fans of that novel, it stands on its own as one of Nicholas Sparks's most deeply ...
A Bend in the Road , Nicholas Sparks, Sep 18, 2001, Fiction, 341 pages.
At First Sight, Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central Publishing, 2013, 1455545384, 9781455545384, 368 pages. There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he'd never do: he'd never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage; and, most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, an unsettling and mysterious message re-opens old wounds and sets off a chain of events that will forever change the course of this young couple's marriage.Dramatic, heartbreaking and surprising, this is a story about the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child. More than that, it is a story that beautifully portrays how the same emotion that can break your heart is also the one that will ultimately heal it.While the novel picks up the tale of Lexie Darnell and Jeremy Marsh that started in True Believer and will delight fans of that novel, it stands on its own as one of Nicholas Sparks's most deeply moving love stories..
DOWNLOAD HERE The Choice , Nicholas Sparks, Sep 24, 2007, Fiction, 272 pages. #1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make. Travis .... True Believer , Nicholas Sparks, Apr 1, 2005, Fiction, 334 pages. As a science journalist with a regular column in "Scientific American," Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural--until he falls in love with the granddaughter of .... Light from Heaven , Jan Karon, Apr 25, 2008, Fiction, 416 pages. It's never too late. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he's never been asked to do the impossible-until now. The retired Episcopal .... The Guardian , Nicholas Sparks, 2003, Fiction, 384 pages. When a young widow finally takes a chance on new love, her life becomes a living nightmare as one man's jealousy spins into a deadly obsession. The #1 "New York Times .... The Best Of Me , Nicholas Sparks, Oct 13, 2011, Fiction, 320 pages. 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 .... The Longest Ride , Nicholas Sparks, Sep 17, 2013, Fiction, 417 pages. In the tradition of his beloved first novel, The Notebook, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with the remarkable story of two couples whose lives .... A Bend in the Road , Nicholas Sparks, Sep 18, 2001, Fiction, 341 pages. Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her ....
Iron Orchid , Stuart Woods, Apr 4, 2006, Fiction, 400 pages. When his plane exploded off the coast of Maine, authorities thought they had seen the last of Teddy FayвЂ―the ex-CIA tech wizard who kills his political targets for sport. But .... Great Expectations , Charles Dickens, Sep 14, 2009, , 384 pages. Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It is regarded as one of his greatest and most .... I Remember You , Karen Crane, 2004, Fiction, 351 pages. A young woman returns to her hometown of Sweetwater, Oklahoma, to find the man she used to love and an enigmatic stranger who could hold the key to her heart. Original.. The Last Song , Nicholas Sparks, Sep 8, 2009, Fiction, 390 pages. #1 bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's new novel is at once a compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love. Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life .... The Rescue , Nicholas Sparks, Apr 7, 2011, Fiction, 384 pages. How do you learn to trust again? 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 ....
The Deliverance Creek cast just keeps growing! In addition to Lauren Ambrose playing the lead character Belle, Joel Johnstone has landed a role in the new Lifetime pilot from Nicholas Sparks Productions. He's playing the nephew of a local bank owner who is also in love with Belle's sister Hattie. Learn more by getting the exclusive news update from The Hollywood Reporter. We have wonderful News! The Novel Learning Series editions of A Bend in the Road, Dear John and Frankenstein have won 2013 Family Choice Awards which recognize the best in children's and parenting products. Now in it's 18th year, the "Family Choice Award" is one of the most coveted, family friendly consumer award programs in the nation. In case you haven't heard yet, Nicholas's newest bestselling novel, The Longest Ride, features a bull rider and now, you can help decide which of the real life professional bull riders pictured above will be featured on the cover of a special edition of the novel. Cast your vote for the "Sexist Cowboy" and you'll also get the chance to win a trip for 2 to see PBR's Madison Square Garden event LIVE in person this January. Check out the candidates at PBR.com today! There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he’d never do: he’d never leave New York City; never give his heart away after barely surviving one failed marriage; and never become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, engaged to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the start of their family. But just as his life see...more There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he’d never do: he’d never leave New York City; never give his heart away after barely surviving one failed marriage; and never become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, engaged to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the start of their family. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, a mysterious and disturbing e-mail sets off a chain of events that will change the course of this young couple’s relationship. How well do we really know the ones we love? How do we handle the inevitable doubts, fears concerning parenthood, and stumbling blocks that are sometimes placed in our way? Continuing the story of the young couple introduced in Sparks’s bestselling True Believer, this novel captures all the heartbreak, tension, romance and surprises of those who are newly wed. An astonishing tale about the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child, At First Sight is about endings that bring new beginnings . . . tragedies that lead to unexpected joy . . . and, most of all, the magic of everlasting love.(less) Well, so far this book makes me want to die while vomiting. Patently unoriginal and laden with cliches, this book is about a romance between 2 people in their thirties who have the emotional
development of teenagers. The characters' thoughts and behaviors are trite, predictable & almost always stereotypical. This book is a Harlequin romance packaged as literature, except not as good. Now, I didn't put this together with "True Believer" until I started to write this review, so I was pissed throughout the entire book because there was NO detail about how they fell in love, so it was completely unbelievable - it sounded like Jeremy was constantly trying to talk himself into believing he was in love. And if I had more free time on my hands I'd write him a letter to tell him how much I didn't appreciate the ridiculous number of "way down south" stereotypes that he put into Boone Creek - I've lived in NC for a long time, and I've never met anyone named Jed, I don't know any taxidermists who only grunt instead of speaking (and are ordained ministers as a side job?? - ok, I don't know any taxidermists PERIOD), NONE of the men I know dress in flannel shirts, and I've NEVER heard of a mayor who is so very involved in the personal lives of the (not wealthy) people in his town! I mean, this stuff was RIDICULOUS. RE-DIC-U-LUSS. Nicholas Sparks brings back the characters first introduced in True Believer - Jeremy Marsh, a writer from New York City; and Lexie Darnell, the small-town, southern librarian. In At First Sight, Jeremy and Lexie are preparing for their upcoming wedding shortly after Jeremy's move down to Boone Creek, N.C. to be with her. On top of the wedding stress, the couple is also trying to keep it under wraps that Lexie is pregnant. Sparks rounds the book out with former characters: Lexie's psychic grandmother, the mayor of Boone Creek who always seems to know everyone's business, and the taxidermist/hotel employee whose wedding gift is a stuffed wild boar. The quirks and predicaments will keep readers laughing, but the subsequent happenings in the story make this book as much of a tearjerker as The Notebook. Sparks has a wonderful grip on the relationships between men and women, and just how many boundaries true love can cross. Can one fall in love at first sight? Read and find out...(less) Emily I just finished reading true believer returning it to the library today n ill be starting at first sight soon I have it in my bedroom already :) true...more I just finished reading true believer returning it to the library today n ill be starting at first sight soon I have it in my bedroom already :) true believer great book n I heard at first sight is too I can't wait to start reading it!(less) 3. Ta-da! Neither of those happen! Lexie just dies in childbirth instead. But her death had nothing to do with the the threats to their relationship or the disease the baby didn't get, it was just a freak accident. So by the end,...more I only ever pick up Nicholas Sparks because I loved The Notebook, but this time it was a mistake. The three main events in the book are: After reading many Nicholas Sparks books, I thought that he lost his magic. I no longer cried for any of his books and my rating lessened to 3-4 stars. So, when I first saw this book, it had 'boredom' written all over it. But little did I know that this book was that "tear-trigger" of a book!! The guy is wicked! He made me cry. Uncontrollably! I mean how could he do this!? I thought this book was gonna end with a happy note just like True Believer (its first part!). But here I'm crying like neve...more After reading many Nicholas Sparks books, I thought that he lost his magic. I no longer cried for any of his books and my rating lessened to 3-4 stars. So, when I first saw this book, it had 'boredom' written all over it. But little did I know that this book was that "tear-trigger" of a book!! The guy is wicked! He made me cry. Uncontrollably! I mean how could he do this!? I thought this book was gonna end with a happy note just like True Believer (its first part!). But here I'm crying like never before. Why!? Why her? And I would like to slap that one-heck-of-a-jerk Alvin! All I can say is that I cried and cried wondering to myself "What the fish is wrong with me! It's just a book! You are not Jeremy, you don't know Lexie and you haven't seen Claire"! Beautiful, sad, eye-roller...the book is wow. I know it's a cliche. He has a killed a lot of his characters and left lot of the lovers crying. But, I don't know, this book just got through ma heart not even waiting for its pass to be checked!(less) "At First Sight" was the best love story I have read. Jeremy Marsh told himself that he would never give his heart away; he also promised himself that he would never leave New York. That all changed
when he met Lexie Darnell he packed up and moved to Boone Creek, North Carolina. He is also starting a new family of his own. When he thinks everything is going good, he gets a chain email that changes everything. Now he has doubts and doesn't know if he is in love as he thought he was. I don't think...more "At First Sight" was the best love story I have read. Jeremy Marsh told himself that he would never give his heart away; he also promised himself that he would never leave New York. That all changed when he met Lexie Darnell he packed up and moved to Boone Creek, North Carolina. He is also starting a new family of his own. When he thinks everything is going good, he gets a chain email that changes everything. Now he has doubts and doesn't know if he is in love as he thought he was. I don't think young kids or young teenagers should read this book, some of the content in the book is not appropriate for that age group.(less) Another Sparks’ book that made me cry. The storyline was nothing I expected. There were several twists that I didn’t expect. Jeremy & Lexie meet, fall in love & get pregnant in just a matter of weeks. He leaves everything behind in NY to move to a small town in NC with Lexie. They get married & he slowly adapts to small town life & all of its quirks. He gets suspicious of her, if the baby is his, is she fooli...more Spoiler alert! Do not read this if you don't want to know what happens! There are few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he'd never do: he'd never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage; and most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of hi...more The followup to "True Believer", if published together as one story it would have made a great novel. But I liked it and enjoyed reading it. You may need kleenexes to get through it. I picked this up on a whim at the airport, on my way to see clients in Texas. Up until then the only Sparks book I'd read was Nights in Rodanthe. I think I'd received it as a selection of the month once when I forgot to return the slip. Though I found the character descriptions to be a bit over the top, fantastical as it may have been I did enjoy the story. So much so, that a couple of weeks later I was travling again and I picked up True Believer. Kim Schultz I find that many of his books I have read has given a twist and at the very end. It shocks you right out of your chair. Some of his books have really...more I find that many of his books I have read has given a twist and at the very end. It shocks you right out of your chair. Some of his books have really happy and interesting endings. Some of his books will leave you crying in the end with sadness. But all and all, the books will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is hard to put his books down once you begin reading them.(less) magazine columnist, who falls in love with Lexie, a country girl, and moves to her neck of the woods away from the city. The author delves into the dynamics of friendship, commitment, marriage, pregnancy and fatherhood. It gave insights into the adjustments involved in entering and maintaining a serious relationship by centering on Jeremy's and Lexie's feelings as their relationship progressed. The ending surprised me so I'd say it is...more This book is a romance between Jeremy, a successful New York Does love at first sight really exist? In Nicholas Sparks’ fictional novel At First Sight, the story of Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell proves that this amazing phenomenon is indeed possible. I chose this book because I have enjoyed Sparks’ other books and wanted to read an upbeat breezy novel. Sparks gives an interesting recount of how two people, however different from one another, can find an indescribable and intense connection, even if for only a short period of time. The protagonists, Lexie...more Does love at first sight really exist? In Nicholas Sparks’ fictional novel At First Sight, the story of Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell proves that this amazing phenomenon is indeed possible. I chose this book because I have enjoyed Sparks’ other books and wanted to read an upbeat breezy novel. Sparks gives an interesting recount of how two people, however different from one another, can find an indescribable and intense connection, even if for only a short period of time. The protagonists, Lexie and Jeremy are brought together in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina where Jeremy was sent to work on an article for the science magazine he works for. They have essentially just met each other but quickly realize that they are in love, and that
Lexie is pregnant. However, they are forced to overcome challenges, including Jeremy’s best friend Alvin trying to break them apart and Jeremy’s persistent writer’s block. Their story makes you want to throw up at times from their cheesy love, but at other times the emotions it makes you experience are intense and moving. This book conveys the fact that everything goes away in the end, which is why enjoying every moment is so imperative. Jeremy and Lexie’s main conflict is their struggle against the opinions of the people surrounding them. They fight to find a way in which their love will be accepted, no matter how unconventional it is to be getting married after only knowing each other for about a month. But Lexie and Jeremy stick together and persevere in able to have the result of their love being even stronger than before because of the burdens that they have been able to overcome together. The theme of this novel as I perceived it is love is never perfect and can be cruel, but it is the greatest thing that a person can experience. Through this theme I was able to realize that every moment should be treasured because it is never evident what will happen, no matter how perfect everything can seem. Sparks was able to beautifully portray this theme through the heart wrenching tale of Jeremy and Lexie’s love and lives with each other. They are able to appreciate their love and recognize it as a blessing, and therefore are happy with one another. One of the central motifs of this novel was the concept of trust and faith. It asks the questions, why do people believe in things without evidence, and how is it truly possible to wholeheartedly trust another person? People are able to base facts on solely instinctual events that don’t have any scientific basis because they know in their hearts that it is true, and most of the time they are right. This motif is conveyed in the concept of love at first sight, and how you can tell it is truly love that you are feeling, and through a variety of other events. Nicholas Sparks has a very romantic and effortless writing style. He writes in the same way people would talk if they were having a conversation, but is still able to be very descriptive and portray emotions very well. It is easy to relate to his characters because of the laid back way he writes. In this novel his writing was somewhat repetitive in the beginning, making it a slower start to the novel, but the end was moving and compelling. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good love story and enjoys books that make them cry because this book did. It was a good book about the lessons of life and love. The book at First Sight is a book about two people named Lexie and Jermey. Jeremy has left New York City and his family as a collums writer for numerous magazines and newspaper. Leaving NY he goes down south to marry Lexie who after 1 week he proposed. His family and friends thinks he's rushing it but Jeremy feels good about his descion. Jeremy then goes through many troubles with their relation, and after the marriage.
