Story of My Life

Bestseller Score (Things We Never Got Over) shines in this endearing tale of second chances. Bestselling romance novelist Hazel Hart is spiraling after a difficult divorce and is perilously close to losing her publishing contract due to multiple missed deadlines when she impulse-buys a historic home in tiny Story Lake, Pa., sight unseen. Small-town life is an adjustment for the cosmopolitan Manhattanite, and she sticks out like a sore thumb among the locals, especially grumpy contractor Cam Bishop, who Hazel hires to refurbish her dilapidated home. As handsome and kindhearted as he is gruff, Cam provides the perfect inspiration for Hazel’s next romantic hero and the more she writes about him, the more she falls for him in real life. Their connection is adorable—but when Hazel’s detestable ex comes to town, he threatens their happy ending. Supporting characters—including an ornery bald eagle named Goose by the locals, and the town’s teenage mayor—add considerable color and comedy, and despite the hefty page count the zippy plot never drags. By turns hilarious, heartwarming, and life-affirming, this lively tale may be Score’s best yet. (Mar.)