Christine Landers is facing sixty. Having been widowed for two years and forced to close her failing art supplies business, she sells out and moves to Savannah to be near her daughter and grandchildren. She's not yet sure where she belongs but being near the beach holds a certain appeal, and she can pass the time with her hobby of making jewelry.

Kevin Rembert suffers a mild heart attack that sends him into a tailspin. He realizes how short life can be and how much of his was wasted on work. He sells out his dental practice in Roanoke, Virginia, leases his house over to his newly-married grandson, and accepts his cousin's offer to stay with him in Isle of Hope Georgia. He's cut ties with all he had and now has to build a new life—at the beach. Not a bad deal.

A beached dolphin and a chance meeting bring Chris and Kevin together on the beach at Tybee Island. The dolphin's distress serves as a metaphor for each of them. Can they shake off their pasts, sink their feet into the sand, and open a new chapter? And can they do it together?