Alex Browning has been comfortably retired for almost two years. One last try at rekindling a relationship brings him to a Caribbean island. He is cautious, at first, but then a three hundred year old wreck, a puzzling journal entry, some evil people and the chance for love have Alex taking unaccustomed chances. The risks are great, but the reward will be even greater, if Alex can solve the puzzle of the journal and formulate a plan that manipulates his enemies as well as a couple of governments. Alex has to recruit his daughters (and others) to help implement his plan before anyone else can take advantage of the information. In the end, he is left wondering if his gains are worth what he has lost.