Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died-a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, twenty-nine-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated 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...
Nicholas Sparks's first suspense novel features Julie Barenson, a young widow who finds comfort after her husband's death in the Great Dane who has become her favorite companion--a legacy from her late husband. When she makes her way back into the world after her first grief, she gets romantically involved with Richard, a mysterious man who hides a devastating secret--one that Julie comes close to finding out, the hard way, as her lover threatens to become her destroyer....
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes, Romance, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: Family + Friendship, Nature + Animals, Human Qualities + Behavior, Suspense, Settings, Love + Relationships + Sex, Literary, General
- Publisher: Grand Central Pub
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: March 1, 2004
- Date Published: March 1, 2004
- Author: Nicholas Sparks