A runaway bride goes to rescue her estranged twin sister, and ends up in a Virginia town with an eleven-year-old niece she never knew about and a very grumpy neighbor.
A funny, warm, very explicit small-town romance with a found-family heart, held back by crude humor, a long middle and a rushed kidnapping finale. Four out of five.
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Things We Never Got Over summary and ending explained: who shot Nash, what was on the flash drive, what Tina and Duncan Hugo wanted, how Waylay is rescued and the proposal. Full spoilers.
Things We Never Got Over characters explained: Naomi, Knox, Waylay, Waylon, Nash, Lucian, Sloane, Lina, Stef, Liza J, Tina and Duncan Hugo, and how the town fits together. Light spoilers.
Things We Never Got Over series in order: all three Knockemout books, which couple stars in each, other Lucy Score books to read, and the latest on the Prime Video series as of October 2026.
Things We Never Got Over (2022) is a small-town romance by Lucy Score and the first book in the Knockemout series. Naomi Witt, a planner who has just walked out of her own wedding, drives to Knockemout, Virginia to help her estranged twin sister Tina. Tina robs her and leaves behind an eleven-year-old daughter Naomi did not know existed, and the town’s grumpiest man, Knox Morgan, decides to help.
Content note: very explicit sex scenes, heavy profanity, an abusive ex-fiance, child neglect, addiction in a parent’s past, a shooting and a kidnapping. Below you’ll find a spoiler-free review with an honest spice level and spicy chapter map, the series in order with the TV adaptation news, a characters guide, the ending explained, and a complete guide.
Naomi Witt is a planner. She makes lists, she color codes her notebooks, and she spent five years answering emails in human resources. As the book opens she has just walked out of her own wedding, with daisies still stuck in her hair, and driven overnight to Knockemout, Virginia.
Her estranged twin sister Tina had called, claiming to be in trouble and begging for cash. Instead, Tina steals Naomi's car, robs her motel room, and vanishes. She leaves behind an eleven year old girl named Waylay, a niece Naomi did not know existed. Naomi has no job, no phone and no plan.
Naomi Witt is a planner. She makes lists, she color codes her notebooks, and she spent five years answering emails in human resources. As the book opens she has just walked out of her own wedding, with daisies still stuck in her hair, and driven overnight to Knockemout, Virginia.
A funny, warm, very explicit small-town romance with a found-family heart, held back by crude humor, a long middle and a rushed kidnapping finale. Four out of five. Read it if: you like grumpy-sunshine romance with a lot of heart; you want a found-family story with a great kid in it; you are fine with explicit sex scenes and constant swearing; you like small towns full of nosy, lovable people. Skip it if: you want a closed-door or clean romance; constant profanity and crude jokes wear you out; intimate partner violence or child neglect are hard lines for you; you want a slow, quiet love story. Review: Things We Never Got Over →
Our ending explained covers the final chapters in full, with spoilers. Things We Never Got Over summary and ending explained: who shot Nash, what was on the flash drive, what Tina and Duncan Hugo wanted, how Waylay is rescued and the proposal. Full spoilers. Ending explained: Things We Never Got Over →
Things We Never Got Over series in order: all three Knockemout books, which couple stars in each, other Lucy Score books to read, and the latest on the Prime Video series as of October 2026. Series & screen: Things We Never Got Over →
Yes. It is an open-door romance with several explicit scenes, crude language and a few unprotected-sex moments. By this reviewer's assessment it is around four out of five peppers. This is not an official rating.
No. It is book one of the Knockemout series. Each book follows a different couple, but the first one ends with a complete happy ending for Naomi and Knox.
Yes, reportedly. As of October 2026, Prime Video has ordered a series based on the book (announced June 2026), with Molly Griggs as Naomi and Tina, Matthew Noszka as Knox and Tommy Martinez as Nash. No release date has been announced.
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