When seventeen-year-old Carrie is forced on a summer-long vacation to a tropical island with her mother, she is devastated to leave her friends and summer plans behind. What could possibly go wrong as she spends an entire summer with only her controlling mother to keep her company? Carrie believes the summer will be boring, but when she meets Akio, a boy staying in the neighboring beach house, maybe the summer won't be so dull after all. When Akio and Carrie go on a "friend date," they unexpectedly end up on a harrowing adventure that turns their worlds upside down. Join Carrie and Akio on their island adventure, where together, they find hope, strength, and love.