The Bridge Back to You

Exes co-inherit a restaurant in this fast-paced and highly emotional contemporary from Neilson (A Love Like the Sun). It’s been 10 years since Olivia Jones left Providence, R.I., to make her way as a prep cook in New York City. Now, Olivia spends her time flying across the world as a private chef to elite clients—until she learns that the owner of Celia’s Place, the restaurant where she worked as a teen, has died and left her a quarter of the restaurant. Another quarter went to the owner’s son, Carmello Rodriguez, who happens to be Olivia’s high school boyfriend. Initially, Carmello wants nothing to do with Olivia, as he never truly forgave her for her abrupt departure. But when Olivia resists his efforts to buy out her share, he discovers that she has some great ideas on how to boost the restaurant’s sales, and their work together reignites their old attraction. Nielson deepens the sensitive second-chance love story with an exploration of both leads’ grief. This is sure to tug on the heartstrings. (Mar.)