Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down, but at the request of a friend and in hopes of respite, she's gone to the coastal village of Rodanthe in North Carolina to tend the local inn for the weekend. With a major storm brewing, the time away doesn't look promising...until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. At 54, Paul is a successful surgeon, but in the previous six months his life has unraveled into something he doesn't recognize. Estranged from his son and recently divorced, he's sold his practice and his home and has journeyed to this isolated town in hopes of closing a painful chapter in his past. Adrienne and Paul come together as the storm brews over Rodanthe, but what begins between them over the weekend will resonate throughout the rest of their lives, intertwining past and future, love and loss.


COMING SOON AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane.

#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make.


Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. 'Dear John,' the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love--and face the hardest decision of his life.

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. 'Dear John,' the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love--and face the hardest decision of his life.

FANTASMAS DEL PASADO - SPARKS NICHOLAS - Random Spagna

2 reissues of Sparks's popular contemporary romances, to tie in with the new paperback }The Choice{. Each have brand new cover designs.

}New York Times{ bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivalled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and tough choices. Travis Parker has everything he wants, a good job, friends and his dream home. He's sure a serious relationship

Il buio è calato sulla vita di David dopo la morte della madre e dell'amata sorella. Il bambino, sopraffatto dal dolore, sembra aver smarrito per sempre la via che porta alla felicità. Eppure, nella sua disperazione, avverte la sensazione di avere la ragazza al proprio fianco. Vuole allora provare ancora una volta ad assaporare le cose belle della propria vita e solo una persona può dargli una mano: suo padre. David lo considera un individuo molto speciale che rispetta se stesso e tutte le creature viventi, dotato di una forza magica, silenziosa: l'accettazione di sé. David ha deciso di assomigliargli. L'uomo, per aiutarlo gli offre un dono: un logoro drappo con 7 raffigurazioni che coniugano il sapere tradizionale ad antiche credenze degli Indiani... Età di lettura: da 10 anni.

The latest love story by this American bestseller, which deals with the kind of personal issues and dilemmas that are reminiscent of Jodi Picoult. To this end, all his books are to be stickered with 'If you like Jodi Picoult you'll love Nichola

Set amid the beauty of the North Carolina coast, this is a bittersweet and irresistibly romantic love story. 'Achingly moving and will have you weeping for the joy and tragedy of it all' }Daily Mail{

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... At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle...

DAS WUNDER EINES AUGENBLICKS - SPARKS NICHOLAS - Random Germania

Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast, Nicholas Sparks tells the story of Travis Parker, a small-town veterinarian who's perfectly content with the active and exciting life he leads. Since he uses his spare time bungee jumping and swimming with the dolphins, he can't shake the belief that a woman would simply slow him down. That is, until Gabby Holland enters his life.


Gabby, Travis's new neighbor, is in love with her boyfriend of three years, and wants nothing more than to start planning the wedding she's always dreamed about. However, there is a story within a story and the connection between Travis and Gabby is just a beginning. As their tale unfolds, their relationship becomes something different--with much higher stakes. With echoes of THE NOTE BOOK abound, listeners everywhere will fall in love.

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. 'Dear John,' the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love--and face the hardest decision of his life.

Jeremy Marsh is a born skeptic and a science journalist who specializes in debunking the supernatural. When he hears about ghostly apparitions in a cemetery in Boone Creek, North Carolina, he leaves his beloved New York City for this small, rural town-and what his instincts tell him could make a great story. What he doesn't plan on is meeting and falling hopelessly in love with Lexie Darnell, who is sure of one thing: her future is here in Boone Creek, close to the people she loves. Now, if the young lovers are to be together, Jeremy must make a difficult choice: return to the life he knows in New York, or do something he could never do before... take a giant leap of faith.

DIE NAHE DES HIMMELS - SPARKS NICHOLAS - Random Germania

Ovunque sarai e qualunque cosa stia accadendo nella tua vita, tutte le volte che ci sarà la luna piena tu cercala nel cielo... Così gli scriveva Savannah quando a dividerli era solo l'oceano, e aspettavano di potersi riabbracciare. John Tyree è un ragazzo solitario e ribelle che ha trovato sfogo all'indole violenta arruolandosi nell'esercito e facendosi mandare di stanza in Europa. Savannah Lynn Curtis è una studentessa esuberante e idealista che trascorre l'estate dedicandosi al volontariato con un gruppo religioso. Due personalità agli antipodi, eppure, quando per caso si incontrano sulla spiaggia di Wilmington, nel North Carolina, durante una licenza di lui, capiscono di avere affinità profonde e giurano di amarsi per sempre. Per John la fine della ferma non è lontana e il trascorrere dei mesi sarà più dolce, scandito dalle lettere della sua ragazza che gli rammentano quei momenti magici al chiaro di luna. Manca poco al congedo quando sulle Torri Gemelle si scatena l'inferno e il soldato, invece di tornare a casa, sceglie di essere mandato in Medio Oriente. Cinque anni dopo, rimpatriato d'urgenza per assistere il padre morente, John va alla ricerca di Savannah e si trova di fronte a una realtà totalmenre inaspettata... Solo l'uomo nuovo che - grazie a lei - è diventato, saprà accettarla e riscattarla con un atto estremo di generosità. Tenero e struggente, ricco di atmosfere evocative e di personaggi concreti, un romanzo d'amore dei nostri tempi.

A bittersweet and irresistibly romantic love story set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast, as a rural Southerner returns from the Second World War.

As a science journalist with a regular column in Scientific American, Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural. A born skeptic, he travels to the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, determined to find the real cause behind the ghostly apparitions that appear in the towns cemetery. What he doesnt plan on, however, is falling hopelessly in love with Lexie Darnell, granddaughter of the town psychic. Now, if the young lovers are to have any kind of future at all, Jeremy must make a difficult choice: return to the life he knows, or do something hes never done beforetake a giant leap of faith.

The story of two brothers who set out on a three-week trip around the world, in an attempt to reawaken their shell-shocked selves after the deaths of both their mother, father and sister.

Di poche cose Jeremy era sicuro: non avrebbe mai lasciato New York, non si sarebbe risposato e non avrebbe mai potuto avere figli. Invece si ritrova a cercare casa nella minuscola Boone Creek con Lexie, il suo grande amore, che aspetta la loro bambina. E il giornalista rampante dagli abiti griffati all'improvviso deve affrontare vicini che impagliano cinghiali, placidi idraulici di provincia e anche un totale blocco creativo. A compensare tutto c'è però Lexie, appassionata, entusiasta e sincera, O forse no? Perché la vede incontrare di nascosto un vecchio spasimante? Chi gli svela per e-mail fatti del suo passato che lei gli aveva tenuto segreti? Forse ha ragione l'amico Alvin: poche settimane non sono sufficienti per conoscersi davvero e rivoluzionare tutta la propria esistenza. Per fortuna, la vita a due si rivela tenera, eccitante, comica, romantica, piena di progetti e desideri. Finché un evento imprevedibile stravolge di nuovo tutto.

Quando il dépliant di un giro del mondo in tre settimane arriva a casa di Nicholas Sparks, per lui è una giornata di normale frenesia: cinque bambini che reclamano attenzione, cani che abbaiano, il telefono che continua a squillare... La stesura di 'Come un uragano' procede a rilento, le energie sono esaurite, ma come fare a lasciare tutto? Per fortuna il fratello Micah convince Nicholas a intraprendere quello che inizia come un itinerario turistico e si trasforma in un percorso nella loro infanzia. Mentre visitano il Machu Picchu o la Cambogia, dal passato riemergono così vividissime le figure della loro famiglia e i tanti avvenimenti drammatici che l'hanno colpita, ma anche episodi buffi, teneri, commoventi.

As moving as his bestselling works of fiction, Nicholas Sparks's unique memoir, written with his brother, chronicles the life-affirming journey of two brothers bound by memories, both humorous and tragicIn January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world and often overtaken by their feelings, daredevil Micah and the more serious, introspective Nicholas recalled their rambunctious childhood adventures and the tragedies that tested their faith. And in the process, they discovered startling truths about loss, love, and hope.Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photos, THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties...and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.

With The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and his other beloved novels, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks has given voice to our deepest beliefs about the power of love. Now he brings us the long-awaited follow-up to The Notebook-a story of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to win back the love of his life... After thirty years, Wilson Lewis is forced to face a painful truth: the romance has gone out of his marriage. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him, and it is entirely his fault. Despite the shining example of his in-laws, Noah and Allie Calhoun, and their fifty-year love affair (originally recounted in The Notebook), Wilson himself is a man unable to express his true feelings. He has spent too little time at home and too much at the office, leaving the responsibility of raising their children to Jane. Now his daughter is about to marry, and his wife is thinking about leaving him. But if Wilson is sure of anything, it is this: His love for Jane has only grown over the years, and he will do everything he can to save their marriage. With the memories of Noah and Allie's inspiring life together as his guide, he vows to find a way to make his wife fall in love with him...all over again. In this powerfully moving tale of love lost, rediscovered, and renewed, Nicholas Sparks once again brings readers his unique insight into the only emotion that ultimately really matters.

One of America's bestselling authors returns with a tale about the greatest commitment of all: loving someone forever. When a near-fatal car crash brings Taylor McAden together with Denise Holden, a new resident of Edenton, North Carolina, he must look into his past to see if it's not too late to take a chance on the future.

From the author of some of the most memorable love stories of our time comes an explosive tale of betrayal and obsession-and a daring look into the darker realms of the heart. Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died-a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, twenty-nine-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire...

There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister....Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and the joy and pain of living. The inspiration for this novel came from Nicholas Sparks's sister: her life and her courage. From the internationally bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, comes his most moving story yet....