There was nothing to warn Donald Eklund of danger as he stepped into the brightly lit cafe at the end of the wharf..nothing in his past to prepare him for the sudden violence that would end in murder..and no witnesses to prove he was innocent of the crime. Suddenly Donald and a strangely beautiful Indian girl are outlaws, running for their lives, fleeing on the treacherous waters of Puget Sound to a remote island where, against all odds, they reach out to each other to find love.. where, painfully, they build a new life. Until the violent past catches up with them - and threatens to shatter all their dreams.