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.

The narrators did a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life. I only wish we could have more chapters from Max’ point of view. I would gladly listen to more books narrated by these voice actors. I received an ARC and this is my honest, voluntary review.

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.

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 was my first Sarah Ready novel and it will not be my last. I really enjoyed this light but spicy. I keep seeing her work and I am glad that I dove into this story. I enjoyed the narration and the characters in the audiobook. I recommend this novel to those who enjoy spicy romance with a story that will keep your attention.

Thank you Net Galley, Sarah Ready and Swift & Lewis Publishing for the opportunity to preview this audiobook. The opinions shared are my own.
This audiobook is now available!

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.

This is my first Sarah Ready book. Even though it is part of a series, I had no problem enjoying the story. There is just enough magic to keep the plot moving forward without detracting from the reality of the characters, who are interesting and well written.

The narrators, Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt, do an excellent job with the narration. They truly capture the characters, clearly interpreting their background and social classes, as well as communicating what each character wants throughout the book. Ronconi has an especially large task as the primary narrator. Her facility with dialects is a great asset since every character, from the straightforward American Anna to the rich European Max, is distinctive and well acted.

This is a delightful, spicy romance and is an enjoyable audiobook experience.

Thank you to NetGalley, Swift & Lewis, LLC, and Sarah Ready for advanced access to the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

DNF
I found the story hard to follow mainly because the narrators were distracting and annoying with their in and out accents.

I love the magical realism in this series. Sarah Ready's mind works on a whole different level. I couldn't anticipate how she would distinguish between a wish from a dream but she did! And it's a huge part of the plot. I wasn't a huge fan of the narrator's accent but the dialogue moves well. The pace of this story is a lot slower but there will be a signature twist at the halfway mark that will blow your mind.

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.

As a lover of all books, having a favorite book or author is like being told I have to choose a favorite child. Sarah Ready time and time again proves that it is totally fine to have a favorite author. I crave her stories. When I want a comfort read--I gravitate toward her books. Not once have I been disappointed.

The entire Ghosted Series has been exceptional, each story unique and continuing the theme of what it means to be meant to be. I loved Max in Fated and to see his story continue and be explored further was a dream come true. Wished was so fun and full of passion--With work being a lot busier than normal I have struggled to find the time to read/listen to a book or it takes weeks to get through one, Wished was able to capture me so thoroughly that I got through it in one day.

Another hit and another reason why Sara Ready is one of my most recommended authors.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an audiobook ARC. This was a good, easy listen. and the narration was brilliant. I liked the idea of the wish and figuring out the missing details but, I felt the characters needed to get to know each other more emotionally..

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!

3.75 stars.

The idea of the plot was intriguing. A romantic's wish to be married to her insta-love came true but the one she wished for had no idea who she was. That description alone had me requesting this book. I was excited to see where the author would take the story. The plot was definitely interesting, and the banter and humor had me giggling; but I was sometimes annoyed with the FMC who came across a little naive and silly at times. But the story still held my interest throughout. I listened to the audio, so my review is a reflection mainly of the narration. The male narrator filled the role perfectly, but most of the narration was by the female FMC, so the female narrator was front and center. I have listened to books with this female narrator before and they were really good, but I felt like she was not a good fit for this character. I kept losing focus on the story because of it. Overall, the story was good, but the narration took away some of my enjoyment of it.

I received a free copy of this audiobook and this is a voluntary review.

This was a cute cozy Rom-Com. If you wish upon a.....NECKLACE?? I wonder if my jewels spell anything...

Want to know what I am talking about? ...READ THE BOOK!!

There is no need for a long review, this author does NA the right way. This is my second time reading a story written by Sarah Ready and I have yet again been broken and mended between the pages of her book. Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt did an outstanding job of bringing the story of Anna and Max to life. As I write this review I am smiling, this was really good!

Thank you Netgalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks for the ALC of Wished.

I am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

A fun, quick romance journey. This story is a bit far fetched, but it makes it an escape. I think the characters were well written and I love that the female main character is unapologetically herself. I didn't love the amount of back and forth with them spiraling further and further into the consequences of their wishes, but I think the story was wrapped up fairly nicely. This book has plenty of spice.

Thank you to NetGalley for the gifted E-Arc of this book.

I went into this book blind and not realizing that it was part of a series. However, I was able to listen to this and not be lost. This was my first Sarah Ready book and I really enjoyed it. I will definitely be picking up the first 3 in this series.

Plot: Anna is a cleaner at Max’s estate. She’s cleaning his library and stumbles upon a necklace. She makes a wish on the necklace to be married to Max and next thing you know it comes true. This is where her world flips on its axis and she realizes that things aren’t always as they seem.

I enjoyed this book. The audiobook was only 9ish hours so it was a quick listen. I loved that they used multiple narrators and it wasn’t just one person attempting to o the voices for both main characters. Excellent narrators make excellent audiobooks and this was true for Wished. The male narrator’s voice was dreamy and I could listen to him narrate anything. He could read a nutrition label for me and I would swoon. The only reason that I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 was because there were some plot holes at the beginning. I felt like there were bits and pieces that could have been added to the story towards the first half to beef it up a little. For instance, jumping straight into Anna being in love with Max. Well what about Max makes her love him? There was a little bit of spice in the book.

Overall, it was a good contemporary romance that had a feel-good storyline. I can’t wait to jump into the earlier books.

Goodreads reviews posted 10/1/2024. Amazon review awaiting approval to post, Posted to IG story on 10/1/2024.

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

Absolutely loving this series!! This is hands down my favorite premise of them yet!

We follow Anna, a maid who is hopelessly in love with Max. He’s handsome, well read, smart, focused, a jewelry mogul annnnnd doesn’t really know she exists.
But when Anna comes across a very special necklace while dusting one day, the two soon are brought together for better or worse. We all know you can’t really take back wishes…

If you haven’t read Fated, you may not enjoy this as much, since some of the MMC’s motives and actions can be attributed to groundwork that was established prior. And having read it, I was SO ready to see how Max could possibly get a HEA. If I get picky, a few moments of Max early on seemed to quick to love maybe, but the plot advanced and it was short lived. Really enjoyed this one! 4 ⭐️

Thanks to NetGalley and to Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC for this advanced audiobook in exchange for my unbiased review!

This was a great premise but there was so much insta-love with almost no backstory that it took me out loving it. If there had been more interactions between the two before the wish was made this easily would have been at least another star. I will still look forward to more from Sarah as they are fun and interesting concepts.

Thank you to Netgalley and Publishers for offering me an audio arc in exchange for an honest review.

I don't read much magical realism, but this was a sweet romance, aside from the insta-love. The female lead wishes upon a necklace to be married to her employer, a jewelry tycoon. When her wish comes true overnight, she begins to question the basis of their love. Prior to this, their mutual love was so convincing and sweet. Their travels made it even more interesting. I would have liked more development in their true relationship, but it was still entertaining.

📔+🎧: 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!