Lena Hart is good at getting through the night. She keeps the drinks moving, the customers smiling, and her real life tucked neatly out of sight. Miles Avery is good at surviving the kitchen. He works late, says little, and trusts routine more than people. After one uncomfortable moment outside her bar, a walk home together becomes the easiest part of Lena’s day. Then it happens again. And again... moreLena Hart is good at getting through the night. She keeps the drinks moving, the customers smiling, and her real life tucked neatly out of sight. Miles Avery is good at surviving the kitchen. He works late, says little, and trusts routine more than people. After one uncomfortable moment outside her bar, a walk home together becomes the easiest part of Lena’s day. Then it happens again. And again. Soon, the quiet stretch between closing time and sunrise becomes something neither of them can stop wanting. But the more the ritual means, the harder it is to pretend it is only a walk. Before Last Call is a tender, slow-burn contemporary romance about two exhausted night-shift souls, the intimacy that only happens after midnight, and the dangerous moment when comfort starts turning into something real. less