by Lucy Score
Part of Knockemout, book 3
First published 2023
Lucian Rollins builds his empire one calculated move at a time. The ruthless mogul wants to wipe away his father's legacy and believes money and power will keep him safe from any threat. But he cannot stop thinking about Sloane Walton, the fierce librarian who challenges him at every turn. Sloane carries on her father's fight for justice while trying to uncover what Lucian's family did to hers. An old secret binds them together even as mutual hatred keeps them apart. She trusts him about as much as she would trust a rattlesnake. Their arguments spark into something hotter when a night together ignites feelings neither expected. Sloane wants a family and a future. Lucian refuses to consider marriage or children. He believes broken men destroy the women they love and will not risk hurting her. When he cuts Sloane out of his life for the second time, he discovers that staying away puts her in greater danger. She will not give him another chance, so he must create his own opportunity to win her back.
Genres: romance, mystery-thriller, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
698 pages · Paperback · Bloom Books