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After 30 years of marriage, Wilson is forced to face a painful truth. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him. Despite the shining example of his in-laws, Noah and Allie Calhoun (originally recounted in The Notebook), and their 50-year love affair, Wilson is unable to express his true feelings. With his daughter about to marry and his wife thinking about leaving him, Wilson knows it is time to act. He will do anything he can to save his marriage.

When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend's summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, he is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister.Sylvia's deathbed revelation - that she can see spirits who are still tethered to the living world, a gift that runs in their family - sits uneasily with Tate, who struggles to believe in more than what logic can explain.

Reeling and desolate, Adrienne Willis needs space to rethink her life after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Fleeing everything, she jumps at the chance to look after her friend's guesthouse in the coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina. But there is a storm heading for Adrienne, in more ways than she can imagine. Stranded and isolated as the weather closes in, Adrienne has only one guest: Paul Flanner, a man running from his own shattered past. Taking refuge, Paul and Adrienne have only each other to turn to.

Een nieuwe must-have – onvervalste romantiek van de schrijver van De wens en The Notebook. Colby Mills droomde ooit van een muzikale carrière, tot een tra­gisch ongeluk een einde maakte aan die droom. Nu runt hij een kleine boerderij in North Carolina en probeert hij zijn verleden te vergeten. Op een dag neemt hij in een opwelling een aanbod aan om nog één keer te spelen en hij vertrekt naar St. Pete Beach, Florida. Daar ontmoet hij Morgan Lee, een even getalenteerde als bevlogen musicus, en zijn wereld staat opeens volledig op zijn kop.

Russell Green has it all: a loving family, a successful career and a beautiful house. But underneath his seemingly perfect world, cracks are beginning to appear...and no one is more surprised than Russ when the life he took for granted is turned upside down. Finding himself single-handedly caring for his young daughter while trying to launch his own business, the only thing Russ knows is that he must shelter his little girl from the consequences of these changes.

How far can you run from your past? Jeremy Marsh once vowed he would never do three things: leave New York City, give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage, and, most of all, become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie, the woman he loves, and anticipating the birth of their daughter.

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love...

They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks - with a passion that would change their lives forever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines between past and present are about to slip.... Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again. Can true love ever rewrite the past?

Can the mysteries of the human heart ever be unravelled? Pursuing a scientific explanation for a disturbing and unexplained phenomenon, Jeremy's sceptical nature is thrown off course when he meets Lexie, the town librarian. As they work together, ghostly occurrences and passionate moments converge, forcing Jeremy to realise that there are some truths science cannot explain, as he finally appreciates the pleasures of exploring the heart.

In a moment of desolation on a windswept beach, Garrett bottles his words of undying love for a lost woman, and throws them to the sea. My dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together.... But the bottle is picked up by Theresa, a mother with a shattered past, who feels unaccountably drawn to this lonely man. Who are this couple? What is their story?

Nicholas Sparks has published over 20 books, most of which have been international bestsellers. Many have gone on to be adapted in high-profile films. The adaptation of The Notebook has, of course, left most of us reaching for the tissue box. He visits the Audible Studios to talk about his amazing career, and his latest novel, See Me.

In a moment of desolation on a windswept beach, Garrett bottles his words of undying love for a lost woman, and throws them to the sea.But the bottle is picked up by Theresa, a mother with a shattered past, who feels unaccountably drawn to this lonely man. Who are this couple? What is their story? Beginning a search that will take her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation, it is a tale that resonates with everlasting love and the enduring promise of redemption.

Trevor Benson não estava planejando voltar para New Bern, uma cidadezinha na Carolina do Norte. Porém, após ouvir as últimas e enigmáticas palavras do avô no leito de morte, ele decide passar um tempo na velha casa que herdou. Decidido a cuidar das colmeias da propriedade, Trevor nem pensa em se apaixonar. Porém, assim que vê Natalie Masterson, sente uma atração impossível de ignorar. Ela parece corresponder, mas se mantém distante, como se escondesse algo.

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 her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities for whom she has sacrificed everything. When volunteer fireman Taylor McAden finds her she is unconscious and bleeding, but when she wakes an even more chilling truth becomes clear: Kyle is gone. When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, Taylor feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives, and the search for Kyle is no exception.

How far can love endure? Noah Calhoun has just returned from World War Two. Attempting to escape the ghosts of battle, he tries to concentrate on restoring an old plantation home to its former glory. And yet he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met there 14 years before, a girl who captured his heart like no other. But when these distant memories begin to slide into reality, the passion that had lain still is ignited once more. Though so much is in their way, the miraculous force of their love refuses to fade.

Nicholas Sparks’ persönlichstes Buch. Als sich Nicholas Sparks und sein Bruder Micah im Januar 2003 auf eine Weltreise machen, blicken sie voller Erwartung auf einmalige Eindrücke und Erlebnisse. Nicholas und Micah sind die beiden einzigen lebenden Mitglieder ihrer Familie. Und so wird ihre Reise zu den Wundern der Welt auch eine Reise in die Erinnerung. Aus einem Reisebericht wird die bewegende Geschichte ihrer Familie, die durch den tragischen Tod der Eltern und der Schwester allzu früh zerrissen wurde.

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love...

Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach. Inside is a letter of love and longing to "Catherine", signed simply "Garrett". Challenged by the mystery and pulled by emotions she doesn't fully understand, Theresa begins a search for this man that will change her life. What happens to her is unexpected, perhaps miraculous - an encounter that embraces all our hopes for finding someone special, for having a love that is timeless and everlasting.

Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story—it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again . . .

Steve hat sich scheiden lassen und führt in einem Küstenstädtchen in North Carolina ein ruhiges Leben. Seine Tochter Ronnie hat ihm die Trennung von der Familie nie verziehen, und es passt ihr überhaupt nicht, dass sie die ganzen Ferien bei ihm verbringen soll. Dann lernt die 17-Jährige dort Will kennen und verliebt sich unsterblich in ihn – aber die Liebe steht unter keinem guten Stern. Ausgerechnet bei ihrem Vater findet Ronnie schließlich Trost, doch bevor es zur Versöhnung kommt, geschieht etwas Schreckliches.