Today is the day! Visit NicholasSparks.com at 2pm EST and help us reveal the cover art and full story description for The Longest Ride. Want to be one of five lucky fans who gets to read Nicholas Sparks's next novel months before it hits stores on September 17th? The novel's cover will be revealed in five stages and one winner will be chosen at each stage to receive a hand-numbered Limited Edition Advance Readers Copy (only 1,000 have been printed!) - hope to see you then!

Check back tomorrow afternoon for details on how you can help us reveal the cover and the story description for The Longest Ride as well as how you could win a special edition advance copy of the novel!

Important News: The release date for Nicholas's next book, The Longest Ride, has been officially moved up to September 17th! In anticipation of the release, fans can help reveal the new cover here at NicholasSparks.com on Thursday at 2pm EST. Check back then to see how you can participate and win your own advance copy of the book!

Fans can now enjoy the recently launched one-stop-shop for all of Nicholas's novels and movies at Target.com. While you're there, be sure to check out some great Mother's Day gift ideas from Nick's wife (and mom of five) Cathy Sparks!

Great news for Nicholas Sparks fans: the latest film adaptation, Safe Haven, will be out on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download on MAY 7th! You can pre-order your copy today from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target and Walmart.