Crash - Nicole Williams

Southpointe High is the last place Lucy wanted to wind up her senior year of school. Right up until she stumbles into Jude Ryder, a guy whose name has become its own verb, and synonymous with trouble. He's got a rap sheet that runs longer than a senior thesis, has had his name sighed, shouted, and cursed by more women than Lucy dares to ask, and lives at the local boys home where disturbed seems to be the status quo for the residents. Lucy had a stable at best, quirky at worst, upbringing. She lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, has her sights set on Julliard, and has been careful to keep trouble out of her life. Up until now. Jude's everything she needs to stay away from if she wants to separate her past from her future. Staying away, she's about to find out, is the only thing she's incapable of. For Lucy Larson and Jude Ryder, love's about to become the thing that tears them apart.

To go from writing books with a supernatural twist to a story about two high school kids has got to be a tough transition. Nicole Williams found a way to bring drama to the story without anything paranormal. The sparks are flying at the beginning of the story and continue all the way through. You get bits and pieces of their individual stories as they go along and feel for the bad guy who is really good on the inside and the perfect ballerina who is anything but perfect.

They both make bad choices and do the wrong thing and you can't help but get frustrated at times and then there is a twist that I actually didn't see coming. Usually I'm pretty good and figuring out what is going to happen but not this time. She actually got me. Good job Ms. Williams!

I loved the Eden trilogy, I loved Fissure and can't wait for Fusion and I read Crash in a day. I will buy and read anything Nicole Williams writes.