Nicholas Sparks

A chance encounter in 1990 becomes a transcendent turning point for two very different people, including the conflicted surgeon daughter of an ALS patient and a Sunset Beach newcomer from Zimbabwe who aims to meet his birth father. Spanning two decades, Sparks transports readers to the bush of Zimbabwe and the Carolina coast.

Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father--a former concert pianist and teacher--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. An unforgettable story of love on many...

"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,...

"Devastated by the death of his wife in a hit-and-run accident, Miles, deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, discovers new meaning in his life when he meets Sarah Andrews, a woman struggling to rebuild her own life"-- "La vida de Miles Ryan pareció acabar en el mismo instante en que su mujer murió en un accidente de tráfico hace ya dos años. Missy había sido su primer amor y Miles cree que sin duda será también el último. Como policía...

Two former high school sweethearts return to their hometown for the funeral of a mentor and confront the choices they have made since they last met.

Three years after her teenage life is turned upside-down by her parents' divorce and her father's relocation out of state, Ronnie Miller remains bitter, especially when her mother urges her to spend a summer with her father.

"Trevor Benson no tuvo intenciones de volver a New Bern, Carolina del Norte. Pero una terrible explo�sin a las fueras del hospital en el que trabajaba como cirujano, le obliga a volver a casa desde Afgani�stn con graves heridas. La destartalada cabąa que h�aba heredado de su abuelo parece el lugar ideal para recuperarse. Trevor, que cuida las amadas colmenas de abejas de su abuelo, no e�st preparado para enamorarse de alguien del pueblo....

Resisting romantic commitments while enjoying a life of boating, swimming, and barbecues, a young man is unable to deny his attraction to his new neighbor, a defensive woman whose long-time boyfriend further challenges his growing feelings.