When she opens the door to get the morning paper, Sam Jordan is stunned by the discovery of a newborn baby on her front porch. What capricious fate has chosen this particular house? Why was the infant girl destined to be found by Sam, of all people? Sam, who divorced her husband in Los Angeles when she finally realized he would never grant her long-felt fervent wish for a child. Now she has moved back to Michigan, and on this fine autumn day her world begins a dizzying spin into an uncharted future filled with not only love and passion, but also secrets and a shocking revelation.