Lizbet gives no warning and offers no explanation when she walks out on her husband of only two years. As a hurricane ravages their charming lowcountry town, she retreats to the safety of her childhood home in Charleston. Seven months later, she's still living with her sister, flat broke and her fertility problem unresolved. She yearns to tell Jamie the truth, but she fears doing so will end their marriage for good.

Jamie is running out of patience. He understands his wife's need for space, but he hasn't heard from Lizbet in months, and he fears a divorce is imminent. There's a newcomer in town, and Jamie's attraction to the attractive property developer confuses him. As his relationship with his wife becomes more complicated, will he find the strength to deny his feelings for the other woman?

Sean's head chef is a creative genius. Carla is responsible for the success of his new restaurant. But her five-year-old son has anger management issues, and Carla lacks the parenting skills to handle him. To help with childcare, Sean invites mother and son to live with him at his parents' waterfront estate. But Sean's twin brother, Cooper, is struggling with a mysterious problem of his own. Tension soon mounts between Carla and Cooper, and Sean must choose between the two . . .