Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks newest novel, Safe Haven was not as good as I imagined considering Sparks is a more popular writer, but it was still a very good book. Katie ends up starting a new life in a small town to escape her abusive husband. While there, she finds out who she really is and finds true love with widower Alex and his two children. This is a good way to see firsthand how abusive relationships affect everyone, not just the woman getting beat up, but the husband and others that become part of their life. Katie's husband is a cop so it is near impossible for Katie to escape from Kevin. Even filing a complaint is dismissed because it's Kevin, the best detective in the area and they have a great life. Katie is made to be the 'perfect' wife, perfect hair, perfect body, cooks candlelit expensive restaurant style meals and pleasures her husband in any way that he wants. If she is hit it is because she was selfish and only thinking of herself such as having food stains in the fridge or getting her hair done and buying groceries on his day off even though he does not allow her to have a drivers license and must be accompanied by him wherever she goes. It's a sad tale of all women who get stuck in similar situations that cannot escape, but someone Katie does and is then hunted down by Kevin endangering Alex and his children. If you are like me and haven't read any of Nicholas Sparks books, then grab one and expand your reading.