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Helium
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 25 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
When a violent storm grounds all flights in Venice, two strangers-one running from expectation, the other from exhaustion-find themselves suspended in a moment that will change everything.
Henry Harcourt, a London aristocrat and author struggling beneath the weight of his family legacy, seeks refuge in a quiet airport café to work on his failing manuscript. Jasmine Andinos, a Santorini-born journalist-turned-TV presenter, juggles a crisis at the news desk while fighting a loneliness she refuses to name. Neither expects to find connection in the chaos-until a simple glance becomes a conversation, and a conversation becomes something neither of them saw coming.
For forty-eight unexpected hours, Henry and Jasmine share stories, secrets, fears, and hopes. They explore the airport, weather the storm, and allow themselves to feel the spark of something real-something fragile, fleeting, and impossible to ignore. But when their flights finally depart, both must confront the truth: not all love stories begin in the perfect place, and not all goodbyes are final.
Back in London, Henry pours his heart into a novel inspired by the woman he cannot forget. When his book becomes a bestseller, fate steps in once more-bringing Jasmine back into his life in the most unexpected way.
Helium is a sweeping, contemporary romance novel about timing, courage, self-discovery, and the extraordinary connections that lift us when we least expect it. A love story suspended between chance and choice, it asks the question:
What if the person you're meant to find appears exactly when your life is standing still?
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