The Wishing Tree by Mary Beth Whalen

Five years ago Ivy Marshall fled from Sunset Beach, NC as she broke off her engagement with Michael to marry Elliott.  Disappointing her family, she has lived an estranged life in the mountains on the other side of the state.  Yet, when she finds out her husband has cheated on her and her office is closing, she finds herself running again, this time back to her family.  Her sister Leah was proposed to on national television and now the same station wants to capture every step of the wedding.  So when Ivy's mom begs for Ivy to come home to help Leah plan the wedding and be in charge of the family tradition of the Wishing Tree, Ivy returns home pretending all is well.  She discovers Michael has moved on with his life, but never really forgave her for his heartbreak.  Ivy wants forgiveness and maybe even a second chance on a relationship with him.  After all, her husband cheated on her!  Add in an aunt in the bakery business who knows Ivy better than herself,  a repentant husband with a Twitter account, a mom in a secret relationship, and a bride-to-be with cold feet,  and you have Mary Beth Whalen's latest novel The Wishing Tree.  This was the first story I have read by this author.  Although, slow is some parts, I did eventually get into the story.  Centering on family and forgiveness, it had quite a few flashback scenes.  Sometimes that is hard for me to follow and connect with the characters.  Zondervan, a division of Thomas Nelson provided me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest interview.