An emotionally frozen man shows up on his college besties door on her 30th birthday to complete a marriage pact they made years ago.

While they decide to have a business marriage their chemistry is off the charts. The sexy times burns the pages! And you know it will turn to love.

This was a quick fun read and makes me want to read the others in the series.

Sarah reaches out to her college friend, Ian, on their 30th birthday. Not only does Ian respond but he shows up at her place and they renew not only their friendship but explore the romantic sparks between them. Without giving away too much of this book I loved the way Tawna brought in the secondary characters who had Down’s Syndrome.

I voluntarily read and review an advanced copyof The Last. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Good book! This one was on a roll from beginning to end. The plot was predictable, but in the most wonderful ways. The clinical situation created by the marriage of convenience ideation between Sarah and Ian caused me to both smile and cry. This novel illicited real emotional connections through these flawed and lovable characters. I will happily read from this author again.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tawna Fenske for the ARC!!!

Hands down one of my favorite friends to lovers romance stories...and I'm hard to please, because this is my favorite trope! Sarah and Ian are magical and so cute together, you can’t help but fall under their spell and want their “marriage of convenience” to morph into the real hearts and flowers, soulmate union.
Yes, I wanted to smack them both at times, but that just made to story more real to this reader. I would have liked to have seen Ian’s mom a bit more, since she seems like a real flower child kinda gal...so very different from her grown up son (but maybe not her college aged Ian).
Fenske’s classic humorous dialogue is evident throughout the book, but I think there’s a bit more seriousness to this story, which I really felt made a nice juxtaposition within the plot. It actually might be my favorite book of hers thus far!

I received this book as an ARC through #Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and given of my own free will.

Another new and promising author for me. Is this a predictable love story? Yes... Is it really good? YES!

It’s not just your typical second chance romance. It’s a story of two people who were close friends in college, then life took them in different directions. Gather back up later in life, again as friends and see where it goes. There is a reason things don’t always go the way we want when we are young.

Some drama of course, because they aren’t going to fall in love during their business arrangement, in fact one of them isn’t capable of it, but again things don’t always go how we expect.

Good read and an author that I am looking forward to reading more of!

Ian and Sarah made a pact if they were not married by a certain age they would get married. When she sends him a text after tying one on Ian shows up on her door step with a solution that they get married but will this fulfill her getting married to her best or cause problems neither can see? Ian and Sarah will have you cheering for them as they find their way. Ian is someone you would hope to end up with as your life partner I truly enjoyed his outlook. I voluntarily agreed to receive an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Loved it. Tawna Fenske has a great story telling mind & a great sense of humour. Sarah & Ian make a great couple, with heat hot enough to scorch the pages. I loved their history of being best friends making a special pact concerning their thirtieth birthday & marriage. I enjoyed the journey from marriage of convenience to marriage of the heart & I loved Junie. I hope that we’ll see more of her.....hopefully this isn’t the last book.

The Last by Tawna Fenske is book three in her The List series. The previous books are The List and The Test. Every book is about another couple and can easily be read as a standalone.
The Last is Sarah and Ian's story.
Sarah Keating is a 30 year old single woman who had her life all planned out. But nothing came true, she's still single, childless, dadada. She has great friends and a drunk text brings her back in contact with her college crush, Ian.
Ian Nolan is an aquaintance of Sarah, but when he gets a text from her he's intrigued.
The Last is a witty read, well written with great characters. A rom/com of it's finest. I liked the unique story and the writing and give 4 beautiful stars.

This is the 3rd book in The List series. This book can be read as a standalone novel. To avoid spoilers, and to understand the series, I recommend reading in order.

Sarah is facing a benchmark birthday. Being surrounded by her friends getting married and having someone special, she is noticing that being single in her life might not be where she wants to be. Then he came back.

Ian and Sarah made a pact in college to be there for one another if they were still single at the 30th year mark. Now with the year here - and they are both single - they discuss with real intent what it means to both of them. What they could have may burn the pages......

Seriously hot, as only this great author can be, this story starts the burn right at the beginning with one of the hottest men in book history knocking on the door. Such an amazing story, that only adds to a great series.


***This copy was given in exchange for an honest review, by Netgalley and its publisher.

This book wasn't as magical as the other books in the series. I really liked the heroine but could never really got a good sense of who the hero was. He seemed nice and charming but then his job saw him a while different way. This was a quick enjoyable read though

The Last is book 3 in The List series but can be read as a standalone. That being said, I can't wait to go back and read the first two in the series!


Sarah just turned 30, and while she's successful and has an amazing job, she hasn't accomplished the one thing she hoped to by this age - getting married. With no prospects on the horizon, she reaches out to an old college friend and jokingly brings up their pact to get married if they are both single at 30. What she doesn't expect is him to remember, and propose they go for it.

Ian not only remembers the pact with Sarah, but he's also all for it. Against love and ever opening his heart to anyone Ian proposes a marriage of convenience and sets out to win Sarah over. But he doesn't expect the sizzling chemistry between them, or how she makes him feel things he didn't think he was capable of.

I really enjoyed this book. There is a perfect mix of romance, drama & comedy, with an off the charts steam level. Sarah & Ian are well developed and easy to love, and I found myself rooting for them from their very first conversation. Her friends were all a welcome addition, although I wish we got a little more from Junie!

This was my first book by Tawna Fenske and I'm excited to read more! If you're looking for a fun, refreshing romantic comedy this is definitely it!

“The Last” is hands down my favourite book by Tawna Fenske! This book is funny, sensual and has a heart of gold. It brought the friends-to-lovers trope to a brand new level. Love this author and her books and always a one click for me and I would absolutely recommend to all book lovers out there

Celebrating her 30.birthday Sara gets drunk with her friends and reconnects with her best friend from collage Nolan. They had a pact in college to get married to each other if they were still single by the 30.birthday. Tragic and family drama makes Nolan shuts down his heart to love and that is why he proposes to Sara with a marriage proposal without feelings. Sara starts everything with doubt, but after spending time with Nolan again, sharing the same bed and having amazingly hot compatibility in bed she say yes to a proposal. When she realized that she loves him, Nolan, brakes everything.
It is a sweet lovely story with great characters. Nolan past is really sad and is no wonder why he builds all the walls around his heart. It is great to see how they both start to fall for eachother even when Nolan is in denial. Especially it is great to see the moment when he opens his eyes and the end is truly heartbreaking and sooo sweet. Lovely read.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

My first Tawna Fenske book, but definitely not my last! Ian and Sarah were college friends who made a pact to marry each other at 30 if they were still single. On Sarah’s 30th, they reconnect and Ian asks her if she wants to marry, but more as a business arrangement.

The chemistry and romance is off the charts. Ian’s struggle with emotions is poignant and I may or may not have shed a few tears at the end. This can be read as a standalone even though it’s part of a series, but I will be going back to check out the others. I’ve discovered another favorite author to read.

Thanks to the publisher for a review copy via NetGalley.

"Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review."

Loved this book very much. It had just enough sweet, sexy romance and the storyline was great! I highly recommend!

I love Tawna's books all around and this one particularly pulled at me, having lost my husband 12 years ago.. Her balance of emotions in this novel and life lessons learned by the end makes this one of my favorite stories. I absolutely loved the plot of this book and the honesty of Sarah and Ian's friendship is so heartwarming and felt perfect and real. It was a great combination of a slow simmer of forever love, with the perfect pinch of instant lusty heat. What a wonderful way to end a wonderful series..

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3.5 This is the 3rd in the series. I have not read the other two. I really do not know if reading the others would have helped but I don’t think so since this book stood alone if you ask me.

This is a story any fan of the genre has read a hundred times. Pact is made that if friends are not married by 30 they will marry each other. But one doesn’t believe in love and the other wants a marriage based in love.

The writing was fine I just never really connected to the characters. I kept thinking they should have stayed friends. But there were times the romance fired and I enjoyed it but it was more like one step forward two steps back.

Fenske is a great writer this story just didn’t fall into one of my favs.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

There are a few authors who are able to balance a lighthearted, rom-com feel with a real depth of feeling and emotion, and do it well. Tawna Fenske is one of those authors.

Sarah Keating and Ian Nolan made that pact in college. You know the one – if you’re not married by the ripe old age of 30, you’ll marry each other. They haven’t spoken in years, other than random, shallow text messages, but they’re still connected via Facebook so they’re both aware of each other’s still-single status. On Sarah’s 30th birthday, she remembers the pact and reaches out to Ian, expecting to exchange their yearly “Happy Birthday!” “You, too” text message and nothing else, but a girl’s night involving several glasses of wine sees her taking the text conversation a little further.

Ian wants to do it; he wants to get married. He sees no reason they shouldn’t. They know each other well, they’re very fond of each other, they have great sex, and there’s no reason to expect they wouldn’t have a lasting, mutually beneficial marriage built on mutual affection and respect, not explosive passion that will burn out and lead to hurt feelings and eventual divorce.

Sarah takes some convincing, but she eventually comes around. I was a little concerned about how this would go. Sarah has always seen herself in a more traditional marriage that followed a more traditional courtship, but she can’t say she doesn’t see the appeal of being married to Ian Nolan. They’d been best friends in college, and based on their recent interactions, they still can be. Plus, the sex is off-the-charts fantastic.

Ian comes across as a bit of a cold fish at first. He’s determined not to fall in love, and his determination makes him seem almost cruel at times. He seems almost oblivious to how his actions and the things he says affect Sarah. But finding out his back story made him easier to understand. His parents’ divorce really did a number on him, and the death of his beloved younger brother cemented his belief that loving anyone brings about nothing about heartache and disappointment. He has decided that the type of marriage he’s proposing to Sarah is the best way to avoid it. So there’s more to his feelings than the usual “Women can’t be trusted!” nonsense we see so often in romance.

Ian may have come across as an emotional cold fish, but there was nothing cold about him in the bedroom. Or couch. Or steam room. Or car. The chemistry between Sarah and Ian was scorching hot. Based on that alone, I was sure they were going to be able to figure out their relationship, though not without some ups and downs in the middle.

The Last was a fun read. With the world in the shape it’s in, romantic comedy is a genre I’m trying to read more of. Fortunately for me, Tawna Fenske has an extensive backlist I can dive into.

The last is the third book in The list series but it can be read as stand-alone. I liked the premise of the "if we are single when we reach 30 we will get married", but I found the execution a little lacking. I believe that for two people who were best friends for 10 years, Sarah and Ian were awkward with each other and not just in the transitioning part where they go from friends to lovers. The characters come with baggage that made things difficult for our main characters and added drama to the story. I feel like the book is somewhere in the middle in my scale of how much I liked a book. I do feel like the writing needed some improvement (no offense to the author), but it wasn't bad and I didn't have any trouble reading it.

Sarah Keating is celebrating her 30th birthday by reminding herself that it is okay to be single, not married with kids, husband, house and all that she thought she would have at thirty. Her friends have also gotten some information out of her about a college friend Ian, who she normally texts birthday wishes to since his birthday is close to hers. When she does he immediately texts back and shortly thereafter he agrees to come over since he is in town. They had also agreed to marry when they were younger if not married by thirty. When she sees him standing at her door he does not look like she remembers, no better. That idea of marriage is looking better or it could be the alcohol. Spending some time together in their birthday suits blowing out candles with each other, they realize that being together would be good for both. That is until Sarah wants Ian not with a contract like he wants but just the two of them. Leaving Ian with a wait for it feelings, he does not know what to do. With the feelings or about Sarah. Will he pull his brains out of his Gluteus Maximus and get the woman or continue to sit on his feelings. Read this serious and funny story about two people.