Things We Never Got Over
by Lucy Score
A runaway bride gets stuck in a small town with her surprise niece and the grumpiest barber alive. Small-town gold.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~576
- Ending
- HEA
How spicy is Things We Never Got Over?
Things We Never Got Over is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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Show 4 content warnings
- Addiction / substance abuse
- Kidnapping
- Graphic violence
- Child abuse (past or present)
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How spicy is Things We Never Got Over?
Things We Never Got Over is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Things We Never Got Over a standalone?
No. Things We Never Got Over is book 1 in Knockemout. It is the place to start. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Things We Never Got Over?
Things We Never Got Over features grumpy x sunshine, small town, grumpy hero, found family, touch her and die. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Things We Never Got Over have content warnings?
Our notes for Things We Never Got Over include: addiction / substance abuse, kidnapping, graphic violence, child abuse (past or present). This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Things We Never Got Over?
If you loved Things We Never Got Over, try It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, Flawless by Elsie Silver, Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey. They share its grumpy x sunshine and small town energy at a similar spice level.