L: 5 Nicholas Sparks Audiobooks That Will Reduce You to a Blubbering Wreck

Nicholas Sparks is the king of heartstring-pulling. The man behind some of our favorite (and often ill-fated!) literary couples, our hearts still skip a beat whenever we hear another of his books is getting the motion picture treatment. This year, it’s all about Travis and Gabby in The Choice. Since we’re close to Valentine’s Day and feeling the love in the office, we rounded up the best Nicholas Sparks audiobooks Playster has to offer. Get ready to cry. :’(

The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride has everything we’re looking for in a romance novel: cowboys, star-crossed lovers from entirely different backgrounds, and even the sweet love story of an older couple. Let’s not forget that Cowboy Luke was played by Scott Eastwood in the movie (we’re still in love). The Longest Ride is a touching tale of love destroying barriers, and the indelible mark that true passion can leave on the world.

The Last Song

Filming The Last Song is what brought together Hollywood power-couple Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, and we’re forever grateful for that. Ronnie and Will’s relationship is a quintessential teenage romance, and we can’t help but fall in love with these two as they fall in love with each other. Throw in a beautiful father-daughter relationship and a healthy dose of heartbreak, and this read becomes a true tearjerker.

A Walk To Remember

This is the book-to-film adaptation that put Nicholas Sparks on the map, and for good reason. A cute tale of bad-boy-meets-good-girl, you won’t be able to help but fall in love with Jamie and Landon before tragedy strikes. As you should expect from Nicholas Sparks, this is an emotionally harrowing read, and we guarantee you’ll be bawling before your hear the book’s last words. A Walk to Remember is a book that’ll stick with you forever, reminding you that life’s way too short to pretend that you don’t care.

The Notebook

It seems like Nicholas Sparks isn’t just a master of literary romance, as some of his most popular movie adaptations have given us some of the best onscreen romances of the 21st century. Remember when Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were the Canadian power couple of 2005? And the moment they won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards? Those were the golden days…but that’s besides the point. The Notebook is a fantastic story of a love that withstands anything that’s thrown at it, and shows the perseverance of the heart. Noah and Allie forever! Experience the ❤ all over again on audiobook.

The Choice

We’re in tears just writing about these books, so we’re gonna have to wrap this up quick. The last on our list is The Choice, appearing as a major motion picture today! Travis Parker had the perfect life, with things only moving up when the beautiful Gabby Holland moves in next door. Then, in true Nicholas Sparks fashion, Gabby gets into a horrible accident and we’re left biting our nails over whether their love can survive this tragedy, or if Travis will have to pull the plug. If you’re at home sobbing into your blankets and in no state to go out after reading this blog post, we recommend listening to the audiobook on Playster — save that theater outing for another day.