The sugar dragon.

He rose from the sea like a bronzed god

And Verna Grant, experienced editor, thought the man was fantasy. In one moment on the dark predawn beach he had captured her heart--and then disappeared.

Just as suddenly, Con Bradley arrived. As a columnist for Verna's newspaper, he caused her anxiety and anger. As a friend, he was irresistibly warm.

Con wanted only friendship. Verna wanted his heart. And somehow when she thought about Con and the fantasy man, the two seemed to merge in the strangest way....