THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM by Laura Dave (epub)(Fiction)

THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM by Laura Dave (epub)(Fiction)
​Full title: The First Time I Saw Him
​Length: approximately 288 pages
​Release date: January 6, 2026
​Genre/Categories: Fiction; Domestic thriller; Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick; Sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me

Five years after Owen Michaels vanished, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter Bailey have built a fragile new life in Southern California under the protection of Bailey’s grandfather, Nicholas. When Owen suddenly reappears at Hannah’s art exhibition, it signals that their past—the crime syndicate Owen fled—has caught up, forcing Hannah and Bailey to flee once more in a high‑stakes chase across the country. As Hannah risks everything to keep Bailey safe, she grapples with lingering feelings for Owen and the possibility of a second chance amid relentless pursuit, betrayal, and revelations about the choices that defined their fractured family.