
Things We Never Got Over
Start of Knockemout seriesby Lucy Score
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Another Lucy Score book — if you love their writing style, this is a natural next pick.
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When fashion magazine assistant Ally returns to her small hometown to help save the local paper, she clashes with brooding journalist Dominic who challenges everything she thought she wanted
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by Lucy Score
Why you'll love it:
Another Lucy Score book — if you love their writing style, this is a natural next pick.
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things We Never Got Over📚 Series starter | Lucy Score | 4.5 | 2022 | 572 | Same author |
| Wildfire | Hannah Grace | 3.8 | 2023 | 387 | Similar vibes |
| The Hating Game | Sally Thorne | 0 | 2016 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Hotel Nantucket | Elin Hilderbrand | 0 | — | — | Similar vibes |
| The Love Haters | Katherine Center | 0 | — | — | Similar vibes |
| Love on the Brain | Ali Hazelwood | 3.9 | 2022 | 368 | Similar vibes |
| Love, Theoretically | Ali Hazelwood | 0 | 2023 | — | Similar vibes |
| King of Greed | Ana Huang | 4.3 | 2023 | 352 | Similar vibes |
| The Paradise Problem | Christina Lauren | 4.3 | 2025 | 368 | Similar vibes |
| It Happened One Summer | Tessa Bailey | 4.3 | 2021 | — | Similar vibes |
If you enjoy Lucy Score's writing style, explore these similar authors.
The most similar books to By a Thread are Things We Never Got Over, Wildfire, The Hating Game.
After finishing By a Thread, readers most commonly pick up Things We Never Got Over next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Lucy Score, such as Things We Left Behind.
Authors similar to Lucy Score include Tessa Bailey, Meghan Quinn.
By a Thread is a Romance novel by Lucy Score, published in 2020. It features elements of Workplace Romance, Grumpy/Sunshine, Small Town.
By a Thread is 594 pages long.
By a Thread has a spice level of 4/5. This book contains explicit romantic content.
When fashion magazine assistant Ally returns to her small hometown to help save the local paper, she clashes with brooding journalist Dominic who challenges everything she thought she wanted. Score delivers emotional contemporary romance that explores career ambitions, family expectations, and finding love where you least expect it. Featuring Score's signature small-town charm and emotional depth, this novel examines themes of following your dreams versus family obligations while featuring a grumpy hero hiding emotional wounds and a sunshine heroine learning to value herself, building to a romance that celebrates both personal growth and small-town community.