Absolutely love this book and the series. You have all the great tropes from forced proximity to cowboys. K love how the series just keep continuing

💖🐾 Book Review: Training the Heart by Paisley Hope 🐾💖

A charming, heartwarming romance full of second chances, healing, and adorable pups! Training the Heart is a feel-good story that beautifully explores love, trust, and the courage to open your heart again.

What it’s about:
When dog trainer Lucy crosses paths with former firefighter and single dad Max, sparks fly—but so do the challenges of past wounds and new beginnings. As they work together to train some very special pups, they discover that sometimes the best relationships require patience, trust, and a little bit of love.

Tropes You’ll Love:
🐶 Small-town romance
👨‍👧 Single dad
💞 Second chance romance
✨ Healing & personal growth
🐕 Puppy love & warmhearted moments

Paisley Hope’s gentle storytelling and lovable characters make Training the Heart a perfect cozy read for anyone who believes in the power of love and redemption.

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DNF @ 80%. I can’t be bothered to finish. I’ve gotten what I needed out of it and I’m ready to move on.

The problem with Paisley’s books is she has way too much spice. It’s repetitive and boring. If she cut some of it out, the stories would be so much better.

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Tropes:
🩵Small Town
🩵Grumpy x Sunshine
🩵Only One Bed
🩵Man Obsessed (but in denial)
🩵Spicy Lessons

This whole series has been amazing but I think this one is definitely my favorite! Wade and Ivy just stole my heart from the beginning and watching their love story unfold was such a great ride! Grumpy x Sunshine will always be a favorite trope of mine and it's done so well in Training The Heart! And the spice is so damn good 🔥 If you love small town romance, don't miss out on this book or series!

Holy smokes this is a spicy one! This series is so fun and I love the continuation!! The slow nights, the want and desire, the finally going through with it, forced proximity. All the things you could want

In Paisley Hope's Training the Heart, the main characters are Wade Ashby, a gruff and stoic ranch owner, and Ivy Spencer, a determined and sunshine-like horse trainer. Wade, known for his control and emotional distance, is a man haunted by past losses and absolutely determined not to let anyone get too close. Ivy, carrying her own quiet traumas, arrives at his ranch with a dream: to train a horse for the Kentucky Derby. What neither expects is how deeply they’ll challenge—and change—each other.

This book is grumpy x sunshine at its absolute best. Wade is the ultimate brooding hero, fighting tooth and nail against the feelings Ivy stirs in him. His inner conflict is raw and real, and every crack in his tough exterior feels like a small triumph. Ivy, on the other hand, is radiant, persistent, and refreshingly grounded. She's no manic pixie dream girl—she's a woman with grit, healing, and hope in equal measure.

Their dynamic is electric. The romantic tension? Off the charts. Paisley Hope masterfully builds the slow burn, layering each interaction with emotional depth, sharp banter, and just the right amount of tenderness. And the stakes—both emotional and literal—keep the pages flying.

If you love stories where opposites not only attract but heal each other, Training the Heart is a must-read. It’s heartfelt, sexy, and unputdownable—a romance that truly earns its happily ever after.

I absolutely loved this book! I adored Holding the Reins and when we got our first glimpse of Wade and Ivy at the end of that book, I knew they were going to be great together. The pacing kept me hooked, I loved seeing their relationship develop over the course of the book, and of course the spice was delicious. Silver Pines has quickly become my favorite small town cowboy romance series, and I am constantly recommending it to my bookish friends.

Okay, Training the Heart completely stole my heart! I was obsessed with this book. From the moment I started, I couldn't put it down. Paisley Hope did an incredible job at creating the perfect mix of heart, tension, and oh my god, the chemistry!

The male lead? Absolutely brutal in the best way possible. He’s intense, commanding, and the kind of guy who makes you want to throw all your attention on him. His strength, both physically and emotionally, completely captivated me. The way he interacts with the female lead? Electric. Every moment with them felt like a slow burn that was so worth it when the payoff finally came.

I loved how Paisley Hope made me feel every moment — from the swoon-worthy scenes to the raw, vulnerable moments. It was a total rollercoaster, and I’m not even sorry about being totally addicted to it. I couldn’t stop thinking about the characters after finishing the book.

If you’re looking for a romance with a powerful, swoon-worthy hero who’ll have you hooked from the start, Training the Heart is a must-read. I’m already counting down the days for the next book from Paisley Hope!

4.25/5 stars

The next Ashby's book features Wade and his love interest, Ivy. After Wade's horse trainer goes on maternity leave, he is put in a position where he has to fill the job. Along comes Ivy, full of chaos for the stoic rancher. Neither one can ignore their attraction to the other.

As someone who lives in KY, I was excited to see the derby aspect with racehorses. It's a big thing here, and the author did it justice with her writing.

I absolutely loved Ivy's obsession with scrunchies. Almost as much as Wade enjoyed them.... These two were total opposites in every way, but totally perfect for each other!

Thank you to the author and NG for the ARC!

Training the Heart by Paisley Hope
Second book in the Silver Pines Ranch series
🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧

📖Once again, Paisley Hope manages to touch exactly where the heart needs it most – with a story that's tender, deep, and beautifully unexpected.

This isn’t just a romance, it’s an emotional experience. Set against the peaceful backdrop of ranch life, with its quiet landscapes hiding inner storms, the characters learn to heal, to forgive – and most of all, to love.

The plot flows effortlessly, the dialogue feels real and moving, and the chemistry? Pure magic.
You start reading thinking it's going to be light and fun, and end up with misty eyes and a full heart.

💬 Highly recommended for anyone looking for a love story with soul, faith, and a truly fresh start.

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This is a new to me author and every book I have read by her so far I have LOVED loved loved! I loved book 1 in this series and this one might take the cake for me. OH WADE! Lets get into it...

We have a horse ranch and Wade of course runs and owns it. In comes a little spitfire that is set to turn his word upside down. Ivy is a smart woman, outgoing, fun, sassy, sexy and doesn't know it...what does she do about Wade? NOTHING, she gives him a run for his money that's what. I love their relationship from the first meet to the build up and on. There is something about a GRUMPY MMC and a SUNSHINE sweet but sassy MFC that will always make his world whole. These two go heavy on but the HEAT AND SPICE in this book OFF. THE. CHARTS. perfect! I loved the whole story line, the side characters, not a single thing I didn't enjoy in this book! Cole is up next!

I absolutely loved this book and Paisely’s writing and her writing style. The flow was great. The story truly sucked you in and keeper you interested the entire time and needing to know more. I fell in love with all the characters as well. I highly recommend this author and will be reading more books by her in the future

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

I have now read two books by this author, and this one is taking the cake now. Grumpy sunshine trope is an easy one to keep me invested. I sometimes struggle with enjoying the boss/employee trope but this was really well done and SPICY tension. I'd definitely add forced proximity to the trope mix. Definitely VERY spicy, on my scale I'd say 4 out of 5. Open door scenes are plenty but there is still a plot to follow. Definitely recommend and can't wait to read more by the author!

loved the setting of this story as I grew up in ky. Loved the research that went into making the horse racing aspect and loved the storyline. Felt like there was consistent spice from the beginning and not much build up but enjoyed it!

Did someone order a broody, morally gray cowboy with a hand necklace kink?! Because look no further than Wade Ashby!

This is a grumpy x sunshine, cowboy, workplace romance featuring Wade Ashby (head of the farmer) and Ivy Spencer (his new trainer). Wade reluctantly hires Ivy, and she convinces him (or perhaps his jealousy does) to make a run for the Kentucky Derby. Which of course means, some forced proximity and a one bed situation edging the pot of yearning and tension to boil over.

The spice in this book is SPICING, and the jokes had me CACKLING! However, the plot in this one had some major plot holes (like not including the Horace racing or even the Kentucky Derby) and it DRAGGED on in the middle. With that being said, I have a lot of mixed feelings about how to rate this book.

Thank you Net Galley for my free copy in exchange for a honest review.

I really tried. I tried so hard to love this because I‘m such a sucker for a good cowboy book and I‘m honestly pretty sure that this is a good book and an amazing universe but something just didn’t click for me. Maybe the writing style? Maybe the characters? I don‘t know what didn’t work for me but I‘m kinda sad that it didn’t

I will forever and always be bowing down to the altar of Paisley Hope because ARE YOU KIDDING ME right now?!?! I'm not even exaggerating when I say I might never recover from the man that is Wade Ashby. Never. Gruff and grumpy cowboys/ranchers are basically my kryptonite but something about that man just hit different. I was kicking my feet like crazy as the tension built between Wade and Ivy, then a melted puddle on the floor once it snapped and they caved to temptation. When I tell you the spice was off the charts between those two..... oh my.

I'm admittingly a fan of P.H. so I knew going into this one that it'd be a good read for me, but it's officially cemented itself into my bookish hall of fame. I loved it that much. I loved how sassy and tenacious Ivy was. I loved how hard Wade supported her and stood up for her—stood beside her. I'll always root for the MMC who knows when to step in front of his woman to shield her and when to step aside to let her loose and handle business.

If you love small town romance with filthy mouthed cowboys, found family vibes, dislike to lovers, boss/employee dynamics, forced proximity, etc. don't do what I did and let life get in the way of immediately reading this. If I could go back and read it for the first time again I 100% would.

A million thank you's to the author and Dell Romance for providing me with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I'm off to go buy 10 trophy copies to put on my shelves.

I have to say that I didn't finish the book because I couldn't get along with the writing style. I didn't really find the characters interesting or likable. Right from the start our FMC was sexualized by all the male characters.

Even the start wasn't successful for me because the FMC shows up for a job interview and acts extremely unprofessional even though she really needs the job.
But I seem to be in the minority with my opinion, so who knows.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the E-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book was so fun and sweet. Paisley Hope is one of my new favorite small town romance authors. Grumpy/sunshine is one of my favorite tropes, and she writes it SO well. I cannot wait to read her next one. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC.

I loved Ivy, but Wade irritated the hell out of me. I like their dynamic, but was unimpressed with how the whole "infertility" arc basically ended up being because her ex paid his doctor to lie to her. It was really weird.