It turns out that Jeremy is an investigative journalist, writing for Scientific America magazine. Jeremy is convinced he knows what is causing the lights. The only way they could ever be together is if she sacrificed everything and moved up to New York, not the other way around. As Jeremy does his investigating, with Lexie's help, we learn a little about each others past - the most important being that Jeremy was very happily married years earlier. He has seventeen published novels as of September 2013 plus one non-fiction. His novels include fifteen #1 New York Times bestsellers, and all of his books, including Three Weeks with My Brother, the memoir he wrote with his brother, Micah, have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. We then learn that he had another meeting with the mayor. Inspiration for True Believer. Now that Jeremy is a celebrity, when he doesn't (as the mayor is convinced) figure out what is causing the lights, it will only add to the Ghost theory making it an even bigger attraction. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. Remember, he's a national celebrity since his Prime Time Live appearance a few days earlier. She basically tells him that Lexie feels the same way about him. The letter tells about a phenomenon at the local cemetery where mysterious lights are appearing from the tombstones. The reflection of an incoming train on the local factory, coupled with the extremely thick fog caused by the slow sinking of the soggy graveyard results in the lights appearing on the tombstones. With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. He's about to expose this nationally known clairvoyant on TV. She's there visiting her parents grave. From Publishers Weekly Charming, divorced Jeremy Marsh is a rising star. So the Mayor has known all along. She's a older woman and comes from a long line of psychics. As the number of novels I’ve written increases, it’s become increasingly difficult to conceive of original stories. He then discovers, after reading journals and diaries that the diary of the Mayor's father revealed exactly what he thought. She tells him that she had lunch with Doris today - It's a girl! Lexie and Jeremy get in an argument, she is convinced that he looks down on them and their small town ways. He meets her there and she realizes that she is falling in love with him. Jeremy is real good and his agent is trying to get him on TV more often. Her mother could read minds and Doris is a diviner, someone who can find water before digging a well. The town is known for it's TOUR OF HOMES and has just recently added the ghosts at the cemetery to the tour. Jeremy goes to the party with Lexie as his date. - Nicholas Sparks, True Believer. The townspeople are convinced these lights are ghosts. True Believer (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #1), Nicholas Sparks True Believer is a 2005 romance novel written by American author Nicholas Sparks. Pursuing a scientific explanation for a disturbing phenomenon, Jeremy's skeptical nature is thrown off course when he meets Lexie, the town librarian. Eight have been adapted to films, including: Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John, The Last Song, The Lucky One, Safe Haven, and most recently The Longest Ride. He is also sure that Lexie and Doris know as well. Jeremy has it out with the mayor, accusing him of scamming everyone to sell this ghost theory. By the time she gets back she hopes that Jeremy will be gone. Plot True Nicholas Sparks Believer Summary. As they work together, ghostly occurrences and passionate moments converge, forcing Jeremy to realize that there are some truths science cannot explain, as he finally appreciates the pleasure of exploring the heart. He received a letter from Doris, a resident of Boone Creek. Lexie is starting to worry that she and Jeremy are getting too close so she packs up and leaves for a few days. Either about the Mayor scamming the town or simply a theory as to what is causing the mysterious lights. She tells him to ask for Lex. Pursuing a scientific explanation for a disturbing phenomenon, Jeremy's skeptical nature is thrown off course when he meets Lexie,the town librarian. (VERY important later) His wife divorced him because of this. Lex turns out to be Lexie, Doris' granddaughter. Lexie's parents died in a horrible automobile accident when she was very young - Doris raised her. Jeremy meets with Doris, owner of the small town's busy restaurant. On the condition that the mayor take the graveyard tour off the homes tour, that the word ghosts can never be used, and that he stop selling ghost hats and shirts; then Jeremy will simply explain what's causing the lights and not expose the Mayor for the fraud that he is.