I found this book to be a quick read and kept me up late reading. I was very disappointed in this book especially after reading The Notebook (more realistic, maybe because it was told from the male point of view). You can tell a man wrote this book!! Nicholas should not tell stories from a female point of view. For someone like Theresa who couldn't get enough time off of work in the beginning of the book she ends up with a very flexible schedule and very LARGE pocketbook. Good career or not, I don't know any single mothers that can afford that much air travel and time off from work. The ending would never happen with an experienced seaman as Garrett was, hell I wouldn't do that!! This book insults our intelligence with the unrealistic chain of events. A love story isn't suppose to make you cry with saddness but cry with happiness!