This Mortal Storm — David V. Mason

On rainy, wind-tossed Galveston Isle, a young man struggles with his beautiful girlfriend, his future and his life here and now. Working in a beach front knick-knack shop and too poor to go to college, he sees more of life along the beach than he ever could otherwise. But he can't deny the truth: Things are going so badly that danger and disillusion haunt his very footsteps. Strange and mystical happenings on this historic island, demolished by the terrible hurricane of 1900, pull him in relentlessly and build to a shattering climax producing nightmarish death and an astounding revelation.