02224cam a2200361 4500 338209064 TxAuBib 20160101120000.0 130510t20122010||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013658140 9781455523542 pbk. 1455523542 pbk. (OCoLC)821900999 IUK IUK DLC TxAuBib Sparks, Nicholas. Safe haven / Nicholas Sparks. 1st mass market media tie-in ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2012. ©2010. xix, 405 p. ; 18 cm. Grand Central Publishing fiction Originally published in hardcover by Hachette Book Group. "When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. 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. 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. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her-- a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards-- and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven"--Author's web site. 20160101. Young women Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Families Fiction. Love stories. Southport (N.C) Fiction. Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress). Grand Central Publishing fiction.