The Rescue: Booktrack Edition

By: Nicholas Sparks

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

In this heartfelt Southern love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook, a daring fireman rescues a single mom—and learns that falling in love is the greatest risk of all.

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. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship starts to become truly intimate.

When a raging storm hits his small Southern town, single mother Denise Holton's car skids off the road. The young mom is with her four-year-old son Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Taylor McAden finds her unconscious and bleeding, but does not find Kyle. When Denise wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them. Kyle is gone. During the search for Kyle, a connection between Taylor and Denise takes root. But Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others.

Critic reviews

"A romantic page-turner...Sparks's fans won't be disappointed."—Glamour

"A modern master of fateful love stories."—BookPage

"All of Sparks's trademark elements--love, loss, and small-town life--are present in this terrific read."—Booklist

Sparks has done it again.

Loved this novel. The premise was believable. I was so taken be Denise’s character. The story definitely held my interest. The narrator was awesome.

Simply Wonderful!!

Absolutely loved it!

My favorite part was when Taylor opened up and finally allowed himself to love someone. I believe because of the love and forgiveness piece both Denise and Taylor experienced.....it lead Kyle to speak the words of 'I love you mommy'.

So beautiful how both Taylor and Denise in a sense ended up rescuing one another.

great book

A very well written book that keeps you wanting more till the book is done.

A heart-warming story

I couldn't wait for the next time I could steal a few minutes to hear more of the story.

Good!

Only downfall was the music at times made it hard to understand what the person was reading.