Each of Nicholas's novels has ranked as an international bestseller. After The Notebook, additional novels followed in rapid succession, including Message in a Bottle, published in 1998, and A Walk to Remember, published in 1999. After that came The Rescue in 2000, A Bend in the Road in 2001, Nights in Rodanthe in 2002, and The Guardian and The Wedding in 2003. Sparks co-authored Three Weeks with My Brother with his brother, Micah, in 2004, and then returned to solo works with True Believer and At First Sight in 2005, Dear John in 2006, The Choice in 2007, and The Lucky One in 2008.
In 1999, Message in a Bottle became the first of Nicholas's novels to be released as a movie. With stellar casting — including Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, and Robin Wright Penn — the movie grossed more than $120 million and hit the number-one box office spot. A movie version of A Walk to Remember was released in 2002, followed by The Notebook in 2004 and Nights in Rodanthe in 2008.
