The First Time I Saw Him

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This is the kind of sequel that makes you grateful the author didn’t stop. The First Time I Saw Him continues the story begun in The Last Thing He Told Me, and it wastes zero time pulling you back into danger. Hannah Hall and Bailey have built something close to peace in Southern California… until Owen appears again. Not a memory. Not a ghost. Him. 

From that moment, Laura Dave shifts the book into motion: flight, fear, and hard choices—while still keeping the emotional heartbeat intact. The relationship between Hannah and Bailey remains the anchor, and the story asks a brutal question: how much of your life would you burn down to protect the person you love most? 

The multi-narrator cast (including Rebecca Lowman) gives it a cinematic feel. With seven hours of audio, it’s tight, fast, and surprisingly moving.