When Sam Bax, that charming daredevil took his boat out into a storm off the coast of Maine, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax, his wife and ardent sidekick, becomes a widow at the age of twenty-seven. With no pretense of "courage", Olly grieves, coping with the warmth and awkwardness of family ties and trying to rethink her own life. Realizing that her risks are as daring as any of Sam's, while he chanced life and limb, Olly risks her heart, she finds that love can take some surprising turns.