Heart Storms

When three people's lives collide in a perfect storm of heartbreak and ruin, betrayal and love, will they be destroyed or transformed by their fate?

They are drawn to coastal South Carolina to an oceanfront Victorian B & B inn, fleeing their former lives of heartbreak, betrayal, anger, racism and grief. Jade Armstrong from Santa Barbara is newly divorced and left with nothing by her treacherous ex-husband. Gabriel Montoro of San Antonio is reeling from a cheating wife and loss of seeing his young daughter. Rick Stirling owns the inn and has suffered a devastating personal loss.

Through work and friendship, their inner conflicts extend to each other while vying for the need for survival, healing, attraction and love. The plot twists keep the reader guessing about their individual and linked fates.

None of them want love or relationship, but as they move into and through the emotional storm of their lives, destiny brings them together in an extraordinary way in the quaint beach town of Golden Shores.

The story takes place in the Grand Strand region of coastal South Carolina providing a restorative, inspiring seaside setting. A charming oceanfront inn complete with mystical, enchanting elements lifts the characters' spirits and helps them on their journeys. Their passionate triangle must be broken for them to move on with their lives, but who ends up with whom, or do they, and when?

An unusual love triangle develops between one woman and two men—all three are damaged in different ways, and none are looking for love in any way. In running from heartbreak and loss they are drawn together to coastal South Carolina to an oceanfront Victorian Inn by fate. 

Jade vows revenge while believing she deserves a new life. Gabriel believes a good life is only for fairytales and something he'll never have. He vows to break hearts and spirits as his own have been broken. Rick's life is one of purely work with no room for anything else but sorrow. 

Their inner conflicts extend out to each other with issues of anger, revenge, racism, jealousy and grief—versus attraction, survival, compassion and love. As readers follow them into and through the storm of their lives, they’ll be kept guessing to the very end:  who is capable, or not of love; who can or can’t overcome their issues, and who ends up with whom, or do they?

N. Christine Samuelson writes about the eternal bonds of love that transform lives and transcend time. Her novels reflect the challenges, fears and conflicts, tragedies and victories that manifest through a powerful connection of love. Her storylines are realistic but laced with a touch of mysticism, mystery and suspense.

From living in 14 cities in 10 states, with years of formal and self-taught education through three different careers, she's acquired a wealth of personal, professional, and life experiences which inspire the diverse settings, characters, and authentic storylines of her novels written in a unique voice.

Currently living in coastal South Carolina, the sea is a constant source of inspiration. She hopes readers of her books will be inspired to look at life and love through a different lens, expand their horizons, and enrich different aspects of their lives.

HEART STORMS is her third novel, following ETERNAL SEAS and ECHOES OF LOVE. She's currently editing a fourth and working on a fifth.