Change of Hart

I loved being back at Wells Ranch. I have been waiting for Denver and Blair's story and what a story it is. Something about a second chance romance gets me everytime. Denny and Blair's love story goes back from childhood friends to lovers to heartbroken after a break up 14 years ago to Denver laying it all out there to get his girl Blair back 🫠 Denver Wells is one swoony cowboy that has certainly made his way to my book boyfriend list!

Blair is back in Wells Canyon to help care for her mother. Denny is surprised after all this time she's finally back and he isn't letting anything get in his way of showing her she still it for him. Even though she definitely is putting up her defenses he's determined to be her safe space like she was for him and show up for her in anyway she'll let him.

Denver and Blair's love story is what true love is all about real, raw, sweet, spicy. The hard times the best times and everything in between. Honestly beautiful yet heartbreaking at times. I love a dual timeline because I'm always invested in how they fell in love and how things came to be it's so much more relatable that way.
They had such a deep connection even all these years later that bonded them in a special way and thier love ran deep. They are too cute and the playful banter has me giggling. Chemistry was never an issue for them damn they are a spicy duo like phew I needed some ice cream... Stat! Iykyk

This is that always been you kinda love that can truly felt throughout their story.
I'm looking foward to more Wells Ranch to come but I think it's gonna be hard to top Denver Wells.

Amazing job Bailey on yet another fantastic story. And thank you netgalley for Arc.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House/Dell & Bailey Hannah for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is book 3 in the Wells Ranch series and I had NOT read books 1 and 2. It was clear in reading this that there was some implied knowledge from the previous books but I DID not feel lost at all coming in at book 3. But reading this did make me want MOAR so I will go back and read 1 & 2.

This is a delicious Canadian cowboy romance. It's not so lighthearted as it deals with many real life issues such as: loss of a parent, caring for a parent with dementia, circumstances that lead to making a choice. Our author has given us a solid content warning at the beginning of the book. I think all of these pieces are handled with care and make for a great story.

Emotional wreck? Yeah, that was me after this book.
This cowboy romance goes deep—grief, mental health, the pain of watching someone you love fade—it all hit hard, but in such a beautiful and respectful way. Bailey truly masters the emotion with second chance in this one; so much so that it *might* top the first book in the series for my favorite!! Add in, first love, "it's always been you" energy, hot af dirty talk, secret tattoos, and a hero who isn't above crawling on his knees to win his girl back?? I was done for.

Blair is everything I love in a heroine—strong, independent, and knows exactly what she wants (especially when she’s telling him how she wants it!). The dirty talk, the history, the emotional weight—it was all so perfectly layered. And Denver? Dear god I need him in my life! He was so far past down bad and his attentiveness to Blair ("Bear" <3) had me ready to get on my knees for him!

If you're into messy, meaningful love stories with heat and heart, this one’s a must. Bailey has such a gift for pulling you all the way into a love story to the point you forget it's fictional. This one is unforgettable. Just… bring tissues. And maybe cancel plans.

I love second chance romances and this one was done perfectly. 

Back in Wells Canyon, Blair is helping care for her mom, who was diagnosed with dementia. Along with helping family and friends in every spare moment.  Her childhood ex-boyfriend, Denny, sees she’s back and realizes this is his chance to get her back. And THIS MAN. I was swooooning. Blair was the “one who got away” and Denver was determined not to let her go again. 

The story alternated between past and present timelines, letting us get the full picture of the complicated relationship. These two were definitely meant to be. The flashback chapters were so sweet. 

I cried a couple of times reading this beautiful, emotional story. I related to both of them with the diseases their loved ones were dealing with, and I think Bailey handled it well. 

This had so many sweet moments, and some of my fave micro tropes. Also, a moment for the spice… 👏🏼 
Forever recommending this series!!

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Dell Romance for the physical ARC, eARC, and finished copy!

Bailey Hannah’s newest release had my crying one chapter and sweating from the tension the next. I’ve really come to love a second chance romance and it’s because of writing like this. Change of Hart is a story of heartfelt longing and deep emotion, with off the chart banter and spice.

I really loved the dual POV and dual timeline in this book. I was able to get a greater understanding for both Blair and Denver in their earlier years and a look into their personal struggles. This allowed me to connect with both of them separately and root for them together

Now let’s quickly talk about the spice! The mouths on both of these characters?! They really do belong together. HE CRAWLS TO HER! *chefs kiss* and let’s not forget the icecream play 🍦

Rock Engle and Savannah Peachwood absolutely crushed it as Denver and Blair, capturing the essence of each character perfectly. Their performance of the dual timeline was seamless and engaging, allowing me to fully immerse myself in the past to present storyline. Their chemistry together was perfect for this book, really making me feel like I was listening to the real Denver and Blair in these scenes

✨ second chance
✨ small town
✨ friends to lovers
✨ dual timeline
✨ he crawls to her
✨ “good boy”
✨ reformed playboy
✨ icecream play
✨ “fuck it” moment
✨ secret tattoo for her
✨ family member w/ dementia

I was really looking forward to Denver and Blair's Second Chance. Denver was so determined to win her back over and I was rooting for him so hard! As we see glimpses of their childhood friendship and eventual fall into love... It hurt to see how they had become separated and how they lost fourteen years they could have had with each other.

Denver had been through so much as a teen, and now Blair is going through something tough too. It's great to watch him be there for her in present day, even when she tries to push him away. There were some TRULY poignant moments.

Unfortunately, I really struggled with a few aspects of their past and also, how Denver is portrayed in the present. I think he got the short end of the stick in a lot of ways. I don't blame Blair for this, as she certainly didn't have a cake walk as a kid and present day is hard too.

I just don't like the trope that was used to break them up as 18-year-olds. I never like when it's used this way. So.. that meant that this book just wasn't for me.

If you love a pining hero, a golden retriever who will crawl for his woman, you will love Denver. Blair was a strong woman and she looks out for herself in the best way she knows how. I respect her for that, even if I don't agree. I think a lot of others will though!

I look forward to Whits's End!

This book begins when Blair and Denver spy each other at a rodeo for the first time in 14 years and realize the feelings of first love not gone away. However, things are complicated, of course. Blair has just now moved back to town to assist in caring for her mother whose memory is failing. During this time, Denver has tried to get Blair out of his system by dating a myriad of women over the years. Even though their feelings exist, Blair is hesitant to give the relationship a chance due to Denver’s playboy reputation.
This book, told in alternating perspectives and timelines paints a picture of how deeply these characters feel for each other and what events tore them apart. The question that remains is only will this time be different?
Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for the advance copy. All opinions are my own.

Unfortunately, with less than 100 pages left, I will not be finishing this book.

I did not realize the main plot point was the FMC's abortion. The actual description was not graphic and brief, but I could not stand her attitude for the whole of the book, and the way she treated the MMC especially. She gave him no rights as the father of his child, and it was especially cruel to read after he lost his grandfather, mother, and father in a very short period of time. Blair, their child, and his brothers were quite literally all he had left, and the entirety of the book up until the reveal we are made to believe that somehow Denver was the bad guy, and had abandoned Blair when SHE needed him, when really it was the other way around!

I really could not stand to read more after this, when Blair (much like Cassidy, I'm sensing a pattern in the Wells FMCs...?) was already not my favorite character to begin with. Denver, however, was obviously a very perfect, probably too perfect, fictional man. Besides that, I had honestly been struggling to get through the story up until this point anyways, as it was quite slow with not a lot of anything going on. I vastly preferred the flashbacks to present-tense romance and story.

I will be continuing this series because I really liked the first installment, Alive and Wells, and while I didn't love the second's FMC, Seeing Red was still also enjoyable. Bailey Hannah's writing is really great and I enjoy the Wells Ranch setting and other characters.

BAILEY!!!! THIS is how you write a second chance romance! I ate up the dual timeline and the banter. I was not expecting to be hit by the emotional flashbacks but dang even those got to me AND THE SPICE?!?! Do not even get me started on that one. I am the queen of if there is cowboys and smut i will be reading and this did not disappoint!!! I am still kicking my feet and smiling about it weeks later. Thank you so much to NetGalley for the the ARC on this book.

if you love the cowboys and the smut with a rugged lead male you will eat this up like i did. 10/10 Miss Hannah. TEN OUT OF TEN.

Okay ummm.. I think I cried like a million times through this book! I needed a minute 🥹

It’s been so long since I was able to relate to a book and man did I relate to this story! I know the pain that Blair went through and it hit me right in the feels!! Bailey’s writing is soo beautiful and pulls you in right away. This series just keeps getting better and better! She did an amazing job with the second chance aspect in this! FRENCH KISS🤌🏼If you haven't started this series yet, what are you doing? I am obsessed.

Blair and Denver have my heart and I don’t want it back! Their love story is everything you need and more! The chemistry, the antsy. THIS WAS A MASTERPIECE!

Thank you Bailey Hannah for the net galley arc for my honest review!

5/5⭐️
2/5🌶️

Tropes:
❤️Small Town
✨Second Chance
❤️Childhood Best Friends
✨Dual Timeline
❤️Reformed Playboy
✨Cowboy x Nurse Practitioner

I loved jumping back into Wells Canyon! Dual timelines and second chance gives the perfect amount of angst and anticipation to see what happened to Denver and Blair 14 years ago when they broke up. I loved seeing them fall in love in the past and reconnect in the present.

4.5 stars.

"Change of Hart" by Bailey Hannah is an excellent installment in a wonderful cowboy series. I think it might be my favorite of the bunch! I am typically not a fan of second-chance romances, but this is one of the best ones I have read. Childhood friends-to-lovers is really having a moment this year! I loved Blair and Denny's reconnection story! Denny is SO obsessed with Blair, it's not even funny. The way he pines for her and yearns for her was delicious. The reformed playboy trope is one I usually don't get too into, but I feel like it made sense for Denny's character. Blair's coming back to Wells Ranch is not under the best of circumstances. She's got a lot on her plate. She never really stopped caring for Denny, forced to move on after something big happened in their lives. Blair's mental health struggles feel authentic and realistic. All of the pieces of their romance felt just right. Nothing felt forced, nothing felt stilted, nothing felt unnecessary. Even the dual timeline is handled with care. It all adds up to make one fast-moving, emotional, cohesive, reminiscent, perfectly paced book that I will definitely come back to over and over again. Hannah balances serious topics with expert precision, banter, and levity. I just loved this book!

Thank you to NetGalley, Bailey Hannah, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and Dell for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

Change of Hart is a beautifully written second-chance romance full of heartbreak, healing and a love that refuses to give up. Childhood best friends, Blair and Denver’s bond is messy, emotional and deeply real. I loved how the story leaned into the pain while still holding onto hope.

The flashbacks to their younger years added so much depth and emotional weight. I’m a sucker for second chances and childhood best friends, and this hit both perfectly. You can’t help but root for these two as they find their way back to each other through grief, guilt and personal growth.

The Wells Ranch series just keeps getting better - this installment is raw, romantic and quietly powerful.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for the ARC.

If you are in your cowboy romance era then you MUST meet the cowboys of Wells Ranch and Denver might be my favorite!

Change of Hart is book three in Hannah’s Wells Ranch series but can easily be read as a standalone if you want to dive right in to Denver and Blair’s story. While I’ve read the first two books and enjoyed them, Denver has taken top prize as my favorite cowboy of the series so far.

This book will be catnip for readers who love childhood friends to lovers. Denver and Blair basically find their soulmates at the age of twelve and while it broke my heart that they spent so many years a part, I’m so glad that they were able to find their way back to one another without a lot of drama.

Honestly, all it took was Blair to move back to her hometown fourteen years after leaving it for them to finally right their wrongs and get back together. It was really refreshing for there not to be much drama impacting their reunion or decision to get back together considering the reason that broke them in the first place.

Because it was a simple reunion while Blair had to work through her trust issues, I really enjoyed the chapters that shared how their friendship and then love developed over time in the past. By the time you get to the past time period where they were eighteen and falling apart, it was gut-wrenching given what was happening at that time in both of their lives as you knew they were soulmates destined to be together.

I loved that Blair voiced her sadness and hurt that Denny had become such a playboy and that they had their 5 minutes of honesty that gave each the place to share their feelings.

This year seems to be the year of romance books that have dementia has a side theme and this book is one of them. It didn’t overwhelm their love story but was the impetus to her moving home and was a good side story to show how Denny was really trying to show that he could be there for her.

And if you love steamy romance books, Hannah does not hold back in her books. These two get it on in quite a few scenes which were H-O-T hot!

What I loved most is how Denny could be a man who owns his past, can apologize and will do anything for his woman. I also love how Blair didn’t lose sight of her own goals and dreams as a young teen and despite being alone in her decisions, stuck to them.

Can we also give a shout out to the cover designer for this series! Whoever it is has knocked it out of the park with every one. Perfection for these cowboy romances 😊.

*I received a copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

This was actually my first Wells Ranch read and I absolutely loved it! I love Second Chance romances like this - no third act breakup, no immature miscommunication, just a real attempt at making it work! I especially loved that Denver and Blair were childhood sweethearts that never quite got over one another - *chefs kiss*!

I liked that both Blair and Denver had family they were close to, and that each of them had to support the other in similar ways at different points throughout the story and the vulnerability that showcased in each character. I really loved the connection that Blair and Denver had and thought the flashback chapters were really well done. I liked the structure of them, and felt like showing us just one piece at a time throughout the story was fabulous!

Overall, a really great second chance romance that I will definitely recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dell Romance for the eARC of this book. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review after reading.

Rating: 4.25 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️

4⭐️
3🌶️

Second chance romance always makes me cry and of course this was no different! I had the best time reading this and felt ALL the emotions. Denny & Blair’s love was just everything. Their story was filled with so much emotion I simply wanted to cry 24/7. I loved how dedicated Denny was to getting her back, he wasn’t gonna watch her leave him again. They also had fire TENSION and chemistry because oh my hotness🤭. This was such a great read!🩵

Change of Hart is book three in the Wells Ranch series and is Blair and Denver's story.

Their story is told in dual timeline and dual POVs. This really helped to get a sense of their story and how it begins. Denver and Blair were childhood friends who had fallen in love. They went through something that put an end to their relationship. Years later, however, they get reunited.

This is an emotional story, and I was here for it! Change of Hart touches on some difficult things and the author does a job with writing about them. Denver and Blair's story will touch your heart and give you all the feels.

If you take the audiobook route (which is amazing btw), do not listen to the last 30% while driving. You may have to pull over due to crying. I’ve been there.

I teared up many times while reading this one and I bawled at the end. Second chance romance just hits you right in the solar plexus. Bailey Hannah did a phenomenal job with the second chance aspect of this story. She has created such a beautiful world that I love to visit. I love her writing and the banter she brings to her stories-I laugh out loud so much.

DENNY 😭 I love him so much it hurts. Denny & Blair were made for each other, it just takes them a minute to find it out. I loved the timelines of the story, seeing them in their younger years added depth to their story. Denny is stubborn and has only loved one girl, Blair. Blair is strong and has built a wall to protect herself. Only Denver can be the safe place for her and she crumbles when she goes back to her small town. I loved this story and seeing all of the past Wells Ranch characters.

I have been looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint! Blair and Denver were childhood sweethearts and seeing these two find their way back to each other was so beautiful. My favorite thing in second chance romances is the past and present timelines and this book did it so well! I feel like it really helps you appreciate their second chance and makes the HEA so much sweeter. Denver was just the sweetest in how he did whatever he could to help Blair and these two might not have had the easiest road at getting back together but I am so thankful these two found their way back to what was always supposed to be

4.5 stars

There are so many amazing moments in this book! It is an emotional journey that I'm still not over after reading earlier this year!

I loved the balance of past and present story lines and how they came together to build the story up. Seeing more of Denny and his thoughts and feelings was so satisfying after the first couple books in the series.

Blair is definitely a strong lead and while I loved seeing her have everything together and being strong for her family, the moments she opened up and was vulnerable was everything!

I still tear up thinking about these two and that will probably never stop!

I can't wait to see what the next story brings!