Healing Seas

By Christina Lorenzen

Description:

In just a matter of days, Addie Mayfield’s life is upended. Through an arrangement her father makes, she sets sail on the RMS Titanic as governess to the two young Fairchild children. When tragedy strikes, she finds herself rescued alongside strangers on the RMS Carpathia, headed for New York City. Far from home, she is taken in by the O’Reilly family to wait for her family to send for her. With no money for her passage home, she’s brought to the small hamlet of Montauk to become a caretaker for a great aunt she has never met. Captain Frank Shea is a man without a ship. Removed from duty as captain of the RMS Morrow, he’s come to Montauk to recover from a leg injury. More painful than the injury is his fall from grace after spending his entire life at sea. The ocean was his home and he has never needed anyone. Now faced with an uncertain future, he’s desperate for a way back to the sea. Until he meets Addie Mayfield, a woman who is just as lost as he is.Can these two people find hope for the future after all they’ve lost? Can an unexpected love heal two broken souls?

Book Takeaway:

Even after tragedy one can find love and hope for a future.

Why the author wrote this book:

The idea for this book was inspired by my husband's grandmother, who was born March 3, 1912, and who in her 80s waited eagerly to see the movie, Titanic. It was her interest in the story that inspired my character Addie Mayfield.