One Last Love
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A heartwarming read...,
By Irish Eyes
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I adore a good love story and One Last Love is an excellent one though so very different from the norm.
Bonnie has only days left to live and as you would expect, he is thinking back over his life and examining his conscience. The other inhabitants of the hospice also cause him to acknowledge his prejudices and faults but he realises that even now, at the 11th hour, it is not too late to change or to make amends.
The strongest thing about this story is its simplicity. When Bonny first arrives he is shocked when a man he saw at dinner is being taken away in a hearse the following morning and that no one seems too upset about the fact. This stark, honest and raw treatment of death is very effective. As is the fact that within twenty-four hours Bonnie too has come to accept that death is simply a normal part of life in the hospice. Yet, every time Bonnie said 'see you tomorrow' to another patient I wondered - as I'm sure the author wanted me to - would he. This alone kept me turning the pages to see who would be next.
As the title suggests, Bonnie finds love with another patient, Madeline and this is so beautifully written. Where other authors might have been tempted to over-dramatise the relationship, Haines keeps it so low-key and honest that it is much more profound and touching.
It was in my mind from the first page that this book could only end in one way but, yet again, Haines did not opt for the easy or predictable finale and I closed the book feeling satisfied and very happy that I had got to know Bonnie.
I will, without doubt, be reading more from Mr Haines!
A heartwarming read...,
By Irish Eyes
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I adore a good love story and One Last Love is an excellent one though so very different from the norm.
Bonnie has only days left to live and as you would expect, he is thinking back over his life and examining his conscience. The other inhabitants of the hospice also cause him to acknowledge his prejudices and faults but he realises that even now, at the 11th hour, it is not too late to change or to make amends.
The strongest thing about this story is its simplicity. When Bonny first arrives he is shocked when a man he saw at dinner is being taken away in a hearse the following morning and that no one seems too upset about the fact. This stark, honest and raw treatment of death is very effective. As is the fact that within twenty-four hours Bonnie too has come to accept that death is simply a normal part of life in the hospice. Yet, every time Bonnie said 'see you tomorrow' to another patient I wondered - as I'm sure the author wanted me to - would he. This alone kept me turning the pages to see who would be next.
As the title suggests, Bonnie finds love with another patient, Madeline and this is so beautifully written. Where other authors might have been tempted to over-dramatise the relationship, Haines keeps it so low-key and honest that it is much more profound and touching.
It was in my mind from the first page that this book could only end in one way but, yet again, Haines did not opt for the easy or predictable finale and I closed the book feeling satisfied and very happy that I had got to know Bonnie.
I will, without doubt, be reading more from Mr Haines!
Bee's review
I enjoyed this gentle story very much. Not that Bonnie the main character is especially amiable but you just have to love his blunt and sometimes quite rude language because you soon find out that there is a kind heart hidden somewhere. He is fighting his last battle in a hospice remembering his life and finding a last love. Someone who is not fooled by his words.
I enjoyed this gentle story very much. Not that Bonnie the main character is especially amiable but you just have to love his blunt and sometimes quite rude language because you soon find out that there is a kind heart hidden somewhere. He is fighting his last battle in a hospice remembering his life and finding a last love. Someone who is not fooled by his words.
A Sweet Lovely Read
By Michelle Daly (Liverpool. UK.)
This review is from: One Last Love (Paperback)
I wasn't sure what to expect when I began reading One Last Love by Derek Haines. My sister and also a good friend ended their days in a hospice, which left me with very sad memories. However, Derek Haines book revealed a lighter side of life in a hospice, where friendships and even love can blossom.
Derek Haines is a born writer and I never know what to expect from him except to expect the unexpected.
One Last Love by Derek Haines is a sweet, lovely read and I highly recommend it.
By Michelle Daly (Liverpool. UK.)
This review is from: One Last Love (Paperback)
I wasn't sure what to expect when I began reading One Last Love by Derek Haines. My sister and also a good friend ended their days in a hospice, which left me with very sad memories. However, Derek Haines book revealed a lighter side of life in a hospice, where friendships and even love can blossom.
Derek Haines is a born writer and I never know what to expect from him except to expect the unexpected.
One Last Love by Derek Haines is a sweet, lovely read and I highly recommend it.
Heart touching,
By Dannie Hill (Thailand/ Houston)
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Derek Haines is a prolific writer whose words capture and hold you.
ONE LAST LOVE is one of Mr. Haines' best. A love story set in the most unlikely of places--a hospice care center. People go to these places to die but are also given a chance to contemplate their past.
Bonnie was a hard man in his life and a man not many would like. In his last days he meets Madeleine and in his own way brings humor and acceptance to the people who touch his life.
ONE LAST LOVE is a tale a reader might think would be bitter-sweet, but it's not. I found myself reliving my past and wondering how to change my future to bring more light and humor into this world I live in.
ONE LAST LOVE is a beautiful book and I highly recommend it.
By Dannie Hill (Thailand/ Houston)
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Derek Haines is a prolific writer whose words capture and hold you.
ONE LAST LOVE is one of Mr. Haines' best. A love story set in the most unlikely of places--a hospice care center. People go to these places to die but are also given a chance to contemplate their past.
Bonnie was a hard man in his life and a man not many would like. In his last days he meets Madeleine and in his own way brings humor and acceptance to the people who touch his life.
ONE LAST LOVE is a tale a reader might think would be bitter-sweet, but it's not. I found myself reliving my past and wondering how to change my future to bring more light and humor into this world I live in.
ONE LAST LOVE is a beautiful book and I highly recommend it.
One Last Love,
By Jack Eason
This review is from: One Last Love (Kindle Edition)
I was fortunate, in that I got to read this pre-publication. I loved it! "One Last Love" is a story that could happen to every one of us. Bonnie is typical of his generation. He is intolerant,self centred and a bigot. But once he realises that his days are numbered, he changes his ways. For the last time in his life, he has a chance, however brief,of finding happiness in the form of Madeleine, another patient, like him, with not long to live. For all of us who have lost loved ones to terminal illness, this will bring back their memories.
By Jack Eason
This review is from: One Last Love (Kindle Edition)
I was fortunate, in that I got to read this pre-publication. I loved it! "One Last Love" is a story that could happen to every one of us. Bonnie is typical of his generation. He is intolerant,self centred and a bigot. But once he realises that his days are numbered, he changes his ways. For the last time in his life, he has a chance, however brief,of finding happiness in the form of Madeleine, another patient, like him, with not long to live. For all of us who have lost loved ones to terminal illness, this will bring back their memories.
A Beautiful Story,
By Suzanne Nielsen (CA)
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One Last Love is a beautifully written book by Derek Haines. The main character, Bonnie, comes to terms with his life after he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He is forced to examine how he has lived his life and come face-to-face with his checkered past.
The story is well thought out. It has depth, credibility, and insight into facing ones mortality. It really tugged on my heart strings. I won't talk about the story line, because I don't want to give too much away, so you will just have to read it for yourself. It is a powerful story, as it lingered in my mind even after I finished reading it. The author wrote in such a way that, for me, evoked strong, deep emotions, which triggered inner reflection, and in my case, healing a part of my past. This is a great book to include in your Kindle collection, and you can't go wrong with the price. I highly recommend.
By Suzanne Nielsen (CA)
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One Last Love is a beautifully written book by Derek Haines. The main character, Bonnie, comes to terms with his life after he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He is forced to examine how he has lived his life and come face-to-face with his checkered past.
The story is well thought out. It has depth, credibility, and insight into facing ones mortality. It really tugged on my heart strings. I won't talk about the story line, because I don't want to give too much away, so you will just have to read it for yourself. It is a powerful story, as it lingered in my mind even after I finished reading it. The author wrote in such a way that, for me, evoked strong, deep emotions, which triggered inner reflection, and in my case, healing a part of my past. This is a great book to include in your Kindle collection, and you can't go wrong with the price. I highly recommend.
A unique love story,
By Elizabeth M Caldwell
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Derek Haines has captured my heart and soul with this book. The story proves that it is never too late to fall in love, to enjoy the small miracles of life(stop and smell the roses), to overcome bigotry and much more. I love the laid back way the story unfolds. The main character Bonnie, is 78 and we catch up with him at the end of his life. This book has stirred up so many emotions for me, please make sure you do not miss out. Very good book!
By Elizabeth M Caldwell
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Derek Haines has captured my heart and soul with this book. The story proves that it is never too late to fall in love, to enjoy the small miracles of life(stop and smell the roses), to overcome bigotry and much more. I love the laid back way the story unfolds. The main character Bonnie, is 78 and we catch up with him at the end of his life. This book has stirred up so many emotions for me, please make sure you do not miss out. Very good book!
Love In A Hopeless Place,
By Juliet C. Obodo
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This book was amazing. The story was written so beautifully, but in a way that was realistic and touching rather than fluffed up and commercialized. Human emotion alone is entertaining and mystifying enough that you don't need formulaic plots with common twists. This book avoids the trap that a lot of novels fall in to. You feel for Bonnie even as your chiding him for his stubbornness and sometimes ignorance. You root for him and all the characters in their race/ search for one last love. A simple love that isn't just romantic, but natural and true.
By Juliet C. Obodo
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This book was amazing. The story was written so beautifully, but in a way that was realistic and touching rather than fluffed up and commercialized. Human emotion alone is entertaining and mystifying enough that you don't need formulaic plots with common twists. This book avoids the trap that a lot of novels fall in to. You feel for Bonnie even as your chiding him for his stubbornness and sometimes ignorance. You root for him and all the characters in their race/ search for one last love. A simple love that isn't just romantic, but natural and true.
Very touching end of life romance,
By Charles Findlay
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While I knew the book couldn't have a happily ever after in the traditional romance genre sense, I had high expectations when I started reading this. Fortunately I was well satisfied. Without giving away any spoilers, I was pleased on how engaging the hero/heroine interacted with each other and their feelings developed realistically.
A level of believability stayed constant throughout the story and it never veered off into the absurd that some romance books do. A solid amount of dialogue mixed in with appropriate setting and I enjoyed it from start to finish.
Well worth reading.
By Charles Findlay
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While I knew the book couldn't have a happily ever after in the traditional romance genre sense, I had high expectations when I started reading this. Fortunately I was well satisfied. Without giving away any spoilers, I was pleased on how engaging the hero/heroine interacted with each other and their feelings developed realistically.
A level of believability stayed constant throughout the story and it never veered off into the absurd that some romance books do. A solid amount of dialogue mixed in with appropriate setting and I enjoyed it from start to finish.
Well worth reading.
A unique, heart-warming love story,
By ForTheQuinn
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In this book, author Derek Haines presents us with a unique and memorable protagonist that it's easy to connect with right away. Bonnie is a tough man who has had a difficult life, but as the story develops and his hard shell is stripped away, the sensitive man underneath comes into view.
The pace of the story works perfectly, painting a beautiful picture of the character's life and the heartwarming romance that comes to him in his final years. It's a warm, poignant love story that brings a smile to your face and leaves you feeling wiser for having read it.
By ForTheQuinn
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In this book, author Derek Haines presents us with a unique and memorable protagonist that it's easy to connect with right away. Bonnie is a tough man who has had a difficult life, but as the story develops and his hard shell is stripped away, the sensitive man underneath comes into view.
The pace of the story works perfectly, painting a beautiful picture of the character's life and the heartwarming romance that comes to him in his final years. It's a warm, poignant love story that brings a smile to your face and leaves you feeling wiser for having read it.
A romance story with a difference.
Life has the habit of delivering its perverse twists at the most unexpected times.
For Bonnie his life had been lived, and the bitter sweet memories of his wife, along with the never ending sorrow of losing his son so young remain with him, but were now ebbing slowly with the passing of the years. His days of love, warmth and tenderness well past and all that was left were his last few quiet years to grow old. Alone, yet content.
What he had done, he had done and what had happened, had. All that remained was to live out the rest of his life in a new place, far away from his checkered past. His days passing with the regularity that an old man desires and deserves. Until the dark day arrives that signals an impending end to his new found life, and with it, all sense of hope.
In facing mortality, Bonnie resorts to using his crusty exterior and bravado to hide the frailty and fear he feels within himself, until he is presented with stark realities beyond his understanding and is forced to come face to face with his own prejudices and beliefs. In meeting Danny and Angeline, Bonnie begins to reshape his thoughts about his acceptance of those he had habitually admonished, and of the bigoted life he has lived. While Charlie and his daughter Beatrice realign his set concepts of how he has habitually rushed to judge people too quickly.
However, it is only when Bonnie meets Madeleine that the most unexpected eventuality turns his hard held beliefs, and his very set views about life, people and love, on their head.
Read the first chapter of One Last Love.
Life has the habit of delivering its perverse twists at the most unexpected times.
For Bonnie his life had been lived, and the bitter sweet memories of his wife, along with the never ending sorrow of losing his son so young remain with him, but were now ebbing slowly with the passing of the years. His days of love, warmth and tenderness well past and all that was left were his last few quiet years to grow old. Alone, yet content.
What he had done, he had done and what had happened, had. All that remained was to live out the rest of his life in a new place, far away from his checkered past. His days passing with the regularity that an old man desires and deserves. Until the dark day arrives that signals an impending end to his new found life, and with it, all sense of hope.
In facing mortality, Bonnie resorts to using his crusty exterior and bravado to hide the frailty and fear he feels within himself, until he is presented with stark realities beyond his understanding and is forced to come face to face with his own prejudices and beliefs. In meeting Danny and Angeline, Bonnie begins to reshape his thoughts about his acceptance of those he had habitually admonished, and of the bigoted life he has lived. While Charlie and his daughter Beatrice realign his set concepts of how he has habitually rushed to judge people too quickly.
However, it is only when Bonnie meets Madeleine that the most unexpected eventuality turns his hard held beliefs, and his very set views about life, people and love, on their head.
Read the first chapter of One Last Love.
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A tenderly-written but nonetheless tough love story
By
Kim
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Derek Haines very capably puts the reader in front of one of life's imponderables, death - coming swiftly face-to-face with the reality of the unavoidable and immense finality of our lives and discovering a last love at the same time whose beneficial effects would ease the inexorability of the final days.
Delicate, touching yet matter-of-fact as to what was happening and what would happen. Heart-wrenching, although I cried inside - this book made me reconsider my own life, how would I react in similar circumstances (can never be ruled out), how would I face it, how would I look back on days past, what regrets would I have? Made me reflect a lot, which is no bad thing.
It also made me feel hope for people in these circumstances, the knowledge that it was still possible to find some happiness, which in itself can bring relief, albeit temporary.
This book left me with a feeling of, difficult to describe, emptiness in knowing that for the hospice inmates, there was no foreseeable future, and understanding their need to live each minute of each day to the full while they could.
A tough but very worthwhile read, and one that I highly recommend - some Kleenex necessary.
I might come back to this review later, as my thoughts are still fairly jumbled.
By
Kim
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Derek Haines very capably puts the reader in front of one of life's imponderables, death - coming swiftly face-to-face with the reality of the unavoidable and immense finality of our lives and discovering a last love at the same time whose beneficial effects would ease the inexorability of the final days.
Delicate, touching yet matter-of-fact as to what was happening and what would happen. Heart-wrenching, although I cried inside - this book made me reconsider my own life, how would I react in similar circumstances (can never be ruled out), how would I face it, how would I look back on days past, what regrets would I have? Made me reflect a lot, which is no bad thing.
It also made me feel hope for people in these circumstances, the knowledge that it was still possible to find some happiness, which in itself can bring relief, albeit temporary.
This book left me with a feeling of, difficult to describe, emptiness in knowing that for the hospice inmates, there was no foreseeable future, and understanding their need to live each minute of each day to the full while they could.
A tough but very worthwhile read, and one that I highly recommend - some Kleenex necessary.
I might come back to this review later, as my thoughts are still fairly jumbled.
I loved this short story.
By mzglorybe (Southern CA USA)
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This gives us a great look at what goes through someone's mind in the last days of his life. Too bad it took going into hospice for the main character to realize that people have more to offer than what we see on the outside. Bonnie is a man in his 70's facing his immortality. It's now down to a week or two and he is sent to a hospice center for the last of his days. All his life he had been prejudiced against blacks, against gays, against teens with tatoo's and piercings, and yet these were the first people to befriend him in hospice. To sit by his bed when he was too ill to fend for himself. It surprised him, and he was forced into taking an honest look at himself and realized how he had treated "these kind of people" when he was younger.
We all now people like him, my own father is like that, and he is 91 so he is never going to change, but I sure wish he was still able to read. I think it would be an eye-opener. Yes, I read him some lines, and did tell him about it. Unfortunately, dementia is getting in the way of anything we tell him, sadly, he won't remember it tomorrow.
One of the things I loved most was that this main character (think Walter Matthau) has such a good sense of humor, even in facing death. He makes you chuckle with his comments and realism, and that was the gift he gave to his new friends in hospice with him. I think that alone bought him some redemption for past injustices, that he brought laughter into the lives of others suffering through their last days. Even one of the nurses commented in the first day or two of his stay there that she hadn't heard laughter in the lunchroom, well, ever.
Definitely recommend this little gem.
By mzglorybe (Southern CA USA)
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This gives us a great look at what goes through someone's mind in the last days of his life. Too bad it took going into hospice for the main character to realize that people have more to offer than what we see on the outside. Bonnie is a man in his 70's facing his immortality. It's now down to a week or two and he is sent to a hospice center for the last of his days. All his life he had been prejudiced against blacks, against gays, against teens with tatoo's and piercings, and yet these were the first people to befriend him in hospice. To sit by his bed when he was too ill to fend for himself. It surprised him, and he was forced into taking an honest look at himself and realized how he had treated "these kind of people" when he was younger.
We all now people like him, my own father is like that, and he is 91 so he is never going to change, but I sure wish he was still able to read. I think it would be an eye-opener. Yes, I read him some lines, and did tell him about it. Unfortunately, dementia is getting in the way of anything we tell him, sadly, he won't remember it tomorrow.
One of the things I loved most was that this main character (think Walter Matthau) has such a good sense of humor, even in facing death. He makes you chuckle with his comments and realism, and that was the gift he gave to his new friends in hospice with him. I think that alone bought him some redemption for past injustices, that he brought laughter into the lives of others suffering through their last days. Even one of the nurses commented in the first day or two of his stay there that she hadn't heard laughter in the lunchroom, well, ever.
Definitely recommend this little gem.
Jillian's review from Goodreads
Aug 30, 12
The story in this book would be an amazing story line for a movie, as I believed the concept to quite original. I have read other stories in where a main character lived the last days of live, but I have not come across a story that is about finding the love of your life during your final days.
The story plays in a hospice care centre, in where the main character Bonnie spends the last days of his existence. After reflecting upon his life, he chooses to become a new person, and in the end even finds love. He transforms his personality from being a rough, cranky Scrooge type into a loving, and caring person, who tries to make peace with the types of people he used to despise.
One thought I had while reading was the fact that this story actually makes you think about how you live your own life. If only the last days of your life suddenly make you realize you could have lived your life much better with more happiness and acceptance, you might already be too late to funny enjoy it. This book makes you reflect on how you treat others yourself, and therefore could help you build new relationships. Furthermore, it might trigger some memories of people who have lost loved-once who passed away while being in a hospice at old age.
This is a story too good to spoil in a review, and therefore I highly recommend this story to anyone who wants to learn how some people might spend the last days of their life. The reader might learn a thing or two as well.
Aug 30, 12
The story in this book would be an amazing story line for a movie, as I believed the concept to quite original. I have read other stories in where a main character lived the last days of live, but I have not come across a story that is about finding the love of your life during your final days.
The story plays in a hospice care centre, in where the main character Bonnie spends the last days of his existence. After reflecting upon his life, he chooses to become a new person, and in the end even finds love. He transforms his personality from being a rough, cranky Scrooge type into a loving, and caring person, who tries to make peace with the types of people he used to despise.
One thought I had while reading was the fact that this story actually makes you think about how you live your own life. If only the last days of your life suddenly make you realize you could have lived your life much better with more happiness and acceptance, you might already be too late to funny enjoy it. This book makes you reflect on how you treat others yourself, and therefore could help you build new relationships. Furthermore, it might trigger some memories of people who have lost loved-once who passed away while being in a hospice at old age.
This is a story too good to spoil in a review, and therefore I highly recommend this story to anyone who wants to learn how some people might spend the last days of their life. The reader might learn a thing or two as well.
They took `it's never too late' to a whole new level!,
By Mary Crocco "book reviewer / writer"
This review is from: One Last Love (Kindle Edition)
A beautifully written love story with a message of tolerance is what Derek Haines brings to his readers. His main character, Bonnie, as he likes to be called, is transferred from a hospital to a hospice to live out his last days. It's here that he sheds his grumpy old bastard reputation and his prejudices with a little help from another patient, Madeleine, his unexpected last love.
Bonnie shares his last days with patients he held strong opinions about in life, to name just a few; a homosexual, a typical teenager he would never have related to, and a pompous `prat'. All contributed to changing Bonnie's lifelong perceptions. His awakening, being in the last days of his life, may not have made any impact except for a last minute mea culpa, but Derek tells the story in such a way that you will be forced to think about your own attitudes.
Bonnie's life wasn't a barrel of laughs; he had crosses to bear, like many of us. A bad marriage which ended in a suicide, bad relationships, and losing his son at age 11. He hid his insecurities by being brash, but as Madeleine says, "Everyone knows you've got a soft centre under that grumpy crust of yours."
I recommend One Last Love for those who enjoy a thought provoking romantic story with subliminal messages. For Bonnie, he experienced an epiphany in his last days of life. Along with that, he fell in love, perhaps the truest love in his life. If not for Madeleine and his new friends, he would have died alone.
I was left with one final message in One Last Love. Don't be afraid to be open-minded and let people in. One shouldn't wait for companionship and love until the last days of your life, even if unexpected as was the case with Bonnie and Madeleine. They took `it's never too late' to a whole new level!
Derek Haines, as always, brings his characters to life. Each one will captivate your heart. Readers will truly enjoy meeting Bonnie and his last minute friends who change his life if only for a few days.
By Mary Crocco "book reviewer / writer"
This review is from: One Last Love (Kindle Edition)
A beautifully written love story with a message of tolerance is what Derek Haines brings to his readers. His main character, Bonnie, as he likes to be called, is transferred from a hospital to a hospice to live out his last days. It's here that he sheds his grumpy old bastard reputation and his prejudices with a little help from another patient, Madeleine, his unexpected last love.
Bonnie shares his last days with patients he held strong opinions about in life, to name just a few; a homosexual, a typical teenager he would never have related to, and a pompous `prat'. All contributed to changing Bonnie's lifelong perceptions. His awakening, being in the last days of his life, may not have made any impact except for a last minute mea culpa, but Derek tells the story in such a way that you will be forced to think about your own attitudes.
Bonnie's life wasn't a barrel of laughs; he had crosses to bear, like many of us. A bad marriage which ended in a suicide, bad relationships, and losing his son at age 11. He hid his insecurities by being brash, but as Madeleine says, "Everyone knows you've got a soft centre under that grumpy crust of yours."
I recommend One Last Love for those who enjoy a thought provoking romantic story with subliminal messages. For Bonnie, he experienced an epiphany in his last days of life. Along with that, he fell in love, perhaps the truest love in his life. If not for Madeleine and his new friends, he would have died alone.
I was left with one final message in One Last Love. Don't be afraid to be open-minded and let people in. One shouldn't wait for companionship and love until the last days of your life, even if unexpected as was the case with Bonnie and Madeleine. They took `it's never too late' to a whole new level!
Derek Haines, as always, brings his characters to life. Each one will captivate your heart. Readers will truly enjoy meeting Bonnie and his last minute friends who change his life if only for a few days.
