Knockemout Series, Book 3
From the publisher:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score returns to spicy-sweet Knockemout, Virginia with Lucian and Sloane’s story.
There was only one woman who could set me free. But I would rather set myself on fire than ask Sloane Walton for anything.
Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his abusive father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building his empire. The more money and power he gains, the safer he feels.
Except when it comes to one feisty small-town librarian…
Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and their current mutual disdain, Sloane Walton trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited body.
When bickering accidentally turns to foreplay, the flames are fanned, and it’s impossible to put them out again. But with Sloane more than ready to start a family and Lucian refusing to even consider the idea of marriage and kids, these enemies-to-lovers are stuck at an impasse.
Until Lucian learns the hard way that leaving Sloane is impossible―the very least he can do is to keep her safe.
Book 1: Things We Never Got Over
Book 2: Things We Hide from the Light
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December is usually a very slow month in publishing, so I’ve always used it to catch up on the books I missed during the year. I’m doing that, but there are still a handful of new books that I am reading as well. One of the nicest perks of my job is that I get 2 weeks off over the holidays, and I’m spending them baking, cleaning, reading, and watching Hallmark Christmas (& their one Hanukkah) movies!
This was my first read in this series, although I’ve read Lucy Score before and really enjoyed her. I did find this a bit slow going in the beginning, and I’m going to blame that on missing the first two books (which I’m definitely going to read sooner rather than later!) Our two protagonists have a past, and it’s not pretty. Sloane doesn’t trust Julian at all, but no one can deny their chemistry is off-the-charts hot. They both have a lot of baggage, and honestly, Julian is drowning in it, but even he realizes that Sloane is offering a hand up.
There were a lot of laughs and a lot of tears produced by this story, not to mention the heat! It is a long book, but once I got past the first 50 pages or so, I couldn’t put it down. And I can’t wait to read the first two books in this series.
12/2023 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch
THINGS WE LEFT BEHIND by Lucy Score. Bloom Books (September 5, 2023). ISBN: 978-1728276120. 592p.
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