She’s escaped an abusive relationship, he’s hiding from the horrors that followed him home. Can the two of them find the courage to face their pain, heal, and find love?Rachel Bennett has had enough. She’s finally found the strength to leave her bastard of a boyfriend with the help of her childhood friend and deputy sheriff, Sawyer. But the hurt runs deep, as do the family secrets that drove her … drove her down the spiral of self-destruction. She’s determined to start life fresh, but with nowhere to go, she finds herself staying with Sawyer.
Sawyer Truman has loved Rachel as long as he can remember. He joined the Army Reserves after high school to prove to himself–and Rachel–he’s the right man for her. He returns from Afghanistan, demons hot on his trail, to find Rachel shacking up with a new boyfriend. He fears he’s lost his one chance with Rachel. It doesn’t take long before he sees what no one wants to admit–Rachel is being abused. After one too many calls to her house, he convinces Rachel to leave Shane. What he didn’t expect to happen was to find her living in his guest room.
As Rachel heals from her abusive relationship, Sawyer and Rachel grow closer. But will a lingering family secret threaten to ruin Rachel’s fragile psyche? Will Sawyer’s unspoken love for Rachel survive and grow?
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Terrific like the other books in this series.
Sawyer and Rachel are adorable together. After suffering for way too long in abusive relationship she reaches out for help and Sawyer is there to rescue her on numerous occasions until she can rescue herself. Loved seeing everyone from rep okie books and finally seeing what drove her into the arms of that monster. It was nice to see her come full circle. Loved the story no matter how difficult it was to read about how horrible she felt about herself and the abuse and the secret. But it was still an amazing and riveting read and definitely steamy once they got out of their own way.
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the full length novel One Last Chance: A Small Town Romance:Oak Grove book 3 by Nancy Stopper and this review was given freely.
Another emotion and drama packed steamy Bennett family novel with serious topics such as abuse and post war mental health issues combined with updates on the continued lives of the Bennett family and friends, unrequited love realized, and a happy ending. Broken hearted Rachel Bennett turns to family friend and Deputy Sheriff Sawyer when she finds herself in an abusive relationship with Shane soon after finding out she is adopted. This is the story that links the Oak Grove series to the Harper Family series.
This story touched me. You can tell a good book if you she’d tears at some point and I did while reading this. A beautiful, sweet love story told while addressing real life situations like domestic abuse and PTSD.
The third book in the Oak Grove series is Rachel’s story. Rachel’s story, which includes her childhood crush Sawyer, is about emotional pain, secrets, physical and emotional abuse, and PTSD. Family secrets started Rachel down a path where she connected with Shane, an abuser. Her family knew it but, until Rachel figured it out for herself, would not leave. When she does, Sawyer, an Army vet and current police officer in Oak Grove, is there for her. Both crushed on each other but did not act on their crushes growing up. Both have emotional scars that run deep and need to be healed. Can both get through those deep scars to realize what they really want and need? “One Last Chance” is a great story about healing, time, and final realizations that was wonderfully written.
Format: Kindle Edition
Absolutely love this book! The series has been great and each installment just makes it better. The story of Rachel and Sawyer is very realistic, but it is great to see the happily ever after.
Wow! Two difficult subjects dealt with in a very touching manner. Domestic abuse is a huge problem as is the emotional toll many men and women returning from active military duty face. Sawyer has already progressed on the road to healing and is just the right person to help encourage Rachel now that she’s made the decision to leave her abusive boyfriend.
But there are bumps in the road – Sawyer dealing with his own personal issues as well as Rachel’s hidden secret that began her spiral downward into allowing an abusive relationship to continue. Both must face the unresolved issues before they can move forward. And, as Rachel heals, she’s determined to have a healthy relationship with Sawyer.
I really admired Sawyer for being such a patient man. The support he gave Rachel when she needed it most, on many occasions, helped her heal. And, in the end, it helped Sawyer deal with his past as well. It was very heartwarming to watch them both heal and grow stronger together, both within themselves and their relationship.
This is a feel-good story that, in the end, will put a smile on your face!
I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book. This is my honest review.