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Blossom Street #6.5
The Twenty-First Wish
Wishes can come true! Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber on Blossom Street for a heartwarming novella about a mother and daughter.
Anne Marie Roche and her adopted ten-year-old daughter, Ellen, have each written a list of twenty wishes—on which they included learning to knit. Like many of their wishes, it has come true, and now they knit practically every day. But Ellen has quietly added a twenty-first that her mom will fall in love with Tim, Ellen's birth father, who's recently entered their lives…
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Anne Marie Roche and her adopted ten-year-old daughter, Ellen, have each written a list of twenty wishes—on which they included learning to knit. Like many of their wishes, it has come true, and now they knit practically every day. But Ellen has quietly added a twenty-first that her mom will fall in love with Tim, Ellen's birth father, who's recently entered their lives…
Previously Published.
103 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2016
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About the author
Debbie Macomber
908 books20.7k followersDebbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Macomber’s novels have spent over 1,000 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Fifteen of these novels hit the number one spot.
In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.
Celebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and six have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons.
She serves on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, is a YFC National Ambassador, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series.
In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.
Celebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and six have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons.
She serves on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, is a YFC National Ambassador, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series.
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April 25, 2018
Perfect follow up to Twenty Wishes. So glad Tim came into the picture for these two ladies!
July 31, 2019
I read this some time ago but that was before I was reviewing. I enjoy all of Debbie Macomber books and enjoy a break from all the sex-filled stories that can be unrealistic at times.
July 14, 2022
I so enjoyed this intermediary story in the blossom street series! By this point I’d become invested in Anne-Marie, Tim, and Ellen. This was a quick read and such a satisfying conclusion.
4 stars because Anne Marie was being ridiculous for most of the book 😅
4 stars because Anne Marie was being ridiculous for most of the book 😅
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 5, 2019
Love it!!! Such a cute story. And I loved that it was another Anne Marie and Ellen story 💖💖
January 14, 2020
Heart warming!
October 24, 2024
A bit disappointed with how Tim and Anne Marie got together in this book. Anne Marie was actually quite annoying in this book and I didn't feel that way about her in the previous book.
February 6, 2019
Another book of the Blossom Street series. I enjoy this series and would recommend them to anyone. This short book continues the story of the book shop owner, Anne Marie Roche and her adopted daughter Ellen from the Twenty Wishes book.
As I always recommend on this series, Read Them!
As I always recommend on this series, Read Them!
March 5, 2020
While the title of this book appears to make this a sequel to Twenty Wishes, therefore putting it between that book and Summer on Blossom Street, be warned , this book should follow Summer making it #6.5 not 5.5. I really don't think that it tells a complete story but instead follows threads begun in Twenty Wishes and Summer on Blossom Street. In some ways this is more of a completion of those stories than a story in it's own right. I recommend reading this after both Twenty Wishes and Summer on Blossom Street. Also there are characters whose backstories are in earlier books, especially Lydia, but those backstories aren't really significant in this book, except for Anne Marie and Ellen.
This is a little more than a short story and maybe enough for a novella. But there was way too much info dump which are needed to fill in an obvious gap between Twenty Wishes and this book. But much of that is covered in Summer. (I followed the numbering sequence for the books listed in the title section on Goodreads and therefore read this before Summer.) The whole things seemed a little rushed since I read it without Summer. For one thing, too much of Tim and Anne Marie's relationship was skimmed over, especially the earlier part. All of the part about how Tim comes into their lives is backstory which is covered in Summer.
A common problem for me with romance novels is the idea contained in so many that "love" is all about warm and fuzzy feelings. Being "in love" seems to be so important. I believe that love is an action verb. It's a choice. This story is interesting in that Anne Marie seems motivated by the warm and fuzzies, but she admits what Lydia tells her that love is a decision.
Mature themes: nope - none, unless you count some heavy kissing, which I don't.
This is a little more than a short story and maybe enough for a novella. But there was way too much info dump which are needed to fill in an obvious gap between Twenty Wishes and this book. But much of that is covered in Summer. (I followed the numbering sequence for the books listed in the title section on Goodreads and therefore read this before Summer.) The whole things seemed a little rushed since I read it without Summer. For one thing, too much of Tim and Anne Marie's relationship was skimmed over, especially the earlier part. All of the part about how Tim comes into their lives is backstory which is covered in Summer.
A common problem for me with romance novels is the idea contained in so many that "love" is all about warm and fuzzy feelings. Being "in love" seems to be so important. I believe that love is an action verb. It's a choice. This story is interesting in that Anne Marie seems motivated by the warm and fuzzies, but she admits what Lydia tells her that love is a decision.
Mature themes: nope - none, unless you count some heavy kissing, which I don't.
November 9, 2025
I am so sorry that this took me so long to finish. It's really only a novella. Don't know why it took me so long, except that I had to physically read the book and recently I have been terrible at that and mostly listen to audiobooks. I have just been so lazy and I've been watching a lot of TV also.
Anyway this was a great Novella follow up to Twenty Wishes with the same characters and a lovely love story. I love Debbie Macomber and plan to read another book... one of her Christmas ones... next month. I also hope to fit more of this series into my challenge next year... at least one book.
Well... I am behind in my reading but hope to finish out the year strong and complete my reading challenges. I have a lot of books to finish in the coming weeks and lots of work and holidays in which to complete them... if I don't waste time I may finish. If not I'll try and do better next year. I also have a bunch of series going at the same time and hope to make progress on them all and maybe finish a few series up. Hopefully I won't start any new series next year, but that was my plan this year and it didn't happen... Oh well. I am enjoying most of my reading (once in a while I don't like a book we read for my library book club, but that happens, and sometimes it is my choice that I don't like). What matters is that I keep reading!
Using this book for the The 52 Book Club 2025 Challenge prompt # 45 - Author releases more than one book a year
Anyway this was a great Novella follow up to Twenty Wishes with the same characters and a lovely love story. I love Debbie Macomber and plan to read another book... one of her Christmas ones... next month. I also hope to fit more of this series into my challenge next year... at least one book.
Well... I am behind in my reading but hope to finish out the year strong and complete my reading challenges. I have a lot of books to finish in the coming weeks and lots of work and holidays in which to complete them... if I don't waste time I may finish. If not I'll try and do better next year. I also have a bunch of series going at the same time and hope to make progress on them all and maybe finish a few series up. Hopefully I won't start any new series next year, but that was my plan this year and it didn't happen... Oh well. I am enjoying most of my reading (once in a while I don't like a book we read for my library book club, but that happens, and sometimes it is my choice that I don't like). What matters is that I keep reading!
Using this book for the The 52 Book Club 2025 Challenge prompt # 45 - Author releases more than one book a year
May 23, 2022
I have read almost every one of the Blossom Street series and this one was definitely lacking some substance. It almost felt like the end of another story whether it be Twenty Wishes or Summer on Blossom Street. It wasn’t meaty enough for its own book. It actually surprised me when it ended. Maybe it’s just me but this book made Ann Marie Roche almost unlikable. She was extremely unforgiving which was unattractive and her treatment of Mel was sort of crappy. I don’t expect these novels to be any great works of literature, I mostly read them for the knitting content, which this had almost none, and for easy entertainment with familiar characters, while I’m walking on my treadmill. If I had purchased this book I’d be even more disappointed but for free from the library, it was more palatable. I wouldn’t say skip it but it’s definitely not a "must read”
November 3, 2017
So first the good stuff
You can always count on Debbie Macomber for a well written heartwarming story
The characters are real and people you want to hang out with
Ellen is a wonderful character and always a joy
Now the not so good stuff
This book is listed as number six in the series, but in fact it's more like number 7. Since I read a series in order, there were characters and references that I did not understand at first but they were easy enough to figure out.
I don't like when an author writes an add on book to one already written. This 90 something pay novella could have been cut down by at least half and added to Twenty Wishes
It was very formula writing. Debbie Macombers stories don't always follow the usual romance book lines.
You can always count on Debbie Macomber for a well written heartwarming story
The characters are real and people you want to hang out with
Ellen is a wonderful character and always a joy
Now the not so good stuff
This book is listed as number six in the series, but in fact it's more like number 7. Since I read a series in order, there were characters and references that I did not understand at first but they were easy enough to figure out.
I don't like when an author writes an add on book to one already written. This 90 something pay novella could have been cut down by at least half and added to Twenty Wishes
It was very formula writing. Debbie Macombers stories don't always follow the usual romance book lines.
July 11, 2022
Unsure if this was the next book after summer on blossom street or not it’s been confusing having the two books in one (twenty wishes and twenty one wishes) as they don’t come after each other but I feel like maybe I missed part of the story because things seemed to happen quite quickly.
I wish the ending had of been a bit more drawn out it seemed rushed maybe just because it’s shorter than the other books I’m not sure. It was funny in parts, sweet in others and a great read about both love, friendships and community.
Looking forward to reading another blossom street novel 😀
I wish the ending had of been a bit more drawn out it seemed rushed maybe just because it’s shorter than the other books I’m not sure. It was funny in parts, sweet in others and a great read about both love, friendships and community.
Looking forward to reading another blossom street novel 😀
December 20, 2018
I've been a fan of Debbie Macomber's romances for years, but for some reason I hadn't read this yet. As always, I was drawn in by the residents of the town introduced to us in the Blossom Street series. Anne Marie Roche and her adopted daughter Ellen move to a new home, and while they're adjusting to that, she needs to decide whether she'd be happier with the older and safe Mel, or the handsome Tim - who just happens to be Ellen's biological father.
March 23, 2021
When life gets to me, I return to the next read in this series: I feel like I've come home to something comfortable and cozy.
However, I didn't enjoy this story as much as some of the others in the series. At the heart is a love triangle, which I'm never much into, and I felt its resolution was a tad too easy. But your heart still feels warm after reading it, and that is the point in reading Macomber.
However, I didn't enjoy this story as much as some of the others in the series. At the heart is a love triangle, which I'm never much into, and I felt its resolution was a tad too easy. But your heart still feels warm after reading it, and that is the point in reading Macomber.
July 19, 2017
A wedding in the making
The main characters from Twenty Wishes are back and things are happening for Anne Marie and her adopted daughter,Ellen. Life has a way of moving forward without any warning of what's to come. Ellen's father comes bAck into Anne Marie's life and this time she has to make a decision which will change her life.
The main characters from Twenty Wishes are back and things are happening for Anne Marie and her adopted daughter,Ellen. Life has a way of moving forward without any warning of what's to come. Ellen's father comes bAck into Anne Marie's life and this time she has to make a decision which will change her life.
May 24, 2019
Satisfying though predictable
Being fairly certain you know how something will turn out isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes you can just enjoy the ride...Take a chance and read this brief wrap up of the storylines in The Twenty Wishes...then enjoy the nice sigh you will surely have at the end.
Being fairly certain you know how something will turn out isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes you can just enjoy the ride...Take a chance and read this brief wrap up of the storylines in The Twenty Wishes...then enjoy the nice sigh you will surely have at the end.
October 13, 2019
Heart or Head?
Anne Marie must decide whether to listen to her heart or her head when she choses the man she will marry. I enjoyed the story of a women's struggle to do what is best for herself and her daughter. Ms Macomber wove her story until Anne Marie's heart and head were in agreement.
Anne Marie must decide whether to listen to her heart or her head when she choses the man she will marry. I enjoyed the story of a women's struggle to do what is best for herself and her daughter. Ms Macomber wove her story until Anne Marie's heart and head were in agreement.
January 5, 2020
21 wishes
First read 20 wishes so glad there was a sequel. I have recently become a fan have read about 6 books and i am hooked. Loved this book and a perfect ending for 20 wishes. You feel connected to the people in these books. Am glad that a an avid reader that i have found Debbie Macomber.
First read 20 wishes so glad there was a sequel. I have recently become a fan have read about 6 books and i am hooked. Loved this book and a perfect ending for 20 wishes. You feel connected to the people in these books. Am glad that a an avid reader that i have found Debbie Macomber.
March 16, 2019
A lovely romance
A little girl gets adopted and writes 20 wishes. One of those wishes is that she meets her father. Now Er wish is that they become a family, but past history makes that unlikely.
A little girl gets adopted and writes 20 wishes. One of those wishes is that she meets her father. Now Er wish is that they become a family, but past history makes that unlikely.
June 22, 2020
Wish this story had been longer! Anne Marie and Ellen are a delightful duo who deserve a happy family. The chemistry between Tim and Anne Marie feels real but I would have enjoyed a longer story in order to develop this at a more leisurely pace. It seemed a bit rushed toward the end.
August 30, 2020
I adore Debbie Macomber and this does not disappoint. The paperback I purchased referred to this as a novel (as in, the book had two Blossom Street novels), but this is a novella really. Still, it's cute and sweet in its re-release.
March 8, 2021
Once again at her best
In the passed year I have read many books. I’ve read most of the Bloaaom street books with maybe one or two more left to read. I needed a quick pick me up book and Ms Macomber is always that. I’m a huge fan. LOVED this book.
In the passed year I have read many books. I’ve read most of the Bloaaom street books with maybe one or two more left to read. I needed a quick pick me up book and Ms Macomber is always that. I’m a huge fan. LOVED this book.
March 24, 2021
While this book seems out of sequence and it’s two stories in one book, the Twenty-One Wishes was a nice compliment to the storyline for the Twenty Wishes. It was nice to see a continuous storyline have a storyline ending. Delighted with the outcome.
June 5, 2024
I know this was a novella, but I felt that it was rushed and the heroine went from feeling one thing to feeling the opposite in no time at all. That's why I took off a star. Otherwise it was quite enjoyable.
June 24, 2017
Nice novella. About Ellen's adoptive mom and her issues in deciding between the two men she's dating. It's just a sweet, sweet story with soft conflict. Nice.
July 18, 2017
A fun novella.
This was a cute and sweet novella. There were great characters in this fun little town. The romance was sweet and clean.
This was a cute and sweet novella. There were great characters in this fun little town. The romance was sweet and clean.
August 21, 2017
Great!!!
I love her books!!!! Great read and couldn't wait to read it!!! Quick read! Can't wait for her next book.
I love her books!!!! Great read and couldn't wait to read it!!! Quick read! Can't wait for her next book.
March 27, 2018
I've loved following this series. I hope it continues.
Macombers books keep you wanting more. Keep up the good work
Macombers books keep you wanting more. Keep up the good work
January 30, 2019
Love this book
There is never a book that Debbie Macomber has written that I haven't loved. I looking forward to another one.
There is never a book that Debbie Macomber has written that I haven't loved. I looking forward to another one.
February 25, 2019
Definitely recommend
Absolutely love the character of Ellen. She’s funny and wise. This story had a bit more humor than the previous books.
Absolutely love the character of Ellen. She’s funny and wise. This story had a bit more humor than the previous books.
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