Nurse Melinda Bonner once declared that she had enough love for every child in the hospital. But she discovered that one little boy, the shy, dark-skinned Pietro, had a special place in her heart. An orphan, alone in the world except for a stern guardian, little Pietro came to the hospital under perplexing circumstances. And the unusual interest shown in the little boy by the glamorous film star, Peter Fife, only added to the puzzle - and to the plight that Melinda found herself in. Could she choose between the demands of her sworn duty - and the needs of her heart?