(AB) THE BRIDGE TENDER

Macy Dillon is back at Sunset Beach to meet for the first time the boy, now man, who for twenty-five years she exchanged drawings with.  Questions of her childhood, loss, and longing for love are explored local author, Marybeth Whalen's The Guest Book.

Savvy, determined Ivy Marshall discovers that her husband has cheated on her on the very same day her sister’s perfect boyfriend proposes on national television. When Ivy’s mother asks her to return to her family’s beach home to plan her sister’s upcoming wedding, she decides to use the excuse to escape from the pain of her broken heart. Cheated on and broken-hearted Ivy returns to the island of Sunset Beach, North Carolina to help plan her sister’s wedding. There she crosses paths with her former fiancé, and old feelings makes her wonder if maybe they have a future. Technologically gifted, her cheating husband decides the best way to let Ivy know his remorse and love for her is to Tweet to her…well as you can imagine, Ivy has a lot of decisions to make!

Amidst the dunes of Bird Island, North Carolina, stands Kindred Spirit mailbox, where visitors leave their thoughts and prayers. A visitor writes of her broken marriage, pouring out her heart into the journals left in the box. Memories of her first love, surface---then he walks back into her life. Does she dare love again? Sounds like a great story! Try it! Share it! Visit it!