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As a Last Resort

by Kristin Wollett

A homecoming caught between ambition and old attachments

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    Praise from Annabel Monaghan

    Annabel Monaghan praises the book as “fresh, funny and crisply written” and recommends it to lovers of second ch...

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A homecoming caught between ambition and old attachments

For real estate developer Samantha Leigh, a career-making assignment brings her back to Rock Island, Florida, the hometown she left behind. There she reconnects with Austin Marcs, her teenage crush, now a ferryboat captain and a steadfast defender of the island. Their opposing views—Sam’s corporate ambitions and Austin’s affection for Rock Island as it is—give the romance a local point of tension. The return also brings Sam face to face with difficult parts of her past, including her mother’s drinking and old high-school conflicts. The setup combines a second-chance romance with questions about what home means when the place and people one left behind are still part of the picture.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy romantic comedies built around a reunion with a teenage crush.
  • Readers interested in stories about returning to a hometown and revisiting difficult past relationships.
  • Readers who enjoy romance shaped by contrasting views of career ambition and small-town life.

Themes

Second chancesHomecomingCareer ambitionSmall-town attachmentFamily and past relationships

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Book overview

Opposites attract when a real estate developer's quest for a promotion returns her to the coastal hometown she loathes--where she's reunited with her teenage crush turned town golden boy. ​

"Fresh, funny and crisply written, As a Last Resort is a rom-com for lovers of second chances and meant-to-be lovers. Don't miss this one." ―Annabel Monaghan, USA Today Bestselling author of Same Time Next Summer

There's no place like home ... and that's exactly how real estate developer Samantha Leigh plans to keep it. When she ditched Rock Island, Florida for New York City, Sam left everything behind--her alcoholic mother, the high school bullies, her ex-best friend, and her first crush, Austin Marcs. She's never looked back--until her boss ambushes her with an extended assignment on Rock Island, where promotion will be on the line.

Sam has no choice but to book a flight home ... to where nothing has changed. Her mom still drinks, the mean girls became mean-girl mommies, and Austin? The town's golden boy is now its favorite ferryboat captain--still smoking hot, inexplicably devoted to the island, and Sam's total opposite in every way. He insists Rock Island is perfect as is, without her big corporate ideas, and he's determined to prove it.

Before long, Austin's personal tours of sandy beaches and swoony sunsets almost make Sam forget her hometown hate. But is falling for the guy--and the town--she left behind worth the risk?
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