This was the first book I’ve read by Melissa Wiesner, and I really enjoyed it! The story is heartfelt and emotional. I loved that the audiobook had dual narrators, which made the characters feel more real and gave each perspective its own voice.

There are a few fun twists along the way. While I could predict most of them, they still kept the story engaging and added depth to the relationships. The ending leaves some questions open, setting things up perfectly for the sequel, All the Ways You Break Me, releasing in early 2026. I’m already looking forward to seeing where the story goes next!

Overall, this was a moving and engaging listen with excellent narration. If you enjoy contemporary romance with emotional depth, relatable characters, and just a touch of mystery, this one is worth picking up.

Thank you to Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for the ALC!

Thank you to Netgalley for this ALC of All The Ways You Save Me!
4.25⭐️ I really enjoyed this book, although the plot was somewhat predictable (in terms of the bad guy) by the 30% mark I still enjoyed every moment of the journey. By far the most wholesome stalker romance I’ve ever read 😂. There was mystery, intrigue, romance, and found family in this. I’m interested in reading the next book in the series because I need to know where certain loose ends fit. But I’ve been told there will be a book coming so 🤞🏾. Overall, this book was VERY enjoyable.

When I first started this book, I thought I had the plot figured out. I was wrong. I was NOT expecting the ending with the best friend, and I was certainly not ready for the wrongs to be righted. I was disappointed that a few characters did not have closure to some points in the book, but I learned at the end that there's a sequel coming! I have already added it to my TBR list!!!

I loved this. There was so much emotion and mystery. Trying to get to the bottom of what was going on, my mind was swirling the whole time! This book had a little bit of everything. And the narration was spot on!

5/5 Stars! Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for this audiobook of All the Ways You Save Me by Melissa Wiesner, narrated by Greg Lockett and Lauryn Allman.

I fell in love with Melissa's writing when I read her "The Second Chance Year". It was time for me to read something more positive (or at least with a positive ending) w/ romance and some suspense. I was so excited when I got the approval and literally inhaled this audio within 2 days.

The story was built up beautifully and you just fall in love with the characters. Is it bad to admit that you could tell what the next book's topic would be?! The narrators did a wonderful job and got me hooked from the beginning. I cannot express how much I love this author's books. It seriously makes you feel postive/good at the end. Let's say that this book did not make me be in a bad mood towards my husband LOL.

Thank you!

You guys. 5 FREAKING STARS!!!!

It's been a while since I've read a romantic suspense, and even then, I've only read the ones by Catherine Cowles. But LOOK OUT!!!! There is a NEW (to me) romantic suspense author IN. TOWN. and she is making waves!!!!!!

The young love between Madeline and Adam was just so sweet and pure. Adam has lived a TOUGH life and literally has NOTHING when Jason's family takes him in. And it creates in him this genuine servant mindset and a realness to his character.

But the worst happens, and one night Adam's car goes over a bridge into icy water, and although his body is never found, no one believes he could've survived the crash and being under water for as long as he was.

Then one morning 10 years later, Madeline, who is ENGAGED TO JASON, thinks she sees Adam in a video saving some young swimmers at sea...

I cannot express how VERY much I LOOOOOOVED this book!!!!!! Melissa created characters you can't help but root for, genuinely love, and want to be your best friend. The twists that come are NOT expected, and I LOVE that!! If you're a fan of romantic suspense such as Catherine Cowles, you will LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!

I'm already feral for the next book which is about Madeline's sister, Josie!!

Audiobook:
I hybrid read this book, listening as well as eyeball reading, and let me tell you. The audiobook is FANTASTIC!!!! Greg Lockett and Lauryn Allman are AMAZING and bring these characters to life in a way that makes you feel like you're really there!! 10/10 on narrators!!

All the Ways You Save Me is a heartfelt, emotional romance that pulled me in from the very first chapter. Melissa Wiesner has a gift for writing characters who feel real, vulnerable, and deeply relatable, and this story is no exception.

The book explores themes of healing, love, and second chances in a way that is both tender and raw. I especially loved how the emotional growth of the characters was given as much importance as the romance itself. Their journey felt believable—sometimes messy, sometimes beautiful, but always genuine.

The audiobook narration enhanced the experience tremendously. The narrators brought such warmth and nuance to the characters, capturing both the lighthearted banter and the heavier, more emotional moments. It felt like I was right there with them, experiencing their highs and lows.

This is the kind of romance that lingers with you after the final chapter—equal parts moving, hopeful, and swoony. Perfect for listeners who enjoy emotionally layered love stories with heart.


Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

Melissa Wiesner’s All the Ways You Saved Me is a poignant and emotionally layered novel that explores the many forms of rescue—both the kind we offer to others and the kind we don’t always realize we need ourselves. From the very first chapter, Wiesner immerses readers in a story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful, weaving together themes of loss, love, healing, and the quiet power of human connection.

At its core, the book is about what really happened on a rainy night that altered the course of everything. This central mystery keeps the narrative taut and engaging, but what makes the story resonate is the way it blends suspense with deeply felt emotion. Each revelation feels earned, pulling the reader further into the tangled web of truth, memory, and healing. Wiesner balances this tension beautifully with heartfelt character moments, showing how pain and hope can exist side by side.

The characters are where this novel truly shines. Each one feels layered, imperfect, and real—struggling in ways that feel both personal and universal. They are people who don’t necessarily know they need saving, yet find themselves being changed by love, friendship, and even chance encounters. Wiesner writes with such empathy that you can’t help but root for them, even as their flaws and mistakes come to light.

Wiesner’s prose is both elegant and accessible, moving fluidly between emotional intimacy and narrative suspense. Her ability to create a mood—whether it’s the aching sadness of loss or the tentative joy of new beginnings—makes the story immersive from start to finish. The rainy night that serves as the story’s catalyst is more than just an event; it becomes a symbol of how quickly life can shift, and how even in the darkest of moments, there may be a way forward.

Ultimately, All the Ways You Saved Me is not just a story about one night, but about all the ways people hold each other up through the storms of life. It’s a reminder that saving doesn’t always look heroic—sometimes it’s simply about being there, listening, or offering a hand when someone doesn’t even realize they’re reaching out. For readers who enjoy novels that are both emotionally gripping and layered with suspense, this book is a powerful and rewarding read.

I listened to this audiobook at an advanced speed because I was so caught up in the story. All the Ways You Save Me grabbed my attention from the first page and held it to the last. Maddy loved Adam, Jason's best friend, Adam died in a tragic accident, and eventually Maddy and Jason got together. And they might have lived happy-ish-ly ever after if Madeline hadn't seen a picture of Adam, alive, online. What's a girl to do if the man she loved and lost turns up not lost after all? But Adam's not Adam, of course. He's Garrett. Or is he? Adam was a wonderful, caring boyfriend to young Madeline, and Garrett is a strong, considerate man who steps up as a friend to adult Maddy. Odd how they both light her fire, physically, and their voices sound so similar. Garrett insists he's not Adam, but Madeline's not convinced. But if Adam didn't die, how and why would he have left Maddy alone when he so obviously loved her? What or who could have driven him away? I devoured All the Ways You Save Me and am eager to read Ms. Wiesner's other books.

This was my first book by Melissa Wiesner and I wasn’t disappointed. It was a pretty quick read/listen and I was engaged the whole time. I would say it’s sort of a romance/mystery. I was going to be a little upset with the ending because there were characters whose stories weren’t complete, but there’s going to be a book two so yay! If you like:
-Small Town Romance
-High School Sweethearts
-Second Chance love
-Love triangle
-Friends to Lovers
-Whodunnit?
-Dual Timeline
Then this is the book for you! The dual narration was great as well! Thank you NetGalley and bookouture audio for this ARC.

I thought Madeline was nuts at first. Her first love dies when they are teenagers and she happens to see him on a random live video and literally breaks up with her boyfriend to go find the doppleganger. Nuts, right?!

I love Adam's chapters taking us back to the past. They were very well written and gave us a lot of insight into what happened 10 years back.

Madeline and Garrett's story ties in so well and the twist at the end was great. I can't say that I was completely shocked but I was excited I was right about everything.

The audio is FANTASTIC. So good. The narration is top tier.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Melissa Wiesner, and Bookouture for allowing me to listen and review!

I really enjoyed this! I think Jason could have been fleshed out more but I enjoyed how the next book was set up throughout the first book so when it ended it felt natural.
The characters were not very deep but it was a good read.
Thanks NetGalley for letting me read and review.

❤️ WoW ❤️ All the Ways You Save Me by Melissa Wiesner and narrated by Greg Lockett, and Lauryn Allman was a big hit with me! It was a completely heartbreaking and unforgettable romance that will pull you in from the very beginning and you will be hooked. But You will need tissues and lots of these.
All the Ways You Save me is the first book in the new Sandy Harbour series and I loved it especially as this audiobook kept me company and made a great travel Buddy for my car journey. I loved the main characters and they kept me engaged all through this audiobook.

The narrators Greg Lockett, and Lauryn Allman were excellent.

I highly recommend this book/audiobook. 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for this ARC.

5 🌟
Spice: semi open door
Format: ALC

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the alc in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. I was hooked from the beginning and started making theories. My guess to what happened was close, but there was definitely a twist I didn't anticipate. The narrators are so good. This is the kind of story I'm looking for when I want a romantic suspense read. It keeps you guessing and on the edge until the end.

5⭐️ Absolutely fantastic! I have yet to read anything by @melissawiesnerauthor that is anything but fabulous. This has tension, drama, suspense, secret identity, second chances, love, friendship, and so much more. 5⭐️ narration by Greg Lockett and Lauren Allman. It’s not easy to portray loss and a deep emotions but boy did they. I hoped with Madeline and screamed for her. Adam and Jason are so different, and I loved how both characters personalities came to life.

Madeline has been uprooted from her home because her mom got a good job opportunity. Did it have to be right as her senior year was starting? Not to mention with so much urgency and little reason. When she gets to her new school, there are two guys that welcome her. One shy and sweet, Adam. The other nice but cocky, Jason.

Adam can’t believe how lucky he is to have Madeline and Jason. He and Madeline have really formed a deep bond, but he knows she deserves more than he can give.

When an accident proves to have killed Adam, Madeline is inconsolable for years. Jason’s friendship is really what helped her through. At some point, she finally gave them a chance to be more. They are preparing to get married when a video of a man saving some kids from drowning shocks Madeline back to the past. This man has to be Adam. No one believes her. Maybe she will ruin everything she’s worked to move past. Or maybe she will find true closure and peace.

Thank you to @bookedwiththeemilys @netgalley @bookouture and @melissawiesnerauthor for the #gifted advanced reader and listener copies.

This book was emotional whiplash in the best way possible.

One minute I was swooning, the next I was clutching my heart, and by the end I just wanted to stare dramatically at the ocean like I was in my own tragic romance novel.

Madeline, Jason, and Adam were once inseparable. Then tragedy struck, Adam died, and ten years later Maddie is building a future with Jason… until she nearly drowns, is pulled from the waves, and looks up into the exact same eyes she thought she’d lost forever.

Excuse me?! Talk about gut punch drama. The way Wiesner balanced grief, second chances, and the messy what ifs of love kept me hooked the entire way.

The tropes are all here and delicious: high school sweethearts, love triangle tension, small town secrets, mistaken identity (or is it 👀), and that whole “rescued by the man who feels like destiny” vibe. It’s romantic, a little angsty, and very addictive.

The audiobook narration by Greg Lockett and Lauryn Allman was excellent.

Allman really nailed Maddie’s vulnerability and inner conflict, while Lockett’s warm, steady delivery made both Jason and Garrett/Adam’s presence feel distinct and powerful. Together, they elevated the heartbreak and the swoon.

It leaned a little heavy on melodrama at times (I may have yelled “just TALK to each other” at my headphones). But honestly? That’s also part of the charm.

If you love heartbreaking but hopeful romances, lost loves that refuse to stay lost, and emotional rollercoasters set in small coastal towns, All the Ways You Save Me will sweep you under. Bring tissues!

This was an easy listen (well narrated), an entertaining, pacy story & I know I'll pick up the next in the series when it comes out. Unfortunately, I saw everything coming, which is a little frustrating as I'd have loved some surprises, but I think those may be coming in book two.

This is a dual timeline, a triple POV book with a bit of romance including a love triangle, secrets & lies, mystery & questions left unanswered. Fun & fast, this would make a great beach read.

Im going to need to read every Melissa Wiesner book after this because it was so good!! 5 ⭐️ read! And I seriously need more. I did not want it to end. I absolutely love our characters. And I loved this story. I did guess the plot twist but it still had me questioning it the entire time. The ending however I was not expecting!

If you like:

•High school Sweethearts
•New/Old Flame
•Love Triangle
•Rescue Romance
•Small Town Romance
•Mistaken Identity & more

Then this is the book for you!

I did listen to the Duet Audiobook version. And I would highly recommend it! The narrator’s did and amazing job.

Thank you NetGalley and Melissa Wiesner for gifting me this Arc! 🫶🏼

This book had me intrigued from the very beginning. I kept asking myself….what is going on? How is this going to end?

Madeline and Adam were high school sweethearts 10 years ago. They were so in love. One horrific night, Adam's car was seen going over a cliff into a river during a storm, and his body was never found. Flash forward to present day, Madeline is now engaged to Adam's best friend. She is a high school teacher, and one of her students shows her a video of a surfer saving some kids. To her shock, it is a man who looks exactly like Adam. She feels it in her bones that she needs to go talk to this man, to see if he is Adam. If it is, why did he never contact her?

There is so much that happens, but I never got confused or believed it was too far-fetched. I want to write more, but anything I say will give away shocking moments. This is a dual timeline, dual POV book. The audio narration was perfect, and I really enjoyed listening to this story. 4.5/5

Madeline was forced to move her senior year and on what she thought would be one of the worst days of her life she met Adam. An instant attraction happened and they became inseparable, but it wasn't just the two of them it was three Madeline, Adam and Jason Adams beast friend. Everything was perfect until it wasn't and Adam died. Now many years later Madeline found comfort in Jason after many years however Jason will never be Adam.

On her last day of work Madeline see's a live of a man saving kids from drowning. That man looks so much like Adam it sets Madeline out to see if there is anyway Adam could still be alive. Ending up in her home town which she hasn't been back to since leaving with her family so long ago Madeline finds the man who looks so much like Adam and starts to unravel who he is and what really happened to Adam, while trying to also find who she really wants to be.

This was a fun book, I guessed some but was actually wrong on one of my guesses on who Garret(the man who saved the kids) actually was with the what happened. I also was pretty accurate on my thoughts of Jason though as you read I'm sure you will guess that as well. This story was really well written and was a really nice story, it was fun and I loved seeing Madeline and Adam and Madeline and Garret. This book also has flashback from when Madeline and Adam were young and how the three of them formed friendships and more. This is the first in a series so there are some questions left open but they aren't the main questions and no cliffhangers. Book two is about Madeline's sister and someone we meet in this book.

This was fun book like I said it's one you get through really quickly and just enjoy. Im vey interested to get the questions I have answered in book two.

*Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture Audio for this ARC