Member Reviews
I think this was one of my favorite Lucy Score books. I loved Carter and Summer and the charming town that made me want to move there. I think Score did a great job writing about the PTSD aspect without overwriting or dragging it out. She also did a great job introducing all of Carter's family and the town without making it feel like a big list of character introductions since this looks to be a series now about that family and town now. I was so happy to read this that I ran right out to start the next book! Thank you to Sourcebooks/Bloom Books and NetGalley for the early access in exchange for my honest opinion.
Oh gosh,
How I love this author. Who doesn’t want 200 acres, a farm and a garden. I sure as heck do. Lovely story,.
Thanks NetGalley for this ARC
I love love Lucy score books and this one was definetly not an exception. This is the first book in Blue moon series and is becoming my favorite so far . Carter is lovely and knows perfect how to play his cards well. He and Summer are the most adorable couple overall this is a fun sexy story that will make you run and buy the rest of the series to have more of the awesome characters.
The comfort offered by Lucy Score's found family + romance reads is >>>>>>
I loved this book so so much, it was really wholesome and cheery. The grumpy-sunshine was handled really well, and I absolutely loved the third act gestures 😭 I can't wait to read more books in this series
-- ty to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy!
I adore Lucy Score, and really enjoyed the first 75% or so of this book. The overdramatic third-act went a little off the rails for me. I think this reflects this being one of Lucy's earlier books. Regardless, I would not hesitate to pick up the other books in this series or any other books by Lucy Score.
3 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this book. These opinions are my own.
3.5 stars
This was the first book in a series, and took a while to get off the ground after setting up the small town and its characters. I had difficulty relating to the main characters in this one and found the situation to be unrealistic at best and unprofessional at worst.
Summer Lentz is a writer at a NYC fashion magazine, who is sent on assignment to the small upstate town of Blue Moon Bend to write a piece on organic farming practices at Pierce Acres Farm. She finds the proprietor to be Carter Pierce, a surly Afghan war vet suffering from PTSD, who is suspicious of her big city fashion and ways. But in a supreme case of "man written by a woman", he is immediately touchy feely with her, and calls her honey, which made my hackles rise. The town folk, seeing them together, start up the gossip mill, and try to push the two of them together. Somewhat unprofessionally, they do start to see each other during her time at the farm, and try to make a long distance relationship work once she returns to NYC. After an unforgivable work betrayal, Summer realizes that a simple life may be what she needs, but then needs to come clean about the secrets in her past that may prevent Carter from having the peaceful future he deserves. This was a book where I was more invested in the quirky Woodstock type town and it's colorful residents than the main characters themselves, who I found to be flat. Even Carter's brothers had more personality than him, though they were still unrealistic stereotypes. Unfortunately this one was a miss for me, though I will still be reading brother Beckett's story, since he was my favorite of the brothers.
I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I enjoyed this delve into Blue Moon, Carter, and Summers' stories. As a side note, I prefer this cover to the sultry farm man on the cover of the copy I put into GoodReads.
It was cute but not really memorable. I'm sure in a month or so I will know nothing about this book. The struggle was kind of hard to connect to as a regular person. I mean, they're all hot and tortured by a past. Sometimes I can empathize and sometimes I want to just roll my eyes and tell the character to get over themselves and stop whining. I loved some of them, don't get me wrong, but it just seemed so Hallmark movie perfect.
It's official: I'm a full Lucy Score stan at this point. While this series starter predates her Knockemout trilogy -- and is among the first books she wrote -- it's still a well-rounded and well-written, charming, funny AND steamy romance with a colorful setting and cast of entertaining characters. One of the things I love most about Score's books is that it's never JUST about the primary couple; there are always colorful side characters adding a real homey, lived-in feel to her small towns, and the foreshadowing to future stories/romances is always fun. A juicy and sweet little read that's perfect for the cooling fall temps. Reading a Lucy Score romance always feels like a warm sweater and hot mug of cocoa to me. Can't wait to devour the rest of the series!
Such a great story, kept me hooked on every page and never wanted it to end. Another great story from Lucy Score!
good romance and loved how they found love and each other. They survived their trials and found their way back to each other. another great romance.
Although I enjoyed the book it really dragged on longer than it needed to. There were so many things going on and and fit into one book that it was a bit much. However the author did a good job of wrapping up the story and giving us a beautiful HEA.
DNF @ 36%. I usually love Lucy Score's books, but "No More Secrets" has evaded my interest the three times I have picked it up. It just feels like there is a lot of nothing happening. I am not a huge fan of insta-love as a whole, and I did not love it here. They fall in love way too quickly and barely even know each other or spend any time with each other! The story on top of it is, frankly, boring. I feel so bad saying that because I usually adore Lucy Score! I love small-town romances, but there are only so many conversations about produce and farming I can handle and want to hear. Carter is almost *too* perfect in my eyes. Farmer, vegetarian, veteran, small-town hero, sexy thighs, loves his family, all-around nice guy... no grey detected. I needed a little more angst, and I just wasn't getting it. Maybe I will pick this one back up at a later date. Good banter, though, which is expected with Score's writing.
Thank you to NetGalley, Lucy Score, and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
I enjoyed the new cover. I went into the book knowing this was a rerelease of one of her older works and kept that in mind. Definitely not my favorite of the Lucy Score series, but overall it was Sweet quick read with relatable characters and a decent plot. The book is a little less developed than some of her more recent books, but it still had the Lucy score style I loved.
Another absolutely AMAZING book by Lucy Score. I breezed through this book and I can't wait for the next one. I loved Carter and Summer's relationship throughout the book. All the side characters made me love the story more and Blue Moon was just the cutest town.
Thank you to netgalley and Bloom Books for the ARC!
There is only one Lucy score and that’s for a reason. Nobody can write small town romance like she does. It’s so easy to fall in love with her setting and characters!
This was such a sweet book and I absolutely loved it! The small rural town of Blue Moon Bend was adorable with all of its quirky residents, and then there are the Pierce boys! Carter is the wounded but healing hero with a sensitive side and appreciation of nature, the diplomatic and responsible Beckett, and the charismatic but slightly irresponsible Jax. Summer is a fantastic character herself, the type-A reporter from Manhattan that finds herself falling in love with Blue Moon, and a certain sexy farmer, after doing an article on the Pierce Family Farm. She’s afraid to open herself to love, and deviate from her carefully curated plans of future career path, but learns that those carefully laid out plans, might not actually what she needs in life and learns the importance of having a good support group and learning to let others in and be open to love.
This book was emotionally touching at times and deliciously spicy at others, but overall warmed my heart and kept me glued to the pages!
A big thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book!
Lucy Score has a way of making me so comfortable and at home with her writing.
This was sweet, cute, and light. I don't have to put to much pressure on reading her books, and can cozy right up!
I love that <3
Summer has her life planned out. She's making her way up in the cut throat magazine industry in NYC. When she goes on assignment for a week at Pierce Acres, an organic farm she doesn't expect to be so attracted to the owner, Carter! Even though the sparks are obvious, she has so many reasons to fight them. But will Carter make her forget all those reasons? Or will her secrets keep her from choosing love?
I've been a fan of the Lucy Score books I've read and this one wasn't an exception. I love the relationships between the Pierce brothers, their mom, and between Summer and Carter. This is the first in a series, so I'm excited to see how the story continues.
I was given a copy of this from @netgalley in exchange for my review. It has already been published, so go grab it!
#NetGalley #NoMoreSecrets
This was a cute book. Carter and Summer were fun together and I liked seeing her fall in love with him and the town. I think I wanted a bit more tension overall in the book but it was fun.