Things We Never Got Over

By Lucy Score,

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Grumpy, small-town barber + hopelessly romantic runaway bride = great big bust ups, all the tension and lots of steamy encounters!

Escaping her seemingly perfect wedding, Naomi Witt arrives in rough-around-the-edges Knockemout, Virginia, running to…

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3 authors picked Things We Never Got Over as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Such a fantastic read—and so easy to get lost in! The small-town setting is one I love, and the cast of characters were fun and diverse. This book hits all the right emotional notes. It’s spicy, funny, with plenty of heart.

Things We Never Got Over has definitely earned a spot on my keeper shelf!

I absolutely loved the Knockemout series. It’s both romantic comedy and romantic suspense, which is hard to pull off.

But what do I love the most? The southern-ish town. It comes to life in the pages of these books, as do all the characters. And the love scenes…oh my.

My BFF and I read these around the same time. We had so much fun talking about these characters and debating which man was the best (book boyfriend). Even now, I can’t decide. It depends on the day and my mood as to which one I love the most.

I hardly ever tackle a book that is over 500 pages, but I am so glad I did. It did not feel like 500 pages.

As this story unfolds one delicious layer at a time, an off-the-charts steamy romance between the two main characters, Knox and Naomi, had me gasping at times from the intensity. This book is so well written it kept me turning pages long after the lights should have been out. I had to see how it would all come together.

I loved all the side characters, including Knox's brother, Nash, who is the local chief of…

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