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?