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I really liked this book. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Except for maybe Charlie St. Cloud. Back to the book: I wasn’t sure I would like it given it’s also most a insta-love romance and there’s not really a “proper” build up like one would expect. But this book proved me wrong. The chemistry was electric. I was on my toes trying to figure out the ending. A must read!

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My absolute favorite ghosted story! In love with Max and Anna. Well, in love with Max for awhile now ☺️

This series is magical and refreshing and if you haven’t read it, do it. Like 100%. You won’t regret it.

This book is heartbreaking and beautiful. Their relationship at every point 😍 ahhhh. Anna he loves you. Believe it. Always.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

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What if you had the power to make your biggest wish come true? How would you react? How would it feel? Would it really be real?

Well, Anna wished was married to her insta-crush and that he was all in love with her.
And Max.. since Fated I was dying to read his story and how claculated and pratical Max would be swept by heat and passion and all the things he though he hated and didn't needed.
After one magical wish to an enchanted necklace, Anna wakes up the next day and those dreams have come true. And then latter, he fell, he gave in to love and into her. But, he lost himself on the way. She lost him in a way that is also painfull. She then realised that her dreams and wishes might not be what she wanted after all. At least not this way!
After that, she did all she could to make things right, even if it meant breaking her heart in the process.
I really enjoyed this book and both characters. We could relate to both of them, and the author has a was to make us feel what they feel, with her gift for words. This series continues to amaze me :)

And we can always say.. Be carefull what you wish for..

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4.5 Stars

”What would you wish for.”
“You.”

We’ve loved this series! After finishing Wished this week, we’ve vowed to re-read the entire series at some point, to once again experience each story. We’ve loved them all that much! Sarah Ready captured our imaginations and hearts in each book.

Sarah Ready can whisk us away and transport us to incredible destinations. Whether it’s Geneva, Paris or Saint Tropez, she makes us feel as though we’re there. Tasting the delicacies and taking in the scenery, thanks to her beautifully vivid storytelling.

’Love, even in small portions, is enough to defeat an ocean of hate.’

The Ghosted Series comprises of four books - Ghosted, Switched, Fated, culminating in the final book, Wished. Whilst each book is a standalone focusing on different couples, each book shares a thread that runs through each book, and for that reason, and for reading enjoyment, we’d recommend reading as a series.

”What’s wrong with wishing for love?”

We came to know Max Barone, in Fated. We won’t give too much away about his story in that book as we don’t want to give away any spoilers for Fated (Book 3), but we really felt for this man. He was a stern man, somewhat closed off emotionally, who believed passion and loved were not in his future.

”Did you ever think about how the worst thing imaginable is a life lived without love?”

Anna Benoit worked as a housekeeper for Max, who had loved him from afar. She felt his loneliness and believed he could love, if only, given the chance.

”All these years, you were an essential part of my life, and I didn’t even know it.”

A wish would see them enter an alternate reality and timeline where their lives are very different to those in the ‘real world’. In Wished, we are once again asked to suspend reality, open our hearts and lose ourselves to the beauty of Sarah Ready’s words, and we did just that. Talk about being rewarded! The beauty of this story and Anna and Max’s relationship stole our hearts. The way this author ties a story together is magical!

’I once said that looking at Max was like looking at something so beautiful it hurt. I think if I looked at him now, it would break me.’

This is a series we’ll always hold close to our hearts. What a way to finish! We loved it!

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Thank you NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for my advanced copy.

Anna makes a wish. She wished she were married to her charming boss - Maximilian, who doesn’t know she exists. When Anna wakes up, she finds she is married to Max but he isn’t too happy about this. Together they embark on a journey to reverse her wish and set things back to right. But what happens when your wish does come true? Will love bloom or will it all end in heartbreak?

I loved this book! Sarah managed to keep the magic that I adored in Fated, in Wished. Her writing is beautiful, creating stunning settings and evocative imagery for the reader.

The plot was unique and the chemistry between the main characters was sizzling.

The twists and turns surprised me and had me hooked until the very end.

This book made me laugh; made me gasp and even made me emotional. The epilogue was beautiful and very satisfying.

I highly recommend this book if you like magical realism and want to experience some magic, because that is what you will get!

This book was a 4.5⭐️ for me.

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Dreamy. That's how I'd describe this book! It's magical, and light, and wondrous, and lovely. I was taken in immediately, and wasn't let go until the end.

The whole story takes you for an utterly unique journey through time and love. The author, Sarah Ready, gives you a round-trip ticket to that journey and you won't regret a minute of the ride.

Anna & Max are wonderful lead characters that really tug at your heart and soul. Their pain & happiness really knows no bounds and all you wish for is, well, everything for them.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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📔+🎧: Wished- Ghosted Book #4-can be read as a standalone

✍🏾By Sarah Ready- read all the books in series & gave them 4/5 ⭐

Rating: 4/5 ⭐

Format: eBook 313 pgs. and audiobook run time: 9:36

🗣️Narrators: Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt. Story told by Anna with a few chapters from Max. I loved Max's British accent. All the voices were distinct, but I could easily tell the difference between all characters. The reading style brought the story to life and the pacing was great and flowed easily with the story. The narration and the author were in sync, and they fit together perfectly. The narrators paused and announced new chapters. The book had a table of contents which helped me follow along with the e-book and audio.

🌍Setting: Geneva, Switzerland & Paris, France

📅 Publication 10/1/24, Read 9/30/24

🙏🏾Thanks to NetGalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC, and Sarah Ready for this ARC and ALC 💜! I voluntarily give an honest review, and all opinions expressed are my own.

What to Expect: Contemporary/Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Magical Realism, insta-love, billionaire H, opposites attract, time travel/alternate universe, "The One," and love at 1st sight

💭Summary: Anna has been in love with her employer Max since they met but he doesn't even know her name. When she finds a sapphire necklace that grants wishes she makes herself his wife. The only problem is they have memories of both timelines-Anna as the maid with Max's indifference and Anna and Max married for seven years.

🎭The characters

🚺Anna Benoit-25, cleans Max's chateau, a hopeless romantic
🚹Maximillan Barone-30, a billionaire who owns a jewelry empire, very stoic, doesn't believe in true love.
Fiona-Max's BFF he was in love with in Fated
Dorene-Anna's boss
Emme-Anna's younger sister

⚠️TW: kidney disease-not H/h, alcoholism, DV, child abuse

🤔My Thoughts: I enjoyed the last book in this series, but it felt a little rushed. There wasn't an extra surprise that the other books had to give me that wow factor. Anna was a heroine to root for as she went after the man she loved. Max started off a grump but changes his tune about Anna. They had a lot of sexual chemistry and had conversations about family, jewelry, and attempts to reverse the wish. I loved the epilogue catching up with the previous couples. A good end to a great series!

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Thank you to NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for my ARC copy, Wished By Sarah Ready.

This is the 4th instalment of the #Ghosted series

In this exciting series instalment, we get to follow the captivating journey of Anna and Max. Anna, who used to work as Max's cleaner, stumbles upon a remarkable, magical necklace one day. Without realizing it, she wishes to marry Max. Miraculously, her wish comes true, and they wake up the next day as a married couple. Despite Max initially recalling their previous reality, he swiftly changes his heart and decides to embrace their new married life. The story unfolds perfectly, offering humour as we witness Ann's reactions to the situation. It's a heartwarming and engaging tale of unexpected twists and new beginnings.

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This book was exactly what I needed for a thriller break. This book has the perfect amount of romance; and the good kind; to keep my focus. This was definitely a read in one sitting book for me. The concept of this book was so original, I honestly haven’t read a book like it. It had me in my own world, because everyone has wishes they want to come reality. This book did have tiny plot holes, but overall no complaints from me!

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We’ve loved this series! After finishing Wished this week, we’ve vowed to re-read the entire series at some point, to once again experience each story. We’ve loved them all that much! Sarah Ready captured our imaginations and hearts in each book.

Sarah Ready can whisk us away and transport us to incredible destinations. Whether it’s Geneva, Paris or Saint Tropez, she makes us feel as though we’re there. Tasting the delicacies and taking in the scenery, thanks to her beautifully vivid storytelling.

The Ghosted Series comprises of four books - Ghosted, Switched, Fated, culminating in the final book, Wished. Whilst each book is a standalone focusing on different couples, each book shares a thread that runs through each book, and for that reason, and for reading enjoyment, we’d recommend reading as a series.

We came to know Max Barone, in Fated. We won’t give too much away about his story in that book as we don’t want to give away any spoilers for Fated (Book 3), but we really felt for this man. He was a stern man, somewhat closed off emotionally, who believed passion and loved were not in his future.

Anna Benoit worked as a housekeeper for Max, who had loved him from afar. She felt his loneliness and believed he could love, if only, given the chance.

A wish would see them enter an alternate reality and timeline where their lives are very different to those in the ‘real world’. In Wished, we are once again asked to suspend reality, open our hearts and lose ourselves to the beauty of Sarah Ready’s words, and we did just that. Talk about being rewarded! The beauty of this story and Anna and Max’s relationship stole our hearts. The way this author ties a story together is magical!

This is a series we’ll always hold close to our hearts. What a way to finish! We loved it!

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I would 100% recommend this one! I absolutely loved all the books by Sarah Ready so far! And this one didn’t disappoint at all!

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I really enjoyed this book. It made me think back on all the wishes I have made growing up and thinking about what my life would be like today if any of those had come true. I loved Max and I think Anna is adorable. Their romance was an easy one to listen to especially with the dual narration. It was a quick read!

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Wished is a fun, romantic book full of magical realism, which means this has a lot of my favorite genres mixed together. While Wished is the fourth book in a series, I think it would work just fine as a standalone. I’ve now read or listened to books two, three, and four, and I absolutely want to go back and read book one!

Anna is working as a maid in Geneva, Switzerland. Her job includes cleaning the mansion of Max Barone, heir to a jewelry empire. (We meet Max in book three of this series, but you really don’t need to know about that.) As you might imagine, she’s pretty much invisible to Max, a young and handsome billionaire. She’s just the maid. But Anna is besotted with Max. One day she’s cleaning and makes a wish that she and Max were married and in love. She doesn’t realize that she made the wish while cleaning a gorgeous heirloom necklace that is reported to have magical powers. Nothing happens right away, but the next morning she wakes up in a luxurious bed and finds out that everyone in the household thinks she is Mrs. Barone and that she and Max have been married for seven years. And so begins the adventure.

Anna is faced with a dilemma - she knows it’s because of her wish, not what Max would really want. So what should she do? And can she even un-do her wish?

The story moves from Geneva to Paris and St. Tropez and back to Geneva, so we are treated to descriptions of some really beautiful and famous places.

Note: there are some explicit spicy scenes.

I wasn’t feeling well so instead of bouncing between the ebook and the audiobook, I mostly listened to the audiobook and that was an excellent choice. Most of the book is narrated by Amanda Ronconi, with the prologue and epilogue narrated by Will Watt.

Thank you to Swift & Lewis Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a review copy of this book and to listen to a review copy of this audiobook. All opinions are my own.

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This book took my breath away. It is captivating & memorizing in the writing and story. The overall feel of the romance is both stunning & magical throughout the entire book. Now, it is one of my favorites. I will read this book again & again.

Immediately, I fell in love with the story of Anna & Max. A single wish, on a parure necklace and realities change so quickly. The feelings that course through them are overwhelming and ever changing. Their interactions & the memories they make are both sweet and intense in any reality. Love at first sight, passion, romance & even expressing love flow through the book being both questioned and seen differently so many times. There is an attraction between Anna & Max that is undeniable; it is full of intensity, passion and love.

Ready’s knowledge of the history of jewelry, jewelry significance & meanings and how to making certain jewelry pieces is so impressive. I cannot imagine the research needed to be collected. Still, the way she writes about it is so beautiful and I was so invested in finding out more.

Personally, I feel WISHED is the best book in THE GHOSTED series. I highly recommend reading this book. Magic will suddenly become real.

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<b>Welcome to another magical heartwarming romance from Sarah Ready! Anna and Max whisked us away from one fairy tale setting to another as they try to find their way back to reality. But what if the reality isn't what they want? What if the fantasy is their forever happiness? You have to read to find out!</b>

<i>"When Anna Benoit wishes she’s married to the enigmatic owner of the chateau she cleans, she wakes up in a topsy-turvy world where she’s Max Barone’s wife. "</i>

This is a mix of Cinderella and Aladdin vibes. Anna fell in love with her employer, the billionaire jewelry empire owner Max Barone at first sight. A whimsical wish made on the family heirloom and..she wakes up as his wife! Seven years have passed through magic and the funny thing is..Max remembers her as his wife but he also remembers that he wasn't married for real. Complex, right?In an attempt to reverse it, they decide to go to a trip to Paris where they went for the fake honeymoon. And there Max fall for her while she falls harder. What a heartbreaking twist! Imagine falling for someone while wishing for the reality at the same time, knowing it will break your heart! Gahh.


And Anna is so honest and straightforward. She is so sweet and compassionate and loving. And my heart ache for her pain. She never thought she will have Max. And now that the wish was granted, she still cannot find peace because in her heart, he isn't with her for love. It's the wish. The magic. It gets harder when they spend so much romantic time in Paris and she gets to see the other side of the grumpy, brooding and controlled billionaire. Max definitely feels the powerful pull but he is also divided..is it true love or just magic? Initially he was angry and upset and wanted the old reality back.At one point, everything gets blurred and messy. Anna filled his lonely cold existence with so much happiness and love. I was feeling so helpless and crazy and scared as I turned the pages..because everything was falling apart. Sarah Ready is a master of bringing all consuming heartache on the pages and she did it again. She has presented the concept of soulmate in so many ways in this series of standalones. If you are looking for something really unique and heartfelt and swoony...this is for you.

PS THE SPICE WAS THERE ...

I reviewed an early copy voluntarily

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I love the way Sarah Ready writes, the way she describes moments, objects and places - I truly find myself fully immersed in the story.
Wish was no exception!

📖 Wished by Sarah Ready
📚 book 4 • Ghosted series
(can definitely be read as a standalone, though for a bit more of Max’s story, we do meet him in Fated)

⭐️ rating: 4.75/5
🌶️: open door, several scenes

💭 overall thoughts:
Anna has been cleaning billionaire Max’s chateau for years, and while he barely knows she exists, she fell in love at first sight.

Finding a magical necklace on his desk, she makes a wish to be married to him, he fires her thinking she stole it, and they wake up in this new “reality,” as husband and wife.

Before the wish, Anna felt she really knew Max, seeing how he lived, while he knows absolutely nothing about her. While working together to get back to their previous life, their connection grows deeper and deeper.

I loved how this novel showed that wishes aren’t always what they might seem, and how we may not even know what we’re meant for. What’s real in life, what matters, and what parts of life are what we make them.

My favorite in the series is still Fated, though I loved the whole thing!
I think it’s a complete series now, but I’d love to see more magical realism from Sarah 🥰

As with each of these books, there was a bit of a twist I didn’t see coming. I thought I had it figured out, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that I hadn’t 🙃

read if you love:
💫 magical realism
💰 billinonaire jewelry business owner mmc
🫧 house cleaner fmc
🙃 opposites attract
💭 wishes + dreams
🥹 insta love & pining (for her)
💖 single 1st person pov
(though the prologue/epilogue is Max’s pov)

🎙 audiobook thoughts:
I don’t believe I’d heard either narrator before, and I think they both did a fantastic job! Amanda Ronconi did a wonderful job embodying Anna.
We only get 2 chapters from Will Watt (aka Max), but I loved the accent and tone to his voice.

Thank you to NetGalley & Sarah Ready for advanced copies.
All opinions are my own.

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Wished by Sarah Ready ( Book 4 in the Ghosted series) is a whimsical story, of dual timelines. These characters Anna and Max remind me of a mid 2000s movie such as Just Like Heaven where dreams and reality overlap. A charming story for sure!

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Love. Love. Love.

When Anna makes a wish whilst holding her boss’ family heirloom necklace, she has no idea that it might just come true. After a horrific day, she wakes to find herself in luxurious sheets, with staff, and even more shocking, married 7 years to her cold but ever so handsome boss, jewellery empire owner, Max Barone.

What do you do when you wake up married to the man you’ve secretly been in love with for years - do you play along or do you do everything in your power to rectify the mistake?

I loved everything about this book. The magical hints, Max Barone and his transition from buttoned-up cynic to passionate husband, the inexplicable consequences of wishes and so much more. Much steam, many lovely emotional moments and an ending that made my little romantic heart burst with glee.

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Wished is the fourth in an interesting series of unexpected love. Each had an element of magic in them. Max and Anna have an unexpected connection that is threaded through 2 separate timelines. The story weaves as the loves grows. It is a lovely journey of life and love.

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"Wished" is book 4 of The Ghosted Series but reads well as a standalone. It follows Anna, who is in love with her employer, Max, despite knowing her feelings are unrequited. After making a wish on a magical necklace, Anna finds herself married to Max for seven years, exploring the complexities of their relationship and the wish's impact on their reality.

The book is a perfect blend of romance and magical realism. The narration evokes a sense of longing and paints vivid and mesmerizing pictures of the beautiful sceneries of Switzerland and France.

I enjoyed alternating between reading and listening to the audiobook, skillfully narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt with Amanda infusing the characters with deep emotion.

Favorite Quotes:
ᥫ᭡ "..I want to know you in our other life. I want the chance to get to know you there. To kiss you. To bring you flowers. To take you out to dinner. To meet your mom and sister. I want the chance to see if you are the choice I would make.."

ᥫ᭡ "..Love isn't the opposite of hate. It doesn't have room for hate. It's pure and compassionate and forgiving and full of grace. It's constant. It's quiet. It's loud. It's steady. It's the night sky full of a million blazing stars. It's the first snowflake landing on your outstretched palm. It's a hand gripping yours in the dark, holding on when you're certain you're all alone. And passion? It isn't anything to be afraid of when it's rooted in love.."

ᥫ᭡ "..What I think of myself matters a hell of a lot more than what anyone else thinks of me. At the end of every day, I want to be able to say that I did my best, I treated others well, I told the truth, I didn't do anything that later on I'd be ashamed of. I'd return it, love. Even if it hurt to give it up, It'd hurt worse to keep it."

ᥫ᭡ "..stop tiptoeing around life. Live, Anna. Steal a car, naked. Stay up until sunrise, dancing on the beach. Kiss a man who doesn't know your name. Live with passion, love with your heart."

ᥫ᭡ ".. I want to experience every possible variation of love. I want to know what it is to love you in every possible way. When you're happy, when you're not, when you're still young, when you're old, when you've changed from who you are today and are someone new and the only thing I recognize is that I still love you. I want to be there for it all. In quiet love and passionate love and the kind of love that holds on even when everyone else would let go. I love you without reservation."

Thank you NetGalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC and the author Sarah Ready for the electronic advanced reader's copy and audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

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