New Releases by Lucy Score

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over "You may be faking the relationship, but you''re not faking the orgasms." Downsized, broke, and dumped, 38-year-old Marley sneaks home to her childhood bedroom in the town she couldn''t wait to escape twenty years ago. Not much has changed in Culpepper. The cool kids are still cool. Now they just own car dealerships and live in McMansions next door. Oh, and the whole town is still talking about that Homecoming she ruined her senior year. Desperate for a new start, Marley accepts a temporary teaching position. Can the girl banned from all future Culpepper High Homecomings keep the losing-est girls soccer team in school history from killing each other and prevent carpal tunnel in a bunch of phone-clutching gym class students? Maybe with the help of Jake Weston, high school bad boy turned sexy good guy. When the school rumor mill sends Marley to the principal''s office to sign an ethics contract, the tattooed track coach, dog dad, and teacher of the year becomes her new fake boyfriend and alibi--for a price. The Deal: He''ll teach her how to coach if she teaches him how to be in a relationship. Who knew a fake boyfriend could deliver such real orgasms? But it''s all temporary. The guy. The job. The team. There''s too much history. Rock bottom can''t turn into a foundation for happily ever after. Can it? Warning: Story also includes a meet-puke, a bouffanted nemesis, a yard swan and donkey basketball, a teenage-orchestrated makeover, and a fake relationship that gets a little too real between the sheets.

He started to work the laces of his boots loose. Toeing them off, he tugged his t-shirt over his head. Oh my God. What are you doing? Paige''s voice barely rose above the spray from the showerhead. I''m washing your damn hair. It''s a constant battle on set between sexy home renovation reality star grumpy Gannon and his no-nonsense field producer. Paige has zero time for temperamental talent, especially one who acts like being in front of the camera is the last thing he wants. Mr. Sex in a Toolbelt has made it his mission in life to get a rise out of her, but Paige is a master at locking down her temper. They''re on the road together working long hours fixing houses and changing lives. When cracks in her legendary coolness start to show and sparks fly, Gannon is infatuated and the cameras are there to capture it. But he''s fallen for pretty packages before and Paige won''t be taken seriously if she''s caught sleeping with the star of her show. She also can''t seem to resist those big, rough hands. Those smoldery hazel eyes. The dimples. The toolbelt. That fiercely protective vibe. Too bad it''s all about to fall apart. She never should have trusted him. He never should have let her go. Author''s Note: A protective grumpy hero, a not easily impressed heroine, the worst human being on TV ever, a grand gesture so big you''ll need a box of tissues, and THAT SHOWER SCENE.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* THE UNMISSABLE TIKTOK SENSATION* OVER 1.6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Grumpy, small-town barber + hopelessly romantic runaway bride = great big bust ups, all the tension and lots of steamy encounters! Escaping her seemingly perfect wedding, Naomi Witt arrives in rough-around-the-edges Knockemout, Virginia, running to the rescue of her estranged twin, Tina. 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 11-year-old niece she didn''t know she had. Now she''s stuck in town with no job, no plan, no home and a whole lot of extra responsibility. There''s a reason local barber 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 trouble, he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life. At least that''s the plan, until their lives begin to entwine in ways they never imagined . . . *New York Times bestseller, 18 weeks from October 2022 - February 2023* *With 78.9 million views on #thingswenevergotover as of April 2023* ''I laughed. I cried. I laughed while I cried, and I definitely blushed'' Book Addict

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Things We Left Behind, comes a steamy small-town romance between a straight-laced house renovator and the sexy landscaper determined to break down her walls. Can these opposites turn up the heat… without burning down the house? House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and her team. What she doesn’t have is time for sexy, laid-back landscaper Silas Wright. The man takes flirtation to a whole new level. And he does it shirtless…sometimes pants-less. He and his service school-dropout dog are impressively persistent. But she’s not interested in putting down roots. Not when fans tune in to watch her travel the country turning dilapidated houses into dream homes. A short-term fling on the other hand could fit nicely into her calendar. After all, Maggie remembers what fun is like. Vaguely. As their summer gets downright steamy, Silas manages to demolish the emotional walls she’s spent years building, sending Maggie into a panic. He’s the wrench in her carefully constructed plans. With the end of the project looming, she has a decision to make. But how can she stay when her entire career is built on moving on?

What would it take to get one last chance?Joey Greer is done having her heart broken. Eight years ago, after a horrific car accident, Jackson Pierce-her high school sweetheart-abandoned her. Abandoned his family. Abandoned the town they''d both grown up in, and fled to Hollywood. He never looked back, and she never forgot him.Or forgave him. Now he''s back, pretending like the past doesn''t exist, wanting another chance. And even though she still feels the undeniable connection between them, the fiery attraction that burns her up from the inside out, Joey''s determined to keep him at a safe distance.Jackson Pierce can''t tell Joey the truth about the night when he left her in the hospital. It would ruin more than just their relationship, and he can''t do that to her. The entire town of Blue Moon knows that Jax and Joey are meant for each other, but Joey isn''t interested in giving him a second chance. All he can do is give her flowers. And picnic lunches. And a dog.Oh, and handcuff himself to her for charity.Will this second chance be the last one Jax needs to win back Joey''s heart, or is the past too much to forgive?

Ally est graphiste, mais elle surtout ruinée ! À Jersey, où elle est revenue pour s''occuper de son père, elle multiplie les petits boulots afin de pouvoir payer les factures qui s''accumulent... Fière et indépendante, elle n''est pas du genre à demander de l''aide. Du moins, jusqu''à ce qu''un certain client, venu dîner avec sa mère dans le restaurant où travaille Ally, la fasse licencier suite à une altercation durant le service. Le responsable n''est autre que Dominic Russo, séduisant héritier et directeur du magazine de mode New yorkais Label . Désagréable au bureau comme dans sa vie personnelle, ce client d''un soir bouleverse la vie d''Ally, désormais complètement désemparée. C''est alors que la mère de Dominic, ayant assisté à la scène, lui glisse discrètement une carte de visite et une opportunité d''emploi chez... Label. Dominic sera-t-il supportable comme patron ? Lui qui s''est juré de se conduire mieux que son père, évincé du groupe car il se montrait trop sensible au charme des jeunes femmes, semble lui aussi tiraillé par sa nature. Résultat, il est impossible à vivre ! Une comédie enjouée aux personnages hauts en couleur et attachants.

"I want to be upfront with you. No surprises, no secrets. I want you, Eva. And I think you might be it for me."Eva is a hot mess running from her past and doesn''t mind telling a fib or two to protect her secrets. It''s too bad that she moved to the nosiest small town in the world with Sheriff Sexy- the tall, built, human lie detector. He''s suddenly showing interest and treating every conversation like it''s an interrogation.Donovan loves his nice, quiet, hippie town and he''s got some pretty strong feelings when it comes to a certain klutzy redhead, too. But she''s hiding something. Just when he starts to peel back those layers to get to the naked truth, the entire town loses its collective mind - and inhibitions - in what town elders identify as an astrological apocalypse. Can he save the girl from her past and the town from itself?

"He''s the kind of man who would talk you into dropping your panties in a coat closet at a party, dole out orgasms like after dinner mints, and then never call you again." From the Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author comes a new installment to the Blue Moon small town romance series. A womanizing bad boy with a motorcycle and sexy-as-sin smile is not part of Emma''s life plan. She moved cross-country to be close to family and finally settle down in hippie, trippy, nosy Blue Moon Bend. But when famed fashion photographer Niko shows up with his leather jacket, underwear-melting voice, and a problem, she sees nothing but trouble. He''s all wrong for Emma, but that doesn''t stop the attraction from boiling over. Niko doesn''t let being friend zoned get in his way. Once he gets his hands-and his mouth-on her, will their friendship survive? Or will he lose everything he''s worked for back in New York to the redhead who dominates his every thought?

Beckett Pierce is the most eligible bachelor in the nosiest small town in upstate New York. But after his last girlfriend handcuffed herself to his porch and set his welcome mat on fire, he''s not looking for any more romance. Even if it lands right in his backyard. And has miles of red hair. Gianna Decker has her hands full-—no, overflowing-—with problems. With two kids, a useless ex, and a brand new yoga studio, the last thing on her mind is finding a man who''ll cause her more problems. Making out with her broody landlord? Yeah, that would be a problem. Lusting after the sexy mayor of her new town? Definitely a problem. Dating the “favorite” son of her father''s new lady friend? Beckett is a horrible, horrible idea. But when they find themselves thrown together again and again, they decide a few stolen kisses won’t hurt anyone. A few moments of sizzling passion can’t possibly cause any trouble. At least, not until tempers flare when their families complicate things and the interfering citizens of Blue Moon step in with their special brand of chaos. Can Beckett and Gianna manage to disentangle themselves before it’s too late? Or is the temptation too much for them to deny?

"No More Secrets is the first novel in Lucy''s Blue Moon series, set in the nosiest town in upstate New York. The Pierce brothers are Blue Moon Bend''s most eligible bachelors, but the townsfolk are scheming to see them all married off. Starting with the oldest, Carter, and the journalist in town to interview him about his farm and his past."--Author''s website