Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
bad-boy barber with a beard Knox loves to go it alone, much like he does when he drinks his coffee. Unless you include Waylon, his basset hound. Even if the drama takes the form of a stranded runaway bride, Knox won’t put up with it.
Naomi wasn’t merely evading her wedding. In Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges community where conflicts are settled the old-fashioned way—with fists and beer—she was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin. In most cases, in that order.
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Unfortunately for Naomi, her evil doppelganger has not at all changed. Tina leaves Naomi with something unexpected after taking Naomi’s car and money. Naomi was unaware of the niece she had. With an 11-year-old who is approaching 30 to care for, she is now stranded in the city without a car, a job, a plan, or a place to call home.
There is a reason Knox avoids complicated relationships and demanding women, especially romantic ones. But given that Naomi’s life fell apart in front of him, the least he can do is assist her in getting out of trouble. He can leave her alone and return to his calm, solitary life as soon as she stops getting into new trouble. That is the plan, at least, until the issue develops into a genuine threat.
Grumpy man who can’t stop thinking about the woman whose life has been turned upside down by her twin sister robbing her of her money, and car, and then learning that she has an 11-year-old niece! Talk about Naomi Witt having a lot going on. From Knox’s grumpiness to Naomi’s attempts to make sense of the chaotic mess that has become her life, this narrative had everything I could possibly want and more. Somehow, amid all the drama, love found a way, and there were also some heartwarming and humorous moments.
From the beginning, Naomi had just emerged from a major catastrophe, but just when she thought things couldn’t get much worse, her twin sister Tina took all of Naomi’s belongings and abandoned her to look after her niece, Waylay, whom she had no idea even existed. Include Knox in the equation as well; he’s always gruff and tough, and he seemed to aggravate Naomi both psychologically and physically, *wink, wink. From the way Naomi held herself to the way he quietly perused her Facebook page to learn everything there was to know about her to the spicy dreams he had about Naomi that made him want her in ways he had never wanted anyone before, Knox was irritated but also inexplicably fascinated by Naomi.
Not to mention Knox telling Naomi directly that she wasn’t his “type” in a really humorous way, which is ironic given how he behaved toward her throughout the novel. So it stands to reason that watching the tension between Naomi and Knox develop was both enjoyable and fascinating. Since Tina (Waylay’s mother) never showed any affection for her and mistreated her, Naomi had to learn to adapt to the new changes in her life, which included trying to take care of Waylay and be the best guardian she could be for her. Along with Knox, Nash, Liza J, Naomi’s parents, and the entire community of Knockemout, Naomi took care of Waylay.
It was really touching to watch how those individuals came together to support and love Waylay. Furthermore, considering that Waylay never truly had a family, to begin with, it was clear that she valued having that sense of support around her. In the beginning, Naomi found it difficult to figure out how to relate to Waylay and provide her with all she could possibly desire or need. Knox, the resident grumpy man, thankfully went above and beyond to assist Naomi with Waylay.
