After Liv was born, her mother died. Liv's father, Mark, simply handed her over to his own mother--and left. Now Liv's beloved Gran has died. Liv has to leave New York to live with her father in California, where he dives for abalone. It is a disaster. Mark isn't the talking type, and Liv cannot forgive him for abandoning her. Samantha, his girlfriend, has to serve as go-between. Then Mark's "tender"--the man responsible for his lifeline when he dives--breaks his arm, and Liv takes his place. Now she literally has control over her father's life, and once they head out to sea, there is no turning back....