Anne Marie Roche wants to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, her life’s not what she’d expected—she’s childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle’s Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there’s a feeling of emptiness.
On Valentine’s Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate…what? Hope, possibility, the future. They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always wanted to do but never did.
Anne Marie’s list starts with: Find one good thing about life. It includes learning to knit, doing good for someone else, falling in love again. She begins to act on her wishes, and when she volunteers at a local school, an eight-year-old girl named Ellen enters her life. It’s a relationship that becomes far more involving than Anne Marie intended. It also becomes far more important than she ever imagined.
As Ellen helps Anne Marie complete her list of twenty wishes, they both learn that wishes can come true—but not necessarily in the way you expect.
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"A; I jumped into the middle of the series, but found it very easy to follow and a nice story about a group of women friends. The storyline was solid enough to branch to each of their personal stories yet keep things as a cohesive tale. Will definitely check out more in the series. "
— Cathy (4 out of 5 stars)
" Good book, will be reading more by Debbie Macomber. "
— Jodi, 6/22/2011" This was one of my favorite Debbie Macomber. I really liked it. "
— Diana, 6/13/2011" As usual a sweet story from Debbie Macomber. A group of widows get together on Valentine's day and decide they are going to each make a list of Twenty Wishes...nice story "
— Holly, 6/7/2011" I enjoy this series. It is a good fluff read. Similar to other books in the series the characters are likable and the drama/ love stories draw me in. "
— Becky, 6/1/2011" A feel-good book in which everything turns out for the best in the end...I enjoyed it despite the stock characters and languorous pace. "
— Gretchen, 5/23/2011" Yhis was a feel good read, even if the wishes were granted in unexpected ways. "
— April, 5/11/2011" I would give this one a 6 out of 5 if I could. This is definetly one of my favorites by Debbie Macomber and I've read at least 2/3 of her books. "
— Amanda, 5/10/2011" You'll want to start your own list of things to accomplish! Good read! "
— Donna, 3/29/2011" A good read in all ..... "
— Avidreader, 3/27/2011" this was a cute, feel good, story. "
— Stacie, 3/13/2011Debbie Macomber is a leading voice in women’s fiction. Her novels have hit the number one on the New York Times bestsellers list as well as making the USA Today and Publishers Weekly lists. Her novels Mrs. Miracle and Call Me Mrs. Miracle inspired the Hallmark Channel’s top-watched movies for the year when they were released. There are more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide.
Tanya Eby is a novelist and an audiobook narrator who has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards and been nominated for the Audie Award. She has a BA degree in English language and literature and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.