He could already tell she knew nothing about the camera. Instead he smiled, pretending not to notice her body, as if he bumped into naked women in the woods all the time.

It was like watching someone play a game of Twister by herself. She stammered something like an answer as she tried to cover herself with her hands. Thankfully, the girl was too embarrassed to notice much of anything, and she almost tripped while trying to back up. He hadn't liked the fact that he'd been caught, nor was he pleased with his insipid opening line. 'Well, what have we got here?' he drawled, trying to put her on the defensive. After quickly ditching the camera in the bushes behind him, he'd stepped out from behind the tree, and a moment later, he and the coed were face-to-face. He hadn't been there for more than a few minutes and had snapped only a couple of pictures on the digital camera when he saw a third girl pop up from behind a hydrangea bush. And Moore would definitely have appreciated the little skinny-dipping party Clayton had just broken up, when he'd spied a couple of coeds sunning down by the creek in all their morning glory. Most of the time he regarded Moore as an idiot, but he was still just about the closest thing to a friend that Clayton had in the department, and he had to admit that Moore had a way of telling those crotch-biting stories that made Clayton double over in laughter.

He wasn't fond of German shepherds, and this one, though he was standing quietly, reminded him of Panther, the police dog that rode with Deputy Kenny Moore and was quick to bite suspects in the crotch at the slightest command. Read Excerptĭeputy Keith Clayton hadn't heard them approach, and up close, he didn't like the looks of them any more than he had the first time he'd seen them. As he and Elizabeth embark upon a passionate love affair, his secret soon threatens to tear them apart - destroying not only their love, but also their lives.įilled with tender romance and terrific suspense, THE LUCKY ONE is an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love.

But Thibault is caught off guard by the strong attraction he feels for the woman he encounters in North Carolina – Elizabeth, a divorced mother - and he keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph - his lucky charm.īack home in Colorado, Thibault can’t seem to get the woman in the photograph out of his mind and he sets out on a journey across the country to find her. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman buried in the dirt during his tour of duty in Iraq, he experiences a sudden streak of luck - winning poker games and even surviving deadly combat.

The lucky one by nicholas sparks