and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven. Safe Haven (Paperback) Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group ISBN: 9780751542998 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 300 g Dimensions: 196 x 130 x. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks 4.2 (4679) Paperback (Reissue) 15.99 Paperback 15.99 eBook 8.99 Audiobook 0.00 Large Print 35. With Jo's empathetic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards. a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her. 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. The story of a young woman who is brutally and regularly beaten by her husband who becomes more and more unstable as time goes on. 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. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past.

until dark secrets begin to threaten her new life. In a small North Carolina town, a mysterious and beautiful woman running from her past slowly falls for a kind-hearted store owner.

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