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Last Chance Christmas (Last Chance #5)

by Hope Ramsay (Goodreads Author)

4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 · rating details · 139 ratings · 49 reviews

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I've been wishing for a miracle for my oldest boy, Stone, and this Christmas my prayers might just be answered!

Her name is Lark, and she's here in Last Chance, looking into her father's past-and stirring up a whole mess of trouble without meaning to. As the chief of police, Stone sure has his hands full trying to keep up with her. Ever since his wife died, Sto...more

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Published September 25th 2012 by Forever

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Mar 22, 2013 Arlena rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-stars, a-good-book, adult-read, contemporary, drama, ebooks, fiction, my-reviews, paranormal, holidays, mystery, romance, racial-tones

Author: Hope Ramsay
Published by: Forever
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Book Blog For: GMTA
Rating: 4

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"The Last Chance" by Hope Ramsay was my first read from this author and I found it a nice romantic 'Christmas Holiday' novel with a bit of paranormal. I did find this novel some what very interesting as it deals with 'racial issues' many years ago dealing with ...'black and white couples in the sixty's, teenage drinking, prejudiced of different faiths and the horrors of wars....more

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Feb 25, 2013 Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, holiday, non-erotic

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South Carolina and pine trees swaying in the wind.

Lark Chaikin’s plan (er, challenge) is a bit quirky, but reflects her late father’s desires. And, Sheriff Stone Rhodes is not unsympathetic, but the law is the law. The two are on opposite sides from the start. And lets face it: Stone Rhodes is about as unbending a lawman as one can imagine. However, both our main characters are complex and interesting people, and though they seem plai...more Originally posted at: http://www.longandshortreviews.com/bo...

South Carolina and pine trees swaying in the wind.

Lark Chaikin’s plan (er, challenge) is a bit quirky, but reflects her late father’s desires. And, Sheriff Stone Rhodes is not unsympathetic, but the law is the law. The two are on opposite sides from the start. And lets face it: Stone Rhodes is about as unbending a lawman as one can imagine. However, both our main characters are complex and interesting people, and though they seem plainly at odds, both surprise us. Lark is sophisticated, but at heart, there’s a country girl, with a genuine feeling for a people. She is also determined to solve what starts as a minor mystery. Stone has that tough exterior you’d expect of a lawman; but there is a lot going on inside. His own grief makes him both less sociable but more understanding.

Almost by accident, they find they have a common goal in discovering the truth about a specific important event in town.

The community is thoroughly involved from the start. Folks take sides, doubt one another, question the facts. Gossip takes off … and though you want to believe in charming little southern communities, we find out pretty quickly that even at the holidays, you can’t count on the clichéd charming community to help out overall.

Ms. Ramsey’s writing style is straightforward and unobtrusive. Conversations are believable and move things right along. One or two changes in point-of-view were a tad abrupt, but (recognizing this is a personal bugaboo) I suspect this will not dismay most readers. The secondary characters also do certainly move things along – young David’s romance with Lizzie is a whole entertaining side, and past loves come into it too. There is also that touch of ‘magic’ any good Christmas story needs – an angel to oversee them all. Although Last Chance Christmas is a series, you don’t need to have read any of the previous novels to thoroughly enjoy this one.

Somehow, despite disagreements, expectations and whole-town angst, not to mention a troubling investigation, Ms. Ramsey will still make us feel the heartfelt charm of it all, and leave you happily in the spirit of Christmas. From the swaying pines through a myriad of decoration all the way to the pageant, this book has everything.

My recommendation: Curl up with this book and a nice batch of frosted cookies. On another note: Cover designer went over and above on this one: Colors and design are completely perfect; Last Chance Christmas will make a lovely gift — for Christmas or any time of the year.(less)

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Dec 31, 2012 drey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, romance-contemporary

Hope Ramsay’s Last Chance Christmas is a quirky contemporary romance, filled with characters who’re just a little bit more — a little bit more wacky, a little bit more offbeat, a little bit more well, quirky. Set in a small town (the Last Chance of the title), everybody knows everybody and their business, which makes for some entertaining dialog.

Lark Chaikin rolls into Last Chance one day, with a box of her father’s ashes. Seems he wants to be buried on the eighteenth hole of the Golfing for Go...more

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Dec 18, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay
4 STARS
Last Chance Christmas seems like a simple romance, but it deals with a lot of different problems. Thier are a lot of layers to this story. Some issues brought up predjuced of black & white couples in the sixtys,teenage drinking, predjuced of different faiths, the horrors of wars.
Lark Chaikin has come to Last Chance,South Carolina to spread her late father's ashes on the 18th hole of Golfing for God. She has no idea why he wanted to be spread around...more Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay
4 STARS
Last Chance Christmas seems like a simple romance, but it deals with a lot of different problems. Thier are a lot of layers to this story. Some issues brought up predjuced of black & white couples in the sixtys,teenage drinking, predjuced of different faiths, the horrors of wars.
Lark Chaikin has come to Last Chance,South Carolina to spread her late father's ashes on the 18th hole of Golfing for God. She has no idea why he wanted to be spread around a place so far from New York.
Chief of Police Stone Rhodes sees the car parked by the closed golf course with New York license plates. He runs the plates and the name if familar to him. A name that could tear apart his town again. He finds Lark on the 18th hole and she passes out on him.
Lark finds out that her father came to town for 10 days and caused a stir. He took a black girl into the cafe and they sat together at the counter. He was camping out at the golf course. The owner was found dead and some people thought it was murder. Others a accident. It was Stone's grandfather who died.
Lark needs to get a bunch of okays before she can spread the ashes thier. Stone's father is against it, but he does not own all of the golf course anymore.
Stone is a widower who has two girls. The youngest is in 3rd grade and sees angels especially one that cries a lot. Haley wants for Christmas is the crying angel to get her wings and go to heaven.
Lizzie is a writer for the school paper. Her friend David is a photographer. David's family is Jewish. Some people don't like that they are different. Haley gets David & Lark to help them decorate thier Christmas tree that they have not put in years. Then David will invite Lizzie the next day to see how they celebrate Hanukkah.
I thought how they shared a little about each holiday was done in a good way. That they blended a lot of issues into the story showing how different it was from the 60's but thier is still room for improvemnt on predjuced. I got lost in the story while it unfolded.
Thier are two love scenes in the story. Lots of talks about angels.
I would like to read more books by Hope Ramsay in the future.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review by Netgalley.
09/25/2012 PUB Grand Central Publishing 352 pages ISBN-10: 0446576077 (less)

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Dec 09, 2012 Viviane Crystal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lark Chaikin has just arrived in the small town of Last Chance, South Carolina where she intends to leave her father's ashes on a "Golfing for God" mini-golf course per his last wishes. She's still grieving and totally shocked when she meets the town's Chief of Police, Stonewall ("Stone") Rhodes. Before he tells her she can't leave the ashes, he makes some comments that indicate she will not at all be welcome in this town since it's believed that her father caused the death of Stone's grandfathe...more Lark Chaikin has just arrived in the small town of Last Chance, South Carolina where she intends to leave her father's ashes on a "Golfing for God" mini-golf course per his last wishes. She's still grieving and totally shocked when she meets the town's Chief of Police, Stonewall ("Stone") Rhodes. Before he tells her she can't leave the ashes, he makes some comments that indicate she will not at all be welcome in this town since it's believed that her father caused the death of Stone's grandfather. No, there's no proof but Lark's father left town on the same day Zeke Rhodes died. Stone proceeds to inform her she will have to get permission from the group that now is in control of this mini-golf course.

Lark is obviously upset but determined to honor her father's last wishes. It turns out that won't happen so quickly; in the meantime the town begins to take sides, with some believing the "assumption" about Lark's Dad and others now wondering and questioning what the precise facts are about the rumors that have been accepted as fact for years. Lark sets her sights on finding out as she knows her father only as the most gentle and kindest of souls. In the process she and Stone begin to get used to each other and she learns he is grieving still over the loss of his wife. While they discuss and seek answers for the death of Lark's father, the town matchmakers are also making their future plans for this unsuspecting couple. Lark isn't interested at all at first as her track record with romance is a bummer and full of trouble.

But there's something reasonable, something soft, something truly manly about Stone that begins to become quite appealing to Lark. As the romantic side of the plot heats up, the tension heats up as well when the background town plans and characters connected to Zeke Rhodes' death come to light.

So get ready for some Southern comfort food and hospitality mixed with small town thinking and attitudes that might not be so welcoming - all of which blend into a blooming holiday romance that sifts out the garbage, solves a mystery, and leads to what you can predict between this couple. However, because the reader knows where the plot is going on the romance side only increases the pleasure from sharing their story. Very nicely done, Hope Ramsay!(less)

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Oct 21, 2012 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, romance, holiday-books

In the past books all we have seen of Stone was how after many years he is still mired down in his grief over his dead wife. I wasn't sure how the author would manage to get over this fact. I had already figured out who the Sorrowful Angel was. I liked how the Angel took more of a role in the book. I also really liked that Stone's girls were at the forefront of the story. Lizzy is a spitfire, I really liked her way of looking at the world.

I was surprised by how much Lark's arrival rocked the bo...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Jennifer Kelley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lark Chaikin has come to Last Chance, South Carolina to fulfill her father’s last wish—to have his ashes spread across the 18th hole of the Golfing for God putt-putt course. She soon finds out this won’t be an easy task—the course is owned by Elbert Rhodes, who blames her father for the death of his father some 40 years ago. She finds herself attracted to the chief of police, who just happens to be Elbert’s son, Stone Rhodes.

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Dec 08, 2012 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a delightful cozy series. I decided that I was in the mood for a light uplifting read and Last Chance Christmas filled that requirement. Like the other books in Hope Ramsay's Last Chance series, Last Chance Christmas is set in Last Chance, South Carolina. A small southern down where old values and customs rule the day. There is something interesting going out at the Golfing for God mini golf owned by the Rhodes family. And it seems to involve angels. And what better time for angels to a...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Nikki Brandyberry rated it 3 of 5 stars

Last Chance Christmas was a decent story but it left me feeling unfulfilled. I have no doubt that Hope Ramsay is an excellent story teller, however, this book was a bit too churchy for the likes of this reader. I enjoyed both main characters of Lark and Stone and thought they were well wrote. I didn’t even mind the angel scenario the story had, but to be honest I was unsurprised by the outcome of the “imaginary angel’ that Stone’s youngest daughter Haley was seeing. It was the constant Christian...more

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Dec 24, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh my goodness, Hope Ramsay sure knows how to write a romance that will pull on your heartstrings! I've read a couple of the other books in the Last Chance series, but I have to say this Christmas romance with Stone and Lark is by far my favorite one!

Stone is the chief of police in Last Chance, and he's dealt with a lot when it comes to the heart; he married his wife when he was only 18 and she died in a car crash, leaving him with their two little girls. About 6 years later, Lark Aiken, a pulit...more Oh my goodness, Hope Ramsay sure knows how to write a romance that will pull on your heartstrings! I've read a couple of the other books in the Last Chance series, but I have to say this Christmas romance with Stone and Lark is by far my favorite one!

Stone is the chief of police in Last Chance, and he's dealt with a lot when it comes to the heart; he married his wife when he was only 18 and she died in a car crash, leaving him with their two little girls. About 6 years later, Lark Aiken, a pulitzer prize winning photojournalist, shows up in town, wanting to scatter her father's ashes on the 18th hole of the Golfing For God course in Last Chance. Little does she know her father was not a very popular fellow in that town, considering he had run off 40 years ago, leaving a dead body and a legend behind. The mystery behind if he was responsible for the death of his friend was never solved, so when Lark comes back into town with his ashes, a whole lot of trouble is stirred up. Not to mention Stone finds himself having feelings he hasn't had since his wife died. Oh, and Lark is only in town until Christmas Day, where a flight to Africa is waiting for her back home.

Stone is definitely the kind of hero every girl wants to find in her life. He's the strong, silent, and gorgeous type who knows exactly how to treat a girl right. And Lark is the perfect girl for him. She knows what it's like to lose someone, considering she's lost many friends while photographing wars and famines, and she knows how to take care of herself. Lark is such a strong character, yet she still had her shadows she just couldn't seem to forget. I loved how Lark and Stone helped each other get over their pasts and learn to let people in again.

Last Chance Christmas was such an adorable romance that had just the perfect touch of holiday spirit. And there's even a little added murder mystery, just to keep things interesting. I would definitely recommend this book to any Nicholas Sparks fan and to anyone who's looking for a little Christmas romance this holiday season. (less)

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Dec 08, 2012 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, from-publisher-author

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LOVED IT!

Stone Rhodes has lost his wife, and with two young girls to raise, has not been interested in moving on with his life. As Ruby's oldest son, she and her Ladies at the Cut 'n' Curl have given up on ever getting him out of his rut of work and taking care of Lizzy and Haley. Haley was in the car when a drunk driver killed his wife and even though she was only two when the accident happened, she still hasn't gotten over it. Haley has been telling her father that an angel is weepi...more MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT!

Stone Rhodes has lost his wife, and with two young girls to raise, has not been interested in moving on with his life. As Ruby's oldest son, she and her Ladies at the Cut 'n' Curl have given up on ever getting him out of his rut of work and taking care of Lizzy and Haley. Haley was in the car when a drunk driver killed his wife and even though she was only two when the accident happened, she still hasn't gotten over it. Haley has been telling her father that an angel is weeping over him and when she demands an answer from her, she is told he must open his heart and move on. This sets Haley in motion, in the way only a young girl at Christmas who wants a special present can campaign.

When Lark Chaikin, takes her father, Abe's, last wishes to heart, she travels to Last Chance to spread his ashes on the Golfing for God putt putt, which is owned by Stone's father. Apparently, there was some interaction between Stone's grandfather and Lark's father where the grandfather died the night Abe left town. Lark has a lot of issues mostly stemming from her job as a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist where she covers the horrors of war and natural disasters. After witnessing her mentor and friend die in a bomb blast, she doesn't think she will ever work again. She finds herself quickly intertwined with the ladies of the Cut 'n" Curl as they nurse her back to health when she is taken ill. They also want to take care of her mental as well as physical.

As the town's history becomes clear to Lark, she wonders if she will ever be able to take care of her father's last wish and move on with her life. Of course, the Ladies know what is best for both Stone and Lark and there are some really sweet and AWWW moments as these two damaged people come together under the magic of an angel and the holidays. There is also a wonderful subplot of high school aged, Lizzy and her spunky ways trying to grow up under the watchful eyes of her father. She is one I want to read more about. This one will leave you a bit misty eyed, but cheered at the same time. I need to go back and read the story of Stone and Sharon and their romance. I just need that novella now so I can be all caught up in Last Chance.(less)

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Oct 24, 2012 June rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-won, authors-to-read-again, romance

Last Chance Christmas
by Hope Ramsay
Genre: romance
Paperback, 313 pages
Published September 2012 by Forever

Lark Chaikin has arrived in Last Chance, South Carolina with a simple objective, to scatter her father's ashes. However, honoring her father's last wish is a little more complicated than she thought it would be. The townspeople remember Abe Chaikin as a troublemaker. Some even think that he committed murder.

Chief of Police Stonewall Rhodes knows that there will be trouble and that is even befo...more

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Aug 26, 2012 A Tasty Read/ Sweet Reads Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, netgalley

Reviewed on http://atastyread.blogspot.com

Who doesn't LOVE a great Christmas story...and this certainly was a beautiful story about a chance at love a second time around, and opening our hearts to new possibilities. We have seen Stone throughout the complete series and he was grumpy and surly and just a Grinch. But why? We heard a bit here and there but never knew the full reasons or what happened between Stone and Sharon from when they were eighteen to now. We finally get all of our answers in...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Melody May rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, netgalley, romance, christmas

Also so found at http://sillymelody.blogspot.com

You never know what's going to happen in Last Chance, South Carolina other than something magical. The last couple of days I have been reading Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay.

Before I share what the story is about you might need refresh your memory on another story. Back in August I read a novella Last Chance Bride. Which shared the story of Sharon and Stone getting married. Sweet little novella. However, you start reading the story of Last Ch...more Also so found at http://sillymelody.blogspot.com

You never know what's going to happen in Last Chance, South Carolina other than something magical. The last couple of days I have been reading Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay.

Before I share what the story is about you might need refresh your memory on another story. Back in August I read a novella Last Chance Bride. Which shared the story of Sharon and Stone getting married. Sweet little novella. However, you start reading the story of Last Chance Christmas you find out Sharon is no longer in the picture. I know your going what. But it's all good and here is what the story is about:

Six years after his wife passing away Stone Rhodes is still having a hard time getting pass his wife's death. Basically, he is a shell of a man who would love for his wife to come back. However, that is not possible. Stone is alone in the world trying to raise his two daughters. However, he meets Lark Chaikin, who just wants to fulfill her father's last wishes to have his ashes scatter on the 18th hole of a mini golf course.

With Lark coming to town, stirs up some trouble from the past. Half the town doesn't mind her being there and the other half would like her to leave. All she wants to do is fulfill the wishes of her father. Will she be able to complete the task? Will Stone find love again? Or a better question would be, can he open his heart to find a new love?

My thoughts: I actually loved the story. Truly heart warming, especially when you see Stone learning to love again. I love Lark, and she's different from Sharon, yet similar. I was sad to hear how Sharon died, but it made Stone grow more. I would consider this like It's a Wonderful Life type of story. After all there is an angel in the story. A really good feel good book that opens the possibility of love in more ways than one. So, if you are looking for a wonderful Christmas story this season you might want to check out Hope Ramsay's Last Chance Christmas, and possible learn to true meaning of Christmas.

Well, I will see you all later and I hope you are having fun reading whatever your reading.

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Dec 11, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 12x12-challenge, 2012-challenges, africa, family, friendship, holiday, i-own, religion, romance

This review was originally posted on Melissa's Midnight Musings on December 4, 2012.

About 6 months ago, I read and reviewed Last Chance Beauty Queen by Hope Ramsay.

Last Chance Christmas picks up in a similar place. Only this time, the focus is on Stone Rhodes. He is the sheriff in Last Chance. He's also a widow, with two young daughters, one of whom sees angels. This story follows his unexpected journey to loving again, it promotes acceptance on many levels.

The really great thing about these bo...more This review was originally posted on Melissa's Midnight Musings on December 4, 2012.

About 6 months ago, I read and reviewed Last Chance Beauty Queen by Hope Ramsay.

Last Chance Christmas picks up in a similar place. Only this time, the focus is on Stone Rhodes. He is the sheriff in Last Chance. He's also a widow, with two young daughters, one of whom sees angels. This story follows his unexpected journey to loving again, it promotes acceptance on many levels.

The really great thing about these books is that although they are all part of a series, they work extremely well as stand alone books so you can just jump right in and not feel like you're missing something. It's easy to get to know the characters, and they're so well developed that you immediately feel like you know them. It's very easy to put yourself right into Last Chance, because you can see all the events so clearly through the characters' eyes.

I have to say that I love the names that this author has given to the main family that the books focus on. In Last Chance Beauty Queen, the book focused on "Rocky" Rhodes, the matriarch of the family is Ruby Rhodes, and then in this book we have Stonewall "Stone" Rhodes. The little play on words is nice. Also Stones' love interest is named Lark. I love when authors change things up with names that are a little more unique.

This just goes to show how much the characters have grown on me in this book, as when I read Last Chance Beauty Queen, I thought the names were too much of a pun to be realistic. After reading Last Chance Christmas, the names have grown on me, and pun like or not, they really do fit the characters.

There are two current romances in this book, the one between Stone and Lark, and the one between Stones' daughter Lizzy and David. Lizzy and Davids' romance is sweet and easy, as they are young. Stone and Larks' romance is a bit more complicated as they both have a lot of personal baggage that they have to work through to finally figure out that they want to be together. Lark is a war correspondent who has seen horrible things in all the trips she's made and she's dealing with the after effects of the events of her last assignment. Stone is a Marine who's also had some bad experiences, who also has lost his wife and is reluctant to love again. The romance between them is tentative at times, but it's also electric and easy to see that they both want to be with each other.

I'd recommend this to anyone who's looking for a quick, easy, comfort read.
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Oct 03, 2012 A Full Bookshelf rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I received a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway.

I will admit that I have not read the other books in this series, but I did not feel lost or like something was missing.

In Last Chance Christmas we meet main characters Lark and Stone. Lark is visiting Last Chance to honor her deceased father's last wishes. Stone is Chief of Police in Last Chance. These two will cross paths multiple times. Lark is stirring up trouble in Last Chance even though all she wants to do is accomplish her father...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Mayda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: christmas, mystery, romance

How can you get in trouble for believing you see angels? Just ask young Haley Rhodes. And her angel isn’t even happy; she weeps so much that Haley calls her Sorrowful Angel. And this angel isn’t the only one with problems in this small South Carolina town called Last Chance. Haley and her older sister live with their widowed father, chief of police Stonewall Rhodes. Stone has mourned the passing of his wife for six years and shows no signs of moving past his grief. Now enters a stranger who come...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Kim (Read Your Writes Book Reviews) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Reviewed on http:\\readyourwrites.blogspot.com

I must admit, I'm wasn't a huge fan of the Last Chance series. Don't get me wrong, I don't think there's anything wrong with the series. I just didn't really connect with the characters from reading the sample of the second book, Home at Last Chance, thus I didn't go back to reading the series until Last Chance Bride. I did read the first book, Welcome to Last Chance and the anthology, I'll Be Home for Christmas, which I LOVED.

In my opinion, I think...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Briansmom rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: couldn-t-finish, christmas

This book started out OK. Apparently part of a series, I picked it up because it was in the "Christmas" section of my library, and I wanted some seasonal reading material (holiday fluff.) While not the best book ever, it also wasn't terrible, UNTIL the mother of the only Jewish kid at school told the father of her son's ONLY friend that they shouldn't be friends because she's not Jewish. WHAT??? Seriously? As the mother of a teenaged son, I can tell you that this is not realistic. No mom would m...more

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Sep 04, 2012 JoyAnne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Stone is the Chief of Police in a small town in South Carolina. A charming place where you can hear all the latest gossip at the beauty parlor. A church or two on every block. Stone has two daughters, his mother Ruby, is determined to find him a wife.

Lark is in town to fulfill her father's last wish, to spread his ashes in the place he loved...Last Chance, South Carolina. When the two meet Stone realizes she is hurting deeply and needs a place to call home.

This is not only a romance but a look i...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Patricia Solla rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, pbs

This is a story from a series the author is writing about a southern town named Last Chance. All in all this was a good stand alone story. There's some background that's probably missing but what is happening in the book is all accounted for and resolved. It's not much of a Christmas tale as it is a murder mystery with one new body and one very old incident which should have been handled differently. The whole story surrounds the death of a man and his daughter has come to try and fulfill his la...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Alyssiana rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won this book from Good Reads and was delighted. I had originally planned to read this in the series order, as I had the first 4 books. I opted to read it out of order, though it's clearly part of a series. It can stand on its own. The writing has a light breezy manner, though it was dealing with some serious issues. That's not to say Ms Ramsey glossed over the seriousness of the isssues. She didn't. She has well developed characters, a good sense of timing and tension, and a deft touch with d...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Janga rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lark and Stone are interesting characters individually, and their differences and their commonalities make them especially interesting together. I would like to have seen more of them together. Abe Chaikin’s secret, the anti-Semitism of some of the Last Chance teens, and Elbert’s suspicions are all potentially interesting, but they are either resolved too easily or never really resolved. I was left feeling as if the book needed to be a bigger book or a more tightly focused one.

It is, as the tit...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Heather ShoeGirl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: winter-christmas

**My FULL REVIEW here**

I have been waiting so long for Stone's story!! He is a miserable, lonely grump in all the stories, and I was really anxious for some background on him, and to see who the incredible woman would be that could break him out of his shell. Because let's face it....it will take someone incredible to get through all that hostility.

Stone lost his wife, years ago. Ever since then, he concentrates solely on work. He even leaves most of the care of his two daughters up to his mom....more

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Sep 30, 2012 Brenda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-book

Welcome to the world of Hope Ramsay. This was my first of her books and it won't be the last. This was a cute story told at Christmas time, which was oh so fitting with one of the main characters being an angel and all. I loved the little town of Last Chance. The characters were each unique and pretty sassy. (I love me a southern story!) Stone was a shell of a man after the loss of his wife six years ago. Lark was broken on the inside after years of covering war stories and the tragedies that br...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, review-copy, read-in-2012

Lark Chaikin comes to Last Chance to place her Dad’s ashes like he asked her to before he died. Howver, the townspeople don’t want her to scatter his ashes there. Stone Rhodes is the chief of police, and his family is convinced that Lark's dad murdered Stone's grandfather, even though it was officially called an accident. Most of the town wants him to make her leave town.

I liked this book. I got this book from netgalley exchange for a review.

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Dec 11, 2012 Emi Lia rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this book! It was a sweet story. It's wasn't overly dramatic with the romance, it was set at a nice pace and with a little murder mystery to go with it as well. I couldn't put the book down, I had to keep reading to see what was going to happen next. The desription of the town was amazing, I pictured it so clearly while reading the story,made me feel like I was part of Last Chance lol. I highly recommend it.

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Dec 29, 2012 Christa rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Last Chance Christmas was a sweet romance with a bit of mystery added in. I really liked the characters of Lark Aiken and Stone Rhodes, and enjoyed watching their relationship develop. Stone's girls and the townspeople added to the book. I enjoyed the storyline, and look forward to more from this series.

Lark has gone to Last Chance, South Carolina to fulfill her father's last wishes of scattering his ashes at a miniature golf course there. She encounters resistance from the people of the town wh...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Natasha rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was the perfect book to put me in the Christmas spirit. There was so much I liked about this book from the small town issues, teenage relationships, angels, and how the leading couple managed to address their issues as both a couple and individually.

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Dec 02, 2012 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a nice enjoyable story about sharon and how stone thinks she is the one. And how the whole town gets along altogether. just an all over great christmas story. would tell people that is is a great book and series to read.

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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 Carol...more

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