The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman

Will Henri really sell her family business to a huge corporation - the business her father created in their basement?

Henri was told by her boss that if she didn't come up with a big idea and deal by the end of the year, she was going to be fired.

Her company invests in small businesses and turns them into chain stores.

After that threat, she thought of her family's business and headed home for Christmas for the first time in years. 

She thought of the family‘s business because her parents are getting older and her rationale is that they won’t be able to take care of this much longer, and the money they get will take them through retirement.
 
Can she really do it after she watched the business grow and as she had helped in the business from childhood?

We follow Henri as guilt tugs at her, but also as she sees what she has missed all these years and all the memories and wonderful things a small town has along with her single boyfriend that had asked her to marry him many years ago. 

Will that help with or hinder her decision?

Every memory and comment from customers ate at her guilt.

You will love the characters. They are heartwarming, and the town is nostalgic.

If you need a sweet read, don't miss THE WISHING BRIDGE.  

All of Wade’s warmth oozes from every word and page.  5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

VIOLA SHIPMAN is the pen name for internationally bestselling LGBTQIA author Wade Rouse. 

Wade is the author of fifteen books, which have been translated into 21 languages and sold over a million copies around the world. 

Wade writes under his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the working poor Ozarks seamstress whose sacrifices changed his family’s life and whose memory inspires his fiction. 

Wade’s books have been selected multiple times as Must-Reads by NBC’s Today Show, Michigan Notable Books of the Year and Indie Next Picks.  

He lives in Michigan and California, and hosts Wine & Words with Wade, A Literary Happy Hour, every Thursday.

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