Book Review: The Bridge Tender by MaryBeth Whalen

Book Review: The Bridge Tender by MaryBeth Whalen

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Book Review: A surprise gift from her late husband will give a young widow the chance to do the hardest thing in the world...move on.

On their honeymoon, the new Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shaw made a pact: No matter the sacrifices along the way, one day they would return to Sunset Beach, NC--this time to buy their own home.

But that dream was not to be. Seven years into a beautiful marriage, Emily is left a widow, heartbroken, and way past caring about anything.

Until a man approaches her, claiming to have something left to her from Ryan. Something Secret.

Unsure if she can ever embrace a new life without her husband, but even less sure about continuing to stay where she is, Emily heads to the coast to keep her end of the promise she once made.

Without delay, she becomes immersed in the lives of the locals, including the reclusive bridge tender with an unexpected past. As the community debates over building a new bridge, Emily must decide whether she will build a bridge of her own, one that will take her out of a painful past and into the new life--and new love--that her lost love made possible. 

My Review: Romance and more romance....this book was a great one!! When the book arrived, I was immediately drawn in to the gorgeous photo of a sunset and 2 lovers walking across the bridge which led to the quaint little cottage. Simply breathtaking! The story begins by taking you to Sunset Beach where Emily Shaw and her husband Ryan are enjoying their honeymoon. Hanging on the beach, enjoying the local life and dreaming about one day owning their own place right at the beach. Sadly, the story takes an unknown turn and you realize that life for the Shaw's will no longer be that wonderful honeymoon. Little did Emily know that Ryan had a huge secret kept from her that could lead her life in a completely different, even wonderful direction. Within this secret lies a new start, a new place...a new life. Will she choose to keep her promise that she made to Ryan so many years ago...without him? Take a look and be swept away in this story of everything new and proof that happiness can be made, even from heaven :)