Joanna Mills made a life-or-death choice and chose to stay with her ex-boyfriend Rafe Cameron instead of jumping overboard with her friends, breaking JJ Maybank's heart. What happens when a deal gone bad reunites her with her friends? Does she choose to stay with Rafe or go with her friends? When she comes back to Outer Banks does she still feel the same way about JJ or is she still completely in love with Rafe? Is JJ going to fight for the girl he loves or just let her slip through his fingers? She discovers a secret that her dad has been hiding from her. Does it bring them together or push them apart? Being apart from her friends for a month makes her feel left out when they have bonded from being stuck on an island together and she wasn't there with them. Does it just push her further into Rafe's waiting and open arms? What happens when the 7 friends discover that they hold the key to the ultimate treasure? Does Joanna have what it takes to still be a Pogue? Or has she crossed over to the dark side and finally become a kook?

Joanna Mills and the rest of the Pogues lost two of their best friends at sea. When they receive a text message of a picture of them being alive they must work to clear John B's name so they can come home. Along the way the Pogues uncover secrets that that put their friendship and lives at stake. Joanna's relationship with JJ gets tested when Rafe makes it clear that he is not backing down and wants Joanna back, and she can't seem to stay away from him when he searches her out. Her dad knows something about Ward that she is determined to figure out for the sake of her friends, but what if it's not what she thinks it is? Can the Pogues clear John B's name in time? Can Joanna survive?

Joanna 'Jo' Mills is a Pogue through and through. When her and her friends crash into a wreck they embark on an adventure that changes their lives completely. Her ex boyfriend returns to the island with a drug problem and a bad attitude towards her friends. She also starts to fall for her best friend. But does she embrace her feelings and him or does she run scared and risk ruining her friendship?