Back To You [1]

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The Rainy City Series

Book One:

"He stares at me with those pale, blue eyes with so much pity it infuriates me. I don't need his fucking pity.

'I think you should leave,' I tell him, gulping and inhaling through my nose to stay calm. He wasn't meant to be here. 'No, in fact stay. I'll leave.'

'Don't leave,' he sighs, reaching out to grab my arm.

I swipe it back and glare at him. 'I don't know what you're playing at but I'm not doing this.'

'I'm not playing,' he says, looking me dead in the eye with a desperation so heavy I can feel it in my own chest. 'You shouldn't be with him, Nell. He doesn't deserve you. He's not a good guy.'

'You don't know him!' I screech, my hands shaking. 'My relationship is none of your business.'

'It is my business when I can see what he's doing to you,' he murmurs, getting even closer to me. I can smell him. It takes me back to all of our moments and I feel that urge to just fall right in. 'Just listen to me, Nell. Please...don't be with him.'

It hurts everywhere. It rattles through my bones, boils within my blood and feasts on my heart. Being here with him is too much and it's dangerous.

I shake my head slowly. 'I'm sorry.' Then I run out the door."

On the outskirts of Manchester, England, Nella Evans returns to the place that was once the heart of her whole childhood - Shorley Park. The rough and rundown neighbourhood hasn't changed one bit; from backstreet fights to organised crime, the town is rightfully labelled the armpit of the north. As she starts questioning her decision to come home, her once composed lifestyle is opened up to a world of tears, trouble and toxicity that holds her back, binding her to the streets, friendships and companions that she has opened her heart to.

This story contains scenes involving drugs, violence, domestic abuse, very strong language, sex and mild mentions of child abuse - this book is targeted at ages 18+.

Amy Robinson © 2026