Lucy Score is an American contemporary romance author known for witty, emotionally generous love stories with strong heroines, grumpy heroes, found family, and lively small-town settings. She built a loyal readership through independently published romance before reaching wider breakout success... with the Knockemout series, beginning with Things We Never Got Over. That book introduced her signature mix of sharp banter, slow-burn tension, protective heroes, complicated family obligations, and communities full of memorable side characters. Score’s novels often balance humor with heavier emotional stakes, including trust issues, second chances, grief, independence, and the need to build a life on one’s own terms. Readers return to her for long, immersive romances, vibrant fictional towns, satisfying chemistry, and stories where love grows through loyalty, vulnerability, and hard-won healing.