The hurricane occurred in a time before cable news, cell phone alerts and social media. No one, including the inhabitants of wealthy neighborhoods, on the Texas Gulf Coast, were immune from the wrath of Mother Nature.
Margaret Hudson was 49 and a widow. She lived a comfortable life, with the highlight of each week being a tennis match with her friend Karen Walker. Encouraged by Karen; Margaret contemplated a return to the dating scene with designs on her new neighbor, a handsome widower, named Gene Myers.
Wayne Myers was 26 and struggling with the aftermath of a layoff at work, and a break-up with his long-time girlfriend. Chided for poor employment prospects by his overachieving father; Wayne agreed to house-sit when his father went on an urgent overseas business trip. When a hurricane rolls through town the romance begins.
The hurricane occurred in a time before cable news, cell phone alerts and social media. No one, including the inhabitants of wealthy neighborhoods, on the Texas Gulf Coast, were immune from the wrath of Mother Nature.
Margaret Hudson was 49 and a widow. She lived a comfortable life, with the highlight of each week being a tennis match with her friend Karen Walker. Encouraged by Karen; Margaret contemplated a return to the dating scene with designs on her new neighbor, a handsome widower, named Gene Myers.
Wayne Myers was 26 and struggling with the aftermath of a layoff at work, and a break-up with his long-time girlfriend. Chided for poor employment prospects by his overachieving father; Wayne agreed to house-sit when his father went on an urgent overseas business trip. When a hurricane rolls through town the romance begins.