Riley Thorn, Coffee, and Chaos: Marita’s Solo Love Letter to Lucy Score

Marita’s flying solo to shout from the rooftops about her all-time favorite rom-com series: Lucy Score’s Riley Thorn universe—aka reality-adjacent mayhem with dead bodies, psychics, and enough coffee to power a small city. If you’ve ever wanted a rom-com that doesn’t reset every book, this one lets you live with Riley and Nick as their relationship grows through visions, murder investigations, meddling retirees, and one extremely lovable PI who chooses love without angsting for 400 pages.

Expect: witty one-liners that make you snort-laugh, heartfelt gut-punches that sneak up on you, and a cozy-chaotic world that somehow feels like home. Marita breaks down why Nick Santiago deserves his own fan club, why Riley is the relatable messy queen we root for, and how Lucy Score balances humor and heart like a pro—no new couple every book, just one delicious slow-build relationship you actually get to stay in.

In this episode:

• What makes Riley & Nick the rom-com gold standard
• Found family shenanigans (hi, retirement-home detectives)
• Freedom vs. “shoulds,” and why this series hits deeper than cute banter
• Favorite quotes and laugh-till-you-cry moments (Halloween party chaos, anyone?)