■ Massachusetts
Rockbridge
San Juan Bautista, California
Rock Bridge
Los Angeles
On the way west

■ Nebraska
Return home
New York, February 2001
Fairfield
Long Island
New York
Kansas City
Fairfield, Nebraska
Maximum Security Prison, Florence
Fairfield, Nebraska
On the return flight
Fairfield, Nebraska
On the flight to Kansas City

■ California
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Los Angeles, four weeks later
Los Angeles
Nebraska
Los Angeles, late September
Los Angeles, January 2002
Los Angeles, four weeks later
7 months later

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“It was I who brought misfortune.”
Why do you want to be loved and at the same time want to leave it all behind?

The completion of the Sheridan Grant trilogy
The Sheridan Grant series, which combines mystery and coming-of-age fiction, and harmoniously combines thrills and emotion, captivated countless readers immediately after its publication and became a bestseller on Amazon and Der Spiegel in Germany.

In the first installment, "The Girl Who Swallowed Summer," fifteen-year-old Sheridan, the youngest adopted daughter of the Grant family living in Fairfield, a small town in Nebraska in the American Midwest in 1994, discovers her biological mother's diary containing family secrets while escaping the persecution of her adoptive mother and wandering the back alleys.
In the second installment, "The Never-Ending Summer," seventeen-year-old Sheridan flees the scene of her adoptive brother Ezra's brutal murder of his family at the instigation of her adoptive mother, whose diary exposed the conspiracy, and suffers all sorts of hardships until, at the age of twenty, she meets surgeon Paul Sutton, who seems to be the one who can save her life.

The final installment in the series, "Time of Storms," ​​begins by destroying the classic happy ending.
The prequel, which seemed like it would end with 'and they lived happily ever after', did not end as the title 'Endless Summer' suggests.
In 2001, Sheridan, just over twenty and about to get married, finally opens her eyes to 'where she is now'.
A colorful and dynamic series of events that charts Sheridan Grant's journey of coming to terms with reality and truly understanding herself, "Time of Storms," ​​like Nele Neuhaus's other works, boasts a compelling and compelling narrative.

Additionally, the vivid characters that drive the story and the analytical and sophisticated psychological descriptions make the reader reflect on his or her own feelings and a time in the past.
It reminds me of a time, a time when I had to go through a 'stormy' time, unable to control myself in the face of love and success.

The series was conceived as early as 1986, when Nele Neuhaus was traveling in the United States with a friend after completing her university entrance exams.
This journey of my youth, without money, without fear, and filled with curiosity, to learn about the vast lands and people of Europe and other places, became the seed of this novel.

“What I gained from that time in my life was the feeling that if you hold on to your dreams, you can achieve anything.
[...] The story of Sheridan, who never loses sight of his goal despite all the difficulties, was created in my head.” _(From the review)

Works connected to the Taunus series
This novel is also a connected work of two series, including scenes of Dr. Harding's activities during his time at the FBI, which appears in the world-famous mystery thriller series "Taunus Series," including "Death to Snow White," and scenes of serial killer Scott Andrew, the person who led him to the path of a crime analyst.

Sheridan meets Scott Andrew, her mother's murderer, through Dr. Harding's arrangement.
Sheridan later realizes that she was used as bait to get Andrew, who is suspected of committing more murders, to open up.
When Sheridan confronts Andrew, she tries not to get involved with him, but is secretly moved to learn about her mother's life in Germany, especially when she learns that she dreamed of becoming a singer.
As Andrew opens up about his childhood, his crimes, and his confession, Sheridan is horrified by the feeling of something dark and sinister pulling at his soul.
He offers to move to a less restrictive place and negotiate that Sheridan will visit him once a year and tell him about another murder.


“My heart made me repeat my mistakes.”
I stumbled from one person to another in search of love and acceptance, and the more I was hurt, the deeper my despair grew… .
Twenty-one-year-old Sheridan Grant is about to have a grand wedding to surgeon Paul Sutton in the rural eastern town of Rockbridge.
She decided to erase her terrible past and live as a wealthy doctor and the wife of a local leader.
However, when she looks at herself in the mirror while preparing for the wedding, she realizes that this was a huge mistake and runs out of the wedding dress shop.
And right in front of her, she is kidnapped into a car that was waiting for her.
Realizing she is once again in the clutches of the pimp she narrowly escaped months ago, Sheridan desperately tries to escape violence and death, but this incident brings her fiancé Paul to a sharp realization of Sheridan's dark past.

A few days later, Sheridan returns home west with her family and friend, Nicholas, who has come to pick her up after receiving a call from Paul.
Sheridan admits that her desire for approval and love has led her to meet the wrong men.


“It felt good to feel like I was special.
That she is the lover of a huge boss.
“I really believed he loved me.”
“I used to try like crazy to be accepted by everyone, no matter what,” Nicholas answered.
“During my childhood and adolescence, I felt like I didn’t belong anywhere, and that made me angry.
I looked everywhere for the cause of my misfortune.
Except me, that is.
_(from the text)

Returning to Nebraska after five years, Willow Creek Farm in Fairfield, the people rejoice in Sheridan's return without asking any questions about the past.
Sheridan finally realizes that they have always been on his side.
Also, the fact that he still passionately wants to pursue the path of becoming a singer that he dreamed of as a child.
Men from an unknown world approach Sheridan, who has resolved not to give up her dreams for love any longer.
Because of them, Sheridan is once again in the middle of an unbelievable scene… .


“But why don’t you do it properly?” he asked.
“Yes?” I turned back to him in surprise.
“What do you mean?”
“What, music?” He looked at me teasingly.
“I’ve been wondering why a child like you, who can sing, is hiding here.
“There is no one who will come here by chance and find you.” _(from the text)

“Everything is possible now.
“Maybe a new beginning!”
Meanwhile, a music industry mogul named Marcus Goldstein comes to Willow Creek Farm from Los Angeles after hearing Sheridan's high school recordings.
He explains the music business to her while flying her to the recording studio in his private jet and providing her with dazzling in-flight service.
In this way, she begins to slowly approach her dream.
Even in the midst of all that busy work, Sheridan keeps thinking about Jasper, the man who helped her fix her car's flat tire.
Jasper offers to drive twelve hours from Wyoming to see Sheridan home after she successfully completed work on her first album, "Time of Storms," ​​in the recording studio.
Although she's determined not to sacrifice her dreams for another man, Sheridan doesn't want to lose this smart, thoughtful, and charming man.
Facing a journey greater than ever before, who should she trust and who should she not? How much can she trust herself? At a crossroads of constant conflict, will her choices prevent her from repeating the mistakes of the past?

“[...] Life is a series of decisions.
We make most of our decisions based on our emotions, and we often attribute the results to chance or fate.
But it is only the sum total of our own decisions.
[...] At some point, you have to learn to let go of the past, learn from your mistakes for the future, and consider the possible consequences before making important decisions.
[...] ” _(from the text)