Christmas and Holiday Book Festival and $100 Gift Card Giveaway presented by N.N. Light's Book Heaven 💕 featuring Heart Storms by N. Christine Samuelson 💕 (Contemporary Romance)

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Three people’s lives collide in a perfect storm of heartbreak and ruin, betrayal and love. One woman and two men are drawn to coastal South Carolina to an oceanfront Victorian inn. With losses from lies, secrets, cheating spouses, divorce and abandonment, the last thing any of them want is love or a relationship.

Yet as they move into and through the emotional storm of their lives, destiny brings them together in extraordinary ways. Will they be destroyed or transformed by their fates?

An enchanting seaside inn sprinkled with mystical elements inspires the characters’ lives and helps them on their journeys. Their passionate triangle must be broken for them to move on, but who ends up with whom, or do they, and when?

PRAISE FOR HEART STORMS:

“Heart Storms is a page turner! …volatile, emotional and intense love triangle! …The author beautifully draws you into a natural and emotional landscape that leaves you wanting to know more!” - Amazon Review

“Heart Storms delivers: N Christine Samuelson delivers a heart wrenching, yet life affirming tale of love, betrayal and ultimate redemption…Through a flowing script, Samuelson takes you into the [characters’] lives …it’s well worth the read.” – Goodreads review

“5 Stars…Tragedy and love and hope…presented in a beautifully written story. I love the way the author handled Jade’s attraction to both men… The setting was fabulous… Nice twists and lots of emotion. I couldn’t wait to find out how it turned out but I also didn’t want it to end. Great job!!” - Goodreads Review

“The love triangle will transform readers… a poignant finale … The many real-world issues are treated with grace and compassion … a wonderful depiction of how the heart can love many and in different ways during different times.” – InD’Tale Magazine review

“A brilliant book…and one I highly recommend…Beautifully written …” – N.N. Light’s Book Heaven

Share a holiday family tradition:

Our most magical tradition is attending a local event called “Night of a Thousand Candles” where ten acres of an outdoor sculpture garden and hundred-year-old massive oak trees, giant spruces, palm trees, and huge ponds are decorated with literally millions of lights, thousands of feet of string lights, almost 3,000 candles, and hundreds of decorations in every color. There are firepits to keep warm, great food & drink, music, singing and bagpipers. Another tradition is going to a live performance of The Nutcracker Ballet. The music, magical story, Victorian sets and beautiful dancing put us in the holiday spirit. They are two lovely, classic ways to start the holiday season.

Why is your featured book perfect to get readers in the holiday mood?

Heart Storms is set in a small southern oceanfront town at a Victorian-style Bed & Breakfast Inn. Part of the story takes place through Christmas and New Year’s when the inn is adorned with gorgeous Christmas decorations and a ten-foot tree. Festive lights are strung throughout the inn and grounds, and an outdoor fireplace is set near the oceanfront bar and restaurant. The main characters are in the holiday mood, but undercurrents swirl in their relationships bringing many unexpected holiday surprises and plot twists!

Throughout the holiday season, the restaurant features traditional Southern dishes and drinks. The main female character’s beach cottage is decked out and set for romance, which is in the air everywhere, along with an underlying mystery and the turmoil of an unexpected guest. The story plays out under the festivities, lights, candles, stars, and the sight and sounds of the ocean—it’s sure to put you in the holiday mood!

Gabe smiled, a flat, frustrated smile. “…I understand. It’s just...” He took her hands and moved in close, an inch from her mouth. “I want to kiss you so much; I can already taste you.”

Jade was so attracted to him, if she let him kiss her, she didn’t trust herself not to stop. Then she did stop because it was the right thing to do.

All she had to do was picture Rick in her mind, how he was so attracted to her with his kisses and desire then backed off. If she couldn’t predict what Rick would do, this thing with Gabe was even more unpredictable. And even though Rick never followed through, she still recalled how good his body and lips felt on hers. With such confusion, she wasn’t ready for this.

She didn’t want to blow the friendship with Gabe—she enjoyed it too much. Backing away, she looked at him with complex emotions in her eyes. “We can’t do this tonight, Gabe. I’m still confused. Wouldn’t you want me to be free and clear of other people before I gave in to your extremely hot advances?”

Gabe stepped back and crossed his arms. “I suppose. I mean, yes, I do want you to be sure. And I don’t want to jeopardize our friendship. We have a really close connection, don’t you think?”

“I do.”

He touched her cheek. “Good. Let’s take it slow, keep enjoying our friendship and see where it goes.”

“Perfect. Sounds like a perfect plan.” Like you, Gabe, perfect in so many ways. But she let her sentiments go as he walked toward the door, leaving her for the night with her body revved for intimacy but hungry for love. After hearing Gabe’s history, she wondered if he was even capable of deep love. Men made advances for many reasons, especially needing sexual fulfillment. It was easy to confuse sexual intimacy with real emotion or love. Gabe was a complicated man. So was Rick. And therein was her dilemma.

But better to live with a dilemma than move too fast and get involved in another disastrous heartbreak. None of them deserved more heartache in their lives.

Christine writes contemporary novels of love, life and relationships involving the eternal bonds that transform lives and transcend time and place. Creativity and writing have long been part of her award-winning careers in graphic design, advertising and newspapers. In writing fiction, she explores the joys and triumphs, the tragic and magic of life and love that readers relate to.

Her characters are realistic, fresh and relevant with stories that include mystery and some mysticism. They are written in a unique voice and partially influenced by life experience which inspires the diverse settings, characters, and authentic storylines of her novels.

Living in coastal South Carolina, Christine finds the land and sea are constant sources of inspiration. She hopes readers will be inspired to look at life and love through a different lens and realize that no matter their circumstances, we all share similar stories in our lives and our hearts.