Rachel Myers never meant to stay in the small town of Payton. Her eyes are set on bigger things than waitressing at Clark's Bar. She wants to perform on a stage of her own with bright lights, fame, and fortune. But her dreams seem too far out of reach and so she stays put, content with the love of her boyfriend, Joshua Clark. He's a good man, a solid rock she can depend on. She wants that to be enough, but it hasn't quelled her yearning for the big city. Josh has never loved anyone the way he loves Rachel and he dreads the day she might leave him. He's happy in his small town home. Running...

Christina Davenport, waitressing to pay the bills, has abandoned her childhood dream of becoming a magician-until she meets the mesmerizing Reynaldo the Magnificent. He hires her as his assistant for his magic and juggling show; she hopes she can play the role without cutting his giant ego in half. Devon Park, a surgical resident, is escaping his own problems when he visits the street performers in downtown Boston. But the young doctor worries that the bruises beneath Christina's makeup go deeper than the training accident she professes. Convinced the doctor's interest is more than clinical,...