The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

The Lucky One
by Nicholas Sparks

Synopsis:
Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories only a master such as Sparks can write.


Review:
Logan Thibault is on his third tour in Iraq when he finds a photo of a beautiful girl lying in the sand. He posts the photo on the base's bulletin board but no one claims it, so Logan decides to keep it. The photo seems to bring him good luck, helped him win at poker and most importantly kept him alive in harrowing combat situations.


When Logan gets out of military he sets out on foot from Colorado with his dog Zeus to find the woman in the picture and thank her. Using clues from the picture, Logan and Zeus wind up in Hampton, North Carolina. There they find the mystery woman, Elizabeth with her son Ben and her Nana running a dog boarding facility. Logan rents a house nearby and Nana hires him as a dog trainer. Here, working with the dogs, he finds peace and gets to know Elizabeth and discovers who the true owner of the photo was.


Elizabeth's exhusband, Keith Clayton is the sheriff of Hampton. He is a hateful man used to getting what he wants and he wants Elizabeth back and to destroy Logan. Logan stays to protect Elizabeth and Ben from Clayton. The final scene is a heart stopping scene between the three main characters and Ben that will leave you stunned and probably going back to reread that part to make sure you read it right.


This was a great book by Nicholas Sparks, true to his adventurous past romances. Sparks is a best seller for a reason and this book does not disappoint. I think you will enjoy it as much as I did, at least I hope so. I look forward to seeing the movie adaption of this book that is coming out soon. 


(I struggled to pick a category for this book. It does have an element of mystery and suspense in it and while it is romantic, I would not put it in the Romance section, therefore the addition of the Fiction-Romantic category)


Intended Audience: 16 and up


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