Abigail Adams is hiding after her abusive, now-ex-husband escapes from prison. She's hunkered down in the small coastal town of Grouper Cove in Florida's panhandle. It's the perfect place for anyone running away; secluded and off the radar. Deciding to take up kayaking, the rental agent gives her one piece of advice - stay off the island that looms on the horizon.

Spencer Hightower lives the life of a hermit after buying his own private island. Emotionally poisoned by humanity, the only social interaction he needs is with his dog, Miracle.

When a sudden storm tosses Abby on the island's beach and cracks her kayak, she has visions of cannibals and resurrected dinosaurs. Instead she is found by a dog who leads her to a man whose only redeeming quality is his sweet spot for banana splits and sunsets…