Do you believe in love at first sight? Do you believe that wishes can be granted? If you answered no, then you'll be in the same boat as the main characters. A wonderfully written whimsical romance with a bit of instalove (one sided), enemies to lovers, Cinderella and a few more tropes tossed in to make you delightfully happy. This series just keeps getting better and better. Once again, the author has woven a world where the whimsical just might come true! She has creatively realistic characters that help to draw you into the story and keep you listening or turning pages for hours past your bedtime! The narration on the audiobook is outstanding as it enhances the well written plot by making the characters even more realistic through the enhancement of the emotions and giving voice to their unique personalities. This series is definitely on my must listen list! If you aren't into audiobooks, then the written book is just as compelling so make sure you grab your favorite way to read, grab your beverage of choice and curl up in your favorite reading location to enjoy!

Max and Anna come from two different worlds and when she makes a wish on a necklace their lives change forever. As they get to know each other, while trying to figure out how to reverse the wish, they end up falling in love. The only problem, he doesn’t know the truth.

I really enjoyed watching them grow as a couple, learn about each other and realize how to reverse the wish. Even though I figured out why their lives weren’t going back to normal, I couldn’t wait to see if they would figure out the truth. I love this world Ms, Ready has created and hope there are more books to come. I received an ARC and this is my honest, voluntary review.

The fourth book in the Ghosted series features Fiona’s friend Max as a journey through magical realism leads to love.
Wished explores the outcome of wishes as housekeeper Anna makes an impulsive wish on a family heirloom necklace in the house that she in cleaning. The next morning she wakes up in a reality where her wish has been granted - she now married to jewelry head Max Barone. Max and Anna are the only ones who remember their lives before the wish was granted and they join forces to find a way to reverse the wish and set their lives to right. During their journey they learn more about their own dreams and wishes and what they see for their future.

The book was enjoyable and welcome addition to the series, with a special treat to readers of the series at the end.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁: This was a cute one, it gave me Cinderella vibes with plenty of spice! I loved the concept of this story and the characters, they had depth but it didn’t take away from the lighthearted vibe. This story is for every little girl that wished they could find a magic necklace and wake up to find her prince charming.

Anna has been cleaning houses to help keep her mom and little sister afloat. She works hard and is an honest person. As a little girl she wished she had the power to grant wishes, so she could make everyone’s lives a little bit brighter. But unfortunately as much as she hoped this could come true it never did.

Anna has been cleaning Max’s chateaux for years now, she secretly fell in love with him almost at first sight many years ago. However Max doesn’t know she exists, they are from different worlds. Then one day while cleaning Anna finds an elaborate jewelry box sitting on Max’s desk, curiosity won and she opens it. It’s a beautiful sapphire necklace with a note saying it grants wishes.

Anna always wanted to be the one to grant the wishes, she never thought to make one of her own. But today she felt pulled to be a little selfish. She closed her eyes and Wished that Max would see her, love her and be hers. Then she put the necklace away and decided she wanted to cancel her wish after all. That is when Max catches her and accuses her of stealing this million dollar piece of jewelry.

One thing leads to another and Anna finds herself thrown out and without a job. The next morning Anna wakes up to the new life she Wished for and oh man is she in for a surprise!

Make sure to check out: Wished to see how Anna and Max handle going from Strangers to Married overnight.

𝙰𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝!

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅:

* Strangers to Married
* Billionaire in Jewelry Business x House Cleaner
* Romantic European Destinations
* Opposites Attract
* Forced Proximity
* Magical Realism
* Rags to Riches
* Dirty Talking MMC

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Wished by Sarah Ready
Ghosted series #4. Paranormal romance. Can be read as a stand-alone.
Anna Benoit fell in love at first sight. She’s always been a romantic and believes in helping others and being honest. Although she’s never really talked to Max Barone, she’s been cleaning his huge chateau for seven years and knows his nighttime beverage and book choices, knows his preferred tv shows, and lots of other minute details. When Anna finds a Genie type of “wishing” message on a necklace one day in Max’s home, she can’t help making a wish to be married to Max. She immediately takes it back, feeling guilty for pulling him into her fantasy. And then wakes up in his bed with everyone calling her Mrs Baron.
Happy ending? No, it’s not that easy.

🎧 I alternated between an ebook and an audiobook. For the audiobook, all but the prologue and epilogue are done by Amanda Ronconi, who does a fantastic job with the emotional highs and lows and keeping the reader engaged. There were specific voices for the two main characters as well as a few secondary voices. Will Watt performs the prologue and epilogue from Max’s POV and I found his low pitch difficult to understand and hear but for a few sentences that were extremely over modulated. I was glad I had an ebook version to refer to for those two short sections.

A few unexpected twists and continuations when I thought it was close to an ending.
Overall I loved the story and would recommend the audiobook knowing it will be from her POV for 98%.
Charming magic and romance. A few spicy scenes but most playing on the emotional honesty of the heart.

And just for fun because I liked the thought:
“Cleaning people’s homes is a bit like being a Genie. When they get home from work their house is clean, tidy and smells like fresh linens and lemons. And that is a bit like magic.”

I received a copy of this from NetGalley and publisher Swift & Lewis Publishing.

Anna is living her life as a cleaning woman. Helping to raise her sister while still living with her mom. Together they are making ends meet, barely. While cleaning at the Barone estate, she comes across the most beautiful necklace. Suddenly, she is wrapped up in this new world, wishing she was married
to Max Barone. And when she wakes up the next day as Max's wife, she can't wrap her head around the situation at hand. How did she become Max's wife and how did he fall so hard for her? Should she tell him how this all happened? A silly wish on a necklace?
Sarah Ready is my new favorite author! I love her writing style! She creates the best characters and stories. Her love scenes are on fire! So very spicy!! The settings she writes into her stories make you feel like you are right there with the characters. I enjoy reading new work by her and will continue to read anything she writes! Special thanks to NetGalley, Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 5 HUGE stars for me!
#Wished #NetGalley

Wished is the fourth book in the Ghosted series by Sarah Ready and follows consummate bachelor Max Barrone and housekeeper/dreamer Anna Benoit. Anna loves to take care of others and guess that includes her employer of three years Max Barrone, the current owner of a Geneva dynastic-family jewelry empire. Cleaning his house and taking care of daily chores would have to do, even though she has a huge problem; she fell in love with him at first sight. The only problem is he doesn't seem to see her. So when she finds a mysterious necklace with an even more cryptic note of lore while mindlessly dusting the library, she thinks what's the harm in making one simple, crazy wish? Like a silly one to marry her dream man can't possibly come true? After all, genies aren't real. Wishes can't be granted...or can they?

After reading Fated, I was so excited to get Max's story. With his proposal to Fiona, it was clear the guy was love and passion-adverse for reasons. What he wanted was nothing more of a marriage of convenience for two friends who loved each other, but not in the same way. So when Fiona married the real love of her life, my heart did break for Max. I was so happy to see him discover desire, albeit not conventionally. And once again Sarah Ready sets up our story with an intriguing, mystical premise.

Anna is a great character. It was interesting to see how her need to care for others affected her own needs and wants, making her a great parallel to Max. Once again, this book has a mystical/paranormal backdrop that was fun to see in a contemporary world. Despite a few slow moments in the middle, the book overall was a fast-paced and effortless read that I devoured in just one day. The spice is limited but so good. However, I'm slightly confused by the Hows and Whys of what happened towards the very end. The path the story took was not what I had imagined, even though there were numerous hints along the way. Despite that, though, I was pleased with the ending itself and the delightful epilogue.

Reading Wished is like immersing yourself in a world where dreams come true, where love blooms and adventure is worth the risk.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
🌟 Love at First Sight
💍 He's passion-phobic
🌟 When you wish upon a magical object
💍 Grumpy x Sunshine
🌟 Slight Age Gap
💍 Happily ever after

Wished by Sarah Ready is the fourth book in her Ghosted series but can be read as a standalone. This is a magical realism romance between Anna Benoit and Max Barone. A sweet and fun look at getting what you wish for but then having to face the realisation that maybe it isn’t all you’d hoped for. Is the myth of the Bride’s Parure true and could you magic someone into loving you? What if a wish could change everything?

“I wish that Max loved me. I wish that we were married.”

It was love at first sight when Anna saw Max while cleaning the Barone Chateau. The next three years she dreams of what life would be like with him and learns all she can about him while working in his house. One day she lets her imagination and emotions run wild when she finds a magical necklace while cleaning his library. The temptation is too much for her and she wishes for a different life, one where she is married to Max.

We met Max in Fated as he is best friends with Fiona. He lives alone and owns the family jewellery empire. He doesn’t know her name or anything about her until he finds her with the necklace and promptly accuses her of trying to steal it. Heartbroken at his accusations and told to never return to the chateau, she drowns her sorrows only to wake up as Madame Barone. Anna had no idea her wish would come true and can’t believe she has a chance of living her fantasies. Max has no idea they have been married for seven years but everyone around him knows she’s his wife. He has some memories of married life and a strange feeling about her but is sure he’s never seen her before.

Both are confused and their worlds are turned up side down until neither know what is real and what isn’t. Is there a reasonable explanation for what has happened, can they fix it and go back to their normal lives or are they stuck in this dream world. The reader is taken on a magical journey from Geneva, to Paris and Saint-Tropez as the couple try to make sense of everything. The author wonderfully describes these cities, the architecture and the places the couple visit, that you will feel as if you are there with them.

Anna is adorable, so sweet and kind to everyone, always putting her family first and doing the right thing. I really liked her sister Emme and her boss Dorene was a right character. Max was cold and stern at the start of this book. He doesn’t believe in love and passion so can Anna change his mind and show him what it would be like if he loved her? We get to see a different side to him and he did charm his way back to me, especially with his romantic gestures and some very steamy scenes.

This was an enjoyable story but not my favourite of the series. I was hoping Anna would get her HEA with Max as she was always wishing happiness for everyone else but not for herself. I had felt sorry for Max in Fated so had my fingers crosses he gets his HEA like Fiona did. Will Max give Anna a chance in their other life? Is this the love she’s been dreaming of? Will they end up loving or hating each other when reality hits?

Love changes EVERYTHING! Sarah Ready's mind works on a whole different level. Books 1 & 2 explored time and space. Book 3 explored dreams and I couldn't anticipate how she would distinguish that from a wish, but she did! And that difference is a huge part of the plot.

Anna has been living that Cinderella life -- she cleans houses full time to help provide for her mom and sister. Hospital bills and her estranged step dad has made life difficult but they hold on tight to each other. Anna feels a lot of love and responsibility for her family. Max is living a completely different life. He's the sole heir of a jewelry empire and the loneliest person Anna has ever met. She's spent the last three years working in his house, obsessing over him, but they've never spoken. Until he walks in and accuses her of stealing his family's sapphire necklace!

Anna goes to bed hungover, unemployed and desperately wishing that life had turned out differently -- that Max could love her back. When she wakes up, her wish has come true! But only she and Max remembers what life was like before.

I was afraid that Max would be angry but they quickly move on to trying to solve the magical mystery. They travel through Geneva, Paris and St Tropez in an alternate world where they are happily married. Max notices how much better his life seems with Anna in it, and is willing to get to know her more. He's the kind of person that would never have entertained a relationship without the magical intervention and that's what makes it so compelling.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC and the author for the ALC/ ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What if you make a wish and wake up to find yourself to be living it? Anna Benoit is obviously surprised when after wanting to be a genie all her life, makes a wish which she didn't think she meant to make, seems to have come true. She is married to Max Barone who up until the day before did not even know her name, that too not for a day but a whole 7 years.

What follows is a delightful story of 2 people from very different world seeing each other truly for the first time, making new wishes while trying to unmake the very first one. Will they regret it, if the wish was unmade?

This was a rollercoaster and a beautiful one, with romance and spice and everything nice. A very predictable story presented in an unpredictable flow with the whimsical magical realism part keeping the will they / won't they alive.

Sarah has done it again! And I think this is the best one so far! I love the parallel universe idea of this one, and as all her books this one had clever dialogue, romantic scenes, and a great story. I listened to the audio book of this story as well and it was fantastic, the narrator was great! I would recommend this book, but I do recommend reading these books in order because there are Easter egg character appearances!

The fourth book in Ghosted series, Wished comes with another mysterious and magical love story!

I was really excited to see how Max would get his happy ending after reading the previous book, Fated.
I really like the storyline, it was very interesting when Anna’s wish came true and it wasn’t what she expected. I really enjoy the time Anna spend with Max in Paris, the atmosphere of the city of love is perfect for both of them.

While I like most part of this story, I wasn’t a huge fan of how quickly Max change his attitude towards Anna after being such an annoying and mean person, he’s changed into this thoughtful and charming self….

Nevertheless, it was a very entertaining read. I really enjoy reading about Max and Anna love story! It seems to be the last book in the series, but who knows if there’ll be new characters in the next book so I'll keep an eye out for it.

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Sexual content, brief mention of bullying, emotional abuse and death of a parent

Wished is book 4 in the Ghosted series by Sarah Ready.
Sarah Ready is an incredible writer, with her amazing story-telling and sharp and profound narrative, she weaved a magical story.
I have enjoyed many of Ready’s previous titles. And I promise this has been my absolute favorite.
Her writing is captivating and she pulls you in and holds you hostage till the very end.
There were funny and tender moments and a few parts that were very thought-provoking. I really enjoyed it.

Thank You NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Anna has fallen for Max Barone at first sight, gathering little details of his life as she cleans his house once a week. But he doesn't even know she exists. One day while cleaning she finds an antique necklace with a note that claims it grants wishes. As a child she wanted to be a genie able to grant wishes to her loved ones but maybe it wouldn't hurt to get a wish of her own. She wishes that Max would love her and marry her, then wakes up the next morning as Mrs Barone, married for seven years. Max is the perfect husband, devoted and loving, but Anna can't escape the thought that maybe this wasn't what he would have wanted. Can she put things back to the way they were? Can she live this life that feels like a lie?
Although I'm not a fan of instalove stories, this one with the addition of a little magical realism was more plausible. I like how the characters develop through the story, especially Max from his stiff and depressing attitude in the beginning to loving and happy. I get where Anna was coming from but got easily frustrated with her holding back from what she always wanted. But as always I loved their HEA. It's not my favorite book in the Ghosted series, but overall I did really enjoy it.

Wished by S. Ready is book 4 in the Ghosted Series, but can easily be read as a stand alone.
When Anna wishes she’s married to the owner of the chateau she cleans, she wakes up in a topsy-turvy world where she’s Max’s wife.
Anna is a romantic who believes in The One and Love at First Sight. Why? Because it happened to her. The second she saw Max Barone she fell desperately, hopelessly in love.
It didn’t matter that they were from completely different worlds—he owned a jewelry empire, she cleaned houses—love had no barriers.
Max didn’t know Anna’s name, much less that she existed.
Then one day Anna made a wish. Suddenly she was in an upside down world where everyone believed she and Max had been happily married for years. It was romance. It was love. It was everything she’d ever wished for.
A fantastic read, 4,5 stars.

Honestly, I loved everything about this book. The pacing, the story, the characters, the tropes ... all of it was fan-freaking-tastic. If you are in the mood for a magical realism romance to read this fall, please add this book to your list. Max and Anna had me hooked from the first sentence of this book.

Anna has been cleaning Max's house for three years, and she fell in love with him the first time she saw him. And then she fell in love with him a little more each day as she learned more about him. The only problem? Max doesn't know her name and definitely doesn't see her until one day, she makes a wish. She wakes up in a world where everyone thinks she's married to Max—well, except for Max. Except, he has memories of both the real world and this imagined one. And this imagined one is filled with love and passion and romance. It's everything a person could want in a relationship. Isn't it?

I know love at first sight—especially when it's one-sided—can be a hit or miss in books (at least for me), but this book was an absolute hit. The chemistry between Max and Anna was undeniable. I know it doesn't totally make sense to say there's undeniable chemistry when Max and Anna don't talk for the first three years of knowing each other, but please trust me on this. The way everything plays out between them was truly magical.

It's hard to talk about this book without spoiling something, so I'm just going to repeat: if you are in the mood for magical realism this fall (or at any time in your life), put this book on your list. I had such a great time reading this book. I'm honestly a little sad to be leaving this world, but I am so excited to see what Sarah writes next.

✔️ Hate to Love
✔️ Forced Proximity
✔️ Billionaire Hero
✔️ Opposites Attract
✔️ Quasi Boss/Employee
✔️ She Falls First, He Falls Harder
✔️ Magical Realism
✔️ First Person Single POV

Beautiful, just like everything else Sarah Ready. If you want to escape this world for a bit and dream of alternate possibilities, this novel is for you.

4 Stars

This was my first book by Sarah Ready and I really enjoyed it. It’s technically the 4th book in a series but I didn’t have any confusion so I think they’re just same location, world & the characters pop up from other books or are mentioned. I’d be interested to check out more of her books or even just more from this series.

Wished felt super nostalgic to me! Like a 90s or 00s rom com or the romance books I was reading in 2013-2015. A very sweeping— soulmates kind of love story. It had a big magical realism aspect to the story which was mostly fun although there were a few plot holes and over the top moments. It was spicy at times and very romantic! I didn’t want to put it down because I had to know how it was going to end! If you’re a long time lover of romance and don’t mind some magical elements then I think you will enjoy it!

Thank you to NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for the ARC of Wished in exchange for a honest review!

4⭐️UGHHHHH this was just a treat!

You ever wanted to know what it would be like to have a wish come true, JUST like that?
That’s exactly the case with our main girl here, Anna Benoit where she wished to be the wife of her employer, Max Barone.

And hello, POOF it happens? This mans didn’t even know she existed, despite her working as a cleaner for him for many years. Now suddenly, he’s all over her with passion, devotion and love.

But is it truly everything she ever wanted, or do sometimes dreams happen differently to reality?

This was just a wonderful installment to the ghosted series. I love how a little bit of unexplainable magic plays a big part in these stories, it adds a bit of a paranormal element that I just eat up every time.

One way or another, these books by Sarah Ready almost always tear me apart then put me back together again a bit differently to how I functioned before. Almost like a piece of each of her stories notches to my heart that refuses to budge.

But isn’t that something we always hope happens when we read a book? Where it impacts you so much in never truly leaves you long after you reach the end of the pages?

Thank you Sarah Ready for the opportunity to read this series ahead of time each time!

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💭My Thoughts: Wow! This was so so cute! It was definitely not what I was expecting. I read this within a couple hours, I just couldn’t put it down. I had to find out how it ended and I am so happy with the ending. I definitely recommend!