"The Lucky One" is a romantic novel by Nicholas Sparks. U.S. Marine Logan Thibault discovers a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his tour in Iraq. After surviving several deadly encounters, he credits the mysterious photo as his lucky charm. Following his discharge, Logan walks across the country with his loyal dog Zeus to find the woman—Beth, a divorced mother working at her family's kennel in North Carolina. As love blossoms between them, Beth's vengeful ex-husband threatens their newfound happiness, forcing Logan to confront the truth about the secret that brought him to her.
