Magnolia James is the owner of Moments by Magnolia, an event planning business, and one of her BFFs Presley Holiday has just gotten engaged to Weston, single dad of three girls, so naturally she wants Magnolia to plan the ceremony, and they want the venue to be in single dad Luke Durham’s barn. The only hiccups in the plan are that they want to marry on Christmas Eve, eleven weeks away, and that Magnolia and Luke have past issues, but they both vow to make it work.
The two successfully stay professtional and ignore their history until Magnolia has a meeting with her mother who left her eighteen years ago, and what she learns and shares with Luke is likely to have a profound impact on their business and personal relationship moving forward. Not long after, they are brought together again by a
rogue llama named Esmerelda, and they share an intense good night kiss.
Goodness gracious, could anything else be added to this convoluted plot featuring two star-crossed would-be lovers torn apart by circumstances beyond their control? Their road ahead is littered with obstacles, including Magnolia’s wretched parents who want to control every aspect of her life, leaving her with scars she is determined to overcome. Amy Knupp once again demonstrates her prowess as a storyteller, and I was captivated from beginning to end, unabashedly rooting for our couple’s second chance redemption. Single Wish is a tour de force and a perfect holiday gift for lovers of friends, family, forgiveness, and happily ever after.
I received this book as an ARC reviewer and voluntarily offer my honest opinion.
