📚 Set of two Nicholas Sparks books: 'The Longest Ride' and 'The Best of Me', paperback, in great condition, romance, cowboy, smoke-free home, clean copy, ranch life, feel good and sad, true love, bittersweet, emotional read, fate and destiny, dual timeline, timeless love, second chance romance, love story, small town romance, popular fiction, book to movie, romantic film adaptation, bestselling author, great gift for readers, cozy weekend read, holidays, gift, popular. 📖 Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together – how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage. A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior’s life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school.