Dec23

wish I was here.

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What do you get when you mix young adult nerd romance, suspense, mystery, humor, sci-fi, and action? You get ‘Wish I Was Here’ the first book in author, Ilsa Rey’s series, The Wish Trilogy.

High school is a time when everyone tries to find themselves, but as you follow Ana and Isaac throughout the novel, they quite literally disappear, each in a different way. In this adventure, Ana, who has never had much confidence at all, has to muster all her courage to find a way to save Isaac before it’s too late. 

There are many ups and downs along the way, especially when an old flame enters the picture, along with their dysfunctional families, and things get even more complicated. The stakes get higher, there are secrets, hard decisions have to be made, and things get more dangerous. Who can be trusted? What to do next? Will Ana find her confidence and use her wit to outsmart everyone? Can things be solved in time? You’ll find yourself cheering her along, and even laughing at times, but there are no guarantees and everything is on the table. You won’t be able to put this down until the very end. It’s definitely a page-turner and a great escape!

Books go on sale today at the following locations:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Black Rose (Publisher) https://www.blackrosewriting.com/youngadult/p/wishiwashere

* About the Author: (blogging friend and martial arts master)

At age twenty-one, Ilsa Rey packed everything she owned into her little red Ford Focus and drove from Cleveland to California for good. She is now a recovering chicken owner and a martial artist with a black belt in Taekwondo and a blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Her favorite things are writing, training, and teaching self-defense to young women. She lives in southern California with her husband, four children, and the ghosts of chickens past.Find her online: X: @IlsaReyAuthor; Instagram: @Ilsa_Rey; Blog: IlsaRey.com

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“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
-Albert Einstein

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Wish I Was Here: Even When Invisible, There’s No Place to Hide

(Book 1 of The Wish Trilogy) for Teens and Young Adults

  • Publisher  :  Black Rose Writing
  • Publication date  :  December 23, 2025

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  5. Don’t we all wish for something? :) But few have the courage to do anything about it. :(

    And I’m sitting here thinking is it “Wish I was?” or “Wish I were?”
    XXXX school teacher in me. Who gives a XXXX?

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  20. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
    -Albert Einstein
    I’ll sign up to this!
    I wish you the best, day after day, stay open like a kids’ book, never become a serious adult, we ‘eternal kids’ have so much more fun in life. Merry Christmas to you and your beloved ones. Kiki

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