Last Call at the Local

"""Last Call at the Local made my heart feel like it was being pumped up like a balloon. Warm, soft, and unputdownable, it *feels* like what the golden hour looks like. Jack and Raine are unconditionally supportive of each other, they are kind, they are hilarious. If there’s such a thing as soulmates, it’s these two. I absolutely love this book. Love love love love love.""—Sarah Hogle, author of Old Flames and New Fortunes Praise for Sarah Grunder Ruiz “Romantic, voicy, and full of heart and humor! Sarah Grunder Ruiz is a master at putting beautifully complex characters in beautifully compelling situations. If you want to fall in love with a book, look no further than this one.”—New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood on Luck and Last Resorts “Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships is a delightful love story about setting and settling goals, about the journeys of the heart, and about how you have to let go of the past in order to move forward.  You’ll be rooting for Jo from the first page.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Two Ways “Gritty, complex, and real. I could not put this down!”—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Life’s Too Short on Luck and Last Resorts “Charming and hopeful, with a tenderness that underscores every scene. I adored headstrong, secretly vulnerable Jo, her chaotic teenage nieces, and Hot Yacht Chef, all of them beautifully written, fully realized characters trying to make sense of their own heartbreak. This debut is utterly irresistible—the kind of book that’s impossible not to hug to your chest after finishing.”—Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk, on Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships “Luck and Last Resorts is my favorite sort of love story — one where the feelings are as strong and complicated and euphoric and messy as they can be in real life, and one where the characters, in all their flawed and frustrating humanity, are given the space to experience them all. Sarah Grunder Ruiz’s writing is absorbing and affecting, perfectly tuned to the voices that populate this story.”—Kate Clayborn, author of Love at First “Expertly crafted and brimming with wit and emotion, Luck and Last Resorts is a beautiful romance that is nothing short of chef’s-kiss-incredible. I adored Nina and Ollie, and all the messy, sweet moments that made their second-chance love story so unforgettable. I’m already wishing I could experience it again for the first time.”—Libby Hubscher, author of If You Ask Me “Luck and Last Resorts hits every beat of a second-chance romance to perfection. Its hero and heroine are complicated and emotionally messy and so carefully drawn that you finish the book feeling as though you’ve just spent several hours in the company of real people whose lives and personal histories are as complex as your own. Both funny and deeply emotional, this is a lovely, utterly memorable romance.”—Martha Waters, author of To Marry and to Meddle"