Things We Left Behind (Knockemout #3)
Lucy Score
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
4.27
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 307 ratings · Published: 05 Sep 2023
Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building an indestructible empire. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is from threats.
Except when it comes to the feisty small-town librarian that keeps him up at night…
Sloane Walton is a spitfire determined to carry on her father’s quest for justice. She’ll do that just as soon as she figures out exactly what the man she hates did to—or for—her family. Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and the dislike they now share for each other, Sloane trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited body.
When bickering accidentally turns to foreplay, these two find themselves not quite regretting their steamy one-night stand. Once those flames are fanned, it seems impossible to put them out again. But with Sloane ready to start a family and Lucian refusing to even consider the idea of marriage and kids, these enemies-to-lovers are stuck at an impasse.
Broken men break women. It’s what Lucian believes, what he’s witnessed, and he’s not going to take that chance with Sloane. He’d rather live a life of solitude than put her in danger. But he learns the hard way that leaving her means leaving her unprotected from other threats.
It’s the second time he’s ruthlessly cut her out of his life. There’s no way she’s going to give him a third chance. He’s just going to have to make one for himself.
Sponsored links / Remove ads
Tagged as:
- enemies to lovers 20
- contemporary 20
- funny 19
- second chances 18
- small town 17
- tortured hero 16
- sassy heroine 15
- secret relationship 15
- grumpy/cold hero 15
- grumpy & sunshine 14
- alpha male 14
- rich hero 14
- mystery 12
- suspense 11
- angst 11
- height difference 11
- possessive hero 11
- ceo/tycoon hero 11
- m-f romance 11
- take-charge heroine 10
- praise kink 9
- friends with benefits 7
- white collar heroine 7
- slow burn 7
- friends to lovers 6
- bad boys 6
- found family 6
- forced proximity 4
- competent heroine 4
- caretaking 3
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 15
- past abuse 14
- abuse 13
- past child abuse 8
- terminal illness 5
- alcoholism 5
- past child neglect 3
- substance abuse 2
- third party abuse 1
- geography
- virginia 4
- north america 2
- usa 2
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 16
- first person pov 10
- male pov 1
romance tags
The 'Knockemout' series
4.09 · 1187 ratings
forced proximity · humor · mystery · death · virginia · usa · from hate to love · sassy heroine · found-family · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · m-f · suspense · competent heroine · cold hero · possessive hero · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · friends to lovers
Knockemout reading order and complete book list ❯
