Lucy Score writes small-town romance with a little bit of spice and lots of quirky characters. I started reading MISTAKES WERE MADE without realizing it was the second book in the Story Lake series. I felt I was missing too much of the backstory, so I stopped a couple of chapters in to read the first book, STORY OF MY LIFE. I’m really glad I did, since I loved them both but enjoyed more reading them in order.
The series starts off with burned out romance author Hazel Hart impulsively buying a house on the internet and moving for inspiration to small-town Pennsylvania. She ends up falling in love with hot contractor Cam Bishop, her writing muse.
In MISTAKES WERE MADE, the storyline is set in the same crazy town in Pennsylvania with Ultimate Bingo tournaments and a mayor still in high school, but focuses on Hazel’s agent Zoey and Cam’s attorney/contractor brother, Gage. A New York City girl, from her designer wardrobe to her skill of ordering takeout, Zoey is only biding time in Story Lake, PA, until she can get her job back at the agency and Hazel back on the best seller list. She wouldn’t mind hooking up for a little fun with Gage, but he is looking for the future Mrs. Bishop. Opposites that fall off the roof at first sight are attracted to one another. This dialogue is snarky and funny, but also deals with tragic events where bad things happen, and the characters deal with them. Really loved the dynamic between the born, adopted, and found families. Can’t wait for more books in the series.
*The limited deluxe edition includes designed edges*
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score, whose smash hit Things We Never Got Over captured millions of hearts, invites you back to Story Lake for a swoon—worthy new small town romantic comedy.
He's looking for the perfect wife. She's looking for the perfect one—night stand.
Literary agent Zoey Moody doesn't like small town life, but here she is: exiled from Manhattan's publishing scene and trapped in a tiny Pennsylvania town with her BFF and only remaining client, Hazel. The problem? She's totally broke.
All she needs is for Hazel's next romance novel to become a gigantic hit, and Zoey will be back in New York. Nothing will stand in her way. Nothing except her six—foot—two—inch landlord, Gage Bishop. He's smart, serious, and sexy. Worst of all, he's ready to settle down.
Zoey might be the most beautiful woman Gage has ever met, but it's clear they're all wrong for each other. She's allergic to commitment and can't work a calendar app; he's looking for a wife and has the next five years all planned out. She's afraid of animals. He lives in a literal barn. But when Gage's world is rocked by a devastating family secret, he turns to Zoey for one night to forget everything. That one night just might change everything…or ruin it.
Perfect for fans of the heart, humor, and hope found in Things We Never Got Over and Things We Left Behind, Mistakes Were Made is a steamy escape to small town romance—full of emotional twists, slow—burn tension, and Lucy Score's trademark charm.
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