Wish Upon A Star by Sarah Morgan
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Release Date: 7th October 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from the publisher for review via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Publishers Summary:

Christy was hoping to skip Christmas this year. Her kids have other ideas – they want to spend Christmas with their dad, so it looks like Christy will be forced to play happy families with her ex! Snow-capped mountains, pine trees laced with frost, roaring log fires, Alessandro’s Lake District home is like walking into a Christmas card. Is it safe for her to spend Christmas with her dreamy – no! –entirely infuriating ex-hubby?

Two stories of finding love and enjoying the holidays. Christy and Alessandro are apart from each other during what should be a very happy time of year. Only their scheming children may be able to pull them back together again. Miranda on the other hand has given up on love, six months pregnant and not at all looking for love stumbles into Jake. Of course, Jake’s plans are completely different from Miranda’s and how it ends is entirely up to her. Christmas and happily ever afters come together in this new novel from Sarah Morgan.

First of all, I had no idea this wasn’t a full novel. When I initially picked this up off of Net Galley I thought it was one story, but upon reading I quickly discovered that wasn’t the case. After about fifty pages in and things clicking along pretty quickly I realized it would be hard to draw it out for more than maybe another hundred pages. I flipped ahead to discover a second story and was actually pretty excited about it. I’m a huge fan of short stories when written well and these were actually a little longer than a short story but still very well written. It also was a great fit for a Christmas Chick Lit story making it an incredibly quick and fun read!

Having not expected Miranda and Jake’s story I just took it as a bit of a bonus read and thoroughly enjoyed it though I think I enjoyed Christy and Allesandro’s story the best. From the first chapter I was completely captured by Christy and couldn’t help but wonder why it was that she left her very attractive and successful husband. What came after was a story about forgiveness mixed with a wonderful family Christmas with their scheming children. As for Miranda and Jake, I loved how persistent he was and of course I’m a sucker for a happily ever after which definitely happened.

Wish Upon A Star by Sarah Morgan is the perfect cozy romantic chick lit novel for the holidays. Easily read in one or two settings due to the break up between the two short stories within it’s pages. Follow along with Christy & Allesandro as they struggle to overcome their differences and become a happy family just in time for Christmas day and watch as Jake does everything he can to convince Miranda of his love. Both stories within the pages of Wish Upon A Star are fantastic and great reads for the holiday season.