02375cam a2200409 i 4500 603669627 TxAuBib 20220101120000.0 100713s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010932492 9780446547598 regular ed. 044654759X regular ed. 9780446573672 large print ed. 0446573671 large print ed. 9780446585088 scholastic ed. 0446585084 scholastic ed. (OCoLC)548641979 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP MCLSW NSB WVR T7B CWJ BKX WIM IUI VP@ OCLCQ OCL UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Sparks, Nicholas. Safe haven / Nicholas Sparks. First edition. New York : Grand Central Pub., [2010] ©2010. viii, 340 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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 relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her-- a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards-- and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven"--Author's web site. 20220101. Young women Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Widowers Fiction. Families Fiction. Southport (N.C) Fiction. Love stories.