First published 2012
Dane Collins loses his wife and stage partner Mandy in a devastating car accident that ends their forty-year magic career. While Dane grieves and attempts to move forward, Mandy awakens as her nineteen-year-old self from 1970, trapped in the present day. Confused and frightened by this unfamiliar world, she finds herself locked in a psychiatric facility until she discovers she can move unseen through time and space. She escapes and survives by performing street magic and entertaining customers at a local coffee shop. When Dane stumbles into that same coffee shop, he watches spellbound as this teenage stranger performs illusions that baffle even his experienced eye. The girl looks exactly like his young bride from decades ago, yet she has no memory of him or their life together. As Dane becomes her mentor and they develop a cautious bond, mysterious forces observe their every move. These shadowy watchers understand the source of Mandy's abilities and her displacement in time, and they hold the power to determine her fate.
Genres: romance, fantasy, magical-realism, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Period: 1970, Present Day
498 pages · Hardcover · Howard Books