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The Guardian

By: Nicholas Sparks
Narrated by: Isabel Keating
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Swept off your feet and into a nightmare....

A powerful blend of love story, betrayal and obsession, The Guardian is written with electrifying intensity, playing with your emotions at every turn.

Widowed at a young age, Julie understands the pain that comes with love and has avoided romance for a long time. As she eases herself back into the dating scene, her eye is caught by the darkly sophisticated Richard as he begins a passionate pursuit of her affections. But she is still confused by her feelings for best friend Mike: funny, loyal but definitely not sophisticated.

A seemingly innocent choice sets off a deadly chain of events that leaves Julie fighting for her life as jealousy simmers into murderous desire.

©2019 Nicholas Sparks (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Contemporary Contemporary Romance Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Fiction
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I have enjoyed every one of NIcholas Sparks’ books but t his one held me enthralled ..For me it is the best one yet .Thank you Nicholas for this wonderful story . Awaiting your next one

Patricia Howell

A gripping page turner

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Just amazing ! Every single time. Sensational story lines. Incredible subjects addressed. Thought evoking. Tear inducing right up until the last few pages.

Another amazing story that left me sobbing

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I came to the end. Thank you for the great read. Love all your books so far

I love a decent length story that keeps you wanting keep greasing. Great story line.

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struggled with this one seemed to drag but maybe it was the lady reading it. am huge fan of Mr Soarks but this one just didn't do it for me

not so sure

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I'd rather the heroic dog survive than the stupid female heroine Sparks gave us. He even plotted her already berating herself for being stupid. Stupid ending.
As a survivor of domestic violence, the maternal instinct is strong and she would have killed him for hurting her dog. Women are strong, stop portraying them as weak. It may take a while to get someone to believe you, but this 'heroine' had plenty of support and did nothing to fight back.
Sorry, missed the mark big time.

Weak female lead.

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Overall the book was fairly easy listening. The story was quite predictable and I felt like the ending needed more work. What annoyed me most, though, was the narrator's extremely horrible acting in the distressing situations. Which made the ending a bit more painful than it needed to be.

Satisfactory, yet slightly annoying.

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