Sometimes you don’t know what you have missed until you experience something. That is how I felt the first time I picked up a Shipman novel. Now I love experiencing each one of them I can!
This upcoming release is just in time for a heartwarming Christmas romance. Check out my thoughts and review below.
The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman
Publisher: Graydon House; Original edition (November 7, 2023)
ISBN-13: 978-1525804861
ABOUT:
Once the hottest mergers and acquisitions executive in the company, Henrietta Wegner can see the ambitious and impossibly young up-and-comers gunning for her job. When Henri’s boss makes it clear she’ll be starting the New Year unemployed unless she can close a big deal before the holidays, Henri impulsively tells him that she can convince her aging parents to sell Wegner’s—their iconic Frankenmuth, Michigan, Christmas store—to a massive, soulless corporation. It’s the kind of deal cool, corporate Henri has built her career on.
Home for the holidays has typically meant a perfunctory twenty-four-hour visit for Henri, then back to Detroit as fast as her car will drive her. So turning up at the Wegner’s offices in early December raises some eyebrows: from her delighted, if puzzled, parents to her suspicious brother and curious childhood friends. But as Henri fields impatient texts from her boss while reconnecting with the magic of the store and warmth of her hometown, what sounded great in the boardroom begins to lose its luster in real life. She’s running out of time to pull the trigger on what could be the greatest success of her career…or the most awkward family holiday of her life.
Includes the bonus novella Christmas Angels
The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman Review
I love a good Christmas romance and women’s fiction, especially when it comes from an author like Shipman who writes deeply fulfilling stories. They can make your heart sing with happiness.
This book had me twisted up several times as the main character became almost unlikeable for me in several areas of the book. I really struggled with the actions and choices she made, but I knew that Shipman would not let the reader down and good things would come eventually.
I was not wrong.
What I love about these stories is the small-town atmosphere the author creates. If you grew up in a small town, you cannot help but fall for the townspeople in this book. A reverence-like caring for the family tends to place a lot of pressure on our female lead with her choices and actions.
The plot is load with the Christmas spirit in more ways than most and feels almost like those Hallmark moves we are addicted to. Family issues, work issues, and heavy decisions that need to be made without a clear way forward.
But the ending is so sweet and heartwarming. The magic of Shipman’s words weave a magical spell and all of the hurts will wash away. The Wishing Bridge is about forgiveness, overcoming fear, family strength, and finding love when you least expect it.
4 FAB STARS!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & and your opinions may differ.
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