For Catherine Christensen, life doesn't get much more thrilling beyond the pages of her beloved books. She longs for the day when adventure and excitement will take her outside of her small, boring hometown. However, Catherine gets more than she bargains for when she is unexpectedly employed by an evil witch named Sarah Blackwood. When Sarah threatens her father's life, Catherine is forced to find three hidden artifacts scattered across the states that give the wearer unlimited magic. With her father's life on the line, Catherine reluctantly teams up with the mother who abandoned her years ago to find the first of the three artifacts. Guided by the majestic grizzly bear Abraham, Catherine must battle fierce pirates and deal with two devious sphinxes in order to save her father from certain doom. Will Catherine succeed when the odds are stacked so highly against her? Or will she fail to save what matters most in the end?