Trevor Benson never intended to return to North Carolina. But when a mortar blast sends him back from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, he comes home to the tumbledown cabin he has just inherited from his grandfather. Trevor has his hands full with recovery, so he isn't prepared to meet a sullen teenager who might be able to shed light on the mysterious circumstances of his grandfather's death. But Callie keeps herself to herself and refuses to talk to Trevor about her own past or about his grandfather. And then there's Natalie. From their very first encounter, Trevor falls fast for the deputy sheriff. Though she seems to feel the same, Natalie remains frustratingly distant. In his quest to unravel Natalie and Callie's secrets and to find out the truth about his grandfather's death, Trevor will learn the meaning of love and forgiveness... and that often, to move forward we must return to the place where it all began. The Return is Nicholas Sparks at his very best.