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Last Good Thing: A New Adult Contemporary Romance (The Fallout Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Heather Young-Nichols (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
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He was the boy next door that I loved. Now he’s the single dad I refuse to let back in.

My ex-best friends have been dead to me for four years. I left against my will and then… they stopped talking to me. An entire lifetime of childhood friendships flushed down the drain. Worse yet… I’d been in love with Zac Walsh–the literal boy next door who went through women the way most of us went through underwear–since I was thirteen.

Then… he just stopped being my best friend and so did the rest of them. Unfortunately, coming back to town isn’t my idea. But it’s my responsibility to take care of my dad’s things and I’m determined to do the job then get out of here as quickly as possible. Maybe without seeing any of them.

Of course, that doesn’t happen. Zac sees me before I get into the house. He’s still the boy next door, probably still going through women like most of us go through underwear, and against my better judgment, those feelings bubble up from the deep abyss I’d exiled them to. As the secrets that have been hidden from me all start finding their way to the surface, is he really the only one I can lean on?

Last Good Thing is book one in the Fallout Series and features a smoking hot single dad and a woman who doesn’t want to let any of them in when she comes back to town yet can’t avoid the familiar feelings, or just how much she’s still in love with him.

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"LAST GOOD THING was a wonderful, second chances, NA read." - Jessica

"The Last Good Thing is a story about healing, forgiveness and finding out how to put the pieces of your life back together." -S. Elizabeth

"Be ready for the ride of your life." - AvidReader

"There were moments that had me laughing and moments that had me reaching for a tissue." - MomOfSporeFan

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081ZC87G6
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 13, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3019 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09JJJ7PFS
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 71 ratings

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Heather Young-Nichols is a USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romances. She writes swoony heroes and snarky heroines with a heap of romance.

When she's not writing, she's binging a show with her kids, watching baseball, or snuggling with her cuddly animals.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Novel About Belonging... to a Place and to People
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2022
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Last Good Thing by Heather Young-Nichols, Book 1 in her Fallout series, starts slowly but builds into an enthralling adventure with characters to root for--even the ones on the border or the outside .

For the past four years, Laney has seen herself as an outsider. After her parents' divorce, she moved three hours away from her hometown of East Branch for her senior year of high school and then college. Between her junior and senior year of college, her father dies, and she has to return to East Branch to clear out his house--and try to sort things out with the "friends" who dropped her when she left town. She learns secrets kept from her by her best friends and by her father, and Last Good Thing chronicles her efforts to come to terms with those revelations before she returns to college for her senior year.

The major male character, Zac,is the proverbial "boy next door", one of her best friends and the object of a crush she's hidden so deeply that none of her other friends know about it. He has a son, and when Laney does the math she realizes that his baby-mama was pregnant before she left--and neither of them told her. The sense of betrayal increases exponentially when she discovers a fundamental aspect of her father's life that he hadn't revealed to her before his death--an aspect Zac knew about. Is her blowup at Zac because of the secret he kept from her four years ago or the secret she thinks he kept from her when she came back two months earlier? Is the romantic relationship they've just started doomed because he didn't tell her things long ago or recently? Only time, an obscene amount of tequila, a coffee-shop conversation with a middle-aged man, and a backyard cookout will provide answers!

I liked Laney and even identified with her--until she started openly questioning the basis of her relationship with Zac. He kept the secret of four years ago because he didn't want to disappoint her and he was a scared high school kid. He didn't keep her father's secret from her at all--he thought she knew it! She was projecting her anger from four years ago onto him, and a talk with one of her dad's close friends makes her realize that Zac doesn't deserve her rage. Being a romance, Last Good Thing requires the hero (Zac) and heroine (Laney) to end up together, with a promise of lasting love. It does all that and more: Laney arranges to do her student teaching in East Branch and then teach there full-time, keeping her in her favorite town--her home--with her favorite guy!

I wondered how Last Good Thing got its name. I still don't know what that "thing" is, but I enjoyed the book so much I didn't care!

Please note that this is not a "closed door" romance, but the sex scenes are brief and don't over-describe the act. If that's not your cup of tea, you won't have the same reading experience I did. But if you can put your filter on regarding language and sexual content, you'll love Last Good Thing! Thanks, Heather Young-Nichols, for writing a book I didn't know I wanted to read!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice story
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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I really liked the book. I felt for Laney as everyone did leave her out of the loop,even her parents and their excuses were lame. I felt her anger and her sadness. Her best friend was as close as she thought. Neither of them where thinking of her.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ok read
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021
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Good simple quick read
But, I'm a little mixed.
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I get that they both hide how they felt and they were young but dang he was wrong no matter what for claiming he always liked her and wanted her but yet he told her about each any every hook up. Funny way of showing you want someone.
And even down to the very end I felt like everyone expected her to get over it like it was nothing. And to them it kind of was, they knew why they didnt tall to her, they were busy to to adjustable to their new lives and she was just in the dark. I felt like with everyone it should have taken more then 1 convo to move past. And I'm not saying I wanted angst and to draw it out but it shouldnt have all changed to fast.
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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great NA series by Heather Young-Nichols!
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
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LAST GOOD THING was a wonderful, second chances, NA read about Laney and Zac, who grew up as neighbors in a somewhat rundown suburban town in Michigan. Laney and Zac were best friends, until Laney moved her senior year of high school. She'd always felt more for him, but they hadn't crossed the line from friends to a couple.

When Laney moved, Zac, along with her other hometown friends, ghosted her. She never knew why. When she is forced back to her old neighborhood after a family tragedy, Laney must confront the people of her past and deal with her lingering feelings for Zac. Zac and Laney respark a friendship, but can she trust him to move their relationship even further?

I loved LAST GOOD THING, and can't wait for book 2 of the series! Heather Young-Nichols writes relatable, young characters, who act their age, which is refreshing for the NA genre. They aren't perfect, they do dumb things, and as readers and fans of NA, we learn to appreciate and accept that. This was a wonderful love story about two kids who matured during their time apart, for different reasons, and who find their way back to each other.
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S. Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets Hurt
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2020
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The secrets kept from Laney aren't necessarily big on a grand scale, but they're big for her. Big enough to hurt once she finds out the truth. The Last Good Thing is a story about healing, forgiveness and finding out how to put the pieces of your life back together.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shock Factor Expert
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2020
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Well, I didn’t see that coming! No spoilers here, but be ready for the ride of your life. I cannot wait for the 2nd installment of this series!!
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S.J. Dowling
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely 2nd chance/best-friends-to-lovers romance story!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020
I must admit that while I thoroughly loved this story of young Laney, returning to her hometown after having left home following her parents' divorce, and attending state college away from her hometown, to deal with her recently deceased father's personal belongings and property, there was one naggling thing that bothered me throughout the story. Laney and Zac, across-the-street neighbors, were best friends until she left their hometown at the end of her 11th grade year of high school. Laney never acknowledged her secret love for Zac, but the fact that Zac, as well as their close friends, completely shut her out of communication upon her departure has been very difficult for her to accept. She returned to East Branch, Ohio, to deal with her late dad's business, but also to find out why those whom she felt were her friends, totally disregarded and ignored her upon her move. She returns to learn a big surprise about Zac and her good friend, Maddie, as well as some other surprises. But despite her struggles with understanding the ostracizing, she and Zac admit some things, and there is an HEA, although, I was disappointed there was no Epilogue. But perhaps in the 2nd book of the series we may hear more. The one naggling problem I had? How did Zac, who lived right across the street from her one-time home, and her dad, never know of his death? This is the ONLY reason I've left a 4-star instead of 5-star review!!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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