God, this book!This Author!These stories....so much romance, the sweetness of it sizzles my very veins!

I, for one,will willingly put my hands up and admit to being an absolute sucker for Nicholas Sparks novels. The love that is present in every single one, the fluidity of his writing and his growing strength of his relationships throughout his books, in my mind, are perfect for the genre in which he's writing.

The Longest Ride,follows Ira, a 91 year old war veteran, trapped in a car on an icy weekend desperately trying to survive. Ruth, his deceased wife appears to him, urging him to continue to fight and to distract him from his injuries, reminds him of the perfectly lovely life they had together. And then we meet Sophia and Luke who apparently have no connection to Ira or Ruth. We bump into them in the very beginning of their relationship and journey the bumpy road of new and young love with them. Finally, Sophia and Luke will meet Ira who will end up changing their entire lives.

The sweet sincerity of Ira, the tough shyness of Luke, the compassion in Ruth and the serene beauty of Sophia make up a tale both lovely and heartbreaking.You can't help but fall in love with each character.

As for the catch in the end, Ira, you clever dog ;)

Though publishers...c'mon...every single book is, and I will quote something I think I read on Goodreads somewhere, 'two white people almost kissing'. They could change it up a little bit.

As for Nicholas Spark's wife...she has to be the luckiest person in the world and I hope he writes you love letters all the time!!!