Paperback – 350 pages

#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER From the acclaimed author ofThe Longest RideandThe Notebookcomes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can changeor even make our peace withthe path weve taken.

Sparks is superb at what he does. The setting is postcard perfect. The characters are immensely likable. . . . This is a tidy miracle you can count on.The Washington Post

Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfathers military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone: happiest when off on his next adventure, zero desire to settle down. But when his grandmother passes away, her last words to him arefind where you belong.She also drops a bombshell, telling him the name of the father he never knewand where to find him.

Tanner is due at his next posting soon, but his curiosity is piqued, and he sets out for Asheboro, North Carolina, to ask around.Hes been in town less than twenty-four hours when he meets Kaitlyn Cooper, a doctor and single mom. They both feel an immediate connection; Tanner knows Kaitlyn has a story to tell, and he wants to hear it. To Kaitlyn, Tanner is mysterious, excitingand possibly leaving in just a few weeks.

Meanwhile, nearby, eighty-three-year-old Jasper lives alone in a cabin bordering a national forest. With only his old dog, Arlo, for company, he lives quietly, haunted by a tragic accident that took place decades before. When he hears rumors that a white deer has been spotted in the foresta creature of legend that inspired his father and grandfatherhe becomes obsessed with protecting the deer from poachers.

As these characters fates orbit closer together, none of them is expecting a miracle . . . but that may be exactly what is about to alter their futures forever.