Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story
Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story unfolds in dual timelines, in 1985 and 2025. Jacob Rosner and Caitlin Doyle meet as young musicians and form a connection that takes them from the woods and beaches of Northern Michigan to the streets of Greenwich Village—until the music suddenly stops. Forty years later, the song they wrote together unexpectedly goes viral, pulling them back into each other’s lives. Woven through the narrative is a documentary that revisits their music and their past. The novel explores love, aging, faith, regret, fame, and how music can hold together what time tries to pull apart.
“This novel was a beautiful exploration of music, relationships, and spirituality. I wished these were real musicians. I wanted to hear their music! I could see how this novel could be adapted into a movie or series someday.” – Goodreads Review
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“As a Jewish woman, married to an Episcopal priest for almost fifty years, I have seen so much writing that stereotypes or even demeans the beliefs of ‘the other.’ Because the love in this novel involves faith, the creation of the music is mystical. Lovy describes the different belief systems meaningfully but nonjudgmentally. This is possible because of the dynamic and beautiful characters that the author has created.”
Kresha Richman Warnock, Author/Essayist
“Joins the ranks of beloved fictional rock and roll stories like Daisy Jones and the Six, Mary Jane, and Songs in Ursa Major. I loved Jake and Cait’s conversations about religion, their values, and songwriting, and really cared about all of the characters. A story so poignant and real it seems as if it were true. Great fun!”
Debby Dodds, Author, Amish Guys Don’t Call
“Ultimately, this novel is a beautiful tale of love lost, and music found, and will appeal to anyone who has ever looked back at their life with yearning and imagined what could have been. A gripping and moving debut by a multitalented author.”
Leah Eichler, Publisher Esoterica Magazine
Interviews
Diane Gottlieb, Jewish Book Council
“While Found and Lost is great fun, the novel also asks some important questions: How do we change as we grow older? Can commonalities transcend our differences? Can we truly forgive another — or ourselves?
Interlochen Public Radio
Listen to the interview with Interlochen Public Radio about Howard’s writing process, character creation, and how Found & Lost tracks changes in people and places over time.
With Author Debbie Young
“There are many reasons I chose an interfaith couple, and there are risks in doing this, but I thought it was important to the story I was telling.”
With Roz Morris at “Nail Your Novel”
“I discovered that fiction gave me a new way to say things I hadn’t been able to express through journalism. Each form approaches truth differently.”
My next project is a memoir that combines my family history, my personal and professional life, and firsthand reporting on the fight against antisemitism.