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Filha de imigrantes mexicanos, Maria Sanchez é uma advogada inteligente, bonita e bem-sucedida que aprendeu cedo o valor do trabalho duro e de uma rotina regrada. Porém um trauma a faz questionar tudo em que acreditava e voltar para sua cidade natal, a pequena Wilmington. A cidade também é o lugar que Colin Hancock escolheu para se dar uma segunda chance. Apesar de jovem, ele sofreu mais violência e abandono do que a maioria das pessoas. Também cometeu sua parcela de erros e magoou mais gente do que gostaria.

In January 2003 Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. An adventure by any measure, this trip was especially meaningful as it marked another milestone in the life journey of two brothers who, by their early thirties, were the only surviving members of their family. As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, from the Taj Mahal to Machu Picchu, the story of their family slowly unfolds.

The Lucky One werd verfilmd met Zac Efron en Taylor Schilling in de hoofdrollen. 'Zet je tissuebox maar klaar, want tranen gegarandeerd!' Chicklit.nl. Als marinier Logan Thibault tijdens een missie in Irak een foto vindt van een glimlachende jonge vrouw, stopt hij die in zijn zak om hem terug te kunnen geven aan de rechtmatige eigenaar. Maar zolang niemand zich meldt, houdt hij de foto bij zich. Na een tijdje begint het Logan op te vallen dat hij meer geluk heeft dan anders.

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 they had drawn between past and present are about to slip.... Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again and forced to confront the paths they chose. Can true love ever rewrite the past?

Seit knapp 30 Jahren ist Wilson Lewis mit Jane verheiratet. Nach außen ist alles perfekt. Doch als Wilson ihren Hochzeitstag vergisst, ist Janes Enttäuschung so maßlos, dass Wilson beginnt, an seiner Ehe zu zweifeln. Kann Jane ihn überhaupt noch lieben? Wilson sucht Rat bei Janes Vater Noah, dessen einzigartige, fünfzig Jahre währende Liebe zu Allie jedem in ihrer Familie als Vorbild gilt.

Die 36-jährige Hope Anderson steht vor schicksalhaften Entscheidungen. Sie ist seit mehreren Jahren mit ihrem Partner zusammen, weiß aber nicht, ob er wirklich die Liebe ihres Lebens ist. Zusätzlich wurde gerade bei ihrem Vater eine schwerwiegende Krankheit diagnostiziert, was schwierige Fragen für ihre eigene Zukunft aufwirft. Kurzentschlossen nimmt Hope eine Woche frei und zieht sich in das idyllische Strandhaus der Familie zurück. Sie will dort Klarheit in ihr Leben bringen, aber dann trifft sie den sympathischen Abenteurer Tru, der alles durcheinanderwirbelt.

Two couples. Two love stories. One epic tale. Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson is in trouble. Struggling to stay conscious after a car crash, with his mind fading, an image of his adored - and long-dead - wife, Ruth, appears. Urging him to hang on, she lovingly recounts the joys and sorrows of their life together - how they met, the dark days of WWII and its unrelenting effect on their families.

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.

Duke é um homem simples com uma vida modesta, mas amou alguém de todo o coração e, para ele, isso sempre foi suficiente. Na clínica de repouso em que vive, Duke se dedica a ler poemas para os outros pacientes, mas, para uma senhora que sofre de Alzheimer–e somente para ela–lê um diário especial à espera de que um milagre aconteça. Nele está escrita a emocionante história de Allie Nelson e Noah Calhoun, dois jovens que descobrem o verdadeiro significado da paixão, mas são separados por uma série de obstáculos e mal-entendidos.

Als Noah und Allie sich nach Jahren der Trennung wieder sehen, fühlen sie sich sofort wieder leidenschaftlich zueinander hingezogen. Aber Allie ist mit Lon verlobt, der zu den oberen Zehntausend gehört, während Noah aus kleinen Verhältnissen stammt ... Ein außergewöhnliches Romandebüt über das Leben und die Kraft einer großen Liebe.

Nach einem schweren Unfall auf einer einsamen Straße schwebt der 91-jährige Ira zwischen Leben und Tod. In seinen Halluzinationen erscheint ihm seine verstorbene Frau Ruth, und gemeinsam erinnern sie sich an die großen Stationen in ihrem dramatischen, aber auch sehr glücklichen Eheleben. Parallel wird die romantische Liebesgeschichte eines jungen Paares erzählt: Eher gegen ihren Willen hat sich die Studentin Sophia in den sympathischen Rodeoreiter Luke verliebt.

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?

Can you resist the depths of the human heart? It is 1958, and 17-year-old Landon is revelling in his youth: dating girls and even claiming to have been in love. He is a world apart from shy, reclusive Jamie Sullivan, a Baptist's daughter who carries a Bible with her schoolbooks, cares for her widowed father and volunteers at the orphanage. But fate will intervene.

Durante toda su vida adulta, Taylor siempre ha buscado mujeres que necesitan ser rescatadas y a las que él abandona cuando la crisis ha pasado y la relación que con ellas empieza a ponerse seria. Cuando una tormenta feroz llega al pueblo donde vive Taylor, Denise Holton tiene un accidente. Su coche derrapa y se sale de la carretera. La joven viajaba con su hijo de cuatro años, un niño con dificultades de aprendizaje severas y por el que ella lo ha sacrificado todo.

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.

Als Maria nachts auf einer einsamen Straße eine Autopanne hat, hält ein Wagen an, ein muskulöser Mann mit Schlägervisage steigt aus - und wechselt ihr freundlich die Reifen. Colin Hancock versucht nach einer kriminellen Vergangenheit sein Leben geordnet zu leben; eine Beziehung sucht er nicht. Doch auch wenn sie sich dagegen wehren, verlieben Maria und Colin sich rettungslos ineinander. Als ein finsteres Kapitel aus Marias Vergangenheit sie einholt, droht beiden höchste Gefahr. Kann ihre Liebe Colin und Maria in der dunkelsten Stunde retten?

Após uma juventude de rebeldia e bebedeira, John Tyree decidiu dar início a um novo capítulo em sua vida e se alistou no Exército. Um ano depois, agora um novo homem, ele retorna a Wilmington, na Carolina do Norte, para passar um tempo com o velho pai. Uma tarde, ele conhece a garota de seus sonhos. No entanto, John precisa voltar para a Alemanha a fim de concluir o serviço militar. Em nome do amor, Savannah decide esperar por ele, enquanto o jovem soldado promete que, após esse período, vai ficar para sempre ao lado da mulher que conquistou seu coração.

Colby Mills sonhava com uma carreira musical, até que uma tragédia frustrou seus planos e ele acabou se tornando fazendeiro na Carolina do Norte. Tempos depois, ele resolve dar um intervalo nas tarefas cotidianas e vai fazer alguns shows em um bar de praia na Flórida. E lá Colby conhece uma mulher que vira seu mundo de cabeça para baixo.

Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. At 28, he's focused on getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his past. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But when he crosses paths with Maria Sanchez one rainswept night, his carefully structured life is turned upside down.

Deze Nicholas Sparks-klassieker is nu eindelijk in Nederlandse vertaling verkrijgbaar. Drie jaar na de scheiding van Ronnies ouders vindt haar moeder dat Ronnie en haar broer een zomer bij hun vader moeten doorbrengen. Voorheen een succesvol concertpianist, slijt hun vader nu zijn dagen in Wilmington, een rustig dorpje aan het strand, waar hij zijn tijd steekt in het maken van kunst voor de lokale kerk. Ronnie is nog steeds boos om het vertrek van haar vader. Ze keert zich van hem af en verkent in haar eentje de omgeving.