Things We Left Behind
Things We Left Behind
Siblings return to their small hometown and find unexpected love waiting for them among old friends and new possibilities. One couple is enemies who've always pushed each other to be better, even when it hurt. This dual story explores how home, healing, and humor make the best love stories.
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Lucian Rollins is self-made with vengeance as his fuel, determined to erase his abusive father's legacy. Sloane Walton is a spitfire operating out of spite and old wounds, chasing her own justice tied to Lucian's past. When they finally snap at each other, bickering ignites into heat they can't extinguish. But Sloane wants forever: marriage, kids, the works. Lucian is allergic to commitment and the very idea of children. They're enemies-to-lovers trapped at an impasse.
This is Lucy Score at peak form. The banter snaps, the chemistry is undeniable, and Lucian's slow-burn capitulation to Sloane hits hard. Score writes emotional weight that doesn't feel saccharine. These two are genuinely broken and genuinely fixed by choosing each other. The pacing is excellent. You'll keep reading just to see when he finally caves.
Abusive parenting (backstory, detailed). Spice level 4. Violence from external conflict. References to the abusive father's crimes. One scene involving unwanted confrontation.
Lucian completely changes his stance on marriage and kids. The climax involves him facing his terror of becoming his father and choosing Sloane anyway. Then actively, deliberately choosing the future he spent the whole book saying he didn't want. The book ends with the suggestion they'll marry and have kids. If you're reading for 'will he finally grow', yes, spectacularly.
If Beautiful Bastard or It Happened One Summer hit the right notes, this will too. Read this if you love grumpy-meets-sunshine written for adults in a real relationship with real friction. Perfect for fans of the Knockemout series. This is the finale, and it delivers.
Final book in the Knockemout series (3 books). Can technically stand alone, but it's so much richer if you've read books 1-2. Lucian appears throughout the series and his connection to Sloane is teased from book one.
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