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โ€œ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.โ€

Wished was my first Sarah Ready book and all I can say is WOW! This story had me hooked, and it definitely wonโ€™t be my last from this author. Iโ€™m almost kicking myself for not discovering her Ghosted series sooner! This was easily one of my favorite reads in September. ๐‘ฐ๐’•'๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„, ๐’•๐’˜๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’š ๐’๐’๐’—๐’†๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐‘ด๐‘ช๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‹๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’‚๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† โ€œ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š.โ€

Max Barone is one of the wealthiest men in Geneva with his expansive jewelry empire. When he crosses paths with Anna Benoit, his quiet housekeeper who has loved him from afar for three years, Max barely knows she exists. However, Anna has learned all about his life and how lonely it is through her work. But when a mysteriously beautiful necklace appears in the Barone library that Anna is cleaning, her wish sets their lives on a course that will intertwine their paths forever.

From the very first chapter, told from Maxโ€™s POV, I was sucked into the character's lives and the stunning city of Geneva. The storyโ€™s premise is incredibly engaging, with a single wish creating an alternate reality for Anna and Max. And the character development? So. Much. Fun! There were so many profound moments between the two that I found myself pausing to reflect on how I might navigate the same situations.

I also love, love, loved how the story so beautifully illustrates the way bonds form quickly between people and captures that magical shift when you begin to truly see the other person, falling for the small details that make them who they are. Watching Max begin to see Anna, and watching Anna fall even deeper for Max, was just so perfect.

โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ?โ€

โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ.โ€

โ€œ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ?"

Seriously, this story is absolutely enchanting, and I didn't want to put it down. I also paired my reading with the audiobook, which was fantasticโ€”one of my favorite narrators, Amanda Ronconi, brought it all to life perfectly!

If youโ€™re looking for a great love story with some spice, heartwarming passion, and a protagonist who loves with all sheโ€™s got, do yourself a favor and pick this one up!

โ€œ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด,โ€ ๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ. โ€œ๐˜โ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜โ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.โ€

๐˜ˆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜น ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆโ€”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด.

(4.5โญs rounded up)

๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘ป๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’”:
โœจ Billionaire romance
โœจ Genie-like wish-granting
โœจ Pseudo memories
โœจ Love at first sight
โœจ Whirlwind romance
โœจ Great Spice
โœจ Opposites attract

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After reading Fated, book three in the Ghosted series, I really felt bad for Max. His best friend turns down his marriage proposal because she has found the love of her life. Granted, Max wasnโ€™t madly in love with her, he just thought she would be a good fit. My heart still broke for him. I was really excited to find out that book four was Maxโ€™s story. I think I enjoyed this one more than Fated.

Anna Benoit is adorable and honest to a fault. She has a great family and support system. While working for her employer, Max, she makes a wish that comes true - that she is married to Max. Max and Anna are the only ones in this alternate reality aware that things have changed, so they have to work together to get back to reality, if they want. This story line gave me some Hallmark movie vibes where someone makes a wish and they get to see how love changes everything mixed with Cinderella. Sarah Ready took these, mixed things up, and gave it some needed spice. The chemistry between Anna and Max is absolutely magical.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.

Thankย youย NetGalleyย andย Swift &ย Lewisย Publishingย forย theย advanceย readersย copyย ofย Wished.

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Another amazing part of the series! Anna makes a wish that changes her world and this story had me so hooked! I did not want to put it down or end. Max took me a while to like, but he did grow on me as the book went on.

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What a beautiful book.

As always Sarah Ready wove a beautiful love story with passion, family, angst and so much love.
This is also the spiciest book in the series.

Anna- who is sweet and honest to the fault is in love with Max who is only knows her in passing but never noticed her. So you know there is much pining in this book. So when there is an opportunity she makes a wish, which changes both of their lives.
Max was a lovable character.
I loved him in fated but loved him more here.

I enjoyed how the story unfolded. Just when I thought now everything will be ok, a new dilemma arises and with it new angst.

I adored the ending but it also broke my heart to say goodbye to these characters who lived in my mind and heart for so long now. But there is also peace in knowing that after so many hardships itโ€™s time for them to live happily ever after.

Absolutely recommended and pls start with my fav Ghosted. .

P.s The Max in love version is my favourite. The way he incorporated something special and hidden for her in his jewellery collection each year was so dreamy. That man you guys!

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What would you wish for if you came across a necklace that grants wishes? Anna wishes for marriage not with anyone, no she wishes to be married to Max Barone who owns the chateau she's been cleaning for 6 years. Why specifically Max you may ask, I could tell you but that isn't fun! I highly suggest anyone and everyone gives this book a try because it truly was so enjoyable. This is not your typical romance book, it is whimsical. fun and breathtakingly beautiful. Though this book is listed as #4 in the Ghosted series you can read it as a standalone (this is the first book I've read by Sarah Ready and had no issue) I will definitely be reading the rest of the series!

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This book was so good. As soon as I opened it I was hooked. It starts with the secretary informing Max that his wife is here, yet he knows he has never been married! As soon as I read this I was like "I'm in." I like how Max struggles with the memory of being married to Ana and knowing he is not married. The emotional conflict was too cute. This is such a great fall read. I enjoyed Ana's character because she reminded me of how honest to a fault she could be since I am like that. Throughout the book, they are both struggling with how they feel and having to make things right again but the tension is so great that I couldn't put the book down.

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Wished
By: Sarah Ready
Review Score: 4 Stars

Boogieโ€™s Bulletpoints
โ€ขFiction
โ€ขMagical Realism
โ€ขInterconnected Series
โ€ขOpen Door
โ€ขMiscommunication
โ€ขBeautiful locations: Switzerland and France

โ€”โ€”โ€”

Wished was kindly provided as an ARC by NetGalley and Swift and Lewis Publishing. Thank you for allowing me to enjoy this wonderful book!

I have loved every book in this series by Sarah Ready. Therefore, it should not be a surprise that Wished is no exception.

There are so many great things about this book. I love the locations, obviously. I love Max and Anna, and how they are trying to figure out what is real and what is not.

Obviously there is a magical element to this story, but there is also some really profound thoughts and feelings in it too. I was so absorbed with this book, I wanted to know what was going to happen, and how Anna and Max would resolve their problems.

And the chemistry? Yeah, so well done.

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Sarah Ready is back! I did not like the last book, but Wished is another fun twist on reality like the first couples in the Ghosted series, and an enjoyable read โ€ฆ if unrealistic. (Fated wasnโ€™t the only book ever I didnโ€™t like, but generally I am a big Ready fan)

Wished is literally a story about a girl, Anna, making a wish that her life was different, and grew up wishing she could be like Samantha from I dream of genie - just wiggle her nose and make it happen. She works for Max Barone as his house cleaner. He runs a jewelry empire in Switzerland. Sheโ€™s enamored with how his life looks from the outside and has had a crush on him from first sightโ€ฆ 3 years ago. Max is one of those men married to his job, and based on experience, never plans to get into a relationship, or marryโ€ฆ he attempted a proposal to his best girlfriend, but she married someone else.

After Anna finds a necklace that Max left out, which has a note attached outlining a family mythology about it being a wish granting necklace, she makes a wish (that she was his wife), and after Max catches her with the necklace and kicks her out of the house, she wakes up to a brand new reality - a whole new world. She and Max have to navigate the altered path together. It makes for a really great read! A very unique twist as with so many of Readyโ€™s books.

If youโ€™ve read and enjoyed the earlier books in the Ghosted series, youโ€™ll definitely want to grab this one - itโ€™s a fun and unique storyline! Even though I didnโ€™t enjoy the third book, this one is back on track to being as good as her other books (all her other books). I give my stamp of approval on this one as an enjoyable, fun, light read. Never come across a twist on i dream of genie before!

Audio is narrated by two of the best in the business - Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt. Will only has a small role but he does it brilliantly. Amanda does a spectacular performance, as she always does - sheโ€™s definitely one of my favourite narrators. I just wish that Will had a larger partโ€ฆ but I understand why his role was written that way.

I received an advance read and listen copy from NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing (Independent Members' Titles and Audiobooks), and this is my honest feedback.

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The notes on my Kindle for the Prologue are just this: 'rude', 'cringe', 'rude!', 'oh! he's not like the other guys!', 'rich people...'
Max is hot, sure, but he was so mean at the beginning that I had half a mind to drop the book. He's constantly thinking about another woman (his best friend, apparently) and that was so off-putting. And then there's a sudden 180ยฐ?

The romance turned cute and gave me early 2000s romcom vibes. I mean, the plot itself gives romcom vibes so I get why I loved the chapters of them being in love.

The chapters are pretty short and easy to fly through. I could tell the author loves architecture and jewellery cause the descriptions were stunning!

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Thank you NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing for the advance readers copy of Wished. Sarah is a one click author for me and this series is fantastic! Wished is such an adventure that takes you on a magical ride. Itโ€™s amazing when a dream may actually come true.

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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!

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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 doesnโ€™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 werenโ€™t going back to normal, I couldnโ€™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.

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The fourth book in the Ghosted series features Fionaโ€™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.

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๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: 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 didnโ€™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 everyoneโ€™s lives a little bit brighter. But unfortunately as much as she hoped this could come true it never did.

Anna has been cleaning Maxโ€™s chateaux for years now, she secretly fell in love with him almost at first sight many years ago. However Max doesnโ€™t know she exists, they are from different worlds. Then one day while cleaning Anna finds an elaborate jewelry box sitting on Maxโ€™s desk, curiosity won and she opens it. Itโ€™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.

๐™ฐ๐šž๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š‹๐š˜๐š˜๐š” ๐š ๐šŠ๐šœ ๐š๐šŠ๐š—๐š๐šŠ๐šœ๐š๐š’๐šŒ ๐™ธ ๐š ๐š˜๐šž๐š•๐š ๐š‘๐š’๐š๐š‘๐š•๐šข ๐š›๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š˜๐š–๐š–๐šŽ๐š—๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŠ๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š›๐š–๐šŠ๐š!

๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–โ€™๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’…:

* 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

โœจ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿงžโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿงžโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿงžโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿงžโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿงžโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ

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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. Sheโ€™s always been a romantic and believes in helping others and being honest. Although sheโ€™s never really talked to Max Barone, sheโ€™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 โ€œwishingโ€ message on a necklace one day in Maxโ€™s home, she canโ€™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, itโ€™s not that easy.

๐ŸŽง 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 Maxโ€™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:
โ€œCleaning peopleโ€™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.โ€

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

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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!
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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: โญโญโญโญ.25
๐ŸŒŸ Love at First Sight
๐Ÿ’ He's passion-phobic
๐ŸŒŸ When you wish upon a magical object
๐Ÿ’ Grumpy x Sunshine
๐ŸŒŸ Slight Age Gap
๐Ÿ’ Happily ever after

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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 isnโ€™t all youโ€™d hoped for. Is the myth of the Brideโ€™s Parure true and could you magic someone into loving you? What if a wish could change everything?

โ€œI wish that Max loved me. I wish that we were married.โ€

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 doesnโ€™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 canโ€™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 sheโ€™s his wife. He has some memories of married life and a strange feeling about her but is sure heโ€™s never seen her before.

Both are confused and their worlds are turned up side down until neither know what is real and what isnโ€™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 doesnโ€™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 sheโ€™s been dreaming of? Will they end up loving or hating each other when reality hits?

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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.

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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.

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