Sparks, Nicholas

Is there really such a thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks' novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories.

U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman in the sands of Iraq. It appears that the photograph has brought him luck winning poker games, and surviving deadly fighting that kills his closest soldier friends. But when he returns home, he never dreams that he will encounter the photographic woman in North Carolina who is divorced and has a young son.

Taylor McAden's devotion to his work as a volunteer fireman has left no room in his life for love, but when he becomes involved in the search for four-year-old Kyle who has disappeared following an automobile accident in which his mom, Denise, was injured, Taylor develops feelings for Denise that he cannot deny.

U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman in the sands of Iraq. It appears that the photograph has brought him luck winning poker games, and surviving deadly fighting that kills his closest soldier friends. But when he returns home, he never dreams that he will encounter the photographic woman in North Carolina who is divorced and has a young son.

Novelist Nicholas Sparks provides an account of his adventures traveling around the world with his brother Micah on the trip of a lifetime, and shares the personal story of their childhood and the family tragedies they have endured, and how those experiences have made them closer.

A mysterious young woman moves to a small town in North Carolina where she resists forming any personal relationships at first. As time passes, she begins to put down roots and even to fall in love but a dark secret haunts her.

Jeremy Marsh is engaged to Lexie Darnell and looking forward to their life together as a couple and as parents. Then he receives a mysterious e-mail that sets off a life-changing chain of events. The novel examines how well people know each other and how they handle their doubts concerning each other and parenthood.

Katie arrives in the small town of Southport, North Carolina, hoping to hide from her past and avoid raising suspicions, but when she reluctantly begins a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children, and befriends her neighbor Jo, Katie is forced to confront the dark secret she is hiding if she wants to put down roots and find true love.

After losing his wife in a car accident, a distraught Miles Ryan is able to find love again with his son's teacher, but they soon realize they are linked by a shocking secret.