Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 130 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 92 million copies in the United States alone.Sparks wrote one of his best-known stories, The Notebook, over a period of six months at age 28. It was published in 1996 and he followed with the novels Message in a Bottle (1998), A Walk to Remember (1999), The Rescue (2000), A Bend in the Road (2001), Nights in Rodanthe (2002), The Guardian (2003), The Wedding (2003), True Believer (2005) and its sequel, At First Sight (2005), Dear John (2006), The Choice (2007), The Lucky One (2008), The Last Song (2009), Safe Haven (2010), The Best of Me (2011), The Longest Ride (2013), See Me (2015), Two by Two (2016), Every Breath (2018), The Return (2020), The Wish (2021), and Dreamland (2022), as well as the 2004 non-fiction memoir Three Weeks With My Brother, co-written with his brother Micah. His twenty-fourth novel, Counting Miracles, will be published on September 24, 2024.Film adaptations of Nicholas Sparks novels, including The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven (on all of which he served as a producer), The Lucky One, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John and The Last Song, have had a cumulative worldwide gross of over three-quarters of a billion dollars. The Notebook has also been adapted into a Broadway musical, featuring music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson.Sparks lives in North Carolina. He contributes to a variety of local and national charities, and is a major contributor to the Creative Writing Program (MFA) at the University of Notre Dame, where he provides scholarships, internships, and a fellowship annually. He co-founded The Epiphany School in New Bern, North Carolina in 2006. As a former full scholarship athlete (he still holds a track and field record at the University of Notre Dame) he also spent four years coaching track and field athletes at the local public high school. In 2009, the team he coached at New Bern High School set a World Junior Indoor Record in the 4×400 meters, as well as US High School National Records in the 800 Medley and 1600 Medley. Click to watch the Runner’s World video with Nicholas.The Nicholas Sparks Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded in 2011, to provide scholarships and fund educational programs for underprivileged and disadvantaged youth. Between the foundation, and the personal gifts of the Sparks family, more than $15 million dollars have been distributed to deserving charities, scholarship programs, and projects. Because the Sparks family covers all operational expenses of the foundation, 100% of donations are devoted to programs.
Dreamland
Nicholas Sparks
Dreamland is a love story about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind.
Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North Carolina, he spontaneously takes a gig playing at a bar in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida, seeking a rare break from his duties at home.
But when he meets Morgan Lee, his world is turned upside-down, making him wonder if the responsibilities he has shouldered need dictate his life forever. The daughter of affluent Chicago doctors, Morgan has graduated from a prestigious college music program with the ambition to move to Nashville and become a star. Romantically and musically, she and Colby complete each other in a way that neither has ever known.
While they are falling headlong in love, Beverly is on a heart-pounding journey of another kind. Fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old son, she is trying to piece together a life for them in a small town far off the beaten track. With money running out and danger seemingly around every corner, she makes a desperate decision that will rewrite everything she knows to be true.
In the course of a single unforgettable week, two young people will navigate the exhilarating heights and heartbreak of first love. Hundreds of miles away, Beverly will put her love for her young son to the test. And fate will draw all three people together in a web of life-altering connections . . . forcing each to wonder whether the dream of a better life can ever survive the weight of the past.
See Me
Nicholas Sparks
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with another classic love story of second chances and love tested.Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. At 28, he's focused only on walking a straight line -- getting his teaching degree, working out at the gym religiously, and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his earlier life. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But when Maria Sanchez crosses paths with him on a rainswept night in North Carolina, his plans are upended in a way that will rattle the foundations of his carefully structured life. As for Maria, the hardworking lawyer and daughter of Mexican immigrants, Colin will challenge every notion she's ever had about herself and her future, making her question what truly makes her happy.Before the couple has a chance to envision what a life together might look like, however, menacing reminders of events in Maria's past begin to surface. And as the threat of violence begins to shadow her every step, she and Colin will be tested in increasingly terrifying ways. Will demons from their past destroy the tentative bonds they have forged, or will their love protect them, even in the darkest hour? See Me is a story of obsession, reinvention and a love that defies every expectation, reminding us that destiny often rests in our own hands-even in matters of the heart.
True Believer / At First Sight
Nicholas Sparks
From the world's most beloved chronicler of the heart comes this astonishing story of everlasting love. As a science journalist with a regular column in Scientific American, Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural and has a real nose for the strange and unusual. A born skeptic, he travels to the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, determined to find the real cause behind the ghostly apparitions that appear in the town cemetery. What he doesn't plan on, however, is meeting and falling hopelessly in love with Lexie Darnell, granddaughter of the town psychic. Now Jeremy must make a difficult return to the life he knows, or do something he could never do before-take a giant leap of faith. A story about taking chances and following your heart, TRUE BELIEVER will make you, too, believe in the miracle of love.
Endings bring new beginnings and tragedies lead to unexpected joy, as the tale begun in TRUE BELIEVER continues with AT FIRST SIGHT. There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he'd never He'd never leave New York City; never give his heart away after barely surviving one failed marriage; and never become a parent.
Now Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, engaged to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the start of their family. But just as everything seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, a mysterious e-mail sets off a chain of events that will test the strength of their commitment. Capturing all the heartbreak, tension, and romance of the newly wed, AT FIRST SIGHT explores the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child-and reveals an extraordinary that the emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...
Message in a Bottle
Nicholas Sparks
Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity - takes readers on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories, and about both the heartbreaking fragility and enormous strength of love.
Nicholas Sparks is our very best chronicler of the human heart. His stunning first novel, The Notebook, has been given by friend to friend and lover to lover all over the world as a testament to the timeless power of love. But if we thought he could never again move us so deeply, he now shows us he can-in a story that renews our faith in destiny...in the ability of true lovers to find each other no matter where, no matter when... Message In A Bottle
Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with:
My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together...
For "Garrett," the man who signs the letter, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who are Garrett and Catherine? Where is he now? What is his story?
Challenged by the mystery, and pulled to find Garrett by emotions she does not fully understand, Theresa begins a search that takes her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation. Brought together by chance-or something more powerful-Theresa and Garrett are people whose lives are about to touch for a purpose, in a tale that resonates with our deepest hopes for finding that special someone and everlasting love.
Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity, Message in a Bottle takes readers on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories, and about both the heartbreaking fragility and enormous strength of love. For those who cherished The Notebook and readers waiting to discover the magic of Nicholas Sparks's storytelling, here is his new, achingly lovely novel of happenstance, desire, and the choices that matter most...
Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating love story filled with suspense and mystery.When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks
When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck—winning poker games and even surviving deadly combat that kills two of his closest buddies. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph—his lucky charm.
Back home in Colorado, Thibault can’t seem to get the photo—and the woman in it—out of his mind. Believing that she somehow holds the key to his destiny, he sets out on a journey across the country to find her, never expecting the strong but vulnerable woman he encounters in Hampton, North Carolina—Elizabeth, a divorced mother with a young son—to be the girl he’s been waiting his whole life to meet. Caught off guard by the attraction he feels, Thibault keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth embark upon a passionate and all-consuming love affair, the secret he is keeping will soon threaten to tear them apart—destroying not only their love, but also their lives.
Filled with tender romance and terrific suspense, The Lucky One is Nicholas Sparks at his best—an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love.
The Wish
Nicholas Sparks
1996 was the year that changed everything for Maggie Dawes. Sent away at sixteen to live with an aunt she barely knew in Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, she could think only of the friends and family she left behind . . . until she met Bryce Trickett, one of the few teenagers on the island. Handsome, genuine, and newly admitted to West Point, Bryce showed her how much there was to love about the wind-swept beach town—and introduced her to photography, a passion that would define the rest of her life.
By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. She splits her time between running a successful gallery in New York and photographing remote locations around the world. But this year she is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas, struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis. Increasingly dependent on a young assistant, she finds herself becoming close to him.
As they count down the last days of the season together, she begins to tell him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier—and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.
Dear John
Nicholas Sparks
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart.
But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else.
Dear John, the letter read... and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.
Two by Two
Nicholas Sparks
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with an emotionally powerful story of unconditional love, its challenges, its risks and most of all, its rewards.
At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in Charlotte. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear...and no one is more surprised than Russ when he finds every aspect of the life he took for granted turned upside down. In a matter of months, Russ finds himself without a job or wife, caring for his young daughter while struggling to adapt to a new and baffling reality. Throwing himself into the wilderness of single parenting, Russ embarks on a journey at once terrifying and rewarding—one that will test his abilities and his emotional resources beyond anything he ever imagined.
Nicholas Sparks Collection
Nicholas Sparks
True Believer, A Walk to Remember, The Wedding, At First Sight and The Guardian.
The Notebook / The Wedding
Nicholas Sparks
Listening length: approximately 13 hours
The Notebook: Read by Barry Bostwick
Scenes from the past and a collection of intensely personal letters tell the story of a long married couple now confined to a nursing home.
The wedding: Read by Tom Wopat
To save his own marriage, a middle-aged man takes inspiration from his in-law's enduring love.
Three Weeks With My Brother
Nicholas Sparks
The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine. The colorful mailer, however, described something very different: a tour to some of the most exotic places on Earth. Slowly, an idea took hold in Nicholas's mind and heart. In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. And as they voyaged to the lost city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes. . . to mysterious Easter Island. . . to Ayers Rock in the Australian outback. . . and across the vast Indian subcontinent, the ultimate story of their lives would unfold. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world and often overtaken by their feelings, daredevil Micah and the more serious, introspective Nicholas recalled their rambunctious childhood adventures and the tragedies that tested their faith. And in the process, they discovered startling truths about loss, love and hope. Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photographs, Three Weeks with my Brother reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties. . . and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.
Did You Know?---
Three Weeks With My Brother is Nicholas's second work of non-fiction? (The first was Wokini, written with Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills.)
Nicholas and Micah Sparks wrote the book together from separate coasts by talking on the phone and faxing drafts back and forth?
The trip around the world was part of a Notre Dame alumni package?
The Return
Nicholas Sparks
In the romantic tradition of Dear John and The Lucky One, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with the story of an injured Navy doctor -- and two women whose secrets will change the course of his life. Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, NC. But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon sent him home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, the dilapidated cabin he inherited from his grandfather seemed as good a place to regroup as any. Tending to his grandfather's beloved bee hives while gearing up for a second stint in medical school, Trevor isn't prepared to fall in love with a local . . . and yet, from their very first encounter, his connection with Natalie Masterson can't be ignored. But even as she seems to reciprocate his feelings, she remains frustratingly distant, making Trevor wonder what she's hiding. Further complicating his stay in New Bern is the presence of a sullen teenage girl, Callie, who lives in the trailer park down the road from his grandfather's cabin. Claiming to be 19, she works at the local sundries store and keeps to herself. When he discovers she was once befriended by his grandfather, Trevor hopes Callie can shed light on the mysterious circumstances of his grandfather's death, but she offers few clues -- until a crisis triggers a race that will uncover the true nature of Callie's past, one more intertwined with the elderly man's passing than Trevor could ever have anticipated. In his quest to unravel Natalie and Callie's secrets, Trevor will learn the true meaning of love and forgiveness . . . and that in life, to move forward, we must often return to the place where it all began.
Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks
In the romantic tradition of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals -- transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.
Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future.
Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother's early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable . . . but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways.
Illuminating life's heartbreaking regrets and enduring hope, Every Breath explores the many facets of love that lay claim to our deepest loyalties -- and asks the question, How long can a dream survive?
At First Sight (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #2)
Nicholas Sparks
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks is an astonishing story of everlasting love, as the tale begun in True Believer continues. The story of Jeremy Marsh.
True Believer (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #1)
Nicholas Sparks
Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate New Yorker: handsome, almost always dressed in black, and part of the media elite. An expert on debunking the supernatural with a regular column in Scientific American, he's just made his first appearance on national TV. When he receives a letter from the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights that appear in a legend-shrouded cemetery, he can't resist driving down to investigate. Here, in this tightly knit community, Lexie Darnell runs the town's library, just as her mother did before the accident that left Lexie an orphan. Disappointed by past relationships, including one that lured her away from home, she is sure of one thing: her future is in Boone Creek, close to her grandmother and all the other people she loves. Jeremy expects to spend a quick week in "the sticks" before speeding back to the city. But from the moment he sets eyes on Lexie, he is intrigued and attracted to this beautiful woman who speaks with a soft drawl and confounding honesty. And Lexie, while hesitating to trust this outsider, finds herself thinking of Jeremy more than she cares to admit. Now, if they are to be together, Jeremy Marsh must make a difficult choice: return to the life he knows, or do something he's never done before--take a giant leap of faith. A story about taking chances and following your heart, True Believer will make you, too, believe in the miracle of love.
The Guardian
Nicholas Sparks
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died: a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, 29-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire
The Rescue
Nicholas Sparks
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love.
BookPage calls Nicholas Sparks, "a modern master of fateful love stories," and his phenomenal bestsellers- The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, and A Walk to Remember- have made him one of America's most beloved storytellers. Here, in his newest work, Sparks tells a story about making the greatest commitment of all...loving someone forever.
The Rescue
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks - risks no one else in the department would ever take - to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Unconscious and bleeding, she-but not Kyle-will be found by Taylor McAden. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.
During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others, demanding far more than raw physical courage. That it will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will require him to open doors to his past that were slammed shut by pain. That it will dare him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.
In The Rescue Nicholas Sparks weaves his inimitable spell, immersing us in the passions and the surprising complexities of modern relationships-and in doing so, teaching us something about our own.
Nights in Rodanthe
Nicholas Sparks
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy; of sacrifice and forgiveness -- a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Reeling with heartache and in search of a respite, she flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. But when a major storm starts moving in, it appears that Adrienne's perfect getaway will be ruined -- until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. Now, with the storm closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort -- and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.
Did You Know?---
The main characters' names were Christmas presents to Nicholas's in-laws (Paul and Adrienne)?
This was Nicholas's first book to debut at #1?
The Wedding (The Notebook, #2)
Nicholas Sparks
After thirty years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun (of The Notebook), is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage. Desperate to win back his wife, Jane's, heart, he must figure out how to make her fall in love with him... again. Despite the shining example of Allie and Noah's marriage, Wilson is himself a man unable to easily express his emotions. A successful estate attorney, he has provided well for his family, but now, with his daughter's upcoming wedding, he is forced to face the fact that he and Jane have grown apart and he wonders if she even loves him anymore. Wilson is sure of one thing--his love for his wife has only deepened and intensified over the years. Now, with the memories of his in-laws' magnificent fifty-year love affair as his guide, Wilson struggles to find his way back into the heart of the woman he adores.
Did You Know?
The Wedding is a follow-up to The Notebook?
The Wedding was inspired by a few unnamed couples that Nicholas knows well?
The novel is set in the North Carolina town in which Nicholas now lives?
The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks
In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.
Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined.
As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew was not as it seemed. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?
The Choice
Nicholas Sparks
#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make.Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
The Last Song
Nicholas Sparks
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Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father . . . until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie’s father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church.
The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story about love in its myriad forms - first love, the love between parents and children - that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that deeply felt relationships can break our hearts . . . and heal them.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
Nicholas Sparks
Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast begins the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner recently returned from the Second World War. Noah is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories...until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again.
Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just the beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments and the fundamental changes that affect us all. It is a story of miracles and emotions that will stay with you forever.
The Longest Ride
Nicholas Sparks
Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together – how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.
A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior’s life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death – loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he’s keeping doesn’t destroy it first.
Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.
Counting Miracles
Nicholas Sparks
From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken.
Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather’s military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone . . . happiest when off on his next adventure, zero desire to settle down. But when his grandmother passes away, her last words to him are: find where you belong. She also drops a bombshell, telling him the name of the father he never knew—and where he might be found.
Tanner is due at his next posting soon, but his curiosity is piqued, and he sets out for Asheboro, North Carolina, to ask around. He’s been in town less than twenty-four hours when he meets Kaitlyn Cooper, a doctor and single mom. They both feel an immediate connection; Tanner knows Kaitlyn has a story to tell, and he wants to hear it. For Kaitlyn, Tanner is mysterious, exciting—and possibly leaving in just a few weeks.
Meanwhile, nearby, eighty-three-year-old Jasper lives alone in a cabin bordering a national forest. With only his old dog Arlo for company, he lives quietly, haunted by a tragic accident that took place decades before. When he hears rumors that a white deer has been spotted in the forest—a creature of legend that inspired his father and grandfather—he becomes obsessed with protecting the deer from poachers.
As these characters’ fates orbit closer together, none of them is expecting a miracle . . . but that may be exactly what is about to alter their futures forever.
See Me: A stunning love story that will take your breath away
Nicholas Sparks
The stunning love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook, The Lucky One and The Longest Ride . Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved authors.____________________Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot.At twenty-eight, he's focused on getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his past. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But when he crosses paths with Maria Sanchez one rainswept night, his carefully structured life is turned upside down. And when Maria, a hardworking lawyer, meets Colin she begins to question every notion she has ever had about herself and her future - and what truly makes her happy.Before the couple has a chance to envision a life together, menacing reminders from events in Maria's past start to surface. And as the threat of violence begins to shadow her every step, she and Colin will be pushed to breaking point.A story of obsession, reinvention and a love that defies every expectation, See Me is a incredible love story from multi-million-copy bestselling author Nicholas Sparks.____________________* The breathtaking new love story from Nicholas Sparks, Every Breath , is available now *Praise for multi-million-copy bestseller phenomenon, Nicholas 'When it comes to tales about love , Nicholas Sparks is one of the undisputed kings' Heat'An absorbing page-turner' Daily Mail'A fiercely romantic and touching tale' Heat on The Longest Ride'An A-grade romantic read' OK! on Safe Haven'This one won't leave a dry eye ' Daily Mirror on The Lucky One
Um Refúgio para a Vida
Nicholas Sparks
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating love story filled with suspense and mystery.When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
Uma Escolha por Amor
Nicholas Sparks
Travis Parker tinha tudo o que um homem podia desejar: um bom emprego, grandes amigos e uma casa de sonho. Não encontrara ainda a sua alma gémea, mas também não sentia a sua falta... pelo menos, até ao dia em que um mal-entendido levou Gabby Holland, a nova vizinha, a bater-lhe à porta.
Gabby também não tencionava sucumbir aos encantos de Travis. Para começar, tinha uma relação estável com um namorado de longa data… e o novo vizinho irritava-a imenso. Mas a animosidade depressa deu lugar a uma cordial amizade, e, aos poucos, a algo muito mais sério. Juntos, vão empreender uma jornada que dificilmente poderiam ter antecipado.
Agora, anos mais tarde, Travis está no hospital, a sua vida despedaçada, o futuro uma incógnita. Ele recorda o passado, todos os momentos que o levaram ali. Se ao menos pudesse fazer com que o tempo voltasse atrás... Pois Travis encontra-se perante uma escolha que ninguém deveria ter de fazer… nunca!
Valerá a pena quebrar a promessa que fez ao amor da sua vida?
Uma Escolha Por Amor é uma lição de vida sobre o poder do amor, da perseverança e da fé.
Um Homem Com Sorte
Nicholas Sparks
«Durante a maior parte da sua vida, Logan Thibault foi um homem que em tudo se podia considerar comum. Porém, nada de comum havia naquilo que estava prestes a acontecer-lhe. Quando encontra uma fotografia de uma mulher nas areias do deserto do Iraque, Logan Thibault passa, inexplicavelmente, a ser um homem com a sorte do seu lado, que sobrevive a situações de indescritível perigo. A fotografia começa a ser encarada como um talismã e, de regresso aos EUA, Thibault não consegue deixar de pensar na mulher que lhe salvou a vida. Mas, assim que a encontra, o segredo que transporta consigo poderá custar-lhe tudo aquilo que lhe é querido.
Nicholas Sparks traz-nos uma sublime história sobre a força avassaladora do destino que se sobrepõe a tudo e dá sentido até aos momentos mais inexplicáveis da vida.»
Juntos ao Luar
Nicholas Sparks
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. Dear John, the letter read... and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.
A Melodia do Adeus
Nicholas Sparks
Com apenas dezassete anos, Verónica Miller - ou «Ronnie», como é carinhosamente chamada - vê a sua vida virada do avesso quando o casamento dos pais chega ao fim e o pai se muda da cidade de Nova Iorque, onde vivem, para Wrightsville Beach, uma pequena cidade costeira na Carolina do Norte. Três anos não são suficientes para apaziguar o seu ressentimento, e quando passa um Verão na companhia do pai, Ronnie rejeita com rebeldia todas as suas tentativas de aproximação, ameaçando antecipar o seu regresso a Nova Iorque. Mas será na tranquilidade que envolve o correr dos dias em Wrightsville Beach que Ronnie irá descobrir a beleza do primeiro amor, quando conhece Will, e vai afrouxando, uma a uma, todas as suas defesas, deixando-se tomar por uma paixão irrefreável e de efeitos devastadores. Nicholas Sparks é, como sabemos, um mestre da moderna trama amorosa, e, em A Melodia do Adeus, usa de extrema sensibilidade para abordar a força e a vulnerabilidade que envolvem o primeiro encontro com o amor e o seu imenso poder para ferir… e curar.
O Diário da Nossa Paixão (The Notebook #1)
Nicholas Sparks
Todas as manhãs ele lê para ela, de um caderno desbotado pelo tempo, uma história de amor que ela não recorda nem compreende. Um ritual que se repete diariamente no lar de idosos onde ambos vivem agora. Pouco a pouco, ela deixa-se envolver pela magia da presença dele, do que ele lhe lê, pela ternura dele... E o milagre acontece. A paixão renasce, transpõe o abismo do tempo, o abismo da memória, e por instantes ela volta volta para ele... Apesar da doença. Mas haverá mais.
Todos os dias, ele lê-lhe a história de um simples rapaz sulista e duma rapariga destinada a brilhar na high society. A primeira paixão, clara como uma manhã orvalhada de maravilha e descoberta. Afastados depois pela impiedosa exigência do abismo que os separa. Catorze anos mais tarde, ele é um sobrevivente da guerra e ela está a poucos dias de tornar-se a mulher de um outro homem. Mas volta por uma necessidade imperiosa de o rever. O reencontro traz de novo toda a magia. Terá o amor poder suficiente, desta vez? Mas haverá mais. Sempre.
Um livro escrito com uma força delicada e comovente, uma beleza surpreendente e arrebatadora como há muito já não se encontrava na literatura recente.
Um Momento Inesquecível
Nicholas Sparks
O regresso do autor dos bestsellers O Diário da Nossa Paixão e As Palavras que Nunca te Direi com um romance terno e comovente acerca do verdadeiro significado da beleza, da generosidade, da perda e acima de tudo do poder mágico do amor. Nicholas Sparks conta-nos desta vez a história de dois adolescentes - Landon e Jamie Sullivan. Dois adolescentes com percursos antagónicos e interesses divergentes. Nada mais nada menos do que um jovem estudante boémio e descomprometido e a antiquada filha do pastor baptista de uma pequena cidade americana. Mas naquele estranho Natal de 1958 Landon olhará Jamie com os olhos da paixão o que irá mudar radicalmente o rumo daquelas duas vidas...
Dear John, Nicholas Sparks, Paperback
Nicholas Sparks
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. "Dear John," the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.
Cada Suspiro Teu
Nicholas Sparks
O acaso juntou duas pessoas numa praia.
Ela é Hope Anderson, nascida e criada na Carolina do Norte.
Ele é Tru Walls, guia de safaris no Zimbabué, onde nasceu.
Hope está a viver um momento difícil. A relação com o namorado já não a faz feliz e o pai acaba de receber um diagnóstico terrível. Sunset Beach é o local ideal para encontrar a paz de que necessita para refletir sobre a sua vida.
Tru está perante um momento revelador. Cresceu em África e nunca conheceu o pai. Em Sunset Beach, prepara-se para o encontrar pela primeira vez.
Quando os caminhos de Hope e Tru se cruzam, a magia acontece. Mas, por muito intensos que sejam os seus sentimentos, ambos sabem que terão de fazer uma escolha dilacerante. A praia que os uniu, vê-os, agora, partir. A areia cobre-lhes os passos, as marés seguem o seu ritmo ancestral… e uma carta resistirá ao tempo para ditar, um dia, o seu futuro adiado.
Inspirado numa história real, Cada Suspiro Teu fala-nos de um encontro que fica gravado a fogo no coração e na memória de duas pessoas de mundos opostos, transcendendo o tempo, os continentes, e o toque – por vezes agridoce – do Destino…
La última canción
Nicholas Sparks
La vida de Veronica Ronnie Miller se viene abajo cuando sus padres se divorcian y su padre se muda de New York a Wilmington, Carolina del Norte. Tres anos despues se va a pasar el verano con su padre, quien es pianista y profesor, y esta llevando una vida tranquila en un pueblo de la playa. La historia es un hermoso mensaje de amor a diferentes niveles -el primer amor, el amor entre padres e hijos- que demuestra, como solo Nicholas Sparks sabe hacerlo, las diferentes formas en que el amor puede romper nuestros corazones y rearmarlos.
Les Rescapés du cœur
Nicholas Sparks
Denise vit seule avec son fils Kyle, un enfant à la sensibilité exacerbée qui souffre de graves problèmes de communication. Sans amertume ni regrets, elle lui consacre sa vie et lui sacrifie ses rêves. Jusqu'au jour où Denise rencontre Taylor... Entre elle et ce pompier bénévole, qui l'a sauvée après un accident de voiture, commence une belle histoire d'amour. D'autant plus belle que Taylor s'attache au jeune Kyle, qui le considère très vite comme un père. Mais soudain tout se complique : sans explication, Taylor refuse de s'engager, s'enferme dans le silence... Quels démons le hantent qu'il ne parvient pas à affronter ? Décidée à découvrir son secret, Denise veut croire qu'elle peut lui apprendre à aimer.
Un havre de paix
Nicholas Sparks
Katie débarque seule et sans attache dans la petite ville de Southport, en Caroline du Nord. Belle, jeune et mystérieuse, elle devient vite le sujet de toutes les conversations…
D’abord déterminée à préserver sa solitude, elle finit par se lier d’amitié avec Alex, veuf et père de deux enfants. Ensemble, ils pansent des blessures anciennes. Mais alors que Katie reprend confiance en la vie, les fantômes de son passé la rattrapent. Ces mêmes fantômes qui l’avaient poussée, après un long voyage, à venir vivre recluse dans ce havre de paix.
Va-t-elle céder aux doutes qu’ils lui inspirent, ou admettre que l’amour est souvent la meilleure chance d’échapper au souvenir des heures sombres ?
Le Porte-Bonheur
Nicholas Sparks
Quand Logan, soldat en Irak, trouve par terre la photographie d'une femme, son premier réflexe est de la jeter. Il la garde pourtant, poussé par un curieux pressentiment. Dès lors, l'image de cette inconnue l'accompagne partout et étrangement Logan connaît une succession de chances incroyables. Des tables de poker aux champs de bataille, où il survit à un combat alors que ses meilleurs amis périssent, il semble protégé. La photo serait-elle son porte-bonheur ? A son retour dans le Colorado, il ne pense plus qu'à cette femme et à son mystère. Persuadé que la retrouver fait partie de son destin, il entreprend un périple à travers le pays. Et si le secret qu'elle détenait pouvait changer sa vie ?
La Dernière Chanson
Nicholas Sparks
À l'âge de 17 ans, la vie de Veronica Miller, alias «Ronnie», est bouleversée par le divorce de ses parents et le départ soudain de son père, qui abandonne New York pour la Caroline du Nord. Elle lui en veut vraiment et refuse de le voir depuis la rupture... Jusqu'au jour où, trois ans plus tard, sa mère décide de l'envoyer passer un été avec lui, espérant la réconciliation.
Le père de Ronnie, ancien pianiste et professeur, mène une vie paisible en bord de mer où il se consacre à la confection d'une oeuvre d'art. Dès son arrivée, Ronnie se rebelle et menace de partir. Mais bientôt, elle fait la connaissance de Will, un jeune homme du village, qui va faire chavirer son coeur. Baissant sa garde, va-t-elle enfin réussir à s'ouvrir au bonheur?
Un choix
Nicholas Sparks
Des amis fidèles, de fabuleux voyages aux quatre coins du monde, un travail passionnant, une maison au bord de l'eau... La vie de Travis Parker a de quoi faire bien des envieux. Seule ombre à ce tableau idyllique : il se sent seul. Impossible pour lui d'entretenir une relation sérieuse avec une femme. Jusqu'au soir où Gabby Holland, sa nouvelle voisine, débarque en furie dans son jardin... Onze ans plus tard, survient un drame qui va non seulement frapper leur couple et la famille qu'ils ont fondée, mais placer Travis devant un dilemme déchirant : jusqu'où devra-t-il aller pour garder son amour vivant ?
El cuaderno de Noah
Nicholas Sparks
En 1946 en Carolina del Norte, la población está despertando de la pesadilla de la guerra. Allí vuelve Noah Calhoun, de 31 años, para intentar que la plantación de la que procede vuelva a su antigua gloria, pero las imágenes de la preciosa joven que conoció catorce años atrás no paran de perseguirle. A pesar de que no ha sido capaz de encontrarla, tampoco ha conseguido olvidarla. Es entonces cuando, de manera inesperada, vuelve a dar con ella. Allie Nelson, de 29 años, está comprometida con otro hombre, pero reconoce que la pasión que una vez sintió por Noah no ha disminuido ni un ápice con el paso del tiempo. Allie se ve obligada a enfrentarse a sus esperanzas y sueños para el futuro con su boda a tan sólo unas semanas de suceder.
As Palavras que Nunca Te Direi
Nicholas Sparks
Do mesmo autor de «O Diário da Nossa Paixão», um livro que é já um êxito comercial nos EUA e em muitos outros países. Uma poética mensagem de amor na origem de um encontro arrebatador entre um homem e uma mulher cujos afectos já há muito se encontravam adormecidos…
O Diário da Nossa Paixão
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks, o jovem autor deste inesperado bestseller, nunca esqueceu o ensinamento que a relação amorosa dos pais da sua mulher, casados há mais de 62 anos, lhe transmitiu - a possibilidade de viver em estado de paixão mesmo depois de vários anos de convívio. Foi por isso que decidiu escrever este comovente romance de amor que acompanha o enamoramento entre um homem e uma mulher, que só no final das suas vidas concretizam uma paixão arrebatadora.
A Última Música
Nicholas Sparks
Aos dezessete anos, Verônica Miller, ou simplesmente Ronnie, vê sua vida virada de cabeça para baixo, quando seus pais se divorciaram e seu pai decide ir morar na praia de Wrightsville, na Carolina do Norte. Três anos depois, ela continua magoada e distante dos pais, particularmente do pai. Entretanto, sua mãe decide que seria melhor para os filhos passarem as férias de verão com ele na Carolina do Norte. O pai de Ronnie, ex-pianista, vive uma vida tranquila na cidade costeira, absorto na criação de uma obra de arte que será a peça central da igreja local. Ressentida e revoltada, Ronnie rejeita toda e qualquer tentativa de aproximação dele e ameaça voltar para Nova York antes do verão acabar. É quando Ronnie conhece Will, o garoto mais popular da cidade, e conforme vai baixando a guarda começa a apaixonar-se profundamente por ele, abrindo-se para uma nova experiência que lhe proporcionará uma imensa felicidade – e dor – jamais sentida. Uma história inesquecível de amor, carinho e compreensão – o primeiro amor, o amadurecimento, a relação entre pais e filhos, o recomeço e o perdão – A ULTIMA MÚSICA demonstra, como só Nicholas Sparks consegue, as várias maneiras que o amor é capaz de partir e curar seu coração.
The Last Song and A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks
A Walk to Remember
It is 1958 and seventeen-year-old Landon is revelling in his youth: dating girls and even claiming to have been in love. He is a world apart from shy, reclusive Jamie Sullivan, a Baptist's daughter who carries a bible with her school books, cares for her widowed father and volunteers at the orphanage. But fate will intervene.
Forced to partner up at the school dance, Landon and Jamie embark on a journey of earth-shattering love and agonising loss far beyond their years. In the months that follow, Landon discovers the true depths of the human heart, and takes a decision that is so stunning it will lead him irrevocably down the road to manhood…
The Last Song
Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father… until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him.
The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story about love in its myriad forms - first love, the love between parents and children - that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that deeply felt relationships can break our hearts… and heal them…
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Solo nosotros dos
Nicholas Sparks
A sus treinta y dos años, Russell Green lo tiene todo: una impresionante esposa, una hija adorable de seis años, una exitosa carrera como ejecutivo de publicidad y una gran casa en Charlotte. Russell vive en medio de un sueño, y su matrimonio con la encantadora Vivian es el centro de su existencia. Pero debajo de esta vida perfecta, empiezan a aparecer los problemas y Russ está a punto de descubrir que varios aspectos de su vida que daba por sentados darán un giro por completo. En cuestión de meses, Russell se queda sin trabajo y sin mujer, y deberá luchar para adaptarse a una nueva y desconcertante realidad. Descubriendo el desierto de la vida uniparental, Russell se embarcará en un viaje aterrador a la vez que gratificante y que pondrá a prueba sus habilidades y sus recursos emocionales más allá de lo que nunca habría imaginado.
Моят път към теб
Nicholas Sparks
Може ли любовта да пренапише миналото?
На кого не му се иска безкрайната обич да е възможна. Тя самата го вярваше преди години. Тогава бе на осемнайсет.
Аманда и Досън се влюбват безумно в гимназията. Макар да принадлежат към различни социални прослойки, техните чувства са неподвластни на неписаните правила в малкото южно градче. Непредвидими обстоятелства разделят влюбените и ги запращат по противоположни житейски пътеки.
След години Аманда и Досън се срещат отново...
И двамата не са забравили страстната първа любов, която ги е белязала завинаги. Изправени пред болезнени спомени, те трябва открият дали любовта може да пренапише миналото и да заличи настоящето.
Хроникьорът на човешката душа Никълъс Спаркс е ненадминат в умението си да разказва необикновените истории на обикновените хора. С шумен успех са приети филмите по незабравимите му романи.
Никълъс Спаркс е автор на „Нощи в Роданте”, „С дъх на канела”, „Последна песен”, „Един ден, един живот”, „Завой на пътя”, „Талисманът” и „Пристан за двама”.
The Nicholas Sparks Holiday Collection
Nicholas Sparks
Three of Nicholas Sparks's beloved bestselling novels are now available as a boxed set. TRUE BELIEVER: A skeptical science journalist travels to a small town to investigate ghostly apparitions. When he hopelessly falls in love with a local woman, he must take a giant leap of faith.AT FIRST SIGHT: In this sequel to True Believer, an engaged young couple face their greatest fears-and discover that the emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.A BEND IN THE ROAD: A widowed deputy sheriff becomes drawn to a young divorcée. But they are bound by a shocking secret that will force them to reexamine everything they believe in-including their love.
El viaje más largo
Nicholas Sparks
Un hombre de noventa años se encuentra solo en una carretera nevada después de haber tenido un accidente en un paraje aislado. Tan solo consciente a ratos y en espera de que le rescaten, aparece ante él el amor de su vida, quien murió hace un tiempo. En el espacio que separa la realidad y la imaginación, recuerdan su vida juntos: cómo superaron el trauma de no poder tener hijo; cuando se convirtieron en coleccionistas de arte reconocidos; el dolor que supuso la muerte de ella…
En paralelo se otra historia de amor surge entre una joven estudiante de arte y un cowboy. Se enamoran perdidamente, a pesar de proceder de ambientes totalmente dispares. Ambos tienen ambiciones y sueños que cumplir pero él, además, se enfrenta a una cruel disyuntiva: o bien pone en peligro su vida si sigue compitiendo en el circuito de los toros o bien pierde la granja de su familia.
Un paseo para recordar
Nicholas Sparks
Cada mes de abril, cuando el viento sopla desde el mar y se mezcla con el aroma de las lilas, Landon Carter recuerda su último año en el instituto Beaufort. Era 1958 y Landon ya había tenido una o dos novias. Juraba incluso, que ya se había enamorado. Desde luego, la última persona de la que se imaginó que lo haría era Jamie Sullivan, la hija del pastor baptista del pueblo.
Jamie era una chica callada, que siempre llevaba la Biblia entre sus libros para el colegio, y que parecía contenta viviendo en un mundo aparte del resto de los adolescentes: cuidaba de su padre viudo, rescataba animales abandonados y era voluntaria en el orfanato. Ningún chico le había pedido una cita jamás. Landon nunca hubiera imaginado hacerlo.
Sin embargo, un giro del destino hizo que Jamie se convirtiera en la pareja de Landon para el baile. Y desde ese momento, la vida del chico cambiaría para siempre. Estar con Jamie le enseñó las profundidades del corazón humano y le llevó a tomar una decisión asombrosa que marcaría el comienzo de su madurez.
Querido John
Nicholas Sparks
“Querido John”, dizia a carta que partiu um coração e transformou duas vidas para sempre.
Quando John Tyree conhece Savannah Lynn Curtis, descobre estar pronto para recomeçar sua vida. Com um futuro sem grandes perspectivas, ele, um jovem rebelde, decide alistar-se no exército, após concluir o ensino médio. Durante sua licença, conhece a garota de seus sonhos, Savannah. A atração mútua cresce rapidamente e logo transforma-se em um tipo de amor que faz com que Savannah prometa esperá-lo concluir seus deveres militares. Porém ninguém previa o que estava para acontecer, os atentados de 11 de setembro mudariam suas vidas e do mundo todo. E assim como muitos homens e mulheres corajosos, John deveria escolher entre seu país e seu amor por Savannah. Agora, quando ele finalmente retorna para Carolina do Norte, ele descobre como o amor pode nos transformar de uma forma que jamais poderíamos imaginar.
Diário de Uma Paixão
Nicholas Sparks
"Não sou nada especial; disso estou certo. Sou um homem comum, com pensamentos comuns, e vivi uma vida comum. Não há monumentos dedicados a mim e o meu nome em breve será esquecido, mas amei outra pessoa com toda a minha alma e coração e, para mim, isso sempre bastou." Noah Calhoun Assim tem início uma das mais emocionantes e intensas histórias de amor que você lerá na vida... O livro é o retrato de uma relação rara e bela, que resistiu ao teste do tempo e das circunstâncias. Com um encanto que raramente é encontrado na literatura atual, O Diário de uma Paixão de Nicholas Sparks, o consagra como um contador de histórias clássicas, com uma perspectiva excepcional sobre a mais importante e única emoção que nos mantém. Com mais de 12 milhões de cópias vendidas, o livro que emocionou as pessoas ao redor do mundo, foi traduzido para mais de 20 línguas.
Um Homem de Sorte
Nicholas Sparks
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9788563219138.
“Mas não estava em outra época e lugar, e nada daquilo era normal. Trazia a fotografia dela consigo há mais de cinco anos. Atravessou o país por ela.”
“Era estranho pensar nas reviravoltas que a vida de um homem pode dar. Até um ano atrás, Thibault teria pulado de alegria diante da oportunidade de passar um fim de semana ao lado de Amy e suas amigas. Provavelmente, era exatamente isso de que precisava, mas quando elas o deixaram na entrada da cidade de Hampton, com o calor da tarde de agosto em seu ápice, ele acenou para elas, sentindo-se estranhamente aliviado. Colocar uma carapuça de normalidade havia-o deixado exausto.
Depois de sair do Colorado, há cinco meses, ele não havia passado mais do que algumas horas sozinho com alguém por livre e espontânea vontade. (...)
Imaginava ter caminhado mais de 30 quilômetros por dia, embora não tivesse feito um registro formal do tempo e das distâncias percorridas. Esse não era o objetivo da viagem. Imaginava que algumas pessoas acreditavam que ele viajava para esquecer as lembranças do mundo que havia deixado para trás, o que dava à viagem uma conotação poética. Outros pensavam que ele caminhava simplesmente pelo prazer de caminhar. Estavam todos errados. Ele gostava de caminhar e tinha um destino para chegar. Simples assim. Gostava de partir quando sentia vontade, no seu próprio ritmo, para o lugar que quisesse. Depois de passar anos cumprindo ordens no Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, a liberdade o atraía. (...)
Até ter encontrado a fotografia, a vida de Thibault seguia como há muito havia planejado. Ele sempre tinha um plano.”
Every Breath: Library Edition
Nicholas Sparks
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El rescate
Nicholas Sparks
El bombero voluntario Taylor McAden se siente empujado a asumir grandes riesgos para salvar vidas, no importa si se trata de fuegos incontrolados o accidentes mortales. Sin embargo, hay algo a lo que sí tiene miedo: enamorarse.
El día que una tormenta feroz llega al pueblo donde él vive, Denise Holton tiene un accidente tras derrapar su coche y salirse de la carretera. La joven, que viajaba con su hijo Kyle de cuatro años, un niño con dificultades de aprendizaje severas, queda inconsciente y sangrando. Cuando Denise despierta, tiene que enfrentarse a una terrible noticia: Kyle ha desaparecido. La búsqueda del niño hace que Taylor y Denise acaben por conocerse y establezcan un vínculo muy fuerte. Taylor se verá arrastrado a la posibilidad de ser él el rescatado en esta ocasión: rescatado de una vida sin amor.
El sendero del amor
Nicholas Sparks
Con el recuerdo de su mujer aún vivo en la memoria, Miles Ryan conoce a Sarah Andrews, la nueva maestra de su hijo, que acaba de llegar a la ciudad con el propósito de rehacer su vida. Tímidamente, Sarah y Miles se abren el uno al otro, y muy pronto rién por primera vez en mucho tiempo. Sin embargo, mientras empiezan a superar el doloroso pasado, ambos ignoran cuán ligados están a un terrible secreto, un secreto que los obligará a cuestionar todo aquello en lo que creían y, finalmente, a tomar una desgarradora decisión que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.
Cuando te encuentre
Nicholas Sparks
Durante su tercera misión en Irak, el soldado estadounidense Logan Thibault encuentra la fotografía de una joven sonriente medio enterrada en la arena del desierto. En la base, nadie la reclama y él acaba guardándola. De repente Logan empieza a tener suerte: gana en las partidas de póker, sobrevive a un ataque que mata a dos de sus compañeros. De vuelta a EEUU, Logan buscará a la mujer retratada pero desde luego no se espera a la persona fuerte pero vulnerable con la que se topa en Hampton, Carolina del Norte. La atracción que siente por ella le pilla desprevenido así que acaba manteniendo la historia de la fotografía, su amuleto, un secreto. Un secreto que puede acabar destruyendo la maravillosa historia de amor que acaba de comenzar.
Un lugar donde refugiarse / Safe Haven (Spanish Edition)
Nicholas Sparks
Beautiful Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties after moving to Southport, until events draws her into two relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Katie begins to let down her guard, and becomes attached to Alex and his family.
Pamiętnik (Pamiętnik, #1)
Nicholas Sparks
Karty starego notatnika kryją historię romantycznego uczucia, które rozkwitło po zakończeniu II wojny światowej gdzieś w Karolinie Północnej. Starszy pan codziennie odczytuje ją mieszkającej w domu opieki kobiecie chorej na alzheimera.
To dzieje miłości dziewczyny z dobrego domu i ubogiego robotnika, którzy jako nastolatkowie spędzili razem jedno lato, a potem zostali rozdzieleni. Losy każdego z nich potoczyły się zupełnie innymi torami. Czy uda im się spotkać ponownie?
Ostatnia piosenka
Nicholas Sparks
Życie siedemnastoletniej Ronnie Miller wywróciło się do góry nogami, gdy jej ojciec postanowił porzucić karierę i wyjechać do niewielkiego miasteczka w Północnej Karolinie. Jego ucieczka oznaczała koniec małżeństwa Millerów. Trzy lata później Ronnie dalej nie chce mieć nic wspólnego z ojcem i nie utrzymuje z nim kontaktu.
Nieoczekiwanie matka wysyła dziewczynę i jej młodszego brata, Jonaha, by spędzili wakacje w Wilmington. Dla Ronnie to ciężka próba - przyzwyczajona do Nowego Jorku, zakochana w jego nocnym życiu i modnych klubach, musi zmierzyć się nie tylko z niechęcią do wiodącego spokojne życie pianisty i zaangażowanego w budowę miejscowego kościoła ojca, ale również z senną atmosferą nadmorskiej mieściny. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że to będzie najgorsze lato w jej życiu...
Jedno życzenie
Nicholas Sparks
Historia pierwszej miłości, której ślad pozostaje w nas na zawsze, i o decyzjach, których skutki odczuwamy przez całe życie.
Maggie Dawes nie opowiadała tej historii od lat. Dawno temu po raz pierwszy naprawdę się zakochała. Miała wtedy szesnaście lat i była daleko od domu. Wysłano ją do małej miejscowości na jednej z wysp w Karolinie Północnej, by tam oczekiwała narodzin swojego dziecka. Planowała oddać je do adopcji. Przystojny i inteligentny Bryce Trickett nie oceniał tej decyzji. Pokazał za to Maggie, jak robić dobre zdjęcia, zaszczepił w niej miłość do fotografii i do atmosfery sennych miasteczek. Ich pierwszy pocałunek był idealny. A uczucie - jedyne w swoim rodzaju.
Teraz Maggie jest słynną fotografką podróżniczą. Dzieli czas między swoją nowojorską galerię a wyprawy do najodleglejszych zakątków świata. Ale pewna rozmowa ze spotkaną na plaży kobietą wywróci jej życie do góry nogami. Maggie będzie musiała zmierzyć się z tym, co nieuniknione, lecz uświadomi sobie także, że ma jedno życzenie, które bardzo chce spełnić.
Dla ciebie wszystko
Nicholas Sparks
Nigdy nie zapomnisz pierwszej miłości.
Dawson Cole i Amanda Collier. Chłopak z nizin społecznych, wychowany w rodzinie cieszącej się jak najgorszą sławą w całym hrabstwie Pamlico. I dziewczyna z przeciwnego bieguna społecznego pragnąca zostać nauczycielką.
Różnice wynikające z pochodzenia, wychowanie, nieprzychylni ludzie – wszystko to sprawiło, że tych dwoje nie mogło być razem, choć oboje bardzo tego pragnęli. Dawson, który w młodości niechcący zabił człowieka, nigdy się z tym nie pogodził. Żyje samotnie, pracując na platformach wiertniczych i pokutując za dawne winy. Amanda, mimo że wyszła za mąż i urodziła dzieci, czuje się nieszczęśliwa.
Po latach dawni kochankowie spotykają się w rodzinnym miasteczku na pogrzebie starego przyjaciela. Stłamszone przed laty uczucie powraca – ale czy uda im się odnaleźć szczęście na przekór całemu światu? Przeszłość i związane z nią konflikty odzywają się ze zdwojoną siłą...
Szczęściarz
Nicholas Sparks
Logan Thibault jest urodzonym szczęściarzem. Służył w piechocie morskiej, ma za sobą służbę w Iraku, gdzie wielokrotnie otarł się o śmierć. Przeżył i wrócił do domu z pamiątką - znalezionym na pustyni zdjęciem młodej kobiety, które traktuje jako talizman. Kiedy w bezsensownym wypadku ginie jego przyjaciel, Logan stawia sobie za cel odszukanie dziewczyny z fotografii. Przemierzając pieszo kraj, odnajduje ją w Hampton, miasteczku w Karolinie Północnej. Beth nie jest jednak księżniczką z bajki, ale rozwódką z dziesięcioletnim synem, która ma sporo kłopotów z byłym mężem, zastępcą szeryfa i wnukiem najbardziej wpływowego obywatela miasta. Pomiędzy mężczyznami wybucha ostra rywalizacja...
Powrót
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks powraca z najnowszą powieścią w duchu I wciąż ją kocham i Pamiętnika! Ukrywający się przed światem lekarz i dwie kobiety, których sekrety zmienią jego życie...
Trevor Benson nie zamierzał wracać do miasteczka New Bern w Karolinie Północnej. Głównie dlatego, że nie przewidywał, że podczas misji wojskowej, gdzie był lekarzem, dojdzie do tak strasznego wypadku jak ten, w którym został ranny. A wtedy stara, odziedziczona po dziadku chata, wydała mu się idealnym schronieniem.
Trevor zdecydowanie nie przewidywał też, że w New Bern znajdzie kogoś, kto poruszy jego serce. Kiedy jednak spotyka Natalie, zastępczynię miejscowego szeryfa, nie może przejść obok niej obojętnie. Ale nawet gdy wydaje się, że Natalie odwzajemnia jego uczucia, nadal pozostaje zadziwiająco odległa... A Trevor zastanawia się, co kobieta ukrywa.
Jego pobyt w New Bern dodatkowo komplikuje obecność ponurej nastolatki, Callie, która mieszka w przyczepie kempingowej przy drodze. Trevor ma nadzieję, że Callie wie coś o tajemniczej śmierci jego dziadka i za wszelką cenę próbuje wyciągnąć od niej wskazówki, które mogłyby rzucić na nią nowe światło.
Nieustępliwa chęć poznania prawdy pozwoli Trevorowi zrozumieć prawdziwe znaczenie miłości i przebaczenia. I da mu ważną lekcję – o tym, że w życiu, aby iść naprzód, często musimy wrócić do miejsca, w którym wszystko się zaczęło.
Bezpieczna przystan
Nicholas Sparks
Kiedy w nadmorskim miasteczku pojawia się tajemnicza młoda kobieta, niektórzy zadają sobie pytanie, co skłoniło ją do porzucenia dawnego życia i przeprowadzki w miejsce, w którym nic ciekawego się nie dzieje. Piękna, ale zamknięta w sobie Katie pracuje w lokalnej restauracji i wyraźnie unika nowych znajomości. Do czasu. Kiedy poznaje Alexa, wdowca z dwójką dzieci, wbrew sobie zaczyna coraz bardziej angażować się w życie jego rodziny.
Między tym dwojgiem rodzi się uczucie. Katie zdaje sobie jednak sprawę, że przyszłości i szczęścia nie da się zbudować na kłamstwach i ukrywaniu prawdy o własnej przeszłości. W najczarniejszej godzinie jedynie miłość może dać jej bezpieczne schronienie...
Diario de una pasión
Nicholas Sparks
La historia que se cuenta en el libro sucede en los años 40, en un tranquilo pueblo del sur de estados unidos. Allí, en el transcurso de una noche de verano se conocen dos jóvenes, noah y allie. Noah es un chico humilde, que trabaja en el aserradero del pueblo, por 40 céntimos la hora. Allie, en cambio, es una chica de familia acomodada de charleston, que está pasando las vacaciones de verano en el pueblo. Pese a las diferencias de clase, se enamoran. Es el primer amor para ambos, que se verá truncado debido a la llegada del fin del verano y a la intervención de los padres de allie. Noah escribe durante un año una carta cada día a allie, 365 cartas en total… que nunca llegan a su destinataria, pues la madre de la chica las intercepta. Pasan siete años. Noah ha estado en la segunda guerra mundial, y ha cambiado, pero sigue pensando en allie. Allie, por su parte, está a punto de casarse con un herido de guerra que conoció en el hospital en el que trabajaba como enfermera voluntaria, pero ve la foto de noah en el periódico, delante de la casa que ha reformado, como si de una obsesión se tratara, pensando en ella. Allie vuelve a noah. Esta es la historia de amor en sí, pero no es la más bonita, la que llega, la que hace llorar. De hecho, son dos historias dentro de una, o, si se prefiere, una misma historia en dos momentos vitales distintos, con los mismos personajes. De jóvenes y de mayores. Es noah quien, abuelo ya, lee su propia historia a allie, con demencia senil, ambos ingresados en una residencia. Leyendo la historia que en su momento escribió allie, hay días en los que ella recupera por unos pocos momentos la memoria… sabe quién es, quién es noah, y viven aún unos pocos minutos del amor que les ha acompañado a lo largo de toda una vida. Pasan por la cabeza muchas preguntas: ¿vale la pena vivir cuando no sabes quién eres y no reconoces a los tuyos?, ¿qué somos, si no recordamos?
A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks
There was a time when the world was sweeter...when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats...when something happened to a seventeen-year-old boy that would change his life forever. Every April, when the wind blows in from the sea and mingles with the scent of lilacs, Landon Carter remembers his last year at Beaufort High. It was 1958, and Landon had already dated a girl or two. He even swore that he had once been in love. Certainly the last person in town he thought he'd fall for was Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's Baptist minister. A quiet girl who always carried a Bible with her schoolbooks, Jamie seemed content living in a world apart from the other teens. She took care of her widowed father, rescued hurt animals, and helped out at the local orphanage. No boy had ever asked her out. Landon would never have dreamed of it. Then a twist of fate made Jamie his partner for the homecoming dance, and Landon Carter's life would never be the same. Being with Jamie would show him the depths of the human heart and lead him to a decision so stunning it would send him irrevocably on the road to manhood. No other author today touches our emotions more deeply than Nicholas Sparks.
Illuminating both the strength and the gossamer fragility of our deepest emotions, his two New York Times bestsellers, The Notebook and Message in a Bottle, have established him as the leading author of today's most cherished love stories. Now, in A Walk to Remember, he tells a truly unforgettable story, one that glimmers with all of his magic, holding us spellbound-and reminding us that in life each of us may find one great love, the kind that changes everything...
A Bend in the Road
Nicholas Sparks
Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. Missy had been his first love, and Miles fervently believes she will be his last. As a deputy in the North Carolina town of New Bern, Miles Ryan not only grieves for Missy, but also longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews. The second grade teacher of his son, Jonah, Sarah had left Baltimore after a difficult divorce to start over in the gentler surroundings of New Bern. Perhaps it's her own emotional wounds that make her sensitive to the hurt she first sees in Jonah's eyes, and then his father's. Tentatively, Sarah and Miles reach out to each other. Soon they are both laughing for the first time in years . . . and falling in love. Neither will be able to guess how closely linked they are to a shocking secret -- one that will force them to question everything they ever believed in . . . and make a heartbreaking choice that will change their lives forever.
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