Sunday, August 07, 2022

With Love From Wish & Co. by Minnie Darke 5*

Marnie Fairchild, from the rogue side of the Fairchild family, and thus not part of its fortune, is a businesswoman. She’s gone from a food truck to a high-end gift service. Her business includes everything from selling specialty gift wrap to personal gift shopping for her clients. She’s ready to move up in her retail location and has her heart set on a posh address where her grandfather worked as a cobbler. Marnie works hard, but she has goals. She wants that space.

Complications come when gifts are misdelivered. One to the wife, one to the mistress.

Her characters are charming, but not perfect, her plot has surprises and a fresh approach to the “woman starting a small business” trope, and she did a great job of struggling with the issue of personal responsibility, in this case, by enabling cheating husbands, but also the emotions when the recipients of the gifts realize that they weren’t chosen by a loved one, but a pro.

I love the interwoven lesson of women being responsible for their own happiness and hope to read more from this author.

I received this book from NetGalley and Dell, the publisher. It goes on sale August 17, 2022.

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