title: Safe Haven
author:  Nicholas Sparks 
description: With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include fifteen #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers, and all of his books, including <i>Three Weeks with My Brother</i>, the memoir he wrote with his brother, Micah, have been <i>New York Times</i> and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. Eleven of Nicholas Sparks's novels--<i>The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember</i>, and <i>Message in a Bottle</i>--have been adapted into major motion pictures.
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  As Katie wound her way among the tables, a breeze from the Atlantic rippled
  through her hair. Carrying three plates in her left hand and another in her
  right, she wore jeans and a T-shirt that read Ivan's: Try Our Fish Just for
  the Halibut. She brought the plates to four men wearing polo shirts; the one
  closest to her caught her eye and smiled. Though he tried to act as though he
  was just a friendly guy, she knew he was watching her as she walked away.
  Melody had mentioned the men had come from Wilmington and were scouting
  locations for a movie.
  
  After retrieving a pitcher of sweet tea, she refilled their glasses before
  returning to the waitress station. She stole a glance at the view. It was late
  April, the temperature hovering just around perfect, and blue skies stretched
  to the horizon. Beyond her, the Intracoastal was calm despite the bre