"The Fate Twister" tells the story of Lena and Martin and their struggle to hang on to each other in the face of hatred, danger and clashing backgrounds. Their story begins when these strangers squeeze into a bathtub to dodge a tornado on the ground. Martin Guy is just passing through and wants to start over in California after a guilt-ridden divorce. He was fired from his job as a professor as a result of some bad choices. Lena Clark, a religious woman from a small East Texas town, is at a crossroads in her life after divorcing her cheating husband. Despite their different backgrounds, Lena and Martin risk having a relationship in spite of opposition from Lena's only daughter and from an undocumented Mexican teenager who claims she has been forced into sex slavery. Martin's effort to rescue the attractive young girl from slavery risks endangering his relationship with the woman who may give him a second chance at real love. And Lena's good deed to help the girl jeopardize her relationships with Martin and with the small community that is her home.