A Bend in the Road Sparks, Nicholas

Miles Ryan is a small-town sheriff still haunted by his wife's unsolved hit-and-run death two years ago. His son Jonah is struggling in school, withdrawn and grieving. Enter Sarah Andrews — Jonah's second-grade teacher, recently escaped from an abusive marriage in Baltimore. What starts as concern for a struggling student becomes something neither of them expected. But in a town where everyone knows everyone, secrets don't stay buried. And when Miles gets closer to finding his wife's killer, the truth will test everything he and Sarah are building together. Nicholas Sparks delivers his trademark emotional gut-punch here — a story about grief, second chances, and the courage it takes to love again when your world has already shattered. For readers who want romance with real stakes and aren't afraid to cry in public.