The mother of four boys and a young daughter, Bailey lives a contented life with her husband Ty. So it comes as a shock when Ty announces he's quitting his well-paid desk job, buying a boat, and joining a fleet of long-distance Californian troll fishermen.

The boys think it's the greatest idea their dad's ever had. Jenny, the toddler, is traumatized by the move. And Bailey? After desperately trying to talk Ty out of the decision, she finds herself forced to adapt to the life of a fisherman's wife, watching the waves and hoping the ocean delivers Ty safely home.

Secretly, she hopes...