Strugglingtocareforhersickfatherandraiseherteenagechildrenalone,adivorcedmotherspendstheweekendataNorthCarolinainn,onlytomeetaformersurgeonrunningfromhispast.AdrienneWillisis45andhasbeendivorcedforthreeyears,abandonedbyherhusbandforayoungerwoman.Thetrialsofraisingherteenagechildrenandcaringforhersickfatherhavewornherdown,butattherequestofafriendandinhopesofrespite,she’sgonetothecoastalvillageofRodantheinNorthCarolinatotendthelocalinnfortheweekend.Withamajorstormbrewing,thetimeawaydoesn’tlookpromising...untilaguestnamedPaulFlannerarrives.At54,Paulisasuccessfulsurgeon,butintheprevioussixmonthshislifehasunraveledintosomethinghedoesn’trecognize.Estrangedfromhissonandrecentlydivorced,he’ssoldhispracticeandhishomeandhasjourneyedtothisisolatedtowninhopesofclosingapainfulchapterinhispast.AdrienneandPaulcometogetherasthestormbrewsoverRodanthe,butwhatbeginsbetweenthemovertheweekendwillresonatethroughouttherestoftheirlives,intertwiningpastandfuture,loveandloss.
