Fearful for her life, Lilly Middleton is on the run with her two young children. From Out of the Storm is a metaphor for her turbulent life. She finds a temporary safe haven with caring and compassionate people, until tragedy befalls them all. She then embarks on a journey that is not of her own design, from West Texas to a beautiful harbor town on the West Coast, where she finds a new life and true love, in the most unexpected place.