Things We Left Behind.

Lucian and Sloane share a difficult history and a mutual hostility complicated by attraction. Growing closeness challenges the defences they maintain. Lucy Score explores trust, family and unresolved experiences in an adult contemporary romance.

Why read Things We Left Behind? Lucy Score uses a long shared history to build romantic tension. The wish for connection conflicts with defences surrounding family and security. Key themes and summary Lucian Rollins seeks control through work and influence. Librarian Sloane Walton, who knows part of his past, challenges that approach. Attraction grows despite their differing expectations for the future. Who should read this novel? This third Knockemout book is intended for adults. It includes explicit intimacy and references to domestic abuse; earlier books provide additional character context.