Wishes

A shattered heart. A broken life. A box of wishes. What can save her? Can a woman broken by tragedy and heartbreak journey through her own past to reclaim her future? Callie Ward's wishes and dreams have crumbled under the weight of life-long trauma and grief. It's safer for her to hide from the world than face more loss and betrayal. Help comes from places and people unknown, unexpected, and mysterious, but she's reluctant to accept it. At twenty-eight, amidst life and wedding crises, a box of wishes arrives from her past to help nurture and heal her with loving guidance, requests, and tangible, material support. But they mean facing her past from which she recoils at having to dredge up traumatic events, fearful of unrecoverable heartbreak. Her solution is to escape into solitude, but even that betrays her when it spirals into entanglements with others who have their own wounds and secrets. She's encouraged by meeting caring, helpful women including a retired therapist; but fearful of men who challenge her guarded heart—one who's hidden his true feelings, another is a wounded hero recovering from trauma, and a third is an intelligent charmer who seems too good to be true. Callie must choose to confront, or run from, facing her traumas and men who could either shatter her heart or help her heal. The Wishes are a gentle, guiding force providing a structured, hopeful path through the chaos of grief. Ultimately, will she fear the wishes and close connections, or choose to heal? Will twists of fate or her own decisions determine which woman she wants to be, and which life she wants to live? Callie's journey through broken lives from charming New England to the Florida coasts, to the majestic Grand Canyon will either save or devastate her. Join Callie as she navigates the treacherous terrain of the heart in a fight for her future. WISHES is a poignant exploration of human suffering and resilience, redemption, and the power of love and hope that lies within us all. Reading Wishes might move you to tears by the power of the human heart and spirit.