The Lucky One

The Lucky One

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 Last Song

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. 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.

Safe Haven

Safe Haven

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 Best of Me

The Best of Me

In theaters on October 17! Visit The Best of Me movie website for videos, movie stills gallery and info about the film and cast.

“Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She’d believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen.”

In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. 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 . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew—about Tuck, about themselves, and about the dreams they held dear—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 Longest Ride

The Longest Ride

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 bull-riding event, 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.

EL CUADERNO DE NOA

Un hombre tiene un cuaderno, traído y llevado mil veces, en su regazo. Una mujer escucha lo que él le lee aunque no acaba de entender. El cuaderno de Noah cuenta la historia de Noah, un sureño que vuelve a casa después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Noah intenta que la plantación de la que procede vuelva a su antigua gloria, pero las imágenes de la joven que conoció hace catorce años no paran de perseguirle. No ha conseguido olvidar el verano que pasaron juntos. Es entonces cuando vuelve a dar con ella. Allie está comprometida pero la pasión que sintió por Noah no ha disminuido ni un ápice. Los obstáculos que impidieron su relación continúan existiendo y Allie se ve obligada a enfrentarse a sus sueños con su boda a tan solo unas semanas de suceder.

QUIEN ES NICHOLAS SPARKS

Nicholas Charles Sparks (n.31 de diciembre de 1965) es un escritor estadounidense cuyas novelas han alcanzado éxito internacional. Sus libros tratan temas tales como cristianismo, amor, tragedia y destino. Ha publicado 18 novelas, de las cuales 9 han sido transformadas en películas (Lo mejor de mi, El diario de Noah, Un paseo para recordar, Mensaje en una botella, Noches de tormenta, La última canción, Querido John, Cuando te encuentre y Un lugar donde refugiarse) y vive en New Bern, Carolina del Norte, con su esposa Catherine y sus cinco hijos

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Nicholas Sparks nació en la víspera de Año Nuevo en Omaha, Nebraska. Sparks fue criado como CatolicoRomano y tiene ascendencia alemana,checa, inglesa, e irlandesa.

En 1985 Sparks escribió su primera novela, The Passing en sus vacaciones de verano, cuando estudiaba en sus primeros años en Notre Dame. Lamentablemente nunca fue publicada. En 1989 escribió su segunda novela, tampoco publicada, titulada The Royal Murders. En 1994, durante un periodo de seis meses, Nicholas escribió la que sería su primer novela publicada, The Notebook. Fue descubierto por la agente literaria Theresa Park, quien eligió a The Notebook entre una pila de manuscritos, lo leyó, y se ofreció a representar a su autor. En octubre de 1995, Park consiguió un contrato de un millón de dólares por los derechos de publicación de The Notebook de Time Warner Book Group. La novela fue publicada en octubre de 1996 y apareció en la lista de bestsellers de The New York Times en su primera semana de ventas.

En 1990, Sparks co-escribió con Billy Mills Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding; el libro fue publicado por Feather Publishing, Random House, y Hay House Books. Las ventas superaron 50.000 copias en su primer año de lanzamiento.

Nicholas dijo durante una conferencia en octubre de 2005 en Greenville, que la próxima película basada en uno de sus libros será Nights in Rodanthe. La película está siendo actualmente producida, y sus protagonistas son Richard Gere y Diane Lane. James Franco también forma parte del elenco, y el director es George C. Wolfe.

El éxito hace que sus novelas sean uno de los negocios más importantes de Hollywood. Nicholas ha escrito también un guion aún no publicado para The Guardian. Según el sitio web oficial, Sparks ya ha vendido guiones para "True Believer" y "At First Sight".

Nicholas Sparks ha sido Bestseller en New York Times y ha sido también best-seller internacional. En una encuesta de lectores de entretenimiento semanal, fue seleccionado como el autor favorito. Y también fue seleccionado por la revista People como el "autor más sexy". Muchos de sus libros han sido reconocidos y premiados pero Nicholas Sparks no ha recibido ningún premio como escritor.