

Wishes for Christmas
Author: Fern Michaels
Narrator: Laural Merlington
Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/27/2015
Categories: Fiction, Seasonal Fiction, Women
Author: Fern Michaels
Narrator: Laural Merlington
Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/27/2015
Categories: Fiction, Seasonal Fiction, Women
Self-described as someone who can scribble notes and tell great stories, author Fern Michaels, aka Mary Ruth Kuczkir, is a very prolific writer having written 147 books, with 90 being on the New York Times best sellers list. She was born in Pennsylvania, coming into this world as "a dinky little thing", as her father called her. She spent the early part of her adult life becoming a wife and mother of five children. After her children were grown, she separated from her husband, who was a very negative person, and began putting pen to paper to begin her writing career. She had always loved books, and writing one seemed to be the best chance for her to make her own way through the rest of her life. Her first manuscript was not published, but the second attempt was, and so began her illustrious career.
Her successful career allowed her to put all five children through college, on her own, which she claims is one of her most proud accomplishments. She says that when all is considered, family is the most important thing. Fern also bought a beautiful old (300 year old) plantation in South Carolina, where she still lives today. Her grandmother gave her very sage advice many years ago, which she lives by today.......when God is good to you, you have to give back. She developed the Fern Michaels Foundation which grants four scholarships to deserving students. She also opened a pre-school and day care center for single moms who are having a hard time supporting their family.
The quote that best describes is a Dutch saying.......If you can't whistle on your way to work, you don't belong in that job. She follows by saying, "I whistle all day long".
Review originally posted on Book-o-Craze, on a Tour organized by Tasty Book Tours! This year I hadn't really managed to feel all the Christmas hype, with the season's glow not as apparent to me as previously. And, it might sound like it is a bit soon for the Christmas joy to start, but for me that wa......more
This book is broken into 3 parts. They each tell their own story, but there is some connection of characters along the way. I found the first part to be hard to follow, but the 2nd two parts were good and had a nice story to each of them. And the Angels Sing This part of the book isn't exactly easy to......more
Wishes for Christmas by Fern Michaels is a 2015 Zebra publication I enjoy Fern Michaels Sisterhood series but because I was very slow in getting started on it, I have only managed to read a handful of them, but do try to squeeze one into my reading schedule whenever I can. But the Godmothers series i......more
Wishes for Christmas by Fern Michaels Have enjoyed other works by this author. Combination of the sisterhood and godmother series. Three Christmases Starts out with the women gathering at Halloween time and they break the rules-talking business with eating. The money from Maggie's husbands insurance upo......more
A delightful start to your festive reading- a collection of three short stories from Fern Michaels. They include characters from her book series so you feel you are catching up with friends. In the first book the Sisterhood help Maggie fulfil a Christmas wish to make someone’s life better over Christ......more