Last Chance Hero

Last Chance Hero
by
Cathleen Armstrong


MY THOUGHTS:

I was thrilled to find another book in this series about a quaint New Mexico town seemingly in the middle of nowhere! The last book, At Home in Last Chance, left me hanging, and this one resolved those questions.

In Last Chance Hero, Armstrong introduces two new characters and weaves their lives intricately with those of the previous books. While the book could stand alone, it's fun to know the back story of the 'regulars'. This book addresses the struggle to be who you are, not who you were, and the process of finding your place in a place that seems to have little room for new people or change.

Each book in the Last Chance series addresses real life issues and struggles. As in life, these things don't always get wrapped up neatly by the end of the book, and I find that I like that. I hope there are more books to come -- I'd love to learn more about some of the folks in the town that appear in each story but are minor characters.

Visit the authors' website for information about all her books and a free e-cookbook with great chili recipes!

ABOUT THE BOOK:
The inhabitants of Last Chance, New Mexico, could not be more pleased. Dr. Jessica McLeod has opened an office right on Main Street. Andy Ryan, the best athlete the little town ever produced, has ended his short career in the NFL and has come home to coach the mighty Pumas of Last Chance High. Unfortunately, Dr. Jess immediately gets off on the wrong foot 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 home run. Meanwhile, Coach Ryan is discovering that it's not easy to balance atop the pedestal the town has put him on. When this unlikely pair is drawn together over the future of a young player--whose gifts may lie in the laboratory rather than on the football field--they begin to wonder if they might have a future together as well.

With the flair that has made her Last Chance books a favorite among readers of contemporary fiction, Cathleen Armstrong draws on the passion Americans have for the traditions of small-town high school football.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Cathleen Armstrong lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Ed, and their corgi. Though she has been in California for many years now, her roots remain deep in New Mexico where she grew up and where much of her family still lives. She is the author of Welcome to Last Chance, winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for Women's Fiction, and One More Last Chance.
Cathleen Armstrong lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Ed, and their corgi. Though she has been in California for many years now, her roots remain deep in New Mexico where she grew up and where much of her family still lives. She is the author of Welcome to Last Chance, winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for Women's Fiction, and One More Last Chance.