Ian Benning is a man struggling to find his way. Unable to cope with the death of his wife, he leaves his son in the care of two friends and rejoins his old outfit with the Texas Rangers. A search for a group of bank robbers leads him aboard a ship off the coast of Texas, right in the middle of a horrific hurricane. He's not sure which is the most dangerous: the robbers, the hurricane, or the woman he rescues.Matelyn O'Donnell is traveling with her employer, Veronique de Marceau, on a trip to reunite Veronique with her cruel and conniving husband, Gerard. When she meets a handsome stranger on the ship, she dismisses him as one of Gerard's criminal companions. But when the handsome stranger rescues her after their ship is capsized, will she trust him to be who he says he is? And together, can they bring Gerard de Marceau to justice?