In the novel The Soul and Sea and a New Life By The Sea, we meet the strong-willed Samantha Lonodson. She dreams of being a marine biologist and is about to start her freshman year of high school at Waterbrookes Academy. If that weren't stressful enough, her mother is battling cancer and when she goes home for a visit, she also discovers some secrets about her family.Join Samantha as she navigates through her high school experience. There are many twists and turns but that is part of growing up.