When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its awake.

Who was the bride to be?

Fate had thrown them together...

And Sarah wasn't going to let this opportunity slip through her fingers. For years she had idolized dynamic television reporter Lyle Talbot. Now working on his Caribbean newspaper was like a dream come true.

Indifferent. That's how Marisa would have described her attitude to Dirk Sterling. Three years ago he had walked out on their marriage -- now she was just waiting for their divorce.

FOR $20,000 JESS WOULD DO ANYTHING!

And when Derek Thorpe offered that sum to Jess Stanton to photograph his jungle expedition, she jumped at the chance.

HOW COULD IT BE WRONG WHEN IT FELT SO RIGHT?

Did such a perfect love only tempt fate?

Young, beautiful, Sara Demaine was on the verge of a brilliant career as a prima ballerina, desperately in love with Dr. Clyde Montgomery and eagerly looking forward to their marriage....

一個外貌平凡、個性古板、神經質、貧窮的女孩，如何打敗另一位貌美、嬌媚、時髦、富有的女孩，擄獲英俊、多金的企業家呢?
很簡單，因為第一個女孩雖然出身貧窮，相貌平庸，但是，她知道努力上進；雖然無法接受最良好的教育，卻懂得時時充實自己。 當她除去外表羞怯、自卑後，別人很容易發覺到她原來是一顆內蘊光華的寶石，是一座永遠也挖掘不完的寶庫。
反之，另一位女子，雖然在先天上具有絕佳的條件，但是，除卻外表的裝飾後，她就一無所有了。 她驕傲自大，除了善於炫耀財富之外，根本不懂內心的裝飾，她只是一座外觀華麗的空城。