She's on the run from a horrific past. He's on the verge of a riches-to-rags nightmare. Until one chance encounter changes everything... Burlesque bar owner Freya Cortez, leads a razzle-dazzle life until she learns her mother has just weeks to live. Now she is forced to juggle a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity with the torment of her far-from-perfect childhood. Millionaire party boy Max Tindall is facing financial ruin, even his most prized possession is at risk-his home. But a casual encounter with Freya gives him one last chance to turn his life around. Though Freya has vowed never to fall in love, even she can't deny Max is the kindest person she's ever met, the one man to challenge her "no settling" rule. But how can a woman so sassy and independent ignore the fact that there's something gravely amiss with him? Something even he hasn't noticed. Something bound to destroy both their lives. For fans of heat with heart romance, and It Ends With Us. Curl up with The Last in Line to experience an unique romance like no other!