Waiting for "Change of Hart" to be released was a longggg wait, but it was so worth it!! Denver Wells, aka Denny, did not take 1st place in the Men of Wells Ranch (Red still holds that title) but man, oh man was he worth waiting for!! He waited for Blair for soooo long to come back home, and when she did? That was it for him. The story lines surrounding Blairs mom were a little hard to read, because the memory loss hit home for me, but the author did an incredible job portraying it.

I loved the first two books in this series and this one was no exception. I was immediately sucked in and couldn’t put it down.

Denver and Blair were both such interesting and lovable characters, with great chemistry together. Their dialogue was funny and entertaining, and I loved reading the dual point of views to see how much they both pined for each other for literally more than a decade.

Denver was so sweet to Blair and top notch book boyfriend material. His character was written so well that you just can’t help but fall in love.

As the masochist I am, the heart wrenching things both of them endured in their life just added so much to the story and their feelings, trials and tribulations in life really made them feel real. This was another one of those “hurts so good” scenarios that just hits you in the feels, and I LOVE IT.


I so appreciated the mental health reps and normalization of it in the book, and the lack of a third act breakup.

All in all, 10/10 highly recommend this steamy, have you begging for more, cowboy romance!

I just finished and I’m trying so hard not to cry at work. I loved Denver and Blair’s story so much. Second chance is always emotional and this one was no different. I loved the dual timeline because you got to see how their relationship started and bloomed and then the issue that caused them to blow up.

The moment Denver saw Blair after 14 years and fell of his bronc, he knew he wasn’t letting her go again. He went full send on winning his girl back and getting her to trust him again. NO way was Denver loosing Blair a second time. The boy loves hard and would truly do anything for her.

This book was perfect. Blair and Denny were perfect. Their story was emotional, broke your heart a little but at the end it mended back together stronger than before.

I don’t know how to truly express my thoughts on this book but I’ll say it again - I loved it so much

Between scenes with Lucy Wells and the flashbacks, I teared up several times while reading this book.

There is just something about the one that got away, the what might have been, and the pain of the lost time together that gets me every time. I absolutely love a second chance romance. It's one trope that can always make me emotional. Blair and Denver's story was no different, yet in the details it was. The way Bailey Hannah conveyed the intense true love these two had for each other even at such a young age was perfection. I loved the flashbacks where she somehow managed to write from the perspective of a teenager with accuracy while also emoting the intensity of Blair and Denver's very adult feelings for each other.

Blair might have been one of my favorite FMC's I have read in a long time. She is dealing with so much, and is so real with it. And Denver, Ahh! Until this point, I had never found one I liked wholly but Denver is the perfect cinnamon roll, doing what he can to make up for the past. At no point in reading this book did I feel like either of these characters and their emotions were unrealistic. I was totally immersed in this book because their story felt so REAL and RAW to me.

The spice was spicing with these two. Loved how Blair could let Denver take control but could also let her "good boy" know what she liked.

Other things I loved: main characters in their 30's, dual POV, interconnection with other books in the Wells Ranch series

Thank you Netgalley for this advanced copy!

4.5★

Blair Hart!! I love her sm. She was so strong and admirable. Honestly, what she went through, I don’t know if I would have had the same attitude as her but either way, I loved Denver. I loved how the second he saw her again, he was all in.

I really enjoyed the dual time line in this. As the #1 fan of the second chance trope, I don’t always find dual time lines necessary, but in Blair and Denver’s story, I did.

I’m not going to give away the why they didn’t work the first time. But all of the ways they worked the second time had me so giddy. I loved the chemistry between these two. It never left after so much time and I admired that. Blair and Denver were truly meant to be and they’re without a doubt my favorite in the series by far, I love them so much!

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for the ARC.

Big thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for a free copy of Change of Hart in exchange for an honest review.

Alexa, play "In a World Gone Wrong" by Zach Top. ❤️‍🩹

Who in their right mind doesn't love a good second-chance romance? It's my favorite of the Wells Ranch series by far.

Childhood best friends to lovers.. Lovers to, well, NOTHING. 😭 This was a tear jerker in the best way possible. Getting to experience Denver and Blair fall in love as teenagers. Then to experience the hurt of a first heartbreak in what felt like real time. Bailey's writing was potent and truly moving. I found myself crying, chest literally aching. The next thing you know, I'm laughing at the easy banter. The plot deals with heavy topics such as Alzhimers and cancer. I think the author cared about these characters deeply, and it shows. ❤️ 
On a final, much spicier note, Blair calls Denny a "good boy" and makes him whimper. I loved that immensely. It was hot. 🥵

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if I could give this 10 stars, I would 😮‍💨

I have been kicking and screaming since I got this ARC because I just cannot believe I finally got to read about Denver and Blair. This is the third book in the Wells Ranch series and focuses on Denver and Blair who were high school sweethearts. We get to read about the start of their relationship to the downfall that breaks them. I loved their little game of 5 seconds of honesty. I bawled like a baby so many time and felt so many heart wrenching emotions while reading.

Blair is strong and resilient. She grew so much throughout the book and taking care of everyone but herself, she is selfless. Learning about her and what she went through and how she is healing was so eye opening and also had me crying. She deserves so much in life. She knew the choices she made broke herself and her relationship but was never willing to lose herself to her choices.

Denver is so pure and sweet and kind. He is so in love with Blair and wasn't afraid to show her just how much she meant to him. He went through so much trauma and overcame so much. He is so thoughtful and was so quick to take care of Blair when she needed it when they were reunited. He made mistakes and owned up to them. He was ready to prove to her that he was all in and not a chance was he going to let her go.

If you love a second chance cowboy romance - this is the book for you. You will cry and giggle and smile. 🩵

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing group for this early copy of Change of Hart by Hannah Wells. This is the third book I have read in the Wells Ranch Series.

I found Blair to be very relatable. She is fiercely protective of those she loves, determined to meet her goals but honest with her anxiety and fears.

I’m typically not a huge fan of second chance romances (why did he wait 14 years to fight for her!?) but Denny Wells does big romantic gestures very well. He continues to show up for her again and again when she finally comes back to town.

I liked how the book handled the rawness of grief and the realness of Alzheimer’s disease. Blair’s relationship with Lucy was one of my favorite parts of this novel. Even though I disagreed with Blair’s decision to end her teenage pregnancy, I could feel the complexity of her choice.

I love revisiting old characters in interconnected standalones and this book had plenty of Austin and Chase from Alive and Wells and Seeing Red.

Change of Hart is a great second chance romance full of realistic mental health situations and growth of the main characters. I would definitely recommend.

Thank you for the arc!!!

I literally could not put this down. Such a good second chance ! Especially loved the glimpse from their teenage years.
This book put me through all the feels.

4.5 stars, rounded up! This was such a good cowboy, second chance romance!! Denver is so down bad throughout the entire story and I LOVE. I love when second chances books are dual timeline. Getting to see how their relationship began to where Blair and Denver are present day added so much to their story and the emotions between them.
Blair and Denny were inseparable when they were younger but after an event that rips them apart, they basically never see each other for over 10 years. When Blair comes back to their hometown to help care for her sick mother, sparks fly again!

I loved this so so much! denver and blair were so perfect for each other. the flashbacks provided so much depth and emotion. I loved how the grief and heavy themes were handled in this book. they were the perfect example of right person but wrong time. thank you SO much to Netgalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC!

I loved this so so much! denver and blair were so perfect for each other. the flashbacks provided so much depth and emotion. I loved how the grief and heavy themes were handled in this book. they were the perfect example of right person but wrong time. thank you SO much to Netgalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC!

🩵🌾 CHANGE OF HART by @baileyhannahwrites 🌾🩵 absolutely incredible + 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤! Thank you Bailey Hannah + NetGalley for the ARC opportunity. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: cowboys, second chance, slow burn, it’s always been you, coming home, and caretakers 🩵 this book was incredible and I will be forever changed by Denver + Blair. 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 ✨Absolutely incredible and I anticipate a best selling book. Denver and Blair are perfection.

I loved the first book in this series and for some reason I thought I had read and loved the second book as well but seems I didn't read it yet. That being said, this was a lovely, sweet, heartfelt novel and I absolutely adored Denny. This was a bit of an emotional read but I am a sucker for a well done second chance romance and this one delivers. The steamy scenes in this were divine and I couldn't get enough. I just loved these two together.

I cannot wait to go back and read the second book in this series and future books from this author.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Dell for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Blair and Denver’s story was an emotional ride. I really enjoyed seeing the story through both timelines of them as kids and adults. It leaves room to understand all their motivations and feelings from every angle. The quintessential small town cowboy romance, wrapped up with all different kinds of grief and life experiences

Bailey does it again! I never imagined Denny Wells would be so tender, but he certainly is, and I love it. The way Bailey writes such diverse cowboys is so fun. Austin, Red, and Denny are nothing alike except in how they love their partners so fiercely.
Thank you to Dell for the ARC and Bailey for writing some of my favorite cowboy romances.
At the start of this book, all you know is that Denny and Blair were once childhood friends and had a romantic relationship in high school. (I love a good friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers story!) You get peeks of their current relationship in the first two books, but you don’t know much.
Blair has returned home to their small town to help take care of her mother, who has been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Instead, she ends up taking care of everyone in her life. How Bailey had Denny helping her pick up the pieces she was burdened with is what romance is about. It’s him seeing her when no one else does.
There was that fantastic push and pull in the beginning that I love so much, and their journey back to each other felt so natural. LOVE!
I loved the tall girl rep! Blair is just under 6 feet, but that doesn’t stop Denny from throwing her around the bedroom. Haha.
The one-liners that infused how much she means to him hit so hard.
Another great cowboy romance from Bailey Hannah!

Emotional, raw, tough to stomach but worth it. Hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read. You are pulled in from page 1 and the whole book is a rollercoaster of emotions! Bailey has outdone herself here and it truly shows!!

4.5 stars. There hasn't been a book in the Wells Ranch series that hasn't blown me away, but for some reason this one hit hard. As someone with a loved one who suffered with Alzheimer's disease, this was equal parts brutal, and also healing. As someone going to school to be an NP, this also warmed my soul. There was so much I connected to in this, and all of the praises to Bailey for making it so easy to connect with. I absolutely loved Denver and Blair.

Thank you so much to Dell and NetGalley for this ARC!

I loved Alive and Wells, so I was so pumped for this one. Blair and Denver were childhood sweethearts. They’re were each other’s first everything. They were there for each other, especially when Denver’s mom became sick.

It’s been 14 years since they broke up but now she’s back in her home town. Denver sees her and wants to win her back. Blair is helping take care of her mother and has a lot on her plate as a nurse practitioner. She doesn’t have time for another broken heart.

The story is told through past and present timelines. I really loved learning about the couple from the past and now the adult pair. Denver and Blair both had a hand in their demise. Now, Blair can’t trust Denver’s playboy ways.

They can’t deny they still love each other!

I loved Denver and how determined he was to help Blair. He wanted to prove he could be there for her. When I found out what happened when they broke up, I was mad at both of them. In the end I was a bit more mad at Denver lol. I’m so glad these two found each other again, picked up where they left off, and had their HEA 🩵

Read if you love:
Cowboys
Second chance
Small town
Pleasure Dom

ARC review!

I was so excited to get an ARC of this book! I’ve loved every other book in this series, but this one may be my favorite!

This book is about Blair and Denver. They’ve known each other since they were teens, and loved each other practically since the beginning.

I love that we got to read about Blair and Denver in the past and then present to see how their relationship progressed. We get to read about their ups and the downfall that halted their relationship for years.

We also get to see the struggles they are both going through throughout this book. Blair moved back home to help take care of her mom who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and we see how that affects her. Denver dealt with grief of his own when his mother passed away. With both of these hard times, they were there for each other.

The love these two had for each other was everything! They both never got over each other, even after so much time apart. I loved the happy ending they got!

Thank you so much Bailey Hannah and Netgalley for this ARC!