Nurse Melinda — Peggy Gaddis

Nurse Melinda Bonner once hotly declared to her supervisor that she had enough love for all children -- inside the hospital and out. But one shy, dark little boy -- an orphan, with only a stern guardian for a family -- had a special place in her affections.

The strange circumstances under which little Pietro was brought to the hospital, and the unusual interest shown in the child by the dazzling movie star, Peter Fife, puzzle Melinda, and plunge her into an absorbing drama of human relations and emotions. What ensues taxes not only her skill as a nurse, but her heart.

Also published as: A Nurse's Secret