NICHOLAS SPARKS.

Nicholas Charles Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Patrick Michael Sparks, a professor of business, and Jill Emma Marie Sparks, a homemaker and an optometrist's assistant. He was the middle of three children, with an older brother, Michael Earl "Micah" Sparks  and a younger sister, Danielle "Dana" Sparks, who died at the age of 33 from a brain tumor. Sparks has said that she is the inspiration for the main character in his novel A Walk to Remember.
Sparks majored in business finance and graduated with honors in 1988. He also met his future wife that year, Cathy Cote from New Hampshire, while they were both on spring break. They married on July 22, 1989 and moved to New Bern, North Carolina.
In 1990, Sparks co-wrote with Billy Mills Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding. The book was published by Feather Publishing, Random House, and Hay House. 
In 1992, Sparks began selling pharmaceuticals and in 1993 was transferred to Washington, DC. It was there that he wrote another novel in his spare time, The Notebook.With the success of his first novel,
Sparks writes about others, including these: Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John, The Last Song,The Lucky One, and Safe Haven.On June 17, 2011, Sparks stated on his official website that Warner Bros. had bought the movie rights to his novel The Best of Me, published October 11, 2011. Sparks resides in North Carolina with his wife, Cathy; their three sons, Miles, Ryan, and Landon; and twin daughters, Lexie and Savannah.
His novel:
The Notebook.
Message in a Bottle.
A Walk to Remember.
The Rescue.
A Bend in the Road.
Nights in Rodanthe.
The Guardian.
The Wedding.
Three Weeks with My Brother.
True Believer.
At First Sight 
Dear John.
The Choice.
The Lucky One.
The Last Song.
Safe Haven.
The Best of Me.
The Longest Ride.