, and the ties that bind." (Lisa Dale, author of Simple Wishes )

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Forever; 1 edition (March 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446576093
• ISBN-13: 978-0446576093
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hope Ramsay was born in New York and grew up on the North Shore of Long Island, but every summer Momma would pack her off under the care of Aunt Annie to go visiting with relatives in the midlands of South Carolina. Her extended family includes its share of colorful aunts and uncles, as well as cousins by the dozens, who provide the fodder for the characters you'll find in Last Chance, South Carolina. Hope earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Buffalo, and has had various jobs working as a Congressional aide, a lobbyist, a public relations consultant, and a meeting planner. She's a two-time finalist in the Golden Heart, and is married to a good ol' Georgia boy who resembles every single one of her heroes. She has two grown children and a couple of demanding lap cats. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia where you can often find her on the back deck, picking on her thirty-five-year-old Martin guitar.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars When you run from the past how far can you get before it catches up to you? March 1, 2011

By Mary J. Gramlich VINE™ VOICE

Format:Mass Market Paperback

In a town called Last Chance you would think something good might happen. Jane believes it has to get better since it has been so bad so far in her life. But without any money and this being the end of the bus line her glass half empty is more of a reality than she would like it to be. Jane is a dreamer and believes that somewhere out there is her soul mate she has just gone through allot of bad times finding him.

But then Jane meets Clay and from that moment on the search for her Knight in Shining Armor seems to have come to an end. Clay is a man who has been around the block and figured out home is a better place to be than anywhere else. This is a small town with busy body neighbors, matchmaking women with too much free time and too many people that know his history, but Clay wouldn't have it any other way.

Yet the savior in Clay is determined to help Jane find her way even with all the interference with ex-girlfriends, police intervention and her total reluctance to get involved with him. Jane may be a positive thinker but she is a bit negative on the subject of long-term relationships. Clay knows they are more than a one hit wonder and he will do whatever he has to in order to prove it. Jane is more a wait and we will see kind of girl and while finding a job and a place to live is amazing she is not sold completely on Clay and his theory that destiny brought them together.

This book builds slowly and lets you absorb all the characters before it takes them a step further. Hope Ramsay lets you savor all the eclectic people living in this town and you know that everyone in Last Chance has a past, some mystery and too much free time to gossip.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I love the Last Chance series September 8, 2012

By beachmomma

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Another great book in the Last Chance series. Wonderful story and characters that draw you in. I can hardly wait for the next book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL October 19, 2011

By hazel

Format:Mass Market Paperback

This book was the first book i have read from this author and once i started it i could not put it down i finished 2.30 in morning. The main Characters in this book get you hooked in the first 2 chapters and the other charters keep you anticipating the next book. i highly recommend this book if you wont a easy fast past book.