Mistakes Were Made: A totally addictive, spicy, hilarious small-town romance

· Hachette UK
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City girl jaded with love + small-town, true romantic handyman = a reluctant love story that will turn this town upside down!

As literary agent to a romance novelist, Zoey Moody's life currently revolves around love - which is ironic, as she is practically allergic to the L word. She's also a city girl through and through, and yet here she is in tiny Story Lake, Pennsylvania, trying to wrangle author Hazel's next big hit. Life isn't exactly going to plan.

It takes all of five minutes in town before chaos finds her, sending her directly into the path of Gage Bishop, one of the stupidly handsome Bishop brothers. He is exactly the kind of romance hero that could entice a heroine to succumb to the charm of small-town life - but Zoey is no romance lead, and Gage can't seem to stand her.

It's clear they're all wrong for each other. She's allergic to commitment and can't work a calendar app; he's looking to settle down and has the next five years all planned out. But when Gage's world is rocked by a devastating family secret, he turns to Zoey for one night to forget everything. That one night might just change everything . . . or ruin it.

Zoey suddenly finds herself wanting to be the one to save him - and maybe even be saved in return. Can Story Lake inspire a woman who is terrified of love to finally write her own happy ending?

Perfect for fans of the heart, humour and hope found in Things We Never Got Over and Things We Left Behind, Mistakes Were Made is a steamy escape to small town romance - full of emotional twists, slow-burn tension and Lucy Score's trademark charm.

Readers LOVE the Story Lake series:

'JUST WOW! I freaking LOVED THIS, I LOVE STORY LAKE, I LOVE THE CHARACTERS and I LOVED HOW I FELT READING THIS!... I just adored EVERYTHING... Made me giggle and swoon.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'I was dying!! The first kiss was so hot I had to take a break from reading to scream... INCREDIBLE!!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'LOVE... I FELL TO THE FLOOR... the build up was so good when they had their first kiss I SCREAMED.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'OMG this book... SO FUN!!... ADORE... I ATE IT UP... LOVED... 6 out of 5 stars for sure!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'I loved literally every single moment of this book and my only regret was that I read it too fast... By far the BEST grumpy MMC I've ever read and now I want my very own Campbell.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'YES!!!! Absolutely loved this one... Perfect read!!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Officially obsessed... made me laugh and swoon all at once... made me actually laugh out loud... AH-mazing!... If you like romance books, read this. Immediately.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Omggggg... adored... Story Of My Life was everything I needed!... perfection!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'THE BEST and I loved every second!... so freaking funny... Lucy Score does it again with Story Of My Life!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

City girl jaded with love + small-town, true romantic handyman = a reluctant love story that will turn this town upside down! As literary agent to a romance novelist, Zoey Moody's life currently revolves around love - which is ironic, as she is practically allergic to the L word. She's also a c...

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13 reviews
Fruggielicious
July 19, 2026
Das Buch ist super witzig und warmherzig. Ich liebe alle Charaktere und insbesondere der found family Trope ist wundervoll umgesetzt. Die Gemeinschaft in Story Lake hat einfach mein ganzes Herz. Die Themen Bildung und Inklusion stehen weit oben auf der Agenda, das ist sehr berührend und schön! Über den Schreibstil von Lucy Score brauchen wir nicht reden. Wenn Ihr noch kein Buch von Ihr kennt und Romance mögt, what are you doing? Los geht’s!
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Tracey Mariu
May 28, 2026
Reading this story was the best way ever of getting through a long haul flight. The humor and the chemistry was off the charts. Neuro-divergent charters gave the story heart wrenching authenticity. Read it and literally weep. you won't regret it
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Kathy Muir
March 23, 2026
such a fantastic read laughed out loud so many times!!! 👏
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About the author

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.

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 Thin...

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