Aos 91 anos, com problemas de saúde e sozinho no mundo, Ira Levinson sofre um terrível acidente de carro. Enquanto luta para se manter consciente, a imagem de Ruth, sua amada esposa que morreu há nove anos, surge diante dele.

Mesmo sabendo que é impossível que ela esteja ali, Ira se agarra a isso e relembra momentos de sua longa vida em comum: o dia em que se conheceram, o casamento, o amor dela pela arte, os dias sombrios da Segunda Guerra e seus efeitos sobre eles e suas famílias.

Perto dali, Sophia Danko, uma jovem estudante de história da arte, acompanha a melhor amiga até um rodeio. Lá é assediada pelo ex-namorado e acaba sendo salva por Luke Collins, o caubói que acabou de vencer a competição.

Ele e Sophia começam a conversar e logo percebem como é fácil estarem juntos. Luke é completamente diferente dos rapazes privilegiados da faculdade. Ele não mede esforços para ajudar a mãe e salvar a fazenda da família.

Aos poucos, Sophia começa a descobrir um novo mundo e percebe que Luke talvez tenha o poder de reescrever o futuro que ela havia planejado. Isso se o terrível segredo que ele guarda não puser tudo a perder.

Ira e Ruth. Luke e Sophia. Dois casais de gerações diferentes que o destino cuidará de unir, mostrando que, para além do desespero, da dificuldade e da morte, a força do amor sempre nos guia nesta longa jornada que é a vida.

I found this engaging and touching and I understand the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) enjoy this Nicholas Sparks gem, finding the portrayal of "Luke" true and authentic. ( )

Sweet story telling with meaningful relationships. ( )

Romance

So this story starts off with a man named Ira he is married to a girl named Ruth. Ruth passed away years ago. Ira is trying to go up to their cabin in a snow storm. Ira loses control of the vehicle winds up in a ditch for a few days. Because of the snow storm. Then we come into the point of view of Sophia she is a college senior, she is a sorority girl. Which she doesn't act like one at all. She is trying to finish college and get a job in the museum industry. The POV of Luke. He is a cowboy. A bull rider. He works on farm that is going under. He rides bulls now to pay for him and his moms farm that is going under. That pretty much sums up the story without giving too much away.
I instantly fell in love with these characters. These people in this book were just so easy to love. So easy to read. Which I feel like all of Nicolas Sparks books are like that. I felt so bad for Ira he was in a car for 3 days trying to survive the storm. He did his best to try and survive, he sees his dead wife in the seat next to him. So he is pretty delirious. That is just a horrible experience. I felt so so bad for him.
I loved Luke and Sophia together. They are just so different from each other. I love how they somehow came together and found a connection to each other. These characters are just so easy to fall in love with. Their story together it gets rough and hard. With the fact that Luke is having trouble with the farm and what he goes through. Which he goes through alot. He overcomes a lot in this book. But together I loved their relationship.
The ending of this story was just so beautiful. I thought something different would happen. I am glad I was surprised when I didn't know the ending. But I love how all 3 characters came together. How they all found each other. This ending is perfect to me.
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