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Book profile · reviewed 26 September 2026

Things We Left Behind

by Lucy Score · 2023 · 624 pages · Contemporary Romance · Knockemout #3

Knockemout’s third pairing only: 624 pages, emotional enemies-to-lovers + small town, 4/5, explicit tagged. Longest of the three chassis leaves (572 then 560). Book 2 already aimed a subplot at this couple — skip unless those nights are done.

Longest Knockemout night on this hub: 624 pages, third pairing, emotional enemies-to-lovers, still 4/5 after 572 then 560.

Mood · Romantic HEA guaranteed
Knockemout #3 Enemies to lovers 624 pages 4/5 Spicy

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Longest Knockemout night on this hub: 624 pages, third pairing, emotional enemies-to-lovers, still 4/5 after 572 then 560.
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Longest Knockemout night on this hub: 624 pages, third pairing, emotional enemies-to-lovers, still 4/5 after 572 then 560.
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TL;DR: Spice 4/5 Spicy. Small-town contemporary. Explicit. HEA. 624 pages — longer than book 1’s 572 and book 2’s 560.
Mood
Romantic
Spice
🌶️ 4/5 Spicy
Pacing
Moderate
Length
624 pages
Ending
HEA guaranteed
Lane
Contemporary Romance
Series
Knockemout

Things We Left Behind bibliographic record

Title
Things We Left Behind
Series / position
Knockemout #3
Author
Lucy Score
Publisher
Bloom
First published
2023
ISBN-13
9781728276144
Pages
624 (this edition)
Language
English
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Spice (SBC)
4/5 Spicy · explicit on-page

How Things We Left Behind actually reads

Lucy Score. Knockemout. Emotional enemies-to-lovers and small-town tropes. Romantic mood, moderate pace, HEA.

Shipped chassis: Things We Never Got Over (#1, 572 pages), Things We Hide from the Light (#2, 560 pages, stalker/PTSD). This 624-pager is the third couple.

Spice 4/5 explicit. Same heat number as the first two Knockemout profiles. Longest of the three on this hub.

Who should read Things We Left Behind tonight

Swipe right if…

  • Knox and Nash’s books are done
  • Emotional enemies-to-lovers is the hook
  • 624 pages of 4/5 small-town is acceptable
  • You want to stay in Knockemout for a third couple
Yes — see Kindle or Audible below

Swipe left if…

  • You have not read Things We Never Got Over
  • Explicit content is a dealbreaker
  • 624 pages is more than you want
  • You wanted another grumpy-barber door, not a third pairing
Things We Never Got Over first →

Where the heat actually lands

4/5 third pairing. 624 pages beats both earlier Knockemout counts.

0–30%

Town already knows them

Emotional enemies-to-lovers. Not a stranger meet-cute.

30–65%

On-page 4/5

Explicit, as tagged. Same number as Knox and Nash.

65–90%

Small-town density

624 pages. Moderate pace. Not a 416-page Jimenez night.

90–100%

HEA

Guaranteed on this profile. Knockemout stays a universe.

Knockemout series order

Required first: Things We Never Got Over. Things We Hide from the Light is book 2. This leaf is the 624-page third couple. Later titles keep unpublished spice here.

Things We Never Got OverBook 1 · 572 pages · 4/5 door
Things We Hide from the LightBook 2 · 560 pages · stalker CW
Things We Left Behind · this book624 pages · 4/5

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Content heads-up

Published CW on this 624-page Knockemout #3 leaf: explicit sexual content. Book 2’s stalker/PTSD list is not copied here.

Tropes: Emotional Enemies To Lovers · Enemies To Lovers · Small Town

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Required door

Things We Never Got Over

572 pages. Grumpy sunshine. Knockemout #1.

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Books like Things We Left Behind

Things We Left Behind · 4/5 Spicy · Emotional Enemies To Lovers + Enemies To Lovers · Knockemout #3 · 624 pages · Romantic · Contemporary Romance · CW: Published CW on this 624-page Knockemout #3 leaf: explicit sexual content. Book 2’s stalker/PTSD list is not copied here.

Things We Left Behind questions

How spicy is Things We Left Behind?

4/5 Spicy. Explicit sexual content. 624-page Knockemout #3 — longest of the three on this hub.

Do I need the first two?

Yes. Knockemout #3. Book 2 already pointed a subplot at this couple.

Does it have a happy ending?

HEA guaranteed on this profile. 624-page; Knockemout #3; Knockemout #3; 4/5 Spicy; Longest Knockemout night on this hub: 624 pages, third pairing, emotional enemies-to-lovers, still 4/5 after 572 then 560..

Is there an audiobook?

Yes. Search Audible for Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score. 624-page; Knockemout #3; Knockemout #3; 4/5 Spicy; Longest Knockemout night on this hub: 624 pages, third pairing, emotional enemies-to-lovers, still 4/5 after 572 then 560..

What tropes are published?

Emotional enemies-to-lovers and small town. Explicit CW only on this leaf.

Last chance to stop scrolling

Finish the 572-pager and the 560-pager first — this 624-page third pairing is not a skip-in.

When you are ready, start with Kindle, paperback, or Audible.

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