The Lucky One

by Nicholas Sparks

First published 2008

Logan Thibault discovers a photograph of a smiling woman in the Iraqi dirt during his military deployment. The image becomes his talisman as his fortune shifts dramatically. He wins at poker and survives combat situations that claim other soldiers. Logan becomes convinced the photograph saved his life. Back home in the United States, he sets out to find the mysterious woman in the picture. His search leads him on a journey across the country, driven by gratitude and an inexplicable connection to someone he has never met. When Logan finally tracks down the woman from the photograph, he must decide whether to reveal the truth about how he found her and what she means to him. Their meeting sets in motion a romance that will test whether luck and destiny can overcome the wounds of war and the complications of real life.

Genres: romance, military-fiction, suspense, contemporary-romance

Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance

Setting: Iraq, United States

Period: 21st-century

269 pages · ebook · Grand Central Publishing

Content warnings: war

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