Last Chance Hero
September 9th, 2015. Filed under: Wednesday's Wonders.Last Chance Hero
By Cathleen Armstrong
What happens when your heart is intercepted before you even know it’s in play?
The folks in Last Chance, New Mexico, could not be more pleased. Dr. Jessica MacLeod has opened an office right on Main Street and Andy Ryan, the best athlete the little town ever produced, has come home from the NFL to coach the high school football team. Unfortunately, Dr. Jess immediately gets off on the wrong foot with this football-obsessed town when she admits that she’s never seen a football game, isn’t really interested in doing so, and in fact doesn’t know a first down from a goalpost.
Despite having little in common, Jess and Andy find themselves drawn to each other. But when a disagreement over the future of an injured player puts them both on the defensive, it begins to look like this game is over . . .
ISLAND BREEZES
Another visit to Last Chance, New Mexico. There’s a new doc in a town obsessed by football. She could care less about the game. In fact, she doesn’t know the first thing about football.
Andy, a former NFL player prior to an injury, is back in town as the new high school football coach. He and Dr.Jessica get along just fine for awhile. Then she not only sidelines one of his best players due to injury, but also encourages him to give his college aspirations a higher priority in his life.
Is that enough to drive the new doc out of town? It’s certain to mess with any possible relationship between Jessica and Andy.
Thank you, Ms Armstrong, for giving us another chance to revisit Last Chance. I certainly hope this is not the last book in your A Place to Call Home series. I really like this little town and its people.
***A special thank you to Revell for providing a review copy.***
Cathleen Armstrong lives in Orange County, California, with her husband, Ed, and their corgi. Though she has been in California for many years now, her roots remain deep in New Mexico. Her debut novel Welcome to Last Chance won the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for Women’s Fiction. She is also the author of One More Last Chance and At Home in Last Chance. Learn more at www.cathleenarmstrong.com.