The Last Night

Ed Cohen owes his life to Alex Evergreen. Now, after three years since they last saw each other, his debt is being called in. Alex has lost his only family. His wife has just walked out on him, and when he learns that she's involved with another man, he finds no reason left to live. Ed, however, won't let his friend go without a fight. He bargains for one week to change Alex's mind and seek out his true family: the birth parents he has never known. Armed with only his mother's name, their journey from Seattle to San Francisco to Los Angeles and Lone Pine captures the fear, heart, and moments of humor brought on by second chances. Unless both men discover how to stop their collision course, they will lose everything by THE LAST NIGHT.

Daniel Gardina is a Los Angeles-based writer who earned his BA and MFA from the University of Southern California. He is the author of THE LAST NIGHT, THE LOOKOUT AND OTHER STORIES, and the HOLLYWOOD NOVELIST blog.