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 ma
rriage; and, most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the ti
ny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of hi
s 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 co
urse of this young couple's marriage. Dramatic, heartbreaking and surprising, th
is 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 em
otion that can break your heart is also the one that will ultimately heal it. Wh
ile the novel picks up the tale of Lexie Darnell and Jeremy Marsh that started i
n 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.
