DAMAGED GOODS
by NYT Bestselling Author Nicole Williams
The Outsider Chronicles, #2
(stand-alone)
New Adult/Adult Contemporary
Release: September 9, 2014
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When Liv Bennett said good-bye to her sinkhole of a hometown, she planned to leave that chapter of her life behind forever. But forever turned out to only be three years.
After her addict of a mother up and disappears, Liv returns to what she considers her own personal hell smack in the middle of nowhere Nevada to take care of her two younger sisters, and she promptly reinstitutes the golden rule that got her through her first nineteen years of life without getting knocked up, roughed up, or messed up: don’t date the local boys and, god forbid, don’t fall in love with one of them.
It isn’t long before that golden rule is put to the test.
Will Goods grew up in the next trailer over, but the wild, careless boy who used to tear up the town with his three brothers has morphed into someone else so completely, he’s almost unrecognizable. The quiet, contemplative man who works on cars every night and takes care of his mentally ill mother every day is nothing like the local boys Liv grew up avoiding.
But when Liv considers suspending her golden rule just this once, she finds out something about Will that will change everything.
Will Goods isn’t who he used to be—he’s not even the man Liv thinks she’s gotten to know over the summer. He’s become someone else entirely.
He’s become . . .
Damaged Goods.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18487371-damaged-goods
This series is quickly becoming one of my favorites. They are complete stand alones but share a common theme of characters that are a little down on their luck. They face some tough challenges in life and don’t always have it easy. It’s a refreshing change of pace and they seem to be real people with real problems. I immediately fell in love with Liv and her strength. A good strong female lead is not always easy to come by. Oh and Will, you will eat him up from the very beginning. I could tell early on that they both had very interesting stories to tell and I couldn’t wait to get the big picture. Nicole Williams has developed such strong characters that you fall in love with and can relate in some way to. She brings stories to life in such a way that you feel like you are right there in the middle of it. Bringing such realistic problems to life in this series is something special. All in all this is a great book and I recommend you read all of them. I cant wait to see what is in store for us next.!!
4 Stars
♥ Sophie
I’m the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the CRASH series (HarperTeen, S&S UK), LOST & FOUND series, UP IN FLAMES (S&S UK), The EDEN TRILOGY, and a handful of others. I write stories about everyday kinds of people who find themselves in extraordinary kinds of situations. I tell love stories with happy endings because I believe in making the world a better place, and that’s one tiny way I can make it so. I’m one of those people who still believe in true love and soul mates, and would rather keep my head in the clouds any day over having my feet firmly on the ground.
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