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When You Come Back to Me

By: Emma Scott
Narrated by: Eric London, Zachary Johnson
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Summary

At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys....

Holden Parish survived his parents' horrific attempts to make him the perfect son. After a year's stint in a Swiss sanitarium to recover, he has vowed to never let anything, nor anyone, trap him again. Brilliant but broken, he seeks refuge behind alcohol, meaningless sex, and uses his wicked sense of humor to keep people away. He only has to ride out one year in the coastal town of Santa Cruz with his aunt and uncle before he inherits his billions and can make his escape and disappear.

Falling in love is not in the plans.

River Whitmore. Star quarterback of the Central High football team, Prom King, Mr. Popular, ladies' man. He leads the perfect life...except it's all a lie. His father has River's future in the NFL all planned out, while River's dream is to run the family business in the town that he loves. But his mother's illness is tearing the family apart and River is becoming the glue that holds them together. How can he break his father's heart when it's already shattering? River's carefully crafted façade explodes when he meets Holden Parish. A guy who dresses in coats and scarves year-round, drinks expensive vodka, and spends his free time breaking into houses for the fun of it. They're complete opposites. River seeks a quiet life, away from the spotlight. Holden would rather have dental surgery than settle down.

Holden's demons and River's responsibilities threaten to keep them apart, while their undeniable attraction crashes them together again and again, growing into something deep and real no matter how they resist.

Until one terrible night changes everything.

©2020 Emma Scott (P)2021 Podium Audio
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Brilliant

just loved this story the narrors just complimented this audio book i really felt for Holden and what his parents put him through, just love this series Emma Scott never disappoints

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Brilliant dual narration audio

I absolutely loved every word of this audio. The two narrators complemented each other incredibly well to create two distinct yet cohesive voices that told the story of River and Holden in a way that elevated it above just reading the book, which is very rare for me as I prefer to read than listen.

Highly recommended.

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Brilliant

Well worth a read even if you haven’t read the 1st one. Loved it x

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such an unfair start in life

Well narrated, with much emotion in all aspects, the terrible trials endured and then, so much love and need.

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a beautiful love story

this series is so well written I couldn't put it down.
the characters are lovable and the performance was heart felt from both narrators

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excellent

Excellent narration. There are a lot of traumatic topics and big feelings which were very well acted.
Story - 4.5 stars. The aftereffects of torture aka conversion "therapy" and resulting devastating mental health struggles for Holden were very sympathetically written. The illness and loss of River's mother and their family's grief were also really well portrayed. The characters were complex and went through a lot to finally reach each other.

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Love it!!!

It's my favourite book in the Lost Boys series, absolutely in love with Holden and River. The narrators are both really amazing especially the one who speaks Holden.

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Oh my gosh. Perfect

How do I recover from this? Best book I have heard this year. Love it so much.

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I loved this book

I love this book. The narrators were great and I felt every emotion of the characters. They took me on quite an intense, emotional, funny and beautiful journey.
Going straight to buy book 3. I’m really loving Emma Scott’s writing.

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Mixed feelings - good overall

Many elements of this book were 5 stars, but other parts really dragged or felt disjointed, and the momentum was lost leaving me bored and disinterested at times. Made it a difficult one to rate. The parts it did well were really good though, so have gone for 4 stars.

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