Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout, #2)

by Lucy Score

“Small towns are where busy professional women get seduced by a rough-around-the-edges local business owner. Ooh! Or a sheriff. Have you met the sheriff yet?”

“Don’t you ‘ma’am’ me. This is northern Virginia. Y’all barely say y’all here. You can’t ‘aw shucks’ your way out of this.”

“Being vulnerable doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you trust yourself to be strong enough to handle the hurt. It’s actually the purest form of strength.”

“Yeah, well. Sometimes sayin’ you’re sorry is more important than coverin’ your ass.

“Word travels fast around here. Sometimes it’s even the truth,” I said.

“Did you seriously propose on my fucking wedding day?” Knox demanded.