TY - BOOK AU - Sparks,Nicholas TI - The choice SN - 9781538743263 AV - PS3569.P363 C47 2023 U1 - FIC S7736 2007 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Grand Central Publishing KW - Spouses KW - Fiction KW - Living wills KW - Promises KW - Life change events KW - North Carolina KW - Romance fiction KW - lcgft KW - Novels N1 - Originally published 2007; reissued 2023 N2 - Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life-- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies--he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him ... and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn't help. Despite himself, Travis can't stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a journey that neither could have foreseen. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, The Choice ultimately confronts us with the most heart wrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? ER -