The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury

The Bridge is a story of paying it forward, community, and lost love.  The Bridge is a quaint little bookstore in downtown Franklin, Tennessee.  The owners are a childless couple who have always given to the community.  They have always extended a helping had when others were in need but the flood of 2010 destroyed their bookstore.  Charlie and his wife do not have the funds to restore the bookstore. 

While in college Molly and Ryan became friends and would enjoy each other company in one of the upper rooms at the bookstore.   Molly was from an upper crust family from the northwest while Ryan is from a poor family in Alabama.  Because of manipulations on the part of Molly's father the couple parts ways.

I do not want to give too much away to spoil this story for the reader.  You will not regret reading this story on how the community comes together to help this couple.  You will have to read this book to see if there is hope for Molly and Ryan.  You will not regret reading this story.

What I liked about this new book by Karen Kingsbury is that it had a beginning, a middle and a end.  Unlike some of her other books you will not have to read five or six books to see this story resolved.  It's a quick read and you should be able to read it in a couple of hours.  It's sure to put a smile on your face.

The only criticism I have is that I wish the romance could have been developed a little more.

Thanks to Netgallley and Simon and Schuster, Inc. for providing me this ebook to review.

This title will be released on October 23, 2012