If Love Were Salt A Novel

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Samantha Selim's saga continues in the sequel to </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If Water Were Fire </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>as she enters her sophomore year at Balboa Bay High School. While she nominally retains her title as Ryan's girlfriend Samantha challenges the boundaries of what a committed relationship looks like. How? With a pithy FaceTime conversation and an almost Duffy boat ride - neither of which involves Ryan. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It's this year that she turns sixteen learns to drive and takes her first AP class. Her father undergoes a quintuple by-pass surgery an event which makes Sam reflect on their relationship. Her friendship with Alex and Charlie her longtime girlfriends remains in question. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ultimately Sammy needs to decide if her relationship with Ryan is the relationship she wants - and needs. What does the relationship she wants look like? What does the relationship she needs look like? What is the right thing - not only for her relationship but more importantly for her life?</span></p><p> </p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If Love Were Salt </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is told from Sammy's point of view offering a relatable perspective to high school teens and young adults alike about how difficult growing up can be and the choices we are faced with. This #ownvoices novel challenges boundaries across many dimensions including with peers with parents within ourselves. </span></p><p><br></p>