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Her Every Wish [novella] (2015)

por Courtney Milan

Series: The Worth Saga (1.5)

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Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Crash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesting doors than respect ever could. His sole regret? Once lovely, sweet Daisy Whitlaw learned the truth about how he made his fortune, she cut him off.

Daisy’s father is dead, her mother is in ill health, and her available funds have dwindled to a memory. When the local parish announces a charity bequest to help young people start a trade, it’s her last chance. So what if the grants are intended for men? If she’s good enough, she might bluff her way into a future.

When Crash offers to show her how to swagger with confidence, she knows he is up to no good. But with her life in the balance, she’s desperate enough to risk the one thing she hasn’t yet lost: her heart.

Her Every Wish is a companion novella in the Worth Saga. It stands on its own, but those who wish to read in order might want to read the first book in the series, Once Upon a Marquess, before this one.

The books in the Worth Saga are:

1. Once Upon a Marquess
1½. Her Every Wish
2. After the Wedding
3. The Devil Comes Courting 
4. The Return of the Scoundrel
5. The Kissing Hour
6. A Tale of Two Viscounts
7. The Return of the Earl 

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This is probably my favorite novella by Courtney Milan. I'm generally not a fan of her novellas, as they tend to try to do too much with too little space, but this one had an appropriate scale to the number of pages. Crash (gosh, is that a horrible name) and Daisy are two people living on the rougher side of London, which rarely gets explored in historical romances unless there's a chase scene, a kidnapping, or one of the leads is a thief to be tamed by a marquess a la My Fair Lady. Daisy's goal is to win a competition and open her own store while battling her feelings for Crash. It's a second chance romance, which helps given the shortened format of the story. There's no rushing here, and the pace is just right.

Race and Sexism take center stage in this novella. It can seem a little preachy, at times, so if that isn't your thing, fair enough. Daisy is literally laughed off the stage when she tries to propose her business model to the judges despite having the better pitch compared to her male competitors. Crash is black and while he's super charming and confident as hell, all of the women are obsessed with him because he's black. Except for Daisy who learned the hard way not to focus on the fact that he's black. Crash uses his tricks to being debonair to help Daisy improve her speech to impress the judges.

Will Daisy miraculously win? Or will sexism prevail? The answer is pretty obvious, but it was still cute watching the two fall back in love. The message in this book is pretty solid and heart-warming. It reminds me very much of inspirational stories where the takeaway is more important than the narrative or the romance. There's the same emphasis on forgiveness and hard work and kindness. So, if you don't mind Christian or Inspirational novels where the message is "Have Faith in God", then you will enjoy this story with a message of "believe in yourself and don't apologize for it" (at least that's what I got from it).

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  readerbug2 | Nov 16, 2023 |
This took me 5 or 6 chapters to get into, but I ended up really enjoying it. It's kind of empowering actually. And happy. A second-chance trope with both characters growing, and a nice cast of supporting characters. ( )
  JorgeousJotts | Jul 21, 2023 |
What can you say? It's Courtney Milan. Once again, well-drawn characters, realistic conflict, working through a tough situation and ultimately triumphing. Then add in a POC hero (in a historical!) and some real discussion around sexism and racism within the context of the characters' experience that directly leads to their conflict. She's my favourite romance writer today. (Taking the baton from JAK, who is concentrating more on the mystery side of her writing.) ( )
  mktoronto | Feb 24, 2023 |
I love Courtney Milan!!!! I adore every single character she has ever written, and Crash and Daisy are no exceptions. However, I think Daisy was hurt far worse by Crash than vice versa and should not have been the one to prostrate herself. She absolutely needed to own and apologize for her unconscious well-meaning-white-girl racism, but Crash was far more vicious and cruel and frankly, I think he should have had to work a bit harder to regain her trust. (4.5 stars) ( )
  Rhiannon.Mistwalker | Aug 19, 2022 |
A direct sequel to the prior book in the series, as in, it is easier to read this book after having read the first book in the series. Both to fully understand Judith (and her connection to Daisy (the main character in this book here)), and to briefly see Daisy as a side character.

It is 1866 London, and the focus is on people who are not normally the focus of modern books set back in the mid-19th century. The focus is on Daisy, a shop-girl (she works in a flower shop) struggling to make ends meet, while supporting her mother (who has issues with her hands). Unlike the prior book that focused on Judith who was somewhat a similar situation as Daisy in the beginning of the book; Daisy is not someone who is in her position because of scandal or the like (Judith's father and brother were found to have committed treason, and Judith and family were "set down" from high class (titled class) to working class). Daisy's father was a failed grocery, mother was/is a seamstress (and/or she takes in clothing to mend). Daisy's lineage does not include high titles and high society. She's only one of the two point of views in this book, though, so what about the other?

The other is Nigel "Crash" Wedonothavelastnames. Normally referred to as Crash. Crash was constantly told he was good enough, to ignore the words flung at him, etc. etc. So Crash heard these "you are good enough" words from his family at the same time he heard the "you'll never be good enough, and you hang like your father" from everyone else. Not that it is known who his father is, or what happened to him. Daisy is of English ancestry (as far as she knows). While Crash is . . . he doesn't know. A mix, that's for certain. Chinese? Indian? African? Some European mixed in somewhere, probably? A mix.

Crash and Daisy had a history before the start of this book. They were a "thing". But they had a bad break and Daisy no longer wants anything to do with Crash (though still lusts after him); while Crash wants to prove Daisy wrong (for sending him away . . . or . . . words like that while still lusting after her).

I've already noted that Daisy works in a flower shop, but the book actually opens with her entered in a competition. It would appear that some money has been left "to the parish" I think was the wording. Money, 50 pounds, to be given to a person with a business plan. The wording as open enough that Daisy felt like she could compete for the money herself. As in, the word man was missing from the competition rules. Daisy wants to open a shop for working class women. The announcer type, the other contestants (at least one), the judges (presumably, except for one), and, a good portion of the audience treat Daisy as humorous. And one even flings horse manure at her. Despite this reaction, Daisy is chosen to be among the finalists for the prize. And will have to get up on stage again in a week's time.

Which leads to a confrontation between Crash and Daisy: Crash offers Daisy help. Back and forth - basically Daisy needs to be a lot more confident and a lot less apologetic if she hopes to have any chance of winning, and Crash can help. Daisy reluctantly agrees.

And so - the book then proceeds to follow the two of them living their separate lives, and occasionally coming together for lessons. Leading up to the big event on stage.

As was probably already seen, this is historical fiction. It is also a romance. Something of a second chance/enemies to lovers type romance (they were lovers, then they weren't - this is a second chance; they broke badly, Daisy, even if still feeling lust, loathes Crash, while Crash lusts after Daisy but also wants to . . . . teach her a lesson? (something like that, but it's all mixed up and stuff)).

I've now read 14 books this year - and I've rated this book highest.

Rating: 5+

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  Lexxi | Mar 13, 2021 |
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Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Crash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesting doors than respect ever could. His sole regret? Once lovely, sweet Daisy Whitlaw learned the truth about how he made his fortune, she cut him off.

Daisy’s father is dead, her mother is in ill health, and her available funds have dwindled to a memory. When the local parish announces a charity bequest to help young people start a trade, it’s her last chance. So what if the grants are intended for men? If she’s good enough, she might bluff her way into a future.

When Crash offers to show her how to swagger with confidence, she knows he is up to no good. But with her life in the balance, she’s desperate enough to risk the one thing she hasn’t yet lost: her heart.

Her Every Wish is a companion novella in the Worth Saga. It stands on its own, but those who wish to read in order might want to read the first book in the series, Once Upon a Marquess, before this one.

The books in the Worth Saga are:

1. Once Upon a Marquess
1½. Her Every Wish
2. After the Wedding
3. The Devil Comes Courting 
4. The Return of the Scoundrel
5. The Kissing Hour
6. A Tale of Two Viscounts
7. The Return of the Earl 

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