ThestoryfollowsCarettaCaraRutledge,awomanwhostriedtomovebeyondadifficultpastbutisforcedtograpplewithhistoryhead-onwhenshereturnstofixthefamilybeachhouse.Duringonedevastatingstorm,Caraandhermothersavehundredsofseaturtlesfromcertaindeathandlearnsomeoflifesrealtruthsintheprocess.