Make a Wish

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4.3
23 reviews
Ebook
320
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About this ebook

With her signature charm and sense of humor, bestselling author Helena Hunting creates a novel about love, family, and second chances in Make a Wish.

Ever have a defining life moment you wish you could do over? Harley Spark has one. The time she almost kissed the widowed father of the toddler she nannied for. It was so bad they moved across the state and she never saw them again.

Fast forward seven years and she’s totally over it. At least she thinks she is. Until Gavin Rhodes and his adorable now nine-year-old daughter, Peyton, reappear at a princess-themed birthday party hosted by Spark House, Harley’s family’s event hotel. Despite trying to avoid the awkwardness of the situation, she can’t help but notice how unbearably sexy he looks in a tutu. Add to that a spontaneous hives breakout, and it’s clear she’s not even remotely over the mortification of her egregious error all those years ago.

Except Gavin seems oblivious to her inner turmoil. So much so that he suggests they get together for lunch. For Peyton’s sake, of course. It’s the perfect opportunity to heal old wounds. Or it could just reopen them. This is one of those times Harley wishes she could see the future...

Ratings and reviews

4.3
23 reviews
Karen Gagnon
January 24, 2023
Make a Wish is a touching, sweet, and steamy second chance romance that will capture your heart. I love single parent romance stories and this slow-burn romance was a real treat. Harley worked for Gavin to help with his new born daughter, Peyton, after his wife died. Gavin and Peyton moved away for years but are now back and reconnecting with Harley. This is not only a delightful romance, but also a beautiful story about individual growth, forgiveness, family and a second chance at love.
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Adriana Hunsberger
August 4, 2023
Overall a very enjoyable book and a easy read. *This maybe a unpopular opinion but I felt that Payton came off way younger than 9/10... I honestly thought she was like 6 based off how she read and it made it hard for me not to roll my eyes at times. lol
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heather polley
January 27, 2023
I want to start this review off by saying I absolutely adore Helena Hunting's writing. I have never disliked one of her books, but I really struggled with this one. The characters are not very likeable, with the exception of Peyton, who I liked mainly because she was a child. The rest of the characters weren't very likable either, especially Gavin. I have so many issues with Gavin, he is pretty much everything you don't want in an MMC, the first of which is how long it took him to stand up for Harley to Karen. And maybe it's because we got less in his POV but it didn't seem like he really liked Harley past sleeping with her, let alone loved her. It's also weird that he had a whole relationship for 7 months and never loved her? And she stayed even with Karen constantly interfering? Just doesn't really make sense. Him not standing up to Karen and just letting her treat Harley poorly made me really dislike him. There is no excuse for it. The first time she said anything he should have immediately corrected the behavior in front of everyone. I have issues with Harley as well, the biggest being her emotionally cheating and London giving her pass for it. Also supposedly Harley is super mature and responsible but you don't really see that at all. Yes she was a nanny in her late teens and early 20s but nothing screamed her being super mature. In fact her sisters taking responsibility away from her shows she is the opposite. The fact she was so upset about everything at Spark House but sisters were completely oblivious but they were so close? I don't think I even need to get into how obnoxious Karen is, she definitely stands up to her name. I get her daughter died and that is the worst pain imaginable, but that doesn't mean she gets to dictate her daughter's widower forever. I so badly wanted to like this book, but it just fell flat for me. I was provided this book in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own.
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About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author HELENA HUNTING lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. She writes all things romance -- contemporary, romantic comedy, sports and angsty new adult. Some of her books include Meet Cute, Pucked, and Shacking Up. Helena loves to bake cupcakes and has been known to listen to a song on repeat 1512 times while writing a book, and if she has to be away from her family, she prefers to be in warm weather with her friends.

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