179:
children escape. Alex, arriving home, finds his children and takes them to Katie's house where he thinks they will be safe. He returns to the fire and finds Kevin attempting to harm Katie. Desperate, Alex drives toward Kevin who is firing a gun at him. The vehicle hits Kevin, breaking his hand and disarming him. Katie retrieves Kevin's gun, and she and Alex are reunited. Kevin, however, is able to drive away. He goes to Katie's house. When she learns that Alex left the children at her house, she is terrified, knowing that Kevin will hunt her down at her house, putting the children's lives in danger. As they reach Katie's house, Kevin attacks Alex with a
187:
ever lived in it. Startled, she begins to think that Jo had been a complete figment of her imagination. Upon reading the letter, Katie realizes that it was written by Alex's late wife, Carly Jo, whom friends called "Jo". Katie realizes that her friend Jo was really Carly's spirit. In the letter, Carly Jo asked Katie to take care of Alex and the children. After Katie reads the letter, she sees lights in her neighbor's house and Jo standing in the window, waving farewell. The next time she glances at Jo's house, it is dark and has returned to the appearance that no one has lived in the house for years.
178:
Kevin is furious with his wife for leaving and drank more to dull his pain. He learns of Erin's new identity and searches for her. Kevin arrives in
Southport, while Katie is caring for Alex's children. Kevin sets the house on fire, thinking it would kill both Katie and Alex. She fights Kevin, and the
186:
Alex had been given an unopened letter from his dead wife, Carly. After he and Katie recover from their injuries, they locate the safe in the ashes of the burnt home. He gives Katie the unopened letter to read. She goes home to read it and is shocked when she sees Jo's house looking like no one had
174:
Katie is interested in Alex, who is a widower with two children. Alex and Katie's relationship becomes romantic, encouraged by Jo. Alex's former job had trained him to recognize signs of an abuse victim. Katie reveals her past to Alex, who wants to know why she did not go seek help from the police.
175:
She explains that Kevin is a police detective. She fled from his abuse because she knew he would kill her if he located her. Her created identity is based on a neighbor's dead daughter who resembled her.
27:
677:
183:. Kevin is going to shoot and kill Katie, but when he fires the gun, the bullet hits Kevin in the stomach and he dies in front of Katie.
311:
692:
682:
672:
122:
687:
667:
167:. Finding work at a seafood restaurant, she becomes friends with her neighbor, Jo, and gets to know the town's
662:
304:
399:
532:
343:
615:
551:
391:
375:
351:
591:
359:
164:
463:
297:
69:
631:
639:
455:
407:
583:
439:
431:
163:
husband, Kevin, takes on a different identity and changes her name to Katie. She arrives in
599:
383:
335:
8:
281:
221:
575:
559:
423:
367:
148:. It was published in 2010. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 2242 libraries.
209:
623:
607:
415:
205:
196:
117:
55:
320:
145:
37:
471:
225:
213:
180:
157:
256:
656:
168:
141:
59:
567:
217:
244:
160:
26:
289:
138:
526:
Wokini: A Lakota
Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding
654:
305:
312:
298:
25:
655:
293:
319:
13:
678:American novels adapted into films
208:in 2013. The film was directed by
14:
704:
275:
693:Grand Central Publishing books
249:
238:
1:
231:
190:
16:2010 novel by Nicholas Sparks
683:Novels set in North Carolina
104:Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
7:
533:Three Weeks with My Brother
144:novel by American novelist
81:September 2, 2010
10:
709:
194:
673:Novels by Nicholas Sparks
543:
518:
327:
165:Southport, North Carolina
116:
108:
100:
92:
75:
65:
51:
43:
33:
24:
70:Grand Central Publishing
688:Novels about alcoholism
668:American romance novels
151:
663:2010 American novels
245:WorldCat item record
552:Message in a Bottle
544:Film/TV adaptations
344:Message in a Bottle
204:was adapted into a
21:
576:Nights in Rodanthe
560:A Walk to Remember
376:Nights in Rodanthe
368:A Bend in the Road
352:A Walk to Remember
19:
650:
649:
624:Deliverance Creek
509:Counting Miracles
259:. Rotten Tomatoes
197:Safe Haven (film)
128:
127:
93:Publication place
700:
632:The Longest Ride
464:The Longest Ride
314:
307:
300:
291:
290:
269:
268:
266:
264:
253:
247:
242:
88:
86:
77:Publication date
29:
22:
18:
708:
707:
703:
702:
701:
699:
698:
697:
653:
652:
651:
646:
539:
514:
323:
321:Nicholas Sparks
318:
278:
273:
272:
262:
260:
255:
254:
250:
243:
239:
234:
210:Lasse Hallström
199:
193:
156:Erin flees her
154:
146:Nicholas Sparks
101:Media type
84:
82:
78:
58:
38:Nicholas Sparks
17:
12:
11:
5:
706:
696:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
648:
647:
645:
644:
636:
628:
620:
616:The Best of Me
612:
604:
596:
588:
580:
572:
564:
556:
547:
545:
541:
540:
538:
537:
529:
522:
520:
516:
515:
513:
512:
506:
500:
494:
488:
482:
476:
468:
460:
456:The Best of Me
452:
444:
436:
428:
420:
412:
408:At First Sight
404:
396:
388:
380:
372:
364:
356:
348:
340:
331:
329:
325:
324:
317:
316:
309:
302:
294:
288:
287:
277:
276:External links
274:
271:
270:
248:
236:
235:
233:
230:
226:Cobie Smulders
224:as Kevin, and
214:Julianne Hough
195:Main article:
192:
189:
153:
150:
126:
125:
123:978-0446547598
120:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
79:
76:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
705:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
660:
658:
642:
641:
637:
634:
633:
629:
626:
625:
621:
618:
617:
613:
610:
609:
605:
602:
601:
600:The Lucky One
597:
594:
593:
592:The Last Song
589:
586:
585:
581:
578:
577:
573:
570:
569:
565:
562:
561:
557:
554:
553:
549:
548:
546:
542:
535:
534:
530:
527:
524:
523:
521:
517:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
473:
469:
466:
465:
461:
458:
457:
453:
450:
449:
445:
442:
441:
440:The Last Song
437:
434:
433:
432:The Lucky One
429:
426:
425:
421:
418:
417:
413:
410:
409:
405:
402:
401:
400:True Believer
397:
394:
393:
389:
386:
385:
381:
378:
377:
373:
370:
369:
365:
362:
361:
357:
354:
353:
349:
346:
345:
341:
338:
337:
333:
332:
330:
326:
322:
315:
310:
308:
303:
301:
296:
295:
292:
286:
284:
280:
279:
258:
252:
246:
241:
237:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
212:. It starred
211:
207:
203:
198:
188:
184:
182:
176:
172:
171:owner, Alex.
170:
169:general store
166:
162:
159:
149:
147:
143:
140:
136:
135:
130:
124:
121:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
96:United States
95:
91:
80:
74:
71:
68:
64:
61:
57:
54:
50:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
28:
23:
638:
630:
622:
614:
606:
598:
590:
582:
574:
568:The Notebook
566:
558:
550:
531:
525:
508:
502:
496:
490:
485:Every Breath
484:
478:
470:
462:
454:
447:
446:
438:
430:
422:
414:
406:
398:
390:
384:The Guardian
382:
374:
366:
358:
350:
342:
336:The Notebook
334:
285:in Goodreads
282:
261:. Retrieved
257:"Safe Haven"
251:
240:
218:Josh Duhamel
206:feature film
201:
200:
185:
177:
173:
155:
133:
132:
131:
129:
519:Non-fiction
392:The Wedding
263:October 12,
222:David Lyons
20:Safe Haven
657:Categories
640:The Choice
608:Safe Haven
491:The Return
479:Two by Two
448:Safe Haven
424:The Choice
360:The Rescue
283:Safe Haven
232:References
216:as Katie,
202:Safe Haven
191:Adaptation
134:Safe Haven
85:2010-09-02
584:Dear John
503:Dreamland
416:Dear John
220:as Alex,
161:alcoholic
66:Publisher
497:The Wish
142:romantic
44:Language
228:as Jo.
181:crowbar
158:abusive
139:fantasy
83: (
60:Romance
56:Realism
47:English
643:(2016)
635:(2015)
627:(2014)
619:(2014)
611:(2013)
603:(2012)
595:(2010)
587:(2010)
579:(2008)
571:(2004)
563:(2002)
555:(1999)
536:(2004)
528:(1990)
511:(2024)
505:(2022)
499:(2021)
493:(2020)
487:(2018)
481:(2016)
475:(2015)
472:See Me
467:(2013)
459:(2011)
451:(2010)
443:(2009)
435:(2008)
427:(2007)
419:(2006)
411:(2005)
403:(2005)
395:(2003)
387:(2003)
379:(2002)
371:(2001)
363:(2000)
355:(1999)
347:(1998)
339:(1996)
328:Novels
34:Author
137:is a
109:Pages
52:Genre
265:2013
152:Plot
118:ISBN
112:432
659::
313:e
306:t
299:v
267:.
87:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.