They Always Come Back

By: Bailey Thomas

Narrated by: Lisa Lynn Sandlin

Avery Kline relocates her entire life from her hometown of East Tawas, Michigan to Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite going through a tumultuous breakup, Avery is open to putting her heart back on the line when she meets the apartment’s pool security guard, Kyle Kingsley.

Kyle is no stranger to female attention as all the residents seem to gravitate towards him, but he has a rule against dating girls who live at the complex. This disappoints Avery, but doesn’t discourage her from pursuing him anyway. She believes that once Kyle gets to know the real her, she will be able to break his rule and make him fall in love with her.

Avery is relentless in her mission to capture Kyle’s heart, but his feelings against dating residents may be more of a warning than a rule. Their differing values cause friction among their friendship until one of them finally prevails.

Will Avery be able to win Kyle over, or will his dark past leave them both heartbroken?

©2024 Bailey Thomas Books LLC (P)2024 Bailey Thomas Books LLC

Great story.

It started off a bit slow for me, not sure if it was the narrator or story but once things picked up and I sped up the narration , I was into it. Avery made some questionable choices, but honestly, that made her feel more real. I loved her friendship with Page, she was hilarious, loyal, and honestly the kind of best friend we all need.
Kyle, on the other hand, nope. Couldn’t stand him.
The writing was great, especially for a debut, and the plot twist totally caught me off guard. I didn’t love the message at the end, it kind of felt like it was excusing toxic relationships, but overall, I enjoyed it. If you’re into messy main characters and emotional stories with a bit of drama, give it a try.

Oh Avery!

I was honestly ready to strangle Avery almost every chapter. Kyle was an absolute dick and I would have had no qualms about turning him in. Paige is a true friend and the moment Avery was sneaking around to spend time with Kyle she should have realized there was a problem here. Ugh! Every chapter I was literally yelling at Avery! Graham is so much better. Lawd, what will happen next?

3.5 stars

The Narration

The Narration was top notch!! It was also a good simple story. It was easy to follow along

Conflicting romance

Interesting romance about the struggles of navigating relationships and emerging adulthood. Good narration, the ending felt rushed.

Not my Favorite

I was forcing myself to finish this. The main character is a young adult, but I had moments when I thought I was listening to a story about a teenager. The wrap-up wasn't any better. I still can't figure out why Avery didn't tell the truth about Kyle. Narration was the best part of this book