Randy Waring had always been prone to flights of fancy. And at the center of them all—as her imaginary dragon slayer, knight in shining armor, even marauding pirate—was young, idealistic Oliver Adams. Although he pledged undying love, Oliver's own dreams eventually took him from Randy's side. Many years later, he returns to her in New England, steadier, more mature, but no less virile and exciting. He's finally ready to settle down... and wants Randy as his wife! But she has long been a responsible banker, and now she craves real adventure, not domesticity. Undaunted, Oliver sets out to fulfill her wildest fantasies in brand-new—and totally unexpected—ways....

Actress Bret Kingsley only plays at being a witch. But TV muckraker Daniel Haggarty takes her all too seriously. Though she laughs off his menace, denying his dark, brooding appeal, he vows to fulfill a personal vendetta by publicly humiliating Bret's mother, a famous but admittedly flaky psychic. Bret rallies to her mother's defense... and comes up against Daniel's sensual assault. Though she fights his dangerously hypnotic allure, she's perplexed by glimpses of his sensitivity and humor. Amid omens, seances, a reincarnated cat, and an ancient curse, he claims she's bewitched him. But at Daniel's masterful touch, it's Bret who falls under a spell!

Refusing to let vague threats disrupt her vacation in Mexico, flamboyant shipping magnate Diana Adams rejects the idea of a bodyguard... especially when he proves to be black-mustached, darkly powerful Francis O'Brien, the lover she unwittingly jilted years before. She's doubly vehement when he suggests just how closely her body needs guarding! Delighting in her ability to elude him, Diana flees into the mountains. But like the "Mexican bandit" she dubbed him long ago, Francis ambushes her senses and steals her heart Like a man possessed, he stalks her in breathless pursuit, torn between his duty to protect her... and his long-smoldering desire for revenge....