Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Anyone that knows me knows I am a huge sucker for second chance romance. And I am happy to report it did not disappoint!!! Often with second chance there is some miscommunication and that just didn’t happen here. Blair and Denver were just meant to be and I love their love so much ❤️😭.

I definitely teared up multiple times in this book. Some topics were quite heavy, check TWs!

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Dell Romance for a chance to read prior to release day on 5/27!

I am absolutely loving the Wells Canyon series, and Change of Hart is hands-down my favorite so far! I’m a huge fan of the second chance romance trope, and this book delivered it perfectly. Watching Denny and Blair’s love story unfold was beautiful—emotional, heartfelt, and completely captivating.

I adored Denny in the first two books, so having an entire story dedicated to him was a dream come true. He’s sexy, swoon-worthy, and everything I hoped he would be as a leading man. Hannah Bailey did an amazing job bringing his character to life in a deeper, more emotional way, and pairing him with Blair just made it all the more perfect.

If you’re already a fan of the series or love a good second chance romance, you need this book in your life!

YeeHaw a Cowboy Romance, and I'm definitely need adding books #1 and #2 of the Wells Ranch series to my TBR.

Change of Hart is a sexy, small town love story that's highly addictive. These childhood lovers reunite to right the wrongs from their past to be together now. Their past love is told through flashbacks from their youth. This cowboy had it bad then, and now he'll give-up everything to have her again.

This second-chance is messy, heartfelt and written so the reader will root for this couples happily ever after.

Thank you Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Dell

Change of Hart by Bailey Hannah is the third book in the Well Ranch Series. We saw playbook Denver in the previous books, and we get to see why he is the playboy and if he can win back the love of his life Blair Hart.

Blair Hart is back, and her life looks like nothing she thought it would look like. She is trying to hold everything together but avoid the love of her life Denver. Then Denny gets bucked from a horse and they must be together in an ambulance as he is her patient.

This book is told in two timelines. You see the old timeline and the growth of Denver and Blair’s relationship in the past and then the current relationship.

I loved the back story of Denver and Blair. You saw how they grew from strangers, to friends, to best friends to lovers. The backstory was everything in this book. I loved Denver and Blair’s old relationship and the buildup to the reason why they hadn’t spoken in 14 years.

The present-day relationship was a little flat for me. I wanted there to be more work/discussion of what made it not work.

This book broke your heart many times and worked to put it back together. I was heartbroken for Denver when his mom passed, and I was equally heartbroken when the big conflict happened. I won’t spoil it (but please read the trigger warnings). I loved seeing Denver’s growth. I liked Blair but did not love her as an FMC. She had flaws that made her real, but I did not connect to her as much as some main characters.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I liked seeing the Wells Ranch characters and growth. The spice was spicy which made the book enjoyable as well. I am excited to read the next book in the series as well.

Thank you Netgalley for this FANTASTIC ARC!

I loved the dual timeline as teenagers and present time. Watching Denny and Blair go through some of the toughest things in their lives while simultaneously show up for one another has my heart in a chokehold. Watching them struggle as just kids and let it separate them for as long as it did made it that much sweeter to watch them come back together.

Hanna Bailey did a wonderful job touching on some tough topics, but doing it with grace and in a way that made me want to keep turning pages no matter how hard I was ugly crying at 2am.

Can someone send me the Amazon link for my own Denver Wells? Thanks ♥️

Tropes:
small town
Cowboy x nurse practitioner
Dual time line
Childhood friends
second chance
Found family
Reformed playboy

4.5/5 Star
2.5/5 Spice

Denny MF Wells. That's my review.

You want a perfect man who is all in to get the love of his life back...that is absolutely Denver Wells.

I absolutely loved everything about this story. Its a dual timeline, second chance romance.
Blair finds herself moving home to be closer for family purposes, and she ends up crossing paths with her ex Denny. Their second "meet cute" was definitely a more memorable one for him, but that moment is when he sees his chance of changing the trajectory of their future.

This book contains some emotional topics, so please check the content warnings before reading. This book also contains amazing banter, epic spice & sweet found family vibes. Anything Bailey writes I'm going to read, and this one was no exception from her.

My only thing holding back from a 5 star is the repetitive reminder of how much of a playboy Denny was during his time away from Blair.

Thank you Bailey + dell romance for this eARC in exchange for an honest review

Five seconds of honesty: this book made me ugly cry

Second chance will always be one of my favorite tropes and Change of Hart expertly executed it. There was a perfect balance of flashback chapters running alongside with the current timeline. They were integrated so flawlessly in a way that kept the plot moving along beautifully.

And I mean can we just take a minute to swoon over Denny and Blair? Their chemistry was off the charts and I could just FEEL their love through the pages, both as teens and adults. They dealt with some tough situations (and those topics were handled wonderfully by the author) which just added an extra emotional layer to their story.

All the stars. Thank you to Dell and netgalley for this advanced copy!

This was phenomenal! The best second chance romance hands down. It was so raw and real. Blair and Denny’s story seriously has my heart in a chokehold. I loved the dual time line so so much. It really laid out the entire love story of these two.

Bailey hits on some really tough subjects but I think she weaved them into this story magically. We see the young and in love kids deal with some really tragic circumstances but fate has a way of leading them back to each other. I truly believe if it’s meant to be it will happen and this story shows that.

My favorite of the entire series! The way Denny was obsessed with getting Blair back, willing to do whatever it took, simply amazing. I loved his personality and humor. His and Blair’s easy going chemistry had me hooked from the start. Ughh seriously an amazing story!

I am a sucker for a second chance romance always! Blair and Denny are so meant to be and I loved witnessing their way back to each other. I shed some tears of course. No spoilers. I was gifted the eARC from NetGalley and Dell sent me a physical Arc and finished copy! PRH audio provided the audio so I was covered on all fronts. Rock Engle and Savannah Peachwood brought the characters to life perfectly!

Bailey just knows how to make you feel all the feelings in her books and this one is no different! Blaire came back to Wells Canyon and couldn’t help but fall for him all over again. Denver also fell so hard for her again (literally, right off a horse.) Let’s be so for real though, they never stopped loving each other even though there was a lot of time and distance between them.
Denver is the sweetest man ever. Yes, he made mistakes in his teenage years but he more than made up for them.
Denver and Blaire are the cutest. I loved getting to see their past relationship and what happened to make them split for so long. There were so many moments that made me melt. Like an actual puddle on the ground.m These two were made for each other and I couldn’t get enough of them!
This series is so good and I cannot wait to see who’s next!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
Second Chance
Small Town
Reformed Playboy
High School Sweethearts
Barrel Racer x Saddlebrone
Mental Health Rep

Thank you to Bailey Hannah and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!🫶🏻

4⭐️ 3🌶️

THIS. This book is how you do a second chance trope.
They truly got to the root of their issues and fixed things. It was so well done.
Denver and Blair were so well written. Both timelines felt well done, and they flowed so effortlessly.
I was a goner for Denver from the moment he laid eyes on Blair again and I never looked back.
This book had it all. I cried far more times than I would like to admit, I was kicking my feet from the swoonyness, and the spice was so good.
The emotion in this book was so well written. Denver and Blair both had so many layers to them. Neither of them were perfect, or fully in the right when it came to their breakup in the past. It was a perfect snapshot of what a real life relationship looks like when you love someone and they are going through a tragedy.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House/Dell for sending this book (eARC) for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

I’m a bit late to this series and haven’t read the first two books, but the synopsis of this one immediately grabbed me. Second chances can be tricky to pull off well, but this story nails it. Denver Wells is the perfect male main character—complex and relatable. I also really appreciate the dual timeline structure; it gives great insight into both the past and present, helping me connect more deeply with the characters. Honestly, I didn’t expect to get so emotional throughout the book, which was a wonderful surprise.

Absolutely phenomenal. An emotional, tug at your heart strings, second chance romance that deserves all the love and praise.

I fell in love with Bailey's writing when I first ARC read Alive & Wells, and I swear each book just continues to amaze me.

Denny and Blair's story had me sobbing through so many parts, but I'll leave that to you, the reader, to experience for yourself.

Blair is our fiercely independent, FMC who's just returned to Wells Canyon due to her mother's difficult medical diagnosis after being away for nearly 15 years. Being back has brought on so many unwanted memories, but after living as a nurse practitioner in Vancouver, Blair has returned to Wells Canyon indefinitely to help out with her mother's care. While in town, she knows it's almost impossible to avoid the boy who broke her heart those 15 years ago, but she'll try her darndest to stay as far away from Denver Wells as possible. He was her best friend, her confidant, her first love - but that all changed in the blink of an eye.

Bailey does it again - she creates these phenomenal characters that tug at your heartstrings, have you laughing out loud from their banter, and blushing over the chemistry and spice. The characters in her stories feel like real people you'd want to be friends with - a found family you'd be lucky to be a part of. I went through so many emotions reading this book, but the one I was left with? Absolute happiness for Denver and Blair's HEA. It was so well earned after what they both have been through.

Do yourselves a massive favor and pick up the Wells Ranch series. I promise you won't be disappointed.

*Please be mindful of your TWs. Bailey gives a comprehensive of list in the beginning of the book. Your mental health matters.*


The following are some of my favorite moments that might be considered "spoilers" so please read with caution if you like to go into books "blind"...
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Denny's secret tattoo of a bear for his "Blair Bair."
Denny setting an alarm to remind Blair to take her Lexapro.
Denny helping Blair taking care of her mom.
Carving their initials into the tree where they first made love.
Their apologies to one another and how they forgave each other and admitted their faults.
Denny keeping the flattened penny from when they first hung out.
The cottage Denny bought for Blair that she's always loved.
Getting married under the tree where they first made love.

4.5/5 ⭐️s
🌶️🌶️ - medium spice
*check TW/CWs

LOVES:
- Love a man who’s head over heels and wanting to win back the girl 😍
- Good lord, Blair needs to chill and stop bending over backwards to do everything for everyone else! I love how Denver steps in and just does things to ease her load without being asked. Seeing her learn to trust him and rely on someone other than herself is inspiring.
- The flashback chapters are really fun to read. They were so cute as kids 🥰 I also appreciate that there is this conflict from the past, but they aren’t angry at each other, they’re just handling it and communicating like adults.
- The tattoo 🥹🥰
- That marathon session, goodness gracious 🔥
- Super sweet ending, super sweet everything, honestly

It was slightly longer than I wanted it to be, but I never got bored. Plenty of spice and cutesy stuff to keep me happy 😄 First I’ve read from this series, and probably won’t be the last!

Thanks to NetGalley, Ballantine Books, and Penguin Random House for the eARC 💝 Releases on May 27!

I really, really liked this book. I had never read Bailey Hannah before, but now I want to go back and read books 1 & 2 in this series.

Denver and Blair and this second chance love story are heartbreaking and beautiful. There is a lot of sadness (be sure to read the trigger warnings) but there is also so much lovely joy to be found as you read.

If you love cowboy romance this is definitely the book for you too. The descriptions of the Canadian scenery and ranch life are vivid and really make you feel like you’ve been transported there. All the characters are memorable and I feel like if you’ve read the first two books in the series you will really enjoy seeing more of their stories unfold.

I can’t wait to read more!

To the surprise of no one, the second chance book is my favorite in this series 😜

No but honestly, the second chance in this book is my FAVORITE style of second chance. Blair and Denver were childhood sweethearts before things fell apart but they never truly got over each other. Change of Hart weaves chapters from modern day with chapters in the past beginning from when they first started to like each other as kids through the course of their relationship over the years. There are parallels between modern day with Blair's mom being sick and the past where Denver's mom gets diagnosed and eventually passes from cancer. Seeing the ways they learn and deal with so much of this trauma is incredibly powerful.

I always love seeing the way characters change but also stay the same. You can see so much of that residual love and passion between Blair and Denver throughout the book but there's also a lot of both of them having to get to know new things about each other. The way they adapt to each other's grown up selves but simultaneously know one another's souls is seamless.

This book is definitely a slow burn in contrast to Seeing Red and I thought that worked beautifully for Blair and Denver's story. We also get a lot of page time with characters from both of the last two books (especially Cass since she and Blair are besties). I loved getting to know the Wells family even more and while I'm obsessed with this book (and will probably re-read it 1,000 times) I am so ready for more of the fam in the next book!

This book has solidified that Wells' Ranch is incredibly special to me. I am so in love with the ranch, the town, and the entire cast of characters. Am I in my cowboy romance era?


Thank you Dell for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

“I’m painfully uninterested in any future that doesn’t involve you.”

This is a second chance romance done right! The communication? The accountability?? The personal growth??? ✨chef’s kiss✨

I felt for Blair so much as the hyper independent eldest daughter. The way that Bailey writes how Blair feels this sense of fear and anxiety at the prospect of asking for help is so REAL; tears were shed😭

I loved getting inside Denver’s head. To everyone else he’s an unserious goofball and a flirt, but really he’s a certified down bad lover boy! And I know people are gonna criticize the fact he got around while him and Blair were apart, but she had been gone 14 YEARS. He didn’t think she was coming back, he’s not a monk, LEAVE MY BABY ALONE🤺 He is the perfect match for our independent Blair. He just wants to support her in the best way he can, and he knows her so well that it’s effortless for him🥹

And lord have mercy, the SPICE??!? So many “good boys”, so much body worship, so many “my ____”. I got two words for you: pleasure dom.🧎🏻‍♀️🥵🔥

What Bailey does really well is balancing the banter and spice with some heavier topics. The conversations and normalization of mental health in this book were fantastic and written with such care!

What I love about this second chance is that it feels realistic to me. They have both been through so much grief way too young, and because they were young they made mistakes and choices that hurt each other. But they grew up, and in growing up they were both finally ready to be the person the other one needed most🩵

Change of Hart is out May 27th!🤠🩺🐎🍦🩵

Thank you NetGalley, Dell Romance, and Random House Publishing Group for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

BAILEY HANNAH YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!! Blair and Denny had me in my feeeeeeelings. They were both childhood friends to lovers and a second chance romance and I love both of these tropes with my whole damn fractured heart so you know I was devouring this book up. I was only reading the prologue and the tears were flowing. At chapter 21, I was fully and audibly sobbing and then it kind of just spiraled from there 🤣. There were so many levels of heartbreak in Denny and Blair’s story that it’s a feat that they were both still standing: heartbreak over loss of their relationship, heartbreak over the grief of losing a loved one, heartbreak over time lost and what could have been if things had been different. I really loved that the dual timeline started from when their friendship first blossomed to how their feelings developed into something more as they got older and then how life circumstances, and Denny’s mother’s illness played parts in the outcome of their relationship. Blair stayed away from their hometown for 14 years which is a long time but you can definitely see how those years came Denny the time to realize that if given the chance again, he wouldn’t mess things up with Blair. And sweet, broken hearted Blair who still had yet to recover from the heartbreak all those years ago is very much cautious when it comes to Denny. But when she let herself fall, did she FALL. Their love story is beautiful and healing and I’m obsessed with their HEA. 🥹
Thank you Bailey Hannah for wrecking my soul then putting back together. Thank you NetGalley for the Arc!

"You call, I come. Always."
Denver Wells has shoved his way to the tippity-top of my list – I mean it.. he 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘴.

This second chance romance was everything, truly. Denver and Blair's story is one full of angst, emotion, and chemistry. The mutual pining was just 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 great. The depth was 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. Bailey Hannah knows how to tell a damn good story – and this one is no different (though it's my favorite). Obsessed with everything she writes.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Ballentine | Dell Romance and NetGalley for an advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

PICK THIS BOOK UP ASAP!!

This is how a second chance romance is done. Bailey sure does know how to make a girl swoon for a cowboy. The story between Denver and Blair kept me hooked from the start. I fell in love with the first 2 books in this series, but this one is by far my favorite.

Denver’s drive to get Blair back is the thing of dreams. Even after 14 years, he made sure she knew she was it for him. This book has it all… love, lust, tension, anger… you name it. And the spice?!?!?! 🌶️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I was so happy to receive this arc from random house and net galley. I have been waiting forever to read this 3rd book. This series holds a special place in my heart.