The Wishing Star
(2026)(The second book in the Harmony Creek Stories series)
A novel by Felicity Wilder and Selena Wilder
A Sweet Christmas Historical Romance of the American Frontier
All Sadie Bergstrom has ever wanted is to be a doctor. But her doctor father is dead set against having her go to medical school. He's determined to marry her off to a rich young man instead.All Lucas O’Brien has ever wanted is to make Sadie happy. But she barely notices her father’s quiet hired hand—until he takes a daring gamble to help her pursue her dream.
It''s 1870 in Harmony Creek, Minnesota. Eighteen-year-old Sadie would much rather spend her days treating patients beside her father, the town doctor, than become anybody’s wife. But Doc Bergstrom is convinced that medicine is no life for a respectable woman. He thinks it’s high time his daughter got married, and he has already chosen the prosperous young man he wants her to wed.
Lucas O’Brien has loved Sadie for years, even though he knows he has little chance of winning her. An orphan with little education, no money, and no family name, he can’t compete with the young man her father has in mind for her. But knowing how desperately Sadie wants to attend medical school, he takes a bold step to give her a chance—a decision that turns both their lives upside down.
As Christmas approaches, Sadie and Lucas each make a heartfelt wish on the evening star. Then strange things start to happen. A mysterious old trapper appears and takes a hand in their fortunes. Unexpected rescues and mysterious gifts arrive just when they’re needed most. And Sadie begins to see the quiet young man who has always believed in her in an entirely new way.
Could a little Christmas magic give Sadie and Lucas everything they’ve wished for—even a future together?
The Wishing Star is a sweet, heartwarming historical Christmas romance about following your dreams, believing in the person you love, and discovering that the impossible future you long for might be closer than you ever imagined.
Tropes and themes: Christmas magic • slow-burn romance • he falls first • longtime secret crush ''' forbidden love • class differences • determined heroine • protective hero • women in medicine • faith and hope • small-town community • happily ever after
A sweet, clean romance with no explicit love scenes.
Genre: Inspirational
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