When a traveling carnival leaves lovely Fancy Jordan stranded in the rugged Washington Territory, she thinks her luck run out. Penniless and alone, the would-be magician welcomes an offer to work a new kind of magic. In exchange for shelter in the family home of the Corbins, Fancy will try to coax injured Jeff Corbin back to health and happiness.
But though Jeff's body was wounded in an attack on his clipper ship, the greatest damage lurks deep within his soul. As Fancy comes to love the handsome sea captain, she faces a phantom rival...and all she has to offer Jeff is her own generous spirit. Dare she hope that their new-fledged passion will win her wounded warrior's heart and bring them a lifetime of love together?
