Secrets in the Storm is the story of the Ricks family's inheritances. In order to receive the inheritances, one must be carefully selected by its predecessor and must have inherited characteristics that are unique to the Ricks family. Intertwined in the story's mystique are guarded secrets and powerful lessons. Disobedience to the lessons and a failure to acknowledge the secrets, once revealed, will bring harm to its receivers as well as to others in the family.