Here’s a very special Valentine’s Day message from Nicholas Sparks and The Lucky One’s Zac Efron!!!

The Lucky One hits theaters on April 20th, 2012 and is based on Nicholas Sparks’ best seller, “The Lucky One”. The film tells the story of Logan Thibault, a Marine who survives three tours in Iraq. He attributes his good fortune to a photograph he carried of a woman he has never met, and he sets out to meet his good-luck charm when he returns to North Carolina.

Registration for Nicholas Sparks’ charity 5k Fun Run and 1 mile walk is officially open! Register online at runtheeast.com.

The author will be speaking at the New Friends New Life WINGS Luncheon on April 12th in Dallas, TX.

Transforming the lives of women and their children… New Friends New Life is a faith-based organization located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that enables women to build new lives for themselves and their children. They help women overcome backgrounds of abuse, addiction, poverty, and limited opportunities by providing access to education, job training, interim financial assistance and spiritual support.

Fans can purchase tickets to the luncheon at newfriendsnewlife.org.

‎Nicholas Sparks and Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively participated in a press event announcing Godiva Chocolatier’s Valentine’s Day ‘Sweetest Story Ever Told’ sweepstake details at the Andaz 5th Avenue on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in New York City, NY.

After working together on 2010’s highly-successful drama ‘Dear John’, Nicholas Sparks and producer Marty Bowen have joined forces on two new projects… the film adaptation of “SAFE HAVEN” and the television show “THE WATCHERS”, which revolves around the Archangel Raphael, who after spending centuries as a Watcher and invisibly providing support to humans in the time of need, decides to cut off his wings out of love for Sarah, a mortal woman, so that he can truly be with her for the rest of her days.

From the ‘Twilight’ series to ABC’s hit drama “Revenge”, Marty is a highly accomplished producer and both he and Nick will executive produce “THE WATCHERS” for ABC. Nick is currently working on the script for the show and “SAFE HAVEN” will start shooting in a few months.

Stay tuned for more news on both projects, and to get a taste of what may be in store for the show, make sure you tune into “Revenge” on ABC Wednesdays at 10/9pm Central!