Story Of My Life
A perfectly sweet and spicy, fake-dating small-town romance
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-1-3997-5109-4 (ISBN)
Description
A GILMORE GIRLS MEETS SCHITT'S CREEK REDEMPTION ROMCOM
Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a breakup drives her straight into writer's block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, she's hiding from the world behind a wall of old takeout containers until her publisher lays down the law. If she misses her next deadline it's The End.
Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival - involving an incident with a bald eagle - she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated.
The house is a wreck and the town is struggling after their biggest employer shut down. Also, since her raccoon-infested home came with a seat on the town council our introverted heroine is stuck with a front row seat to all the small-town shenanigans.
But Hazel isn't worried. Not since all six-feet-three inches of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop slapped a bandage on her forehead and unintentionally inspired the heck out of her. There's only one thing to do: Hire Cam and his equally gorgeous brothers to renovate her new spider museum ... er ... house.
Okay, two things. A fake date for 'research purposes' will really put her work-in-progress on track. Before Hazel knows it, she's writing a romance novel and living one. At least until the drywall dust settles, the town she's falling in love with faces bankruptcy and growly Cam remembers why he can't live happily ever after.
Author's note: This series is my love letter to every reader who said they wanted to move to a fictional town...
ENEMIES TO LOVERS - TICK!
FAKE DATING - TICK!
SMALL TOWN ROMANCE - TICK!
LOTS OF SPICE - TICK!
Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a breakup drives her straight into writer's block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, she's hiding from the world behind a wall of old takeout containers until her publisher lays down the law. If she misses her next deadline it's The End.
Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival - involving an incident with a bald eagle - she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated.
The house is a wreck and the town is struggling after their biggest employer shut down. Also, since her raccoon-infested home came with a seat on the town council our introverted heroine is stuck with a front row seat to all the small-town shenanigans.
But Hazel isn't worried. Not since all six-feet-three inches of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop slapped a bandage on her forehead and unintentionally inspired the heck out of her. There's only one thing to do: Hire Cam and his equally gorgeous brothers to renovate her new spider museum ... er ... house.
Okay, two things. A fake date for 'research purposes' will really put her work-in-progress on track. Before Hazel knows it, she's writing a romance novel and living one. At least until the drywall dust settles, the town she's falling in love with faces bankruptcy and growly Cam remembers why he can't live happily ever after.
Author's note: This series is my love letter to every reader who said they wanted to move to a fictional town...
ENEMIES TO LOVERS - TICK!
FAKE DATING - TICK!
SMALL TOWN ROMANCE - TICK!
LOTS OF SPICE - TICK!
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR LUCY SCORE Banter, storytelling and spice. I'll always and forever look forward to her next book! Hilarious and heartfelt - these characters will have you packing your bags for a small town life Lucy Score's writing is magical Giggle-inducing, insanely hot and oh-so sweet A sweet, meaningful, steamy story with lots of great development, chemistry and banter . . . A detailed, twisty love story that offer a welcome return to a familiar series and will no doubt entertain, delight and consume fans of the first book all over again * Culturefly * I laughed. I cried. I laughed while I cried, and I definitely blushed, and it was the best, most delicious emotional ride! Knox and Naomi's story is an epic, spectacular read * Book Addict * This book just had everything I didn't know I wanted from a contemporary romance story * Reader Review * Lucy is a master at creating characters so real, lovable, and funny * Read.Mom.Repeat * It's a long story, you gotta take your time to get involved with all these characters, see the relationships develop and grow, you get ALLLL THE LITTLE MOMENTS that would make you GUSH AND SWOON * Liber Lady * This book made me laugh, it made me cry and I didn't want it to end * Reader Review * There's that moment when you finish a really incredible book when you just have to take a second to take a deep breath and absorb all your feelings because it was so tremendously good and you can't voice all the good it made you feel. You feel it in your soul * About That Story * An exceptional story filled with heart, humour, and heat * Reader Review * Spice up your life with this sparkling small town, enemies-to-lovers romance * Fabulist *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-5109-4 (9781399751094)
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Lucy Score is an instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance. She grew up in a literary family who insisted that the dinner table was for reading, and earned a degree in journalism. Her books have been translated into thirty languages and her international bestseller Things We Never Got Over has been optioned for television. She writes full-time from the Pennsylvania home she and Mr. Lucy share with their opinionated cat, Cleo. When not spending hours crafting unforgettable characters, Lucy can be found reading books other people wrote, snacking and sometimes even working out.