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Can you resist the depths of the human heart? It is 1958, and 17-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 schoolbooks, cares for her widowed father and volunteers at the orphanage. But fate will intervene.

In a moment of desolation on a windswept beach, Garrett bottles his words of undying love for a lost woman, and throws them to the sea. 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.... But the bottle is picked up by Theresa, a mother with a shattered past, who feels unaccountably drawn to this lonely man. Who are this couple? What is their story?

The unforgettable, heartbreaking love story from a New York Times bestselling author about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—now an iconic motion picture starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War...

In this New York Times bestseller by the author of The Notebook, a single mother sets out to find the North Carolina man who sent a message meant for someone else . . . and the journey may change her life forever. Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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. “Sparks is superb at what he does. The setting is postcard perfect. The...

In this heartfelt Southern love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook, a daring fireman rescues a single mom -- and learns that falling in love is the greatest risk of all.When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels...

Kann Liebe die Vergangenheit überwinden? Amanda und Dawson sind erst siebzehn, als sie sich unsterblich ineinander verlieben. Doch ihre Familien bekämpfen die Beziehung, und widrige Umstände trennen sie schließlich endgültig. Fünfundzwanzig Jahre später kehren die beiden in ihr Heimatstädtchen zurück. Sie empfinden noch genauso tief füreinander wie damals. Aber beide sind von Schicksalsschlägen gezeichnet, und die Kluft zwischen ihnen scheint größer denn je zu sein... Mit siebzehn verlieben sich Dawson und Amanda ineinander.

Filha de imigrantes mexicanos, Maria Sanchez é uma advogada inteligente, bonita e bem-sucedida que aprendeu cedo o valor do trabalho duro e de uma rotina regrada. Porém um trauma a faz questionar tudo em que acreditava e voltar para sua cidade natal, a pequena Wilmington. A cidade também é o lugar que Colin Hancock escolheu para se dar uma segunda chance. Apesar de jovem, ele sofreu mais violência e abandono do que a maioria das pessoas. Também cometeu sua parcela de erros e magoou mais gente do que gostaria.

Una novela sobre el legado perdurable del primer amor y las decisiones que nos persiguen para siempre. El año 1996 fue el que cambió todo para Maggie Dawes. Enviada a los 16 años a vivir con una tía que apenas conocía en Ocracoke, un pueblo remoto de Carolina del Norte, solo podía pensar en los amigos y la familia que dejó atrás. Hasta que conoció a Bryce Trickett, uno de los pocos adolescentes en la isla.

Colin Hancock está decidido a no dejar escapar la segunda oportunidad que le brinda la vida. Con un historial manchado de violencia y malas decisiones, más la asfixiante amenaza de dar con los huesos en la cárcel, ha tomado la firme determinación de ir por el buen camino. María Sánchez, una trabajadora hija de inmigrantes mexicanos, es la viva imagen del éxito más convencional: una verdadera belleza con una llamativa melena negra, licenciada por la facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Duke.

Denise Hilton, a young single mother, is driving through Edenton, North Carolina, when her car skids off the road during a storm. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities for whom she has sacrificed everything. When volunteer fireman Taylor McAden finds her she is unconscious and bleeding, but when she wakes an even more chilling truth becomes clear: Kyle is gone. When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, Taylor feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives, and the search for Kyle is no exception. 

Die kleine Gemeinde Southport in North Carolina hat mysteriösen Zuwachs bekommen: Die junge Katie hat sich in einem komplett abgelegenen Bungalow niedergelassen. Sie ist sehr hübsch, richtet sich aber bewusst unscheinbar her. Sie arbeitet als Kellnerin und schafft es dennoch, jeden näheren Kontakt zu vermeiden. Niemand kennt sie, niemand weiß von ihrer Herkunft - und von ihrem dunklen Geheimnis. Doch zwei Menschen am Ort kämpfen um ihre Nähe: Alex, der freundliche junge Witwer, der als alleinerziehender Vater für seine zwei kleinen Kinder sorgt. Und Jo, Katies schlagfertige Nachbarin. Wider Willen lässt sich Katie von beiden in eine freundschaftliche Beziehung verstricken. Und schon bald hegt sie für Alex deutlich stärkere Gefühle. Aber sie ist wild entschlossen, nie mehr einen Mann zu lieben. Zu groß sind die Schrecken der Vergangenheit. Und zu groß ist auch jetzt noch das Risiko...

Mit 34 glaubt Russell, auf der absoluten Glücksseite des Lebens zu stehen: Er hat eine umwerfende Frau und eine süße kleine Tochter, ein wunderschönes großes Haus und beruflichen Erfolg. Doch dann bricht sein Traum binnen kürzester Zeit entzwei: In der Ehe zeigen sich deutliche Risse, und eine berufliche Neuorientierung erweist sich als gefährliche Sackgasse. Mit einem Mal steht er da, verlassen und arbeitslos, und soll sich alleine um die fünfjährige Tochter kümmern.

In this heartfelt Southern love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook, a daring fireman rescues a single mom—and learns that falling in love is the greatest risk of all. When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels...

Is there really such a thing as a good luck charm? Ex-soldier Logan Thibault thinks he just might have found one. Haunted by memories of the friends he lost in Iraq, Logan knows how fortunate he is to be home. He believes that a photograph he carried with him, a picture of a smiling woman he's never met, kept him safe. Even though he knows nothing about this woman, he hopes she might hold the key to his destiny. Resolving to find her, Logan embarks on a journey of startling discovery.

In this New York Times bestseller by the author of The Notebook, a single mother sets out to find the North Carolina man who sent a message meant for someone else . . . and the journey may change her life forever. Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when...

Safe Haven: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!* Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small...

Tate Donovan ha passato la vita a progettare spazi perfetti, eppure non riesce a trovare un posto dove sentirsi al sicuro dal proprio dolore. Un tempo architetto di successo a New York, porta addosso le cicatrici invisibili di una depressione che lo ha trascinato nel buio e il peso insostenibile della perdita di sua sorella, Sylvia. Ma è l'ultimo segreto di lei a tormentarlo di più: la rivelazione di un dono di famiglia, la capacità di vedere gli spiriti che ancora camminano tra i vivi.

They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks - with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn between past and present are about to slip.... Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again and forced to confront the paths they chose. Can true love ever rewrite the past?

Maggie ist noch nicht einmal 16, als sie ungewollt schwanger wird. Die entsetzten Eltern schicken sie zu einer alleinstehenden Tante nach Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. Dort soll Maggie ihr Kind austragen und zur Adoption freigeben, erst dann darf sie wieder heimkehren. Die Insel scheint Maggie so trostlos wie ihr ganzes Leben - bis sie ihren Nachhilfelehrer Bryce kennenlernt. Er ist 17, gutaussehend, intelligent und einfühlsam.