Bryan mentioned the encounter with Jean Knowles to Julie. �She is older than us, and just getting her kicks.� �I�ll give her a kick,� Julie remarked. �I can�t believe some of the people around here. First I have to contend with advances from the golf pro, and now you work with a sex-craved woman at the plant.� Julie Henson is finally living the life of her dreams. Following a difficult divorce, she remarries and is blessed with the addition of a beautiful daughter into the family. Surrounded by close friends and supported by a strong church family, Julie is content to spend the rest of her life in Morganton, North Carolina. But life doesn�t always proceed according to one�s plans. Unexpectedly her husband is required to find new employment, resulting in a move to coastal Brunswick County, North Carolina, and into a very different lifestyle. Julie�s life abruptly changes from serenity to turmoil as she is faced with social issues, racial conflict involving her son, suspected infidelity of her husband, and uninvited advances from a younger country club golf pro. Sensing cracks developing in the foundations of both her marriage and church-life relationships, Julie must choose whether to impulsively flee from Brunswick County or to remain with her husband. And her final decision is complicated by yet another conflict�the arrival of a terrible storm that threatens the very existence of their lives.