"A good read"

In Desert City, Arizona former cop Mitch Valetti finds a silver urn containing ashes on the side of a remote country road that heads to his ranch. Obviously someone somehow lost a cherished memory. Mitch feels renewed for the first time since almost losing his life in the line of duty. He vows to vigorously pursue the owner to return the urn.

Fleeing for her life, Gillian Stevens's car has a flat. She empties her trunk to get to the spare but leaves behind the most important possession she has: a suitcase containing the urn with the remains of her beloved daughter Katie. Though in danger if she stays in one place, Gillian cannot leave without the urn. Needing money, she accepts a waitress job and begins her search and meets Mitch. Though attracted to the rancher, she wonders if he works for the killers or can she trust him with her child's ashes, her heart, and ultimately her life?

With novels like THE BABY COP, Roz Denny Fox has begun earning a reputation for strong romantic suspense novels filled with deep characters. Her latest tale, LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, brings back key cast members from her previous tale, but entwines them into a powerful taut thriller. The lead couple is a wonderful duo struggling with past sorrows, questions of trust, and a growing love for one another that happens at the wrong time and perhaps the wrong place. Ms. Denny has another triumphant tale that is equal parts romance and suspense filled with twists and turns.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 7, 2001