It is New Year’s Eve when the storm of the century hits
northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San
Francisco, amid the chaos of fallen trees and damaged homes,
the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn
Thompson, what happens in the storm’s wake will bring down a
barrier he has built around himself since his wife’s death.
For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a
time when she needs it most. And for Jack Adams, a carpenter
who will repair Quinn’s and Maggie’s homes, the storm brings
an opportunity: to help two people and to be repaid with the
greatest gift of all.
As three lives come together and a unique friendship is
forged, something extraordinary begins to happen...Maggie,
still grieving a loss, slowly comes alive again–and Jack
finally shares a painful secret he has hidden for years. But
at the center of the friendship is Quinn. A man who has
scaled heights of success in business, Quinn is now adrift,
waiting as builders put the finishing touches on his newest
passion, a 180-foot yacht he plans to sail around the world.
Looking back at all he missed with his family while he built
his empire, Quinn is consumed by guilt, focused only on
escaping to the sea. But as his plans near completion, and
his friendship with Maggie begins to change, Quinn faces a
choice–between a safe haven and an adventure of the heart.
The choice he makes will affect other lives as powerfully as
his own. And it will take him on an extraordinary
journey–and into a second, terrifying storm, one that will
bring him danger...or deliverance.