This is the first of Nicholas Sparks' novels to appeal to a much younger audience since A Walk To Remember. Ronnie, a 17-year old fresh out of high school with no plans for the future is forced to spend her summer with her father in Wilmington, North Carolina. While she is angry and reluctant at first, as summer progresses, she finds herself changing as she encounters Will, one of the 'popular' crowd; Blaze, a girl lost and out on her own; and her father, who is busy trying to search for God.

I have to admit, I held high expectations for this book. I was originally drawn to the second book in the series, "The Coming Storm" but as I generally like to start a series from the beginning I held off on reading the other installments in favor of starting here.

To be honest, I found this book a little lacking in several fields. Overall, it was a nice, easy read that went by rather quickly and because of this the areas that I found lacking were forgiveable and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Anjali Kapadia is in a bit of trouble. Her family's business, a classy boutique named Silk & Sapphires in the heart of New Jersey's Little India, is in financial ruin. In an effort to save the business from bankruptcy, her father has called on her entrepeneur uncle, Jeevan Kapadia, to come and help. The problem? Jeevan has a reputation for being a bit of a dictator; he likes things done his way, or not at all. The idea fills Anjali with gloom, but she will do just about anything for this business, which she helped develop after her husband died several years prior.