Title: Damaged Goods
Author: Nicole Williams
Series: Outsider Chronicles #2
Release Date: September 9th 2014
Age Group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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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.
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.
Review
Although I love being pampered and preened for a few hours, I hate going to the hairdressers! Its the thought of being faced with a huge mirror, YUK! I know you're probably wondering what this has to do with Nicole Williams' latest release??? Well, usually I take my Kindle to distract myself from my own reflection and my choice of book this time was Damaged Goods. Do not be mistaken into thinking this is just an ordinary New Adult Contemporary Romance. It isn't! Nicole Williams has written a complex and emotional story and though I began reading it in a public place, for me only Liv and Will's world existed.
Will and Liv are likeable protagonists and because life is a struggle for them both we cannot help but read the story and hope that there will be a happy outcome for them. Yet Nicole Williams lulls us into a false sense of security; when we think this romance is guaranteed to work, fate shouts "plot twist" from the sidelines! Suddenly we are forced into the uncomfortable position of choosing which character to support.
Liv is an inspirational heroine who gives up her dreams to return to her home town where she accepts the role of guardian to her two younger sisters. It takes them all time to adjust, particularly given their financial situation, but Liv decides to accepts a job which previously she would have turned her nose up at.
After time in the army Will is also back home, but to acre for his Mum who has a form of mental illness. He spend his time fixing cars and has an empathetic quality very rarely seen in New Adult romantic heroes.
Their relationship develops in an unusual, surprising and exciting way and I loved watching the change in them both, because of this.
Damaged Goods is another fantastic novel from Nicole Williams and I am eager to read more of her books. Make time to read this one in one sitting!
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