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I got hooked on the Carson Springs series from day one. Eileen Goudge does a wonderful job of drawing you into the town and the characters lives. In the first two books you learn about Anna Vincenzi and her sister, movie star Monica Vincent. The auther elludes to a strain in their relationship and that Monica is a difficult person, but you don't learn how difficult until this third book in the series.

Anna works for her sister full time and also cares for their mother full time. She's stressed out, overweight, and very unhappy. This book leads you through Anna's story. Unfortunately, Monica is found dead and Anna has been arrested for her murder, so life for Anna isn't a wish come true! The story flip flops between the present and the past. It leads you through Anna's weight loss, discovery of love, and a self discovery that she can be a strong person. It's such a great character novel. I didn't want it to end. I recommend this book...and the entire series!

Eileen Goudge is one of the most compelling writers of our time. In A WISH CAME TRUE, we see Anna overcome her sister's shadow into a confident woman. It is a compelling story, she writes about characters that are as real as you and me. The entire Carson Spring series is captivating with characters that you can easily relate to. Highly recommend this book, as well as the entire series, and any of her other novels.

I usually love Elaine Goudge's books, but this one was a disappointment to me. I enjoyed the first Carson Springs Taste of Honey but the next two weren't quite as good. This book, Wish Come True is certainly not the best of the three. Too many characters to keep up with, I had to keep looking back to see who's who. I couldn't really get into this book though I stayed with it to the end. I wouldn't recommend this book.