What caused the boom to crash down on Captain Kara's head and delay the final leg of her voyage home to resume her career? Is it sailors' superstition, or does Kara's beloved sailboat, Genie's Bottle, have magical powers that forced her to abandon her solo Lake Superior crossing? Between May Day and Memorial Day, Kara, Rikk, and Dutch confront their long-held fears they've kept guarded with ferocious skill. As all three begin to make conscious choices, their exposed secrets uncover their hidden identities-divulging coincidental pasts. Together, they discover the synchronistic treasures accumulated over decades and revealed during the month of May.