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Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout Book 1)
Lucy Score

Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon.

Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.

Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.

Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.

There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.

At least, that’s the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.

About P&T Knitwear
In 1952, founder Bradley Tusk's grandfather, Hymie Tusk, and his business partner Mike Pudlo opened the original P&T Knitwear, a small shop selling sweaters and collared shirts at 37½ Allen Street in New York. Check it out in the photo! The two men survived the Holocaust and met in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany after the war. They emigrated to the US, determined to create better lives for themselves and their families through sheer grit and hustle. When they first opened on the Lower East Side, Pudlo and Tusk couldn't even afford enough merchandise to fill the store. They stocked the shelves with empty boxes, hoping to give the illusion of a bustling business. Soon, their creativity and fearlessness paid off. Today's P&T Knitwear honors our namesake by giving back to the very same neighborhood that made Tusk and Pudlo's story, and so many others' like them, possible.

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What happens when a grumpy, bearded barber meets a runaway bride in a town that thrives on chaos?Reading Things We Never Got Over felt like being wrapped in a cozy small-town blanket that occasionally gets set on fire. From the very first chapter, I was pulled into Knockemout and its cast of messy, lovable, meddling characters. Knox is peak grumpy hero energy—closed-off, fiercely loyal, and absolutely no match for Naomi’s sunshine resilience or her unexpected role as guardian to an 11-year-old with a grown-woman attitude. I loved how Lucy Score balanced swoony romance with real emotional weight. Naomi’s journey from abandoned and overwhelmed to finding her footing hit hard in the best way, and Knox’s slow unraveling had me smiling every time he did something kind while insisting he didn’t care. The banter was sharp, the tension delicious, and the found-family vibes made this feel like more than just a romance—it felt like coming home.

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