BOOKWORM REVIEW: Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
STEAM: 🔥🔥.5
As a Lucy Score fan, I always love exploring her different fictional small towns and the spicy love stories that come with them.
This time, she takes us on a wild ride in Kinship, Idaho where YouTube house-flipping sensation Maggie Nichols just bought a historical fixer-upper for her next major project. This project also involves recruiting the help of local landscaper Silas Wright who seems convinced that Maggie is the future Mrs. Wright. There's just a big problem with that: Maggie is a rolling stone who does not believe in setting roots at one location. So even if she is attracted to him, their future together may be short-term.
One must give props to Silas' charming resilience. This adorable alpha-rolls definitely knows how to flex his dimpled smile and his small-town community to rally for his campaign to be Maggie's one true love. Even though his pitbull Kevin does steal the show once or twice, Silas proves himself to Maggie's match through his kindness and confidence.
I love many things about a Lucy Score read, but there are two that I adore the most and this read is no exception. I love a good mystery that slowly unravels itself as we go through the book, and this time, it is Maggie's past. I love that when it is all said and done, the secrets she hides totally make sense with how she is as a person. The second element -- which is probably my favorite -- is how the community always comes together. We go through the journey of meeting everyone along the way, and it always leaves a smile on my face when they pull together at the very end. Even the ones you least expect to join in.
This is a standalone read, though if you are a Lucy Score BRA, this definitely gives some Mr. Fixer Upper vibes.
** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Lucy Score, Netgalley, and Forever for providing an ARC. **
ABOUT THE BOOK
Can these opposites turn up the heat… without burning down the house?
House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and her team. What she doesn’t have is time for sexy, laid-back landscaper Silas Wright.
The man takes flirtation to a whole new level. And he does it shirtless…sometimes pants-less. He and his service school-dropout dog are impressively persistent. But she’s not interested in putting down roots. Not when fans tune in to watch her travel the country turning dilapidated houses into dream homes. A short-term fling on the other hand could fit nicely into her calendar. After all, Maggie remembers what fun is like. Vaguely.
As their summer gets downright steamy, Silas manages to demolish the emotional walls she’s spent years building, sending Maggie into a panic. He’s the wrench in her carefully constructed plans. With the end of the project looming, she has a decision to make. But how can she stay when her entire career is built on moving on?
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MEET LUCY SCORE
Lucy is a Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Kindle Store bestseller of romantic comedies and contemporary romance. She grew up in rural Pennsylvania with a lot of time on her hands and a big imagination. She was the oldest of three in a book-obsessed household. Dinners were often spent in silence while family members had their noses buried in books. A passion for writing took hold at five when she taught her brother to write his name on the bathroom door.
She started writing (on paper) in the second grade, first about pilgrims on the Mayflower and over the years graduated to essays, articles, blogs, and finally books. "Pretend You're Mine" was her runaway hit and she's been writing full-time ever since.
Non-romance-writing jobs have included event planner, bartender, newspaper lackey, and yoga instructor.
Lucy and Mr. Lucy, enjoy spending time with their 1.7 million nieces and nephews and laying on beaches with umbrella drinks.