Escaping yet another abusive ex-husband, Mary Jo Walker (Janet McTeer) grabs her spunky, foul-mouthed 12-year old daughter Ava (Kimberly J.Brown) and flees from the dusty backwaters of the South. Armed with only her Southern charm and unwavering optimism, Mary Jo goes in search of a new love interest. Ava convinces her mother to take a chance on a fresh start in a new paradise - Starlight beach, the "postcard picture" of sunny California. Within weeks of their arrival, Jack Ranson, a ruggedly handsome truck driver enters their lives. But Jack is as abusive and controlling as the men she has previously left. Meanwhile Ava is happy and settled for the first time in her life. Mary Jo must decide whether to resist running from Starlight Beach, or risk losing a daughter and loyal friend forever...
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