Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes

Rose Gardner Mystery, Book 1

De: Denise Grover Swank

Narrado por: Shannon McManus

The first book of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling series!

"Though much of the book is light-hearted and occasionally outright hilarious, the author sneaks in a few home truths along the way that will hit you where it counts, like how even someone’s best intentions can box you in." (Everybody Needs a Little Romance blog)

"This was one of those books that I kept telling myself one more page, then I need to put it down. Instead I found myself tearing through the book instead, needing to know the outcome." (Just Jump Book Reviews)

For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV on a Friday afternoon is bad even before she sees a vision of herself dead. She’s had plenty of visions, usually boring ones like someone’s toilet’s overflowed, but she’s never seen one of herself before. When her overbearing momma winds up murdered on her sofa, instead, two things are certain: There isn't enough hydrogen peroxide in the state of Arkansas to get that stain out, and Rose is the prime suspect.

Rose realizes she’s wasted 24 years of living and makes a list on the back of a Wal-Mart receipt: 28 things she wants to accomplish before her vision comes true. She’s well on her way with the help of her next door neighbor Joe, who has no trouble teaching Rose the rules of drinking, but won’t help with number 15 - do more with a man. Joe’s new to town, but it doesn’t take a vision for Rose to realize he’s got plenty of secrets of his own.

Somebody thinks Rose has something they want, and they’ll do anything to get it. Her house is broken into, someone else she knows is murdered, and suddenly, dying a virgin in the Fenton County jail isn’t her biggest worry, after all.

©2011 Denise Grover Swank (P)2020 Denise Grover Swank

started ok then became torture

seemed ok to start and seemed to have a good storyline, but as it went on the holes in the story and just contradicting cry tough girl became annoying. I will not be reading the next book

Great book

This was a great story. I couldn’t wait to find out what happened. The narrator is great too.

Must read!! (again)

This is my favorite series EVER! I am reading/listening to it for the second time and just like the first time I read it, i find myself having a hard time turning the book off, the whole just one more page would be true if I was actually reading instead of listening. This series has everything, one minute im laughing (out loud), the next sitting on the edge of my seat in fear of what Rose has gotten herself into, and anticipation of how she is going to get herself out of it, the next thing you know your crying with her either tears of joy or heartbreak. Ms. Swank is an awesome writer, but with this series she really pulled out all the stops. I dont know if she ever reads these reviews but in case she does I'd like to say Thank You! I'm an on call hospice nurse and drive (usually at night) to the homes of patients with urgent needs. Your books have gotten me through a lot of rough nights. Im sure you work hard writing books for our entertainment, please know that this hospice nurse appreciates it more than you know.

Great find

Anyone who doesn't enjoy this book obviously doesn't appreciate a great book with an awesome narrator.

Maybe it’s me?

I admit that I usually read thrillers mysteries, true crime that are not of the “romantic” variety. But this isn’t my first time with this author either. I read her “Summer” series and enjoyed them. I hoped maybe this would be a fun blend of genres? Reading the reviews I realize that some people truly love this book. There honestly were things I enjoyed about this book. And maybe it’s just the number of police procedurals I’ve read and listen to that made listening to this story so unbelievably hard. The sheer ridiculousness of the lead characters path through the story from her actual capers to her emotional awakening, were to be honest, cringy. YET, there was enough in this to keep me to the end. And while maybe I wouldn’t spend a credit on the 2nd one in the series, if I were to come across it in a sale, I know I would listen to the next one. Not sure what that means but that’s how I feel. I thought the voice talent was very good.