57 Best Nicholas Sparks Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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A Walk to Remember

Nicholas Spark

5.0

There was a time when the world was sweeter...when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats...when something happened to a seventeen-year-old boy that would change his life forever. Every April, when the wind blows in from the sea and mingles with the scent of lilacs, Landon Carter remembers his last year at Beaufort High. It was 1958, and Landon had already dat

2

The Guardian

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

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, 29-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophistica

3

The Last Song

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here

Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father . . . until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in

4

The Lucky One

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck—winning poker games and even s

5

The Best of Me

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

In this New York Times bestselling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future -- together.

"Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen."

In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irr

6

The Wedding (The Notebook, #2)

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

After thirty years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun (of The Notebook), is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage. Desperate to win back his wife, Jane's, heart, he must figure out how to make her fall in love with him... again. Despite the shining example of Allie and Noah's marriage, Wilson is himself a man unable to easily express his emotion

7

The Rescue

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

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

BookPage calls Nicholas Sparks, "a modern master of fateful love stories," and his phenomenal bestsellers- The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, and A Walk to Remember- have made him one

8

Dear John

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

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 has captured his heart.

But 9/11 changes everything. John feel

9

A Bend in the Road

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. Missy had been his first love, and Miles fervently believes she will be his last. As a deputy in the North Carolina town of New Bern, Miles Ryan not only grieves for Missy, but also longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews. The second grade teacher of his son, Jo

10

The Longest Ride

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain a

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The Choice

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

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. Despite his att

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Message in a Bottle

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity - takes readers on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories, and about both the heartbreaking fragility and enormous strength of love.

Nicholas Sparks is our very best chronicler of the human heart. His stunning first novel, The Notebook, has been given by friend to friend and lover to lover all over the world as a testament to the timeless

13

Safe Haven

Mark Spitznagel

4.9

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating love story filled with suspense and mystery.

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant rela

14

True Believer (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #1)

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate New Yorker: handsome, almost always dressed in black, and part of the media elite. An expert on debunking the supernatural with a regular column in Scientific American, he's just made his first appearance on national TV. When he receives a letter from the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights that appear in a legend-shrouded cemetery, he can't

15

At First Sight (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #2)

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

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 after barely surviving one failed marriage; and never become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, engaged to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the start of their family. But just as his life seems to be settling into a

16

Nights in Rodanthe

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes 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. At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Reeling with heartache and in search of a respite,

17

The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)

Katie Roiph

4.9

Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner recently returned from the Second World War. Noah is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer the

Recommended by John Hall.

John Hall

Don't make fun of me here, but I read it at a young age that I think aided in creating a little romance in my mind which I think helped me in my relationships and has benefited my marriage. [source]

18

See Me

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

See me just as I see you . . .

Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. With a history of violence and bad decisions behind him and the threat of prison dogging his every step, he's determined to walk a straight line. To Colin, that means applying himself single-mindedly toward his teaching degree and avoiding everything that proved destructive in his earlier life. Reminding himself

19

Every Breath

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

In the romantic tradition of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals -- transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.

Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic su

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Three Weeks With My Brother

Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

4.9

The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine. The colorful mailer, however, described something very different: a tour to some of the most exotic places on Earth. Slowly, an idea took hold in Nicholas's mind and heart. In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and hi

21

Two by Two

Nicholas Sparks

4.9

At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in Raleigh. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear...and no one is more surprised than Russ when he f

22

The Nicholas Sparks Collection (Vol-1)

Nicholas Spark

4.7

Eight epic love stories from the world's best-loved and bestselling author of stories of the heart - Nicholas Sparks. Titles in the set include: True Believer, A Walk to Remember, The Wedding, At First Sight and The Guardian.

23

Nicholas Sparks Love Stories Three Book Set (A Bend In The Road, The Rescue, Message In A Bottle)

Nicholas Sparks

4.6

24

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

4.6

Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.

Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and

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The Nicholas Sparks Holiday Collection

Nicholas Sparks

4.6

Three of Nicholas Sparks's beloved bestselling novels are now available as a boxed set.

TRUE BELIEVER: A skeptical science journalist travels to a small town to investigate ghostly apparitions. When he hopelessly falls in love with a local woman, he must take a giant leap of faith.

AT FIRST SIGHT: In this sequel to True Believer, an engaged young couple face their greatest fears-and discover th

26

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

4.6

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.

Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing,

Recommended by AnneMarie Schindler, Craig Pearce, Fabrice Grinda, and 2 others.

AnneMarie Schindler

Most of the books I read are business related (I'm sure that says something about me) but my favorite non-business book is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. I never had a pet growing up. Then, I decided to make a cross-country move and get my first dog. Someone recommended the book to me in my early days of pet parenthood and it gave me a perspective I was really lacking. Years later, I still reflect on its creativity, perspective, and how it captures the arch of life. [source]

Craig Pearce

Prior to getting into books about business and startups, I read mostly fictional books, and mostly about dogs (think Marley and Me or The Art of Racing In The Rain). [source]

Fabrice Grinda

I have lots of books to recommend, but they are not related to my career path. The only one that is remotely related is Peter Thiel’s Zero to One. That said here are books I would recommend. [source]

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The Notebook/The Wedding

Nicholas Sparks, Barry Bostwick, Tom Wopat

4.6

piThe Notebook/i is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever. After more than 20 years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun (of The Notebook) is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage. Desperate to win back his wife Jane"s heart, he must figure out how to make her fall in love wi

28

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

4.6

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. As the police begin to investigate, the town golden boy parades a series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter - but is he re

Recommended by Kelly Vaughn.

Kelly Vaughn

@ceeoreo_ Great book! [source]

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The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style

Christopher Riley

4.6

The Hollywood Standard describes in clear, vivid prose and hundreds of examples how to format every element of a screenplay or television script. A reference for everyone who writes for the screen, from the novice to the veteran, this is the dictionary of script format, with instructions for formatting everything from the simplest master scene heading to the most complex and challenging musical un

30

Nicholas Sparks Love Stories Series: The Notebook, Dear John, The Last Song, A Walk to Remember, The Lucky One, Safe Haven

N. Sparks

4.5

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True Believer / At First Sight

Nicholas Sparks, David Aaron Baker

4.5

From the world's most beloved chronicler of the heart comes this astonishing story of everlasting love.

As a science journalist with a regular column in Scientific American, Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural and has a real nose for the strange and unusual. A born skeptic, he travels to the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, determined to find the real cause behind the

32

Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding

Billy Mills, Nicholas Sparks

4.5

Lakota indian philosophy and self-understanding.

33

Nicholas Sparks: The Best of Me (Paperback); 2012 Edition

Nicholas Sparks

4.5

34

Crossing Tinker's Knob

Inglath Cooper

4.5

35

The Last Song 1st (first) edition Text Only

Nicholas Sparks

4.5

36

The Lucky One (Main Theme): Piano Solo, Sheet

Mark Isham

4.5

Mark Isham's theme to the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' romantic drama makes a beautiful piano solo. This official sheet music edition allows pianists to bring it to life.

37

Good Guys Love Dogs

Inglath Cooper

4.5

Desperate father Ian McKinley moves his delinquent teenage son to the small Virginia town of Keeling Creek, a place very unlike the New York City life he has been leading. Love takes him by surprise when he falls for Colby Williams, a woman unlike anyone he has ever been drawn to, a small town vet with a heart for animals and a fierce love for a teenage daughter she is also struggling to raise.

But

38

Come Back to Me

Mila Gray

4.5

In this heart-wrenching tale of love and loss, a young Marine and his best friend’s sister plunge into a forbidden love affair while he’s home on leave.

When a Marine Chaplain knocks on her door, Jessa’s heart breaks—someone she loves is dead. Killed in action, but is it Riley or Kit? Her brother or her boyfriend…

Three months earlier, Marine Kit Ryan finds himself back home on leave and dangerously

39

Cottage by the Sea

Debbie Macomber

4.5

A seaside town helps one young woman rediscover hope and healing in a brand-new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.

After tragedy strikes, Annie moves in to the summer cottage where her family vacationed when she was a child. Soon Annie finds herself making new friends, even developing a romance with a quiet and mysterious painter. And as she becomes part of the communi

40

If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)

Gayle Forman

4.5

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.

Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel.

I open my eyes wide now.
I sit up as much as I can.
And I listen.

Stay, he says.

Choices. Seventeen-year-old Mia is faced with some tough ones: Stay true to her first love—music—even if it means losing her boyfriend and leaving her family and friends behind?

Then one Febru

41

The Last Song: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Hal Leonard Corp.

4.5

Note: this is a book of musical scores.

PVG Licensed Art & Soundtrack14 songs from the hit movie adapted from Nicholas Sparks' bestselling book and starring Miley Cyrus. Artists including One Republic, Maroon 5, Edwin McCain, The Raveonettes and Cyrus herself contribute these tunes: Bring On the Comets • Broke Down Hearted Wonderland • Brooklyn Blurs • Can You Tell • A Different Side of Me • Heart

42

Crazy Little Thing

Tracy Brogan

4.5

Bell Harbor is a one-million copy bestselling series.

If Sadie Turner is good at anything, it’s putting stuff in order. So when she finds her “perfect” life in disarray, she hopes a summer vacation at her aunt’s lake house will help her piece it back together. She wants to relax, reboot, and heal the wounds left by her cheating ex-husband. And that requires time away from men. All men.

Or so she thi

43

Nicholas Sparks

4.5

Kapitel: Weg Der Trume, Wie Ein Einziger Tag, Nur Mit Dir - a Walk to Remember, Das Lcheln Der Sterne, Message in a Bottle - Der Beginn Einer Groen Liebe, William Mills, Ein Tag Wie Ein Leben, Nah Und Fern - Die Reise Unseres Lebens. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an internationally-bestselling American novelist and screenwriter. He ha

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The Silent Wife

Kerry Fisher

4.5

A heart-wrenching, emotionally gripping read for fans of Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain

Lara's life looks perfect on the surface---gorgeous doting husband, Massimo; sweet little son, Sandro; and the perfect home. But Lara knows something about Massimo. Something she can't tell anyone else, or everything he has worked so hard for will be destroyed: his job, their reputation, their son. This

45

The Girl Who Lived

Christopher Greyson

4.5

Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered. One girl lived.

No one believes her story.
The police think she’s crazy.
Her therapist thinks she’s suicidal.
Everyone else thinks she’s a dangerous drunk.
They’re all right—but did she see the killer?

As the anniversary of the murders approaches, Faith Winters is released from the psychiatric hospital and yanked back to the last spot on earth she

46

The Return

Rachel Harrison

4.5

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a moving new novel about an injured army doctor and the two women whose secrets will change the course of his life.

Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, North Carolina. But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon sent him home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, t

47

That Month in Tuscany

Inglath Cooper

4.5

That Month in Tuscany . . .

Ren Sawyer and Lizzy Harper live completely different lives. He's a rock star with a secret he can no longer live with. She's a regular person whose husband stood her up for a long planned anniversary trip.

On a flight across the Atlantic headed for Italy, a drunken pity party and untimely turbulence literally drop Lizzy into Ren's lap. It is the last thing she can imagin

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The Summer House

Jenny Hale

4.5

From this USA Today bestselling author comes a delightful summer read about friendship, family, and the healing power of love.

Callie Weaver and her best friend, Olivia Dixon, have finally done it: put their life savings into the beach house they admired through childhood summers, on the dazzling white sand of North Carolina's Outer Banks. They're going to buff the salt from its windows, paint i

49

The Wedding Rescue (The Alpha Billionaire Club - Book 1)

Ivy Layne

4.5

She thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life. A junior accountant by day, she knows girls like her don't have exciting lives. She's smart, shy and her curvy body doesn't fit in among the beauty queens of Las Vegas. Still reeling from her ex-boyfriend's betrayal, Leigha's sworn off all men. Except she has a huge problem, and only th

50

That Weekend in Paris (Take Me There)

Inglath Cooper

4.5

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Nicholas Sparks: The Complete Collection (19 book box set)

Nicholas Spark

4.5

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Wie ein einziger Tag/Weit wie das Meer

Nicholas Sparks

4.5

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No time to say good bye

Kate Hewitt

4.5

This ISBN 10 and 13 is for the paper back because although I read the audible (audiobook) format there was no ISBN listed for it.

It hit me, the reality of it, in a way it hadn’t before like a sledgehammer straight to the chest. Laura was gone. She was never coming back. I’d never see her again; she’d never hum in the kitchen, she’d never pull Ruby onto her lap and tickle her tummy as she buried h

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Nicholas Sparks Famous Book Of Quotes

MASSILYA DAILY NOTES

4.4

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The Complete Nicholas Sparks Collection

Nicholas Sparks

4.4

The Complete Nicholas Sparks Collection brings fans of romance fiction a box set to set their hearts aflame. Summary of the Books The Notebook An old man reads to his wife from a notebook, reminding her of their life together. Message in a Bottle A young divorcee begins to look at love and life anew when she finds a message in a bottle on the beach. A Walk to Remember Two teenagers fall in love de

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The Choice by Nicholas Sparks - Spice Up Your Novel: Enhance Your Reading Experience

BookSpice

4.4

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The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks l Summary & Study Guide

Nicholas Sparks;

4.4