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Nicholas Sparks

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A Marine carries a stranger's photo through war — then crosses the country to find her.

Content Warnings
war/combatgrief

Description

A U.S. Marine's brush with death leads him to the love of his life in this New York Times bestseller of destiny, luck, and the redemptive power of romance.After U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman buried in the dirt during his tour of duty in Iraq, he experiences a sudden streak of luck -- winning poker games and even surviving deadly combat

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