This is how you do a second-chance romance right.
Change of Heart was incredible, I absolutely loved it!

I really appreciated that there was no miscommunication, no cheating , just a heartfelt, genuine second-chance romance. Watching these two come back together after so many years apart was so satisfying.

This is officially one of the first books of 2025 that made me cry. The way Bailey handled parental illness and grief was both heartbreaking and deeply moving. I felt every moment with these characters.

Overall, I adored this story, and I think readers are going to love it just as much!

I love this entire series by Bailey Hannah, she writes incredible small town romance! Childhood best friends to lovers, second chance, loves the dual timelines. The past chapters brought so much character development and I understood them even more. Loved that there was no "miscommunication" or third act break up.

Thank you Net Galley for the E-ARC. 4/5

5⭐️

This book was such a slow burn, but it was good because we got to see Blair and Denver’s friendship and love story throughout their teenage years until present day. My man was so in love with her and just wanted her back. The spice was so good and just kept getting better.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for the ARC! #ChangeofHart #NetGalley

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read the eARC!

I loved Alive and Wells but while my enjoyment didn’t extend to Seeing Red (solely because of Cassidy and not due to the writing or overall story), I was eager to jump into Change of Hart.

This story does involve a dual timeline. Personally, I don’t always love to read several chapters of flashbacks but I don’t think it was overdone nor are the flashback chapters super long. Honestly, the chapters we got could have had even more depth and content since I was left feeling like something was missing.

I’m a sucker for second chance romances, but more specifically if miscommunication is not involved since it can be so mentally draining. I appreciate that Blair and Denver’s relationship didn’t involve this. The reasons behind their relationship ending at 18 are authentic and portrays the difficult decisions some may have to make when they're young.

I preferred Blair’s POVs as they had a bit more emotion and depth. I felt more connected to her. Seeing the way that she navigated having to uproot her life back to her childhood home, a new job, and taking care of her family and friends was interesting. I don’t dislike Denver but he seemed a bit dull at times. He did a lot of talking rather showing in my opinion. There were several times he’s like “I'm getting my girl back” and he proceeded to do the bare minimum.

There was one thing about their relationship that just stuck with me since the beginning. To me, I did not feel this strong love between them. I mean, we get these flashbacks that are supposed to convince us that the love they have for each other is so significant and deep. Then after 14 years when they reunite, there is not enough groveling. No yearning. I don't know, something was missing for me to really understand their connection. The constant "I love you" was starting to feel forced.

Overall, there are definitely some enjoyable moments. I do wish that they didn’t jump back into things so early in the book. I would have appreciated more yearning or at least would have liked them to spend more time connecting and building their relationship again before becoming intimate.

I will definitely still continue and read Colt's story!

another absolute banger bailey hannah.
denver and blair changed my brain chemistry.
i didnt think red was gonna be overthrown from my favorite wells ranch man throne, but then denny came ready and blew him away
(love you always red baby)

i fear second chance is my absolute favorite trope.
and with this dual timeline with denver and blair that was solidified
getting to see them grow up while falling in love and finding their way back together simultaneously broke my heart and repaired it all at the same time

i understood blair all too well.
seeing her fight help and only wanting to do everything for everyone in her life hit a little too close to home
also knowing people thought she was weird for her random thoughts and ideas made me love her all that much more

getting to know denny after meeting him in alive and wells was so bittersweet in the best way
not getting the back story from the wells boys' childhood from austin's point of view in book 1 made sense but getting all the nitty gritty details from denvers pov was so heartbreaking but told so beautifully i fear i never thought i would stop tearing up
youngest child syndrome to the fullest, denver did what he could

seeing these two communicate with each other was so refreshing
the bond they share from meeting so young is amazing and one of my favorite second chances ive read (and thats a long list i fear)

another wells ranch book down
another down bad cowboy to never stop thinking about
wells ranch continues to be one of the best cowboy series out there

thank you netgalley and dell publishing for this ARC in exchange for a honest review
ill never forget reading this for the first time

Change of Heart is a heartfelt, beautifully written story that had me hooked from the start. Bailey Hannah delivers unforgettable characters, rich emotion, and a plot that’s equal parts tender and powerful. An absolute gem — I didn’t want it to end!

Wow! Bailey Hannah does it again! She absolutely delivered with this one! She has a way of writing that makes you really connect with the characters and feel all the things!

I absolutely loved Denver and Blair’s story! The dual time line and flashbacks really helped you understand their relationship over the years to end up where they are now. Blair is home for the first time in years to help take care of her mom. Denver is a playboy until he sees Blair for the first time in over a decade and he immediately knows it’s her that he wants.

There is a lot of history between Blair and Denver and they have a lot of feelings and things to work out. I loved the development of their relationship and how they worked through everything openly and honestly. Their story was full of yearning, angst, and so much chemistry!

𝐼𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒…
- Small Town
- Dual POV
- Dual Timeline / Flashbacks
- Second Chance
- Spice
- Childhood Friends
- High School Sweethearts
- Cowboy Romance
- Found Family
- It Was Always You
- No 3rd Act Breakup
- Tension & Yearning
Be sure to check TWs!

Second chance romance is my least favorite trope but this one was really well done! The flash backs to their younger years felt like truly important moments that we needed to know about. Their present time relationship also worked through the broken trust and wasn't too instant love.

I had the privilege of reading this book while at an actual rodeo—talk about immersive! The MMC is peak golden retriever energy: loyal, obsessed (in the best way), and totally her kind of guy. While their separation didn’t feel super logical to me—and her holding a grudge stretched a bit long—it’s all redeemed by how hard he works to earn her trust again. If you’ve loved the others in this series, seeing everyone come back together will be a total treat.

The Wells Ranch series is an absolute gem, and Change of Hart exemplifies everything readers (including myself!) love in a second chance, childhood best friends to lovers to strangers, it's-always-been-you romance. Denver and Blair are, as other characters proclaim, "inevitable", but it makes reading the story of them finding their way back to each other all the more heartfelt.

Blaire was a great leading lady. She and Denver are similar in the sense that they love BIG. Though Blaire is not the golden retriever type bubbly girl, her care for everyone in her circle, the ways she tried to do right by them and show up for them, earned my respect very quickly. Denver is the golden retriever, class clown type, but just like Blaire in how he'll show up for the people he loves – Blair chief among them. Their chemistry together was red hot, and SO goddamn romantic. I mean really, what is more romantic than the sweeping you've always been my everything scenes?

As much as I loved him in this book and previous Wells Ranch books, Denver didn't have as much growth contained in this story. If you've read the whole series, you know him to be the fun playboy, so the change is evident if you zoom out. But taking this book as the standalone it technically is, the growth isn't shown on the page, only reminisced about. I understand and even appreciate to some extent why he didn't have a growth arc; his unwavering commitment to win Blaire back and be the man she needed from page 1 was very attractive and made his side of their romance far more convincing, but the consequence of that commitment is his character remained the same from start to finish.

I really enjoyed the occasional flashbacks to when they were growing up. It gave us more context for how their relationship came to be, and like with most dual-timeline, dual POV books, helped us fall for each character as we walk through their stories (past and present) simultaneously. Great narrative choice on the author's part.

Something of note on a more macro scale: this is one of four major 2025 romance releases featuring an FMC who is taking care of her mother who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Obviously, that's not a criticism of this book or any of the others, it's just a wild coincidence/trend. Like, what are the odds a trope with circumstances that specific would be such a hinge point in all these books?

Looking to the future, the first 3 books have been incredible, and I cannot wait for Colt's book next – safe to say I am hooked on Wells Ranch!

🌶🌶🌶

Ahhhh another cowboy romance in the books. Thank you to the author and publisher for this ARC.

I honestly wasn’t sure what i expected from this book but I really loved it. It made me cry a few times and really does show what teen love is like. I loved watching Denver care for Blair because as someone with ADHD I related to her a lot. I loved getting to know more about Denver’s mom and I’m excited for the next book!

This book was perfectly done. I LOVED the dual timelines. I was cackling with the comparisons of my teenage years and Blair’s— the Victoria secret’s body spray, the layered tanks, shaving the legs just under the knees. It tackled some seriously heavy subject matter in a super delicate matter as well and it didn’t feel heavy. I laughed, I teared up, I felt the spicy vibes. Denver Wells was a MAN. I swear I highlighted half this book. Second chance romance is becoming one of my favorite tropes to read and this solidified that for me. Incredible read!

Change of Hart was a second chance romance well done! Denny and Blair's story had me hooked from the start. I loved how the flashback chapters showed how their friendship grew each year. This book was everything I was hoping it would be after reading the first two in the series.

I loved this book! Ate up every single page. Bailey Hannah knows how to WRITE! The dual timeline in this book was everything. Getting to see Denny and Blair meet, then fall in love, then break apart, then find each other again…put me through the emotional ringer in the best way. Hats off to you, Ms. Hannah!

𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚
Blair Hart left Wells Canyon over a decade ago. Now, she’s back to take care of her ailing mother. In such a small town, there’s no way Blair can avoid the one man she’s spent years trying to forget: Denver “Denny” Wells. He never thought he’d see her again, until one glance flips his world on its head. If he wants to win her back, he’s going to have to prove his playboy days are behind him and be the man she needs— the same one she fell in love with. Thrust into the role of caregiver, Blair doesn’t have the time to sift through their messy history even if she wanted to— but Denny doesn’t give up that easy.

Definitely recommend reading if you’re a fan of the following:
* second chance
* high school sweethearts
* dual timeline
* barrel racer x saddlebronc
* reformed playboy

𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒕
Blair Hart…my heart. I will always have such a soft spot for those who have went through what Blair has (when you read, you’ll know what I’m talking about). Her character deserves the whole word, and I’m so glad she got her HEA with her soulmate ♡

𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔
I love that we get to see more layers of Denny in this book! We sort of just know him as a bit of a playboy in the first two books— except for the hints about Blair that have been dropped…I’ve been waiting for that story ever since!

♡

I’m super excited to continue this series and be back at Wells Ranch in December ♡

Bailey Hannah really knows how to pull those heart strings!!! If there was ever a couple who needed to be together it was them. They are so woven together even though they lost a large chunk of time together, they really needed their second chance. Denver loves no one the way he loves “Bear” and he needs her like he needs air. She is skeptical for good reason… her life has not been easy and her story is so emotional but the growth and love they have for each other was just incredible.

Thank you so much for this ARC! I love this series and absolutely loved this book! It was heartbreakingly beautiful! Bailey Hannah will do it EVERY SINGLE TIME for me!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc. I’m a big fan of this author and I read her other two books and I love them just as much as I loved this one. I fell in love with the main characters in Denver and Blair because they were so easy to relate to, and I felt for each of them and their stories..I felt all the feelings~ happy, sad and excited! I loved the progressive of Denver and Blair’s relationship from children to adults. Blair leaves to find Hershel and Denver needs to put his feelings first and follow his dream. I would highly recommend this book for those who live spicy cowboy romance with tons of heart. Great Author!!!

The “flashbacks” or time jumps or whatever you want to call them. Watching little Denny fall in love with Blair is magical. Nothing like I’ve ever felt before. Every time I say there’s no couple like *insert Wells Ranch couple here* Bailey goes AHAHAHA WAIT THERES MORE!!

Also the friendships between the ladies of Wells Ranch will never not get me in my feelings. What does it take to have a group of genuinely good girl friends to go and take your kids out while drinking sangria?? Taking applications immediately, tysm.

As always, crying over the acknowledgments. Bailey is truly one of the most down to earth, caring, and most PASSIONATE person and author I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading for. No one writes cowboys that pull on my heartstrings like you do, Bailey Hannah… how dare you crush my heart and mend it all in one book. I’ll be booking my vacation to Wells Ranch IMMEDIATELY, I’m in my way to find a cowboy 🤠

4.5 ⭐️
I've had the absolute pleasure of getting to read all four books Bailey has published as arcs, and I've absolutely adored all of them. Being chosen to be on her first arc team for "Alive & Wells" was such a blessing. I always enjoy my time on Wells Ranch, and this was no different.

I, unfortunately, also suffer from Hyper Independent Oldest Daughter Syndrome, and seeing a character so similar to me was so healing. Seeing her get loved so fully & completely, even more so. Denver. Freaking. Wells. The man you are. I never thought Red would be beat out as my favorite, and I'm still not sure if that's true, but he's absolutely facing some high competition.

I did not want to put this down from start to finish. I've always been a second chance romance stan, and this blew my love for the trope out of the water. Go preorder this *now*.

Thank you to netgalley, Bailey Hannah, and the publisher for this arc 🫶🏻

There’s something about the way Bailey writes that just sucks you in and fully immerses you within the story that is just beautiful. I found Bailey back when Alive and Wells had just indie published, so I’ve been a fan of her writing for a bit now. I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of this book, which has been one of my most anticipated of the year. Choosing to read it over a very busy weekend was a bad choice though, because I wanted to blow off plans so I could stay in and read!

Our MCs, Blair and Denver, are flawed. There is nothing more beautiful, imho, than two flawed and imperfect people finding their way together and creating their own type of perfect relationship. The kind that may not look perfect from the outside, but is exactly what they need together. And that is exactly what Blair and Denver find in each other.

Getting “flashbacks” of their time together in their teens gave such beautiful insight into the people they are, and the couple they are, as adults, that it made their reunion so much more emotional. You truly were rooting for them to figure things out. For them to find a way to take the broken parts of their past and stitch them back together into something that looked similar to what they had in the past, but that was in the shape of something that could last forever.

I also need to add - Denny was down BAD for Blair and we love to see that!

This was such a beautiful story in this series and it was also so lovely being back in Wells Canyon and getting to see and catch up with all the characters we’ve known and loved from the previous books. I wish I could hang out on the ranch with them all, for real!!

Thank you so much NetGalley, Bailey Hannah and Random House for the opportunity to ARC read this story!