This book was perfect… I could not put it down and read it cover to cover in one day. I just adored Maggie and Silas, their chemistry, their banter, their teamwork and how they just fit together. The book was a fully developed well rounded work of romantic comedy gold, and had the heart and depth that I have come to love from this author. And Kevin the dog is the unsung comedy hero of this book. I truly hope that we get more books in this world… run don’t walk to read this book.

Maggie Moves On is the first book I’ve read from Lucy Score. This romcom dives into home renovation, small town life, family dynamics, insta love/ sunshine grump. I enjoyed this cute story! I liked that the couple was their mid-to-late thirties which was refreshing. My favorite character in the book was Silas’s adorable pit bull, Kevin. I also loved the small town vibes and the community feels. The side characters and subplot really make this book standout as I wasn’t a big fan of the main characters. I had really mixed feelings about Silas. Silas comes off as this over confident, charming, full of life character which I didn’t mind, but I wasn’t a fan of how strong and insta love he came off on the beginning and at times, he is way too presumptuous which was off-putting. As for Maggie, I felt like we didn’t really get to know her as a whole person until the last quarter of the book so I wasn’t as invested in her for a main character. Though I loved the storyline and the side characters the most, I found the pacing of the story to be too long. There were a few places where I skimmed since it seemed like nothing was happening and other times where too much was happening but very little was being explained. Overall, this was a solid 4 star read for me. Definitely recommend picking this one up if you love home renovation and/or sunshine grumpy romance books!

Maggie comes into town having bought a new house to flip on her HGTV like YouTube channel. While she is meeting with her new contractors in comes Silas our small town hot landscaper 😍😍.

Silas falls fast and first. He also comes with a trusty sidekick dog Kevin who steals the show multiple times - I’m obsessed with him!

These book includes wonderful storylines of family both related and found. It is a slow burn but has some spice sprinkled in in a great way! There is maybe even a little history/treasure uncovered at one point.

Silas and Maggie had me laughing and blushing throughout the entire book! Highly recommend picking this one up!

The YouTube star heroine arrives at the Idaho town to renovate a Victorian mansion and hires the landscaper hero to help her with the job. The two has instant chemistry with each other and the hero pursued the heroine, but the heroine is reluctant to start a long-term relationship yet is open to the idea of a short-term fling. As the two becomes closer to each other and the end of the renovation project looms nearer, the heroine finds herself having to make the decision: to stay with the hero or walk away to resume her single life.

This is the first Lucy Score book that I read. I found the small-town vibe entertaining and adore the house renovation aspect from watching similar television shows. I also found that some of the characters were delightful, especially the canine companion of the hero. I did find that the story dragged a bit in some parts and that the hero didn't grow as much as I wanted during the story progression. I would also like more details added in certain parts of the story as it definitely needed it in my eyes. Overall, it's a nice book and I still look forward to reading more Lucy Score books in the future.

**Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions and thoughts in the review are my own.**

This was a cute book that I enjoyed for the most part. It had moments when the action slowed down and the love interest was a little pushy but it was still a solid read. It had cute banter and I liked that Maggie had her own show about fixing up homes. It felt well researched and authentic. I’d recommend others check it out. 3.5 rounded to 4 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

GOSH DARNIT THIS WAS ADORABLE. MY HEART IS MUSH. ❤️

Guys... I freaking loved this book. There is so much to love in this story and while it is lengthy, I think it's totally worth it:

🏠 Home makeover plot - our heroine, Maggie, is a home flipper and YouTuber
🏠 An ADORABLE hero in Silas who literally drew me in from the first time we met him on the page
🏠 A found family element and small-town setting with amazing secondary characters
🏠 Great chemistry 🔥 and banter between our MCs, Silas and Maggie
🏠 A very fun mystery element
🏠 A cute pup who you will instantly fall in love with

This was my first Lucy Score book and it will absolutely not be my last!

Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️💫

Where do I begin? I loved every word and every page of this book. This is only my second Lucy Score book. It has me wanting to halt all other books so I can read her entire backlist. This book had laughter, mystery, swoon, depth, and amazing characters. There were so many stories going on within the story. You will be invested in each and every story. Oh and there’s adorable mischievous animals. Now Silas and Maggie, for Silas it was lust at first sight. Maggie took lots of convincing. I really loved everything about Maggie and Silas. The dates. The $5 bets. How they were there to completely support one another. I also loved how Silas and Maggie adopted some others and genuinely helped Wallace and Cody. It was so heartwarming. I could go on an on. This was a wonderful book!

Happy Tuesday y'all and happy release day to Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score! I'm barely getting this in under the wire, but man, today has been such a busy day! I was hoping that work was going to be a little less busy today so I would have a little break to write/post this review, but that didn't happen and then after work, I was too tired to do anything- a real Tuesday for sure. ANYWAY, I'm so excited to talk to you guys about this book because I loved it so much! Thank you so much to Forever and Netgalley for letting me read an eARC of this book!
Maggie Moves On 5/5 Stars
Summary from Goodreads:
Can these opposites turn up the heat… without burning down the house?
House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and her team. What she doesn’t have is time for sexy, laid-back landscaper Silas Wright.
The man takes flirtation to a whole new level. And he does it shirtless…sometimes pants-less. He and his service school-dropout dog are impressively persistent. But she’s not interested in putting down roots. Not when fans tune in to watch her travel the country turning dilapidated houses into dream homes. A short-term fling on the other hand could fit nicely into her calendar. After all, Maggie remembers what fun is like. Vaguely.
As their summer gets downright steamy, Silas manages to demolish the emotional walls she’s spent years building, sending Maggie into a panic. He’s the wrench in her carefully constructed plans. With the end of the project looming, she has a decision to make. But how can she stay when her entire career is built on moving on?
I loved this book so, so much! It was such a cute read and I really loved the whole concept of Maggie always moving on from flip to flip and Silas trying to keep her in Kinship. I really liked Maggie and Silas as characters- they had such great chemistry and I loved how emotionally available and mature Silas was. His whole family dynamic was amazing too and I loved reading that. Kinship was such an adorable town that really seemed to look out for each other and I enjoyed that sense of community too. The whole show aspect of things was great as well. And Kevin- OMG I loved Kevin! Plot and pacing wise, I thought things were done well- Maggie and Silas could have moved a tiny bit faster, but I understood her hesitations (plus Silas was such a flirt, so caution makes sense). Maggie's family drama was interesting and I wish we could have gotten a little more of it or more resolution with it, but it didn't feel incomplete nor was I confused or anything like that. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I thought it was a super fun read that y'all should definitely pick up today!

I thought this story was so great! It’s a small town, spicy romance with the “he falls first” trope and I couldn’t get enough!🤩

Maggie has a rapidly-growing YouTube show where she renovates fixer-uppers with the help of local businesses, films the whole process, sells the house for a profit, and moves on to the next house in the next town…until she arrives in small town Idaho.

Silas steps onto the property with all the confidence and swagger, and his hilariously ornery dog Kevin, and instantly knows Maggie is it for him…but can he convince her gypsy soul to stay and give him a chance?!

This was my first Lucy Score and I’m determined now to read through her backlist - I’m 100% sold! Not only were the main characters wonderfully written, I was also completely invested in the side characters, as well! I laughed so much through this book and even found tears in my eyes a couple of times🥹

I would absolutely recommend picking this one up if you enjoy:

✨a protective MMC
✨an independent FMC
✨a wonderful secondary cast
✨found family
✨HGTV fixer-upper shows
✨small town romance
✨”he falls first”
…just to name a few😍 You won’t be disappointed!

I have long been a fan of Lucy Score and am so happy to read her traditionally published debut. Any other LS fans will recognize the trademark small town, though this one is definitely more tame than others.
Silas is a big old fluffy teddy bear ready to whisk Maggie off her feet. He knows from their first meeting this is it for him. He comes on strong, but he's not obnoxious. He truly finds Maggie to be his equal and pushes her outside her comfort zone.
Maggie is a lot of fun too. Girl has plenty of issues, which take a while to be fully fleshed out. She is surrounded by people that want her to succeed professionally and personally. Obviously, she doesn't know what to do with that.
The angst/drama that is required of all romances is there but its minor. The leads act pretty reasonably and no one is melodramatic. The supporting cast is diverse and fun, ready to take you on a fun journey.

Maggie is used to moving from one flip to another. As a YouTube sensation, Maggie shows up in Kinship, Idado, expecting to tackle her next project and quickly move on. What looms is her biggest project yet, an old Victorian mansion at the top of a cliff. Even though this is a huge project, she has a plan to stay on track, but then a good-looking landscaper named Silas Wright walks into her life and throws her plans and schedule right out the window. Silas takes flirting to a whole new level and doesn’t hide his feelings. Maggie is adamant that she doesn’t put down roots and that she will be moving on at the end. The only thing that fits into her schedule is a short-term fling. As the project moves on, Maggie sees change in more than the mansion that might leave her with one big question to answer at the end.

I loved that Maggie took on a non-tradtional role as a woman in construction. Silas was something though. At time, I wanted to reach though and slap him. His flirting was a bit over the top and borderline inappropriate too. The dynamics between the characters were fun though and love the LGBTQ+ presence. A great addition for Pride month reading. Since I’m in the midst of moving right now, this got me pumped up to tackle some (rental friendly) projects when I get settled!

This story has so much depth, family dynamic, love, and is just full of laughs… and I just inhaled every second of it! Hot landscapers to dilapidated houses to steamy bedroom scenes and a hilarious, yet intrusive dog named Kevin — this book has it all!

Maggie is a successful house-flipper and YouTube star who is always on the move. Everywhere she goes, she takes her fans along with her through her YouTube channel. Her next stop is Kinship, Idaho, to flip a run-down, deteriorated, Victorian mansion. She hires Silas, a hot landscaper and owner of Bitterroot Landscapes, to help her with the mansion renos. Maggie has no idea that what she needs is right around the corner.

Silas is a laid back, easy going, balanced guy, with just the best dog ever. The moment he lays eyes on Maggie, he knows she’s the one… but does she feel the same, especially being so focused on her career at this point in her life.

This book is full of mystery, not only in the dilapidated mansion, but between Maggie and Silas. I highly recommend it!

AHHHH This book! I love a good small-town romance, and NO one writes it better than LUCY FREAKIN SCORE! Lucy has this wonderful way of turning your favorite tropes on their heads! You have your typical Love at first sight romance happening here, except wait, the happy-go-lucky, "we're definitely going to end up together, I don't care what you have to say" character, is the adorable Landscaper Hero with his service school drop out dog sidekick! I mean the man basically stipped the first time they met how do you get better than that?! Maggie is a tough nut to crack but Silas doesn't give up and puts in the effort and continuously makes you swoon on nearly every single page. And Kevin the dog? Forget about it! If it were possible to dognap a fictional pet, it would be happening! Lucy does what she does best in this book, she makes every single character as full and well-rounded as possible, you don't just care about the two main characters and their happy endings, but those of Silas' crew, and Cody's journey through High school, but also Dean's journey to finding his place in the world. You watch as Maggie not only finds her soulmate but what family actually means and what more importantly what Home means, in a way that only Lucy Score can truly do. There really aren't enough words in the English language to recommend this book enough, if you haven't already read this one, then binge Lucy's entire catalog, I PROMISE you it's worth it.

This was the first book by Lucy Score that I read and I absolutely adored it! I love a good home renovation show (Maggie's YouTube channel is something that I would watch!) and really loved how, along the Old Campbell House, Maggie evolved during her time in Kinship. I really really loved super flirty Silas (and we can't forget Kevin!). I loved all of the side characters as well. It was a super fun read!

I absolutely loved Silas's confidence in this book. He knew he was going to marry Maggie the moment he met her and actively pursued her and fought to keep her around. Also Lucy Score is amazing at writing dogs into her stories. Kevin was such a lovely character. He made me laugh every time he was in a chapter. The moment Maggie, Silas and Kevin met for the first time was fantastic.

Maggie flips houses, documenting the renovations on her YouTube channel. She’s found a dilapidated mansion and hires Silas to do the landscaping. He falls head-over-heels in love with her the moment he meets her and starts flirting straight away. But she has rules against dating contractors. So she’s looking at a fling while he knows it is true love. But can Maggie make a larger commitment to a man, to a human- not just to a job?

There is a strong theme about connections and family. Maggie at first has none while Silas has a big old extended family and lives fully in the kinship of this little town named Kinship. And the people who make up this web are funny and quirky characters you’ll enjoy getting to know. The best secondary character is the dog, Kevin. Watch out for him and you’ll get lots of laughs. He, too, ends up with family!

I loved that Silas offers to follow Maggie to jobs. He doesn’t assume that because she is the woman she needs to be the one to make the sacrifice to stay in Kinship. I appreciated that this little stereotype-bashing was just something assumed, not made into a big deal.

Several mysteries and surprises dot the book as the renovations progress. No spoilers here. Enjoy them as you read.

Overall I am pleased that I’ll get to recommend this book to my patrons.

All of the warm and beautiful things this author includes in her books is all here in Maggie Moves On. This is a heartfelt story that draws you in, offers you a blanket and a cup of tea and offers you a wonderful visit to Kinship, Idaho. This is a 5 star read!

Maggie Nichols is a house flipping sensation who arrives in Kinship, Idaho with her sights set on renovating a beautiful mansion. This isn’t new for Maggie—restoring houses is her thing—but she doesn’t expect Silas Wright, the flirty, sexy landscaper with a big heart. Along with his adorable therapy-school-dropout dog, Kevin, they make Maggie want things she hasn’t let herself want in a long time. She’s built her whole life around moving on, but is she finally ready to put down roots?

Lucy Score never disappoints, and this book is no exception! I loved both Maggie and Silas from the beginning and their banter and interactions with each other were top notch. If you’re a Lucy fan than you know her books pack a punch, but always make you feel good once you’re done. I swooned, I laughed out loud, and I didn’t want to leave the charming town of Kinship at all. I was so invested in both the renovation of the Old Campbell Place and in Maggie and Silas’s relationship that I felt like I was part of their loud, lovable crew. And honestly, who wouldn’t want to part of their beautiful, blended, found family?

As we learn more about both Maggie and Silas’ lives, we get a greater understanding of why they live life the way they do. We see why Maggie has built so many walls around her own heart, and why Silas is so determined to break them down. There is also an amazing cast of side characters who you will fall in love with and many tender moments that will pull on your heartstrings. There’s also a mystery to be solved! This story has everything you love from a Lucy Score novel, and if it’s your first Lucy book, you’ll see why we keep going back for more.

MAGGIE MOVES ON is officially out in the world, so pick it up now! Request it from your library! Get it from your favorite indie bookstore! You won’t regret visiting Kinship and all the wonderful people (and animals) who live there. A big thanks to the author, NetGalley, and Forever for the advanced copy.

“It doesn’t matter how much you have, if it’s not what you want. You can’t just decide to be happy with less than.”⁣
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This fixer upper meets yard crashers romance had me laughing and smiling and even snuck a few tears out of me! Maggie and her business partner Dean run a successful YouTube home renovation show, always chasing that next home disaster to transform. So when her next flip takes her to the quirky town of Kinship Idaho, the last things she expects is a sexy landscaper to literally mow the pants off of her! Silas had me smitten from the start, a man with quick wit and funny one liners will get me every time! I would definitely be tuning in weekly for more Maggie and Silas. #HotLandscaperGuy ⁣
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“It’s a kiss, Maggie. Not a commitment. One kiss won’t cost you a lifetime,”⁣
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I couldn’t help but laugh at Silas’ flirtatious negotiating, he set his sights on Maggie and just knew that she was it for him. His dog Kevin was absolutely hilarious and his antics kept me laughing, bacon anyone?Every side character brought something to the story and I loved the found family that was created because of renovating the house. Maggie was constantly on the move, avoiding any long term commitments that could break her heart but Silas would have none of it and he used all the town magic to show Maggie that Kinship was a perfect place to stay! He was definitely the “Wright” guy for Maggie in and out of the bedroom if you catch my drift. There is a certain water scene that was scorching! The addition of town mystery surrounding the house and the stolen gold added a fun sense of adventure to the storyline, a little national treasure feel to it! Overall absolutely loved it!

“I’ve been waiting my entire life to find home. And I found one. I made one. Here. With you.”

Maggie is a successful Youtuber where she does videos on house renovations. One of her current (and biggest) house flips happens to be in a small town in Idaho where she meets and hires, Hot Landscaper Guy, aka Silas Wright. Silas is a huge flirt and basically fell in love with Maggie the moment he laid eyes on her. He tries to change Maggie’s mind into staying rather than moving on to the next project, especially when she’s more of the “not-one-to-settle-down” type and he’s the opposite.

📦READ IF YOU LIKE📦:
- dual POV
- strangers to lovers
- opposites attract
- reversed grumpy/sunshine
- youtuber x landscaper
- witty banter
- workplace romance
- backward caps
- house flipping & renovations
- Victorian mansion
- small town in Idaho
- found family
- history & treasures

cw: mention of cancer, death of loved one, affair

Thank you to @netgalley and @readforeverpub for the advanced copy! Maggie Moves On is available on June 21, 2022!