Things We Never Got Over

About the book

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.

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.5 across 362 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.7. That is how 7.6 comes out.

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

• “3 stars? 4? This book is amazingly compelling, even though it is extremely anti feminist and even though disbelief is hard to suspend at times. At a lot of times. Yet the dialogue is witty. And the friends and family and village in the book…”

  ★ 4/5KittyK on Hardcover

• “Really enjoyed the characters and storyline of this book. It would have been a 5 star read but for me some of the romance was a bit cringy. There was also times where Knox as a character acted in ways that were very unrealistic which took me out of the narrative.”

  ★ 4/5readwithtyler on Hardcover

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