Recovering from cancer, Cincinnati news anchor Jessica Fox has no choice but to take a summer leave. Her boss’s proposal: for Jessica to take it easy and recharge at his late grandmother Mabel’s cottage in the Kentucky mountains.
The town of Lost and Found lives up to its name. Resistant at first, Jessica grows to appreciate the slower pace, the spectacular sunsets, the affable locals, and even Matt Cordray, the laid-back, too-friendly police chief next door. Most engaging of all is Mabel, who left behind a treasure map that leads Jessica to a collection of lost items—mementos and love letters—people have mailed to the town over the years. Jessica needs something to help pass the time, and she finds it in reuniting these precious things with the distant strangers who lost them.
Lost and in flux herself, Jessica has no idea just how connected to life this town will make her feel again or, by summer’s end, how transformative a season it will be.
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This book is about slowing down after survival, and learning that healing doesn’t end when the crisis does. In The Summer of Lost and Found, Toni Blake follows Jessica Fox, a driven Cincinnati newscaster fresh off her battle with breast cancer, as she steps away from the spotlight and into the quiet rhythms of Lost Valley, Kentucky. What begins as a temporary escape quickly becomes a journey of rediscovery.
Blake beautifully captures the disorientation of life after illness—the physical recovery, the emotional whiplash, and the question of who you are when the fight is over. Jessica’s Lost and Found project is a clever, heartfelt device, weaving together community, memory, and second chances while giving the town a lifeline of its own. The small-town setting is cozy without feeling idealized, full of kind neighbors, shared meals, and genuine connection.
The romance with Matt, the steady and compassionate police chief, unfolds gently and naturally, never overshadowing Jessica’s personal growth. At its core, this is a comforting, hopeful story about redefining success, embracing change, and finding purpose in unexpected places. Warm, thoughtful, and quietly uplifting, it’s perfect for readers who love emotional depth wrapped in charm.
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