Arlan Guthry hasn't got a chance once Alex the Amazing rolls into town Dependable and solid, Arlan Guthry relishes his orderly life as a banker's assistant in the small town of Hardman, Oregon. He has good friends, a great job, and the possibility of marriage to the town's schoolteacher.
His uncluttered world tilts off kilter when the beautiful and enigmatic prestidigitator Alexandra Janowski arrives in town, spinning magic and trouble in her wake as the holiday season approaches.