"The Guardian" invites you into a world where romance intertwines with suspense. Julie's journey will engage your heart as she navigates the precarious path of new love amidst lingering grief. Sparks' ability to weave tension with tenderness ensures you'll be turning the pages well into the night. His portrayal of love tested by darkening shadows will resonate with anyone who cherishes a gripping love story told with a hint of danger.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

Julie Barenson’s young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died – a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, twenty-nine year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love. She may be ready to risk caring for someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the sophisticated, handsome engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband’s best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she’s had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire . . . The Guardian contains all the qualities readers expect from Nicholas Sparks. But here, he adds a new electrifying intensity – and page after page of riveting suspense.Did You Know?---The Guardian was the first of Nicholas's novels that is not inspired by true events?Julie Barenson and Officer Jennifer Romanello got their names from two people on Nicholas's publishing team?The Guardian required extensive revisions (and the publication of another book entirely -- Nights in Rodanthe), and then went on to spend five months on the bestseller list?

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.