i may or may not have stayed up reading it all night because i just HAD to finish.

god, denny and blair ruined my lifeeeee (in the best way possible). there’s just something about reading high school sweethearts reconcile as adults especially when you can tell that they loved each other. and these two LOVED each other so much. it was never going to be anyone else for them, that much was obvious.

one of my favorite microtropes in second chance is when the one who left finally comes back and the other immediately breaks it off with the person they were seeing without a second thought and denny delivered while literally strapped to a gurney and riding in an ambulance. i just love them. the friendship they had before falling in love, the shared trauma, the way they leaned on one another and learned how to keep doing that in adulthood, the banter, rediscovering theirselves, the effort from denny to prove he wasn’t the same immature boy that contributed to their demise as kids, blair learning to take help when she needed it and let someone care for her like she cares for everyone else, it’s just so good. plus it made me cry several times and we all know i love a good emotional book.

my favorite of the series thus far which is saying something because we know how i feel about an accidental pregnancy trope and i loved red and cass’s book so much.

AHHHH-MAZING!! Definitely infinity stars!
Denver is top notch! And I never related so much to a female character as I did with Blair! This has definitely been my favorite one of the Wells Ranchers Series! But then again I’ve loved them all!
“She spent years trying to forget. He’ll do anything to make her remember”
Denver and Blair were childhood boyfriend and girlfriend but life happened. Blair comes back after 14 years to help take care of her family. Denver has developed a reputation over the past 14 years. Then he sees her and the rest is history.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine

I absolutely loved everything about this! The emotion, the angst, and the building of tension from a decade ago to now was simply perfect.
I’m such a sucker for second chance romance and this easily takes the cake. The pacing was perfect, and I loved being able to see what went wrong the first time and how Denver and Blair grew from it. I had all the emotions hitting throughout this read as well. And I loved getting to see more of the backstory of some of the other characters I already love in this series!

DENVER AND BLAIR!! I love these two!

Blair’s return to Wells Canyon knocks Denver off his saddle, literally. These two were childhood best friends, first loves and now strangers, but Denver is determined to win her back after years apart.

This series continues to be super addicting!

What to know:
Small town
Cowboy x nurse
Second chance romance
Childhood best friends and first love
Dual timeline
Secret tattoo!
Mental health rep
No third act breakup

Thank you so much for the eARC!

In a crowded genre, Bailey Hannah has created characters that feel real and that is the magic of this book. A dual POV featuring a rakish cowboy who has never gotten over his first love, and a nurse practitioner in her thirties balancing the pressures of caregiving for her parents, nephew, friend who has just given birth, and a difficult boss whilst navigating a return to her hometown. With heartache still raw fourteen years after their childhood romance, this story features realistic plot lines (check the trigger warnings) and a second chance romance that feels as fresh as it is realistic. Highly recommend picking this one up, will appeal to fans of Elsie Silver, Lyla Sage & Jessica Peterson.

I have been waiting for this book, and I can tell you, it definitely didn’t disappoint! Denver and Blair’s story was teased in the first two books in this interconnected standalone series, so I was so ready to see it.

This is one of the things I love about second chance romances, which is always the right person, wrong time view of it. These two fell in love when they were young, but they weren’t ready, and it is masterfully shown through dual pov flashback sequences. This structure really worked for me.

I also loved how the integrated mental and physical health and family struggles throughout the book, as it was a vehicle to help these two figure out where they wanted to go.

My favorite no-context quote from this book was “Live, Laugh, Lexapro”

I loved this story and can’t wait to see what comes next from Bailey Hannah!

Thanks, Dell Romance and NetGalley, for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion!

I am so grateful to be able to receive an ARC copy of Change of Hart by Bailey Hannah. I was first introduced to her in the end of 2023 with her book Alive and Wells. I have been anticipating Denver’s story for some time now and I was not disappointed.

Denver and Blair were both so young when they fell in love and you could feel how pure it was. I felt like I was experiencing their first love with them. As their story progressed, Bailey Hannah was able to write in a way that allows the reader to feel like they are experiencing all the emotions Denver and Bailey with them.

Bailey Hannah did a great job describing Blair’s feelings about Denver’s past after she left. I felt the heartache and pain with her. When Denver’s world comes crashing down, I felt like I was with him in Blair’s dorm room. My heart was soaring when Denver and Blair rekindled their relationship.

I fell more in love with Bailey Hannah and I am so excited to read her books in the future.

Ugh something about a cinnamon roll hero just gets me every time! I’ve never read from this author before but the cover and her words drew me in right away. I’m definitely going back and reading the other books in the series!

Second chance romance is hit or miss for me and this is a hit. This is not my first BH book and I was THRILLED to get this arc. I love a good cowboy romance.

What to expect:
🐴 second chance
🩺 cowboy x nurse practitioner
🐴 small town Canada
🩺 mental health rep
🐴 mutual pining
🩺 no third act breakup
🐴 MCs over 30



This is my first book by Bailey and I am hooked!!

ARC of Change of Hart by Bailey Hannah! If you need an excellent cowboy romance then this series is for you! This is the third book of the series and they’re all so good! I love the writing style and the way the story flows. You feel like apart of the story and relate to the characters even within multi povs.
Spice is excellent

Tropes:
high school sweethearts
multi pov
second chance
best friends
rodeo

I really enjoyed this book!
I typically am not a fan of second chance romance but Bailey Hannah did it so well in this book. I would have liked for it to be a bit more of a slow burn but I loved it cover to cover. The flashbacks with Blair and Denver as kids were some of my favorite parts. And really made it super clear the inevitability of their relationship. I didn’t think she would be able to top Red but she did with Denny. I hope there are more books in this series because they keep getting better and better!

Bailey Hannah knows how to write a cowboy. Denny, our good time boy, was so much more than I expected. Blair, was even better. I knew she'd be a strong character but girl's got some secrets. This one was a lot more heartwrenching than I was prepared for going in, it took me a little longer to process and absorb as I went than Seeing Red. But, wow, was it well done. Bailey handles sensitive topics with care and helps you remember that young people faced with adult choices, have reactions that stick with them. Go into this knowing it's a second chance romance with a big miscommunication trope but that it's worth every bit to get to that HEA. Also featured…he’s a good boy and he crawls to her.

I was beyond excited to get a copy of this ARC from NetGalley, I've been anxiously awaiting this book since the first two!

4.5/5 ⭐️
3/5 🌶️

❥High school sweethearts
❥Dual timeline
❥Second chance
❥Cowboy romance
❥Reformed playboy

I love a good cowboy romance and this one really hit the spot! I loved the dual timeline and the way we saw both characters today and as kids/teens. The flashbacks definitely gave Blair and Denver more depth and kept me guessing about their relationship. The tension between these two was thick and it made me love every interaction even more! Their friendship to relationship was perfect and I loved how easily they fit together. I can’t wait for more!

I seriously feel like I’ve been waiting for this book for YEARS so I was absolutely ECSTATIC when I received an ARC from NetGalley (huge thank you btw). This book releases May 27 and I’m gonna go ahead right now and say read the first two if you haven’t AND ORDER THIS ONE!

Cliff noted: Spice was immaculate (not shocking given it’s Bailey Hannah…), our MMF had me crushing hard, but I still hate dual timeline and Alive and Wells is still my fav of the series. Now, the full review:

Denver Wells, the man that you are. Could he be my favorite of the Wells boys so far? Quite possibly. His love for Blair was unmatched. His commitment to her happiness, safety, and overall well being had me SWOONING.

Blair was a fricken rockstar and I adored her too. Her tendency to never ask for help and always do things on her own has me so emotional FOR her. I just wanted to step into the book and lend her a hand.

I loved seeing all the characters from the first two books and the side plots with her parents and his family.

After all that, just please don’t hate me. I deducted a star solely because I hate dual timeline books. They drive me absolutely nuts even though they’re necessary to the plot sometimes lol! This one didn’t bother me as much as some so that’s a win!

"I'm painfully uninterested in any future that doesn't involve you." Oh Denny, my heart can't take it.

This was my first Bailey Hannah book and I throughly enjoyed it. I mean who doesn't love a cowboy cinnamon roll MMC and an independent FMC with a heart of gold. Denny and Blair first meet as teenagers and we see their love grow in the flashbacks. Inevitably life and loss rips them apart and 14 years later Blair moves back home to take care of her family. Even though they both struggle with their pasts and the demise of their relationship Denny decides that he isn't letting Blair go again.

This book was so emotional all I wanted to do was reach out and hug the characters. Bailey did a great job with the character development, seeing their internal growth and struggles was just... chef's kiss.
It was easy to fall in love with the tight knit group, even without reading the first two books in the series.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I will say Bailey talks about some heavier topics in this book so check the trigger warnings, however she does a really good job of listing those topics at the begging of the book.

*Thank you to Netgalley, Random House Publishing Group and Bailey Hannah for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

I've really enjoyed the first two books in this series, but this one fell a little flat for me, to be honest! It's a second chance romance, which I often like, but I think the dual timeline did not really work here. There was too much of the past, included for too long. I also found the pacing of the present day storyline off. It was sometimes fast and sometimes slow but it meant I found the whole reading experience to be a little jarring.

The spice is pretty thorough, and starts early and never lets up. I think fans of second chance more generally and also fans of spice will really enjoy this one! I seem to be the odd man out here!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Quick Summary: A second chance, cowboy romance

My Review: Change of Hart by Bailey Hannah is book #3 in the Wells Ranch series.

About the Book: "...a jaded woman reluctantly returns to her hometown—and to the cowboy who broke her heart and drove her away."

In My Own Words: A cowboy and his best friend/true love reunite after fourteen years apart. What brought them together and what drove them apart finally merge, allowing them to meet in the middle and find the reconciliation that they always needed.

My Final Say: This story was a complicated one. It was heavy and emotional. It dealt with various serious issues, ranging from life after loss to mental health. It explored a number of relationships and showed the healthy and unhealthy tendencies that impact those relationships.

In terms of the featured couple, this novel presented a dual POV. It shifted between the past and the present, allowing readers to glimpse the characters from their initial meeting until their final end and more. There were clear, precise indicators that showed what went wrong and what went right in their relationship. Along with dealing with the conflicts that arose in their relationship, the book also showed a lot of steam and spice, which will appeal very much to many readers.

I really wanted to love this book, but I am, unfortunately, the odd man out. In the end, I will say that the story was alright. I liked it okay enough. I appreciated the emotional tone, especially related to the great losses that were revealed. That is what impacted me the most. The k**k play and the hot spice took over at times and became somewhat repetitive, which took away from the heavier matters that weighed in.

In my opinion, the story pacing was mixed. It was both fast and slow. The story kept going, even though there were several places where an obvious end seemed to be appropriate, as weird as that may sound. It was an up and down reading experience, overall. With that said, I think this story would do well as an audiobook. I think the rhythm will level out via that means, allowing readers to be paced more so by an external agent.

Other: This gets a mixed bag rating. I think it will appeal to many, but I also think that it may not appeal to others. There is definitely something to the underlying love story between the main characters that warrants looking further.

Readers who enjoy cowboy romances, second chance love stories, friends to strangers romances, small town love stories, family rich fiction, and time gap novels may like this one.

Rating: 3/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: A
Status/Level: 👍
Series: Yes

Thank you to the author, to the publisher (Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Dell), and to NetGalley for granting access to a digital ARC of this title in exchange for an honest critique. The words I have voluntarily shared are my own thoughts and opinions. I am most appreciative for the opportunity.

4.5⭐

A Second-Chance Romance with Big Emotions and Even Bigger Chemistry

Bailey Hannah’s storytelling shines brighter than ever in "Change of Hart". This emotional, slow-burn, second-chance romance delivers everything from sizzling chemistry to heart-wrenching moments of grief and healing.

Blair and Denver’s story unfolds in a dual timeline, showing both the heartbreak that tore them apart and the undeniable pull that still exists between them. While the past is essential to understanding their dynamic, some of those flashbacks could have been condensed to allow for even more present-day interactions, because when Blair and Denver are together now, they are absolute magic.

The emotions hit hard, especially as Denver navigates the loss of his mother in the past while Blair struggles with her mother’s illness in the present. Their history is messy, and Blair has a lot to overcome, especially Denver’s well-earned playboy reputation. But despite his past, his heart has only ever belonged to her, making this an "it’s always been you" romance at its finest. Denver is an absolute dream, determined to win Blair back but never pushing her beyond what she’s ready for. He respects her boundaries while making it clear that he’s all in. Good boy! (IYKYK)

With explosive chemistry, deep emotional stakes, and a hero who knows exactly what (and who) he wants, Change of Hart is a beautifully written, deeply satisfying romance that lingers long after the last page.

Change Of Hart 🤍

Blair & Denny were like coming up for a breath of fresh air. You get all the nostalgic feels with their love.

Meeting at 13 , becoming best friends & dating through high school for them to break apart & find their way back to each other years later.

A dual timeline to make your heart whimper.

That first love that never goes away.
The one that breaks you and molds you.

They knew it was once in a lifetime, even from afar watching time pass knowing their forever love was out there living without them. Until Blair comes home to Wells Canyon all these years later, now all bets are off. He’s gunna get the girl.

Blair is no meek woman, she is vocal & never one to ask for help, always the one to give it. Denver is her exception.

Honorable mention for the “good boy” microtrope 🗣️

Felt like coming home diving back into Wells Ranch, I feel so lucky to get an ARC for this one 🥹🤍

T R O P E S

- Found Family
- Cowboy x NP
- Small Town
- Friends to Lovers
- Dual Timeline
- Second Chance