Journalist Emily Harper has recently lost her sister. Her grief is compounded by her guilt for not making time to say goodbye. She escapes her life, moving to the seaside town of Seacliff Shores, where she signs up for a surf live saving class. Her trainer is Luke Chandler, for whom she feels an immediate connection. Luke is battling his own grief and guilt, and sees the same in Emily.
This is the first Elizabeth Marie book I’ve read and I was impressed. I enjoy finding new authors who write strong Christian romance, and A Harbor for Her Heart definitely falls into that category. I loved the way the townspeople embraced Emily.
I loved the way both Emily and Luke searched for healing and for God.
There were a couple of minor frustrations about the writing and the plot, but these were easily overshadowed by a compelling plot, believable characters, and by the way their Christian faith (and doubts) were woven into the story.
Recommended for fans of small-town contemporary Christian romance.
About Elizabeth Marie
Elizabeth Marie lives in the Northern part of the Southern Island of New Zealand on a farm with her husband. She has three grown children. She loves all things related to stories and devours books and movies. She loves to walk in the hills and hang out with her dog and friends. She also loves music singing and playing the guitar. She attends the local New Life church.
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About A Harbor for Her Heart
She came to the sea to escape her grief. He is the one man who makes her face it.
Emily Harper believed she could outrun pain. After the sudden loss of her sister, silence feels safer than belief, and the ocean is the only place vast enough to hold her sorrow. So she runs from the memories and into a small coastal town where no one knows her name. Training as a surf rescue trainee is meant to be a fresh start, not a reminder of everything she has lost.
Luke Chandler once believed he could fix what was broken. Until the day he could not. Now structure keeps him steady, discipline keeps him focused, and emotional distance feels safer than hope. He trains others to face the waves while keeping his own wounds carefully hidden.
When Emily steps into Luke’s training program, fragile yet fiercely determined, he recognizes the same haunted look he sees in his own reflection. Against his better judgment, the walls he has built begin to crack. What neither of them expects is a connection that feels both risky and impossible to ignore.
As long days on the sand turn into quiet conversations beneath starlit skies, attraction grows alongside fear. Then the threatening notes begin. Someone in town wants Emily gone. Luke’s instinct is to protect. Emily’s instinct is to run.
When danger rises and secrets surface, both must decide whether love is worth the risk and whether healing can begin where everything once fell apart.
