ThestoryfollowsCaretta"Cara"Rutledge,awomanwho'striedtomovebeyondadifficultpastbutisforcedtograpplewithhistoryhead-onwhenshereturnstofixthefamilybeachhouse.Duringonedevastatingstorm,Caraandhermothersavehundredsofseaturtlesfromcertaindeathandlearnsomeoflife'srealtruthsintheprocess.