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The First Time I Saw Him

by Laura Dave

When Owen reappears after five years, Hannah and Bailey are thrown back into danger and forced to run from the past.

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About The First Time I Saw Him

Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a race to keep their past from catching up with them. As events unfold, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance.

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None
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Fast

Series

Hannah Hall · Book 2 of 2

Content warnings
  • gun violence
  • grief
  • death
  • stalking
  • car accident
  • abandonment
  • injury detail
  • murder
  • violence
  • blood
  • threats
  • strong language
  • chronic illness

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