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She had fallen in love with a stranger in the course of a weekend, and she would never fall in love again.

This is my first Nicholas Sparks book. I love the movie, The Notebook, based on his novel, so I decided to give this one a try.

It is a great love story for February. As in The Notebook this novel is told in the first person reflecting on past events. The main character, Adrienne, is telling a story to her daughter (Amanda) to help her get through her husband's death.

In the story Adrienne takes Amanda back years ago when she met a man named Paul in a town called Rodanthe. In a few days' time Paul and Adrienne begin a love story for the ages. Unfortunately, this love affair was not meant to last.

*My favorite part of this story was the setting. As the book describes, Rodanthe is a little fishing town in the Outerbanks, North Carolina. My family and I stayed in a town not far from Rodanthe last October and I can attest that the descriptions in this book portray it accurately. It's an absolutely beautiful beachside town. So, that definitely aided in my enjoyment of the book.

The novel is only 212 pages long, so the romance (to me) seemed a bit rushed. Adrienne and Paul fell in love by the second day and decided to spend their lives together. That's a bit of a stretch to me, but in the spirit of Valentines month I went with it. :) I have not seen the movie but have heard it is good, so I may give it a shot!