"The master of the love story genre...vivid characters...He’salso adept at bringing a background to life."

--Amarillo Globe-News

"Worth spending a night with."

--People

"A page-turner."

--Connecticut Post

"With immeasurable intensity and precision...Sparks is once again exploring the mysterious ways of the heart."

--Writer’s Digest

"Sparks’s writing is smooth and...evocative....The love flows firmly and strongly [and] the story is tender and poignant."

--Roanoke Times

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparkscomes a tender story of hope and joy,of sacrifice and forgiveness--a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it.

Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend a friend’s inn. Here she hopes to find the tranquillity she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But almost as soon as she gets there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce nor’easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort--and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

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