Jessica MacLeod arrives in Last Chance, New Mexico with hopes of finally having her own medical practice and living part of a childhood dream. She quickly realizes that her city ways, unfamiliarity with small-town high-school football and whether she wants "red" or "green" puts her in the minority.
New head football coach for Last Chance High, Andy Ryan returns to his hometown of Last Chance a hero of the "glory days" of football and Puma Pride. Andy soon finds that the memories and expectations of the past--on and off the field--still linger.
Can this newcomer and a high-school golden boy share enough interests to be friends and possibly more? Or will expectations fizzle this relationship before love has a chance in Last Chance?
Cathleen Armstrong threw me right in to the middle of the Last Chance series. This is the fourth book in A Place To Call Home series. This is a novel on its own, but reading the others in the series would have been helpful just to get a better feel for the town and residents.
The book itself, I felt, was a little more on the lighter side of what I'm used to reading. However, the characters do have internal struggles and issues to overcome. I wouldn't say the the characters are multi-dimensional, but they are easy to relate to--especially since the storyline does take place in modern day.
There were several characters to keep track of, but not too difficult to do so. There are the usual characters that are endearing and the ones you question motives. The setting is in a small town, so characters and their relationships overlap.
Overall, the book moved along at a nice pace.
One thing I experienced while reading this book was an absolute craving for green chile! ("Red" or
"green" is an accompaniment at the local restaurant, The Dip-n-Dine) Literally, I would be reading and my mouth would water! So if you like Mexican food, beware!!
My only disappointment was nearing the end, I was left asking lots of questions of "what happened to..." However, for Armstong to structure her novel that way was a clever tool to lead you to want to read the next in the series. Kudos on that!
Overall, I would give this a 4 stars out of 5.
(I was given this book for free by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
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