With her mother, Haille, and dear stepdaddy dead in tragic accidents, Melody Logan had only just begun to find a safe mooring with the Logans, her secretive relatives on Cape Cod. But then a friend recognized Haille's picture in a ritzy clothing catalog, kindling Melody's hopes. Maybe her mother hadn't perished in a fire in California after all, but was in some desperate trouble that kept her out of reach.