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True Believer

By: Nicholas Sparks
Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
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Publisher's summary

From number-one New York Times best-selling author Nicholas Sparks comes a love story that explores the deepest mysteries of all, those of the heart.

Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate young New Yorker. He's also an expert on debunking the supernatural. When he receives a letter from Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights appearing in a cemetery, he can't resist driving down to investigate.

Here, in this tightly knit community, Lexie Darnell runs the town's library. Disappointed by past relationships, she is sure of one thing: her future is in Boone Creek, close to all the people she loves. From the moment Jeremy sets eyes on Lexie, he is intrigued. And Lexie, while hesitating to trust this outsider, finds herself thinking of him more than she cares to admit.

Now, if they are to be together, Jeremy Marsh must do something he's never done before: take a giant leap of faith. A story about taking chances and following your heart, True Believer will make you, too, believe in the miracle of love.

©2005 Nicholas Sparks (P)2005 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

"Smooth as silk, and gloriously sweet." (Publishers Weekly)

"Sparks is a modern master of fateful love stories and road-not-taken fables." (BookPage)

"Nicholas Sparks knows how to tug at a reader's heartstrings." (Chicago Sun-Times)

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A book to read again

Not only was this a wonderfully unforgettable story but the narration was shockingly brilliant. I say shockingly due to rarely finding a narrator that can do a book justice. I will certainly be looking for more works by not only the author but the narrator as well.

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good listen

I really enjoyed the narrator in this story. He brought the characters to life individually and the story as a whole.

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fantastic story

fantastic story worthy read. Lexi and Jeremy carol all great. please read you'll love it.

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Good Sweet Read

This was a really good, sweet read. Nicholas Sparks always makes me happy when reading his books and this one was no exception. Way to go once again!

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unexpectedly funny :-)

This was an amazing story. I loved it. There were a lot of witty, funny remarks that made me laugh out loud. The narrator did a good job, but a man doing a female southern voice was slightly comical. I only gave it 3 stars on the performance because their were musical interludes that ran over the narration and it was distracting.

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Great book

I loved the story. It was a nice read. My only issue was the music playing at the beginning and ending of every chapter. For a sentence or two it would not have been bad but it's like a whole page read with distracting music in the background. Still read it of course. Maybe they will see this comment and think of shortening or removing the music.

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Loved the ending

Some points in the story I would talk to Lexie. But I was satisfied with the ending

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good Nicholas Sparks

I enjoy audio books that I can listen to anywhere and this is no exception. Nicholas Sparks succeeds in insuring that I was listening to True Believer every free moment of my time.

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Entertaining - Excellent Narration

Bit of a slow start, but a good story. If you're a romantic at heart, you'll like it.

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True Believer

A love story of two people who find each other in a small town and find a common interest..

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