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The Rescue

By: Nicholas Sparks
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love.

Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle. Unconscious and bleeding, she - not Kyle - is found. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.

During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will dare him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.

©2000 by Nicholas Sparks; ©2000 Time Warner AudioBooks (Packaging Elements Only), A Division of Time Warner Trade Publishing

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Good Summer Read

It was an enjoyable read.....good characters, good story and pretty predictable like most Sparks' stories.

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Kept my Intrest

Little predictable overall but good storyline. wish there was more detail at the end.

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Great story

One of the best by Nicholas Sparks and I can say it because I read many of his books. One of those real stories with love and special people. It warmed my heart.

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Another Nicolas Sparks wonderful stories.

you have to love Nicholas Sparks. His stories are hard to put down. great reads.

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Beautiful Romance

Another classic Nicholas Sparks romance book that you are sure to enjoy if you like his books. I really enjoyed it!

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Beautiful Story

This story was a love story that made me ugly cry as I listened. Wonderful story with complicated, well developed characters. It is the story of a contractor/volunteer firefighter and a single mom.

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I can't help it but I like Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is a rarity in that he is a male romance writer. My wife is big on 'that's a boy book or that's a girl movie'. In her estimation Nicholas Sparks wrights "girl books". I don't care I like his books and this is one of my favorites. I could relate to the characters and while I like some of them there others that I don't like. Denise Holton is not only a young woman that it's easy to develop a crush on but a young woman worthy of a great deal of respect. As several of the other people have said in their reviews this isn't a deep or complex story, but I don't care. I like it.

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Just a good love story

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Typical love story, not entirely predictable, but just what you need/want from a book like this

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Loved it!

In true Nicholas Sparks style, heart captivating and I didn't want to stop listening.

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Beautiful

Once you start it you don't want to stop! it's such an amazing story.

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