Harper-Collins Blog Tour for THE WISHING BRIDGE by Viola Shipman

Oh I’m always so happy to see when Viola Shipman (Wade Rouse) has a new novel out! The books are always engaging and touching and they never disappoint! This one was perfectly timed as it has a Christmas theme. Protagonist Henri returns home to get her parents to sell their Christmas store (in Frankenmuth ,MI) and Henri has to deal with family and old boyfriends and her cutthroat job – while being reminded of the old saying “you can never go home again”. Of course I had NO idea that Frankenmuth is a real place! And it’s Bavarian (almost like Solvang in CA but Bavarian not Danish). And Christmas is a HUGE deal there! There is even a huge Christmas store there in real life like in the book!

Here’s the scoop:

The Wishing Bridge
Author: Viola Shipman
On Sale: November 7, 2023
Publisher: Graydon House
ISBN 9781525804861
Price: $18.99

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Twitter: @Viola_Shipman
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Author Bio:

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.

Book Summary:
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.

With unabashed winter charm, The Wishing Bridge sparkles with the humor and heart fans of
Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer and Jenny Colgan love most.
Includes the bonus novella Christmas Angels.

Here’s a little something to get you in the mood!