The Last Goodbye used an "opposites attract" trope to set up the romance between the MMC, a movie director, and the FMC, a contractor / horsewoman, Overall the setup was great the climax was almost perfect, but I don't like the way the ending was achieved.
Danielle Flynn is afraid of losing people, who never told her goodbye. Her parents are gone, her husband was divorced. She took solace in running a construction and contracting company, and staying aloof from people, not willing to hurt again, until her uncle Jake, owner of the ranch she lived on, allowed a friend to bring in a movie crew to use his ranch for the movie, and Danielle fell for the director, Grayson Crawford. But Danielle told herself she needs to stay away, because Grayson is leaving in a few weeks. That proved to be difficult when her uncle Jake fell for one of the older actresses, Carman Santangelo, and when the female lead got drunk and fell off the porch and broke her arm, Danielle was offered a temporary role as the horsewoman / stunt double.. and while she enjoyed the experience, it only made her certain that she and Grayson were of two different worlds... Was Danielle making the biggest mistake of her life, by loving Grayson?
WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD
Right near the end, self-inadequacy set in and FMC walked away, only to change her mind later. I *hate* "change of heart" endings because it's a very minor struggle. At least she made the grand gesture... She flew to California to visit him and confess she made a mistake to achieve the HEA. So why a darkest hour AFTER the emotional climax? Just feels... wrong. I like the character arc, but somehow the emotional arc doesn't feel right.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Woman who was afraid of people leaving her fell for the one man who will be leaving in a few weeks
Tropes: different worlds, scars, ranch, performer
Overall Rating: 3/5
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