Two people on the mend from broken marriages go to Rodanthe, North Carolina to figure out a way to start over again. When a storm starts moving in, they turn to each for safety and comfort and find feelings strong enough to last a lifetime.
Adrienne Willis, abandoned by her husband, flees to Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn, where she meets Paul Flanner, a doctor who has just sold his practice, and together, with a storm rolling in, they discover a new love.