Things We Hide from the Light

by Lucy Score

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Lucy Score’s a hit with the first book, Things We Never Got Over, in her “Knockemout” series. Knockemout, Virginia, that is. Book 2, Things We Hide From the Light continues the fancy footwork dancing around your heart. And to think, they called boxing “the sweet science.” We beg to differ. It’s reading Lucy Score.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lucy Score returns to Knockemout, Virginia, following fan-favorite Things We Never Got Over with Knox's brother Nash's story.

Nash Morgan was always known as the good Morgan brother, with a smile and a wink for everyone. But now, this chief of police is recovering from being shot and his Southern charm has been overshadowed by panic attacks and nightmares. He feels like a broody shell of the man he once was. Nash isn't about to let anyone in his life know he's struggling. But his new next-door neighbor, smart and sexy Lina, sees his shadows. As a rule, she's not a fan of physical contact unless she initiates it, but for some reason Nash's touch is different. He feels it too. The physical connection between them is incendiary, grounding him and making her wonder if exploring it is worth the risk.

Too bad Lina's got secrets of her own, and if Nash finds out the real reason she's in town, he'll never forgive her. Besides, she doesn't do relationships. Ever. A hot, short-term fling with a local cop? Absolutely. Sign her up. A relationship with a man who expects her to plant roots? No freaking way. Once she gets what she's after, she has no intention of sticking around. But Knockemout has a way of getting under people's skin. And once Nash decides to make Lina his, he's not about to be dissuaded…even if it means facing the danger that nearly killed him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728276113
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	02/21/2023
Series:	Knockemout Series , #2
Pages:	592
Sales rank:	1,972
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Lucy Score is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She grew up in a literary family who insisted that the dinner table was for reading and earned a degree in journalism. She writes full-time from the Pennsylvania home she and Mr. Lucy share with their obnoxious cat, Cleo. When not spending hours crafting heartbreaker heroes and kick-ass heroines, Lucy can be found on the couch, in the kitchen, or at the gym. She hopes to someday write from a sailboat, oceanfront condo, or tropical island with reliable Wi-Fi.

Editorial Reviews

03/06/2023

Score pairs a sassy insurance investigator with the police chief of a sleepy Virginia town in her sprawling second Knockemout romance (after Things We Never Got Over). After Chief Nash Morgan is nearly killed in an attack he can’t fully remember, he struggles to get his life back on track—until his brother’s college ex-girlfriend, Lina Solavita, shows up in their small town, igniting a forbidden attraction. She claims she’s there to visit Nash’s brother, Knox, but really she’s tracking a missing Porsche for her work. Lina’s not forthcoming with Nash, and he explodes when he discovers her deception, despite Lina’s insistence it was a “practically insignificant omission of the truth.” Soon, however, the couple faces a bigger problem: a local crime boss is out for Nash’s head, along with those of his soon-to-be sister-in-law and niece. Meanwhile, Lina and Nash’s chemistry ignites—but an unexpected villain is determined to end their affair. By romance standards, this is a brick, but Score keeps the pages turning with a twisty, danger-laced plot; feisty leads; and blazing passion (which produces “not just any run-of-the-mill, I-could-have-done-better-with-a-vibrator orgasms”). This lively tale will delight series fans. Agent: Flavia Viotti, Bookcase Literary. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"Bestselling author Lucy Score pens heartfelt and hilarious love stories—and her latest novel is no exception, delivering all her signature charm." — Woman's World

From the Publisher

01/27/2023

Score's follow-up to Things We Never Got Over features the other Morgan brother Nash, Chief of Police of Knockemout, as he navigates life after the shooting that nearly killed him in the Hugo case. That case turned him into a brooding man with panic attacks and nightmares, but he still has the good looks and sex appeal of the current Sexiest Man Alive. Naturally though, he is not in the market for love, but his gorgeous new neighbor Lina makes him do a double take. He tries to ignore his feelings every time he interacts with her. But when their jobs collide and they make the decision to work together to get to the bottom of the Hugo case, all bets go out the window, putting not only their lives but also love on the line. The story unfolds in alternating points of view between Nash and Lina; however, if readers are expecting the spice of Score's preceding novel, they'll have to be patient in this slow-burn romance. VERDICT Score fans will be pleased, and making the duo into a trilogy doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility.—Erin Holt

Library Journal