Having turned down Derrick Andrews’ proposal, Emma Cross has no imminent plans for matrimony, let alone motherhood. But when she discovers an infant left on her doorstep, she takes the child into her care. Using her influence as a cousin to the Vanderbilts and a society page reporter for the Newport Observer, Emma launches a discreet search for the baby’s mother. One of her first stops is a lawn party at Mrs. Caroline Astor’s Beechwood estate. During a sailboat race, textile magnet Virgil Monroe falls overboard. There are prompt accusations of foul play, and a telltale slip of lace may link the abandoned child to the drowned man. But Emma will need to watch her step to ensure that no one lowers the boom on her…