Safe Haven Sparks, Nicholas

As Katie wound her way among the tables, a breeze from the Atlantic rippled through her hair. (from the first line)

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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.

Annotation:
In a town as small as Southport, North Carolina, everything gets noticed. So when the beautiful and unknown Katie moves to town out of the blue, many wonder about her past. At first Katie remains carefully guarded, but soon she strikes up a friendship with her neighbor Jo and unexpectedly gets involved with local single-father Alex. With the support of these two relationships, Katie might finally find the strength to face a secret deeply buried from her past that haunts her to this day. Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks brings fans a moving story of love and trust with SAFE HAVEN, which even before it was published had been optioned for film.

Author Bio

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks was born on New Year's Eve, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of a scholar, his early years were largely nomadic until his father settled into a Ph.D. program at the University of Southern California. Like his father, Sparks excelled intellectually throughout high school and college at the University of Notre Dame. His first love, however, was running. When a severe tendon injury forced him off the track during his first year of college, Sparks, at his mother's request, delved into writing. His first book, THE PASSING, was never published and still sits in his family's attic. Several years passed, during which time Sparks married and had two sons. After surviving uninspiring careers as a real estate appraiser, waiter, telemarketer, and entrepreneur, Sparks wrote his first published work, THE NOTEBOOK. This inspirational love story based on the life of his grandparents was an instant best-seller in 1996. Since then, he has written two other books--MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (1998) and A WALK TO REMEMBER (1999)--both of which have achieved best-seller status. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE was adapted for film in 1999 and starred Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, and Robin Wright Penn.

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Book Format:		Pocketbook
Number of Pages:		0405
Publisher:		Grand Central Publishing

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