Kristy
Woodson Harvey returns readers to the coziness of small-town Southern charm
in Summer
State of Mind, a simmering, heartfelt story that gently explores family
dynamics and the challenges of new beginnings.
The story starts when Daisy Stevens of
Charlotte, North Carolina--a single, deeply dedicated, yet burned out nurse--decides
she needs a change. After working for ten years as a Neo-Natal Intensive Unit (NICU) nurse in a Charlotte,
North Carolina hospital, she packs up and takes what she believes will be a “simpler”
job in Cape Carolina, a “sleepy seaside town” she had idealized since she was a
child.
On Daisy’s first day on the job, a baby is found--cast
off in a garbage dumpster--and is brought to the hospital by Mason Thaysden, the
high school baseball coach. Mason was once a Major League prospect whose dreams
were sidelined by an injury that forced him to stay put in his own hometown.
The abandoned newborn becomes the talk-of-the-town and forges a bond between Daisy
and Mason. As the couples’ affection and love deepens, they are both forced to examine
their hearts, hopes, and dreams. Along the way, Mason’s quirky Aunt Tilley also
plays a part in reconciling her own mysterious past—a past that has the power to send ripples through the community.
Readers have come to relish and take comfort on
the firm grasp that Woodson
Harvey (Beach
House Rules) has on the perks--and drawbacks--of small-town living, the
deep-seated complexities of love, and how “family” can often be
defined beyond a mere bloodline.
Summer
State of Mind by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Gallery Books
(Simon and Schuster), Hardcover $29.00, 9781668074886, 384 pages
Publication Date: May 5, 2026
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