Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach.

Inside is a letter of love and longing to "Catherine," signed simply "Garrett." Challenged by the mystery and pulled by emotions she doesn't fully understand, Theresa begins a search for this man that will change her life.

What happens to her is unexpected, perhaps miraculous-an encounter that embraces all our hopes for finding someone special, for having a love that is timeless and everlasting...Nicholas Sparks exquisitely chronicles the human heart.

In his first bestselling novel, The Notebook, he created a testament to romantic love that touched readers around the world.

Now in this New York Times bestseller, he renews our faith in destiny, in the ability of lovers to find each other no matter where, no matter when...