Benevolence Books in Order

Benevolence is the kind of fictional town readers like to joke about moving to, all tree lined streets, extended families, and local heroes who show up when things go sideways. Lucy Score’s Benevolence books focus on three interconnected couples whose lives revolve around service, from National Guard deployments to fire calls and emergency medicine. Each story stands alone, but together they sketch out a community where second chances are something you fight for.

Pretend You’re Mine pairs Luke Garrison, a soldier home on leave, with Harper Wilde, a woman passing through town after running from a bad situation. Luke talks Harper into posing as his girlfriend for a month to keep his well meaning family off his back before his next deployment. What starts as a practical arrangement turns into a real relationship that forces both of them to confront grief, trauma, and the secrets they have been keeping.

In Finally Mine the spotlight shifts to Gloria, who is finally free after a decade in an abusive relationship. Moving back to Benevolence means facing the family she cut herself off from, along with Aldo Moretta, the steadfast man who once loved her and never really stopped. Their romance is a careful, tender story about rebuilding trust and making room for joy while still honoring the hard work of healing.

Protecting What’s Mine brings in Mackenzie O’Neil, a burned out flight trauma surgeon who escapes to Benevolence for a quieter job as a small town doctor. Her plan does not account for Lincoln Reed, the flirty fire chief who has never met a risk he did not like. Linc is determined to prove that beneath his charming reputation is a man she can rely on, even as ghosts from Mack’s past push danger right onto their peaceful streets.

Across the series, familiar faces drift in and out of the pages. The Garrison siblings interfere, nieces and nephews steal scenes, and side characters from earlier books show up with babies, weddings, and new worries. Heavy topics like domestic violence, combat injuries, and burnout are handled with care, but they are always balanced with small town humor, tight family bonds, and the reassurance that love is still possible, even after the hardest seasons.