4.5 ⭐️
2.5 🌶️

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲:

I have to start this review with a huge thank you to NetGalley, Orion and Bailey Hannah for making my entire year with this arc 🤭 Not to be dramatic but no one writes cowboys like Bailey does, the Wells Ranch series is by far my favourite cowboy romance series of all time - so if you haven’t read it… well what the hell are you doing? Go now!

Okay so Change of Hart; second chance isn’t my favourite trope but THIS is how you do it 👏🏻 There was no pointless third act breakup, no messing around once Denny and Blair came back together, just pure cuteness and rebuilding 🙂‍↕️ I bloody loved it.

👩🏻 Blair - this woman is incredible, with so much on her plate (moving back to Wells Canyon, looking after her poorly mum, working, helping Cass out with baby Hazel, helping her sister out with Jonas, the list is endless). After the huge and heartbreaking decision she made when her and Denny were together as teens, I’m so glad she got her happily ever after. She’s a badass… with a filthy mouth 👄✨

👨🏻 Denver - the definition of a man down bad. Blair could quite literally walk him like a dog and he’d bark a thank you. His backstory and childhood had me sobbing on multiple occasions, my poor baby. The way Denny adored Blair, worshipped the ground she walked on, and fought for her both as a teen and a man, when she came home 14 years later - UGH. He has a heart of gold 💛🥹

The fact we got to spend time with Austin, Cecily, Chase, Cass and the rest of the fam again made my heart so happy. God I missed them, it felt so good to be home 🤠🐴

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:

♥ Second chance romance
♡ High school sweethearts
♥ Reformed playboy
♡ Badass FMC
♥ Dual pov
♡ Dual timeline

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𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀:

🚑 Denny seeing Blair back in Wells Canyon at the rodeo, causing him to fall off and end up in an ambulance with her - 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. “𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛𝙛?” “𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪”
🚂 Flashback to when they were teens and first hung out, flattening pennies on the train track - 𝘐’𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴.
🪻 The little nods to the previous books in the series (this makes me so giddy) e.g when Blair arrived back at Wells Ranch and said the driveway was ‘once flanked by overgrown lilac bushes’ which Austin had cut down Cecily in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6767936444">Alive and Wells</a>
🐻 Blair Bear
🍈 Denny seeing Blair’s boobies for the first time lol
✊🏻’Nicky Nicky Nine Doors’
👀 Little breadcrumbs for book 4 (Colt and Whit) - “I’m at my wit’s end with your nephew.” Jonas coming to help out at the ranch
🪟 Denny sneaking in through Blair’s window when they were young. Him going to her the night he found out about his mum having cancer. Their first kiss.
💋 Denny blowing Blair kisses from the chute
📱 Denny’s password still being Blair’s birthday 14 years later
🛻 Blair sitting on Denny’s lap on the way home from the rodeo - hehe
💃🏼 Them dancing in Denny’s room
🌳 Their spot, where they had a picnic, lost their virginities to each other and eventually married each other 14 years later
💔 Lucy asking Blair to look out for her boys and telling her she couldn’t have asked for a better ‘daughter’
🥹 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐? 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯… 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮.
🏔️ Denny taking Blair to the place he scattered some of Lucy’s ashes
👏🏻 Denny fighting for his life - “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙢’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚—𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬—𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
🧸 Denny’s bear tattoo
😀 SQUEEEALING - Denny: “𝙄𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.” Blair: “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨.” Denny: “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚, 𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.”
💔 The fact he worked it out - 4,982 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳.
💡 Denny filling Blair’s office with lamps because she hates the overhead light, bringing her lunch and eating on the floor of her office together
🖕🏻 Denny standing up for Blair to her boss
🥹 SWOON. Denny helping with Blair’s list of things she had to do but never making her feel like she can’t do them herself, just that she doesn’t have to - “𝙔𝙚𝙨, 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙’𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤.”
💍 Lucy giving 18yr old Denny her engagement ring to give to Blair one day (sobbing)
💔 The scene where Lucy passes away, the brothers all together in the room, my god this was heartbreaking. Denny after she died - “𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙?” “𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧.” “𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚?” “𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧.”
🚿 Blair washing Denny’s hair and helping him in the shower when he lost his mama
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🌶️ Blair being a bad bitch and Denny being her bitch hehehe - “𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙮.” “𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.”
🙂‍↕️ Blair getting on her knees to… and Denny stopping her and getting her a pillow so she’s comfy. Oh the man that he is.
🥵 THISSSSSS SCENE - Blair: “𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩. 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚. 𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙡.” 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺: 𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭.
💊 Denny setting an alarm to remind Blair to take her antidepressants (sobbing again)
😖 The shock of the real reason they broke up, Blair having an abortion, Denny not being there for her but being in the car park, god the whole thing was so painful to read
🫶🏻 Denny being so supportive and caring towards Blair’s mum / family. Dropping everything for them
⛈️ Blair and Sandy in the storm. Her calling Denny for help even though she struggles so much relying on other people - “𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚. 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨.”
🐎 Blair being scared to ride again, I related to this so much
🌬️ Lucy in the warm breeze
🩵 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘐’𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳.
🏡 Denny buying Blair the house she always wanted when they were kids
🥵 𝘚𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺. Denny: “𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙤 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚.” Blair: “𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚. 𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.”
💍 Blair asking Denny to marry her with Lucy’s ring - “𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙚.” “𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣.”
❤️‍🩹 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.
💒 Their intimate wedding at their spot by the tree
🪙 Denny keeping the penny from when they were kids
👰🏻‍♀️ 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗠𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.
👶🏻 Avery & Oliver
🏠 Denny: 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚?” Blair: “𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚.”

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲:

The only thing I noticed, which was very minor and didn’t bother me that much, was that the storyline got mixed up. Blair broke her ankle when her horse slipped and she fell off whilst barrel racing in the arena, her horse stood on her ankle. Later on in the book it said she broke her ankle when she was out riding in the storm and was thrown from Sandy (the horse she was riding) but that didn’t happen. It’s a minor error in the plot, but I did notice it!

DENNY NOT CALLING BLAIR AS SOON AS THE STORM HIT WHEN SHE WAS OUT RIDING.

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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

Obsessed, I miss them already and cannot bloody wait for Colt and Whit’s book. I need it like, yesterday. I’m so grateful I got the chance to read Change of Hart early and to fall in love with Denny & Blair. I’d stay on Wells Ranch forever if I could. Bailey Hannah, you SLAYED as usual 👏🏻🐴🩵🤠🍨

I had a good time reading this, I love a good cowboy romance and the atmosphere and setting were well written, second chance romance isn’t usually my favourite trope unless it’s done insanely well but in this case it wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be.

A fantastic cowboy romance. Just the right amount of heat, turmoil and heartache. I loved the dual timeline that gave the depth to the story, a great way to fill everything in. A great read.

A million stars.

Blair and Denver are heartbreaking and wholesome and messy perfection. What an absolutely amazing second chance romance 😭

This book had me sobbing and feeling so hard for both Denny and Blair. Bailey Hannah tackles such difficult topics like ill parents, grief, and mental health with such tact and grace.

I adored the concurrent writing of the timelines where we got to slowly understand what drove them apart as kids and what brought them back together as adults. Ugh I have no words.

4 ⭐️ I am so happy I got this ARC!

Okay, let me just say—this book completely won me over, and I’m not even usually a fan of second-chance romances. But Denny and Blair? They’re THE way to do a second-chance romance right. Their story is messy, heartfelt, and so beautifully written that I couldn’t help but root for them every step of the way... except maybe a little bit at the beginning cause Denny felt like a player (and eww). The way their past is woven into the story, into their present, with all the pain, longing, and unresolved feelings, made their journey feel authentic and deeply satisfying.

The story itself feels complete in the best way possible. It’s long, but not in a dragging, “when will this end?” kind of way—more like an “I never want this to end” kind of way. There’s so much depth to the plot, with layers of family drama, personal growth, and emotional healing that it’s impossible not to get invested. And the family dynamics?! They’re heartbreaking in the most beautiful way. The relationships between the characters are so real and raw that they’ll stick with you long after you’ve finished reading.

This book is my first dip into this world, but I can already tell it won’t be my last. I’m so curious about the other characters and their stories, and I can’t wait to dive deeper into this universe. The author has created something truly special here, and I’m officially hooked.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the eARC! Getting to read this early was such a treat, and I’m so glad I took the chance on it. If you’re looking for a second-chance romance that’s emotional, steamy, and utterly unforgettable, this is it. Denny and Blair’s story is one you won’t want to miss.

🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 - The spice is there, and it’s good, but it’s the emotional connection that really makes the intimate moments shine. It’s steamy, but it’s also deeply meaningful, which is exactly how it should be in a story like this.

Thank you so much for NetGalley for the ARC <3

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year after loving the first two books in the Well's Ranch series, and Change of Hart did NOT disappoint!! Blair and Denny are just totally delicious, they were real people with real issues and their history was done perfectly (sometimes I find with second chance romances the reason for the initial breakup is super trivial and it puts me off a little bit). I loved watching them fall back in love and seeing all the characters stories at Well's ranch progress too.

On a more personal note, I sobbed my heart out at this book as it also hit a little close home for me but was done in such a way I was crying my eyes out one minute and giggling at Denny the next. It was the perfect mix of highs and lows and will definitely be one of my soul books fr 🫰🏼

Great to be back at Wells Ranch! Loved Blair and Denver! Been waiting for them since book number two - Seeing Red.
Always loved a good second chance story and did not disappoint!
Can't wait for what comes next!

Change The Hart
By Bailey Hannah

♾️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If I can give 10 stars I would!!

Change the Hart completely captivated me from beginning to end, and I can’t stop thinking about Blair and Denver. It's a second-chance romance with a dual timeline that beautifully unravels their past. The emotional depth of the story, filled with heartbreak, grief, and loss, left me truly moved. Blair and Denny’s journey was so raw and real, and I just wanted to give them both the biggest hugs.

They fell in love young and were ready to face the world together, but one decision tore them apart. Blair avoided Denny whenever she returned to town, and Denny never truly moved on, turning to a player lifestyle. But when Blair moves back home again, Denny gets hurt in typical fashion—falling off his horse—and he's determined not to let her slip away again.

Blair is a strong, independent woman who carries a heavy load, as the oldest daughter, and I completely related to her struggle to ask for help. It was so rewarding to see her let down her guard and allow Denver to support her. I admired her humor, her selflessness, and the way she grew throughout the story.

As for Denver, he’s the perfect hero funny, strong, caring, and loving. His grief is palpable, and his journey of growth really tugged at my heart. I loved how dedicated he was to those he cared about, and his depth as a character was so well done. The man is a reformed playboy, a cowboy, and someone who’ll do anything to win back the love of his life, and his humor made me smile through every chapter.

This is a beautiful small-town, second-chance romance with high school sweethearts, a barrel racer and bronc rider, dual timelines, themes of grief, and a lot of pining that will break your heart in the best way. If you're a fan of emotional, deeply moving love stories, this one is a must-read!

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I have been looking forward to Denver's book for quite some time now and it definitely didn't disappoint. While it wasn't anywhere near as spicy as SEEING RED, I think the absolute raw emotion that bled out of this book more than made up for it. I was a complete wreck in parts and my heart absolutely broke for Denny and Blair. Bailey Hannah's writing gets better and better with each book and I would be more than happy if she continued the Wells Ranch series forever.

This was so cute. This is the third book in the series and it's childhood best friends to lovers to strangers to lovers. And honestly Bailey absolutely smashed this out the part. Blair Wells had to return home to support her dad as her mum got alzhemier dementia. Denver is the local non committed cowboy but when Blair comes back he 100% focus on her.

This was so easy to read and the dementia which was talked about was done carefully. I can't wait for the This was so cute. This is the third book in the series and it's childhood best friends to lovers to strangers to lovers. And honestly Bailey absolutely smashed this out the part. Blair Wells had to return home to support her dad as her mum got alzhemier dementia. Denver is the local non committed cowboy but when Blair comes back he 100% focus on her.

This was so easy to read and the dementia which was talked about was done carefully. I can't wait for the next book in the series and can say Denver and Blair were my fave couple so far.
The spice was done so well!
The pining and yearning was my fave!
Thank you team orion for the e arc.

This book is perfection. Denny is literally every eldest daughter’s dream man. I am convinced that Bailey can do no wrong and her books are always masterpieces!

Rip my heart out, why don't you!?

I love Denver and Blair separately and together. They have so much love for each other. Even 14 years apart didn't change that.

Denver is cheeky, flirty, and just plain adorable. It's no wonder Blair never stopped loving him. Who would!? But his jokes and banter can be a facade for the hurt he hides.

Blair is such a strong FMC. Dealing with her mum's diagnosis as well as her own issues with her mental health, she is returning to a town where her first (and only) love lives, and she has heard the stories of the playboy life he leads.

This is a Second Chance romance with so much angst and love. What they went through together, and then apart, will rip your heart out. But Bailey Hannah does put it back together for us.

Tropes:
▪ Second Chance
▪ Dual Timeline
▪ Reformed Playboy
▪ High School Sweethearts
▪ Cowboy/ Barrel Racer
▪ Friends to Lovers

▪ Check Trigger Warnings ▪

I've been waiting for this book forever and it absolutely didn't disappoint! I struggled with the choice of reading it all quickly and it being done or savouring it for days! I savoured every page of this book and it went down a treat! I loved the dual timeline and being able to see how their realtionship has grown and changed!

Blair is back in her hometown and she definitely doesn't want to see Denver, her first love, so when he falls right back into her life, can they pick up where they left off?

I will be the first to admit that a couple of these Tropes aren't for me, friends to lovers and second chance, but Bailey always smashes it out of the park! I absolutely loved this book and it was so nice to go back to Wells Canyon! Definitely recommend this entire series!

Blair Hart and Denver Wells have my whole entire heart. This book made me so emotional 🥹 It was second chance done perfectly! I loved the dual timeline and seeing how their relationship started out 🥹

Blair and Denver both show such amazing personal growth throughout the book. Denver Wells will be sky rocketing to the top of everyone’s book boyfriend list. He’s caring, kind, patient and so attentive to Blair and her needs. The way he nurtures and cares for her had me tearing up 😭

This book is full of second chances, emotional vulnerability, and steamy moments that will have you hooked from the first page. If you love angsty romance where the characters are both flawed and lovable, and where the tension between them builds until you can’t stand it, this is definitely one for your list.

The Wells Ranch Series is one of my favourite cowboy series. Each book is about a different brother (or close friend) and up until now, Alive & Wells was my favourite book because it was grumpy x sunshine trope, well, not anymore. Change of Hart is the best book in the series (in my opinion)!!!

The main trope is “childhood lovers” and the story follows Denver “Denny” Wells - the youngest Wells sibling. Denny is the cheeky, flirty cowboy with the playboy personality however throughout the story we see what led to this persona. Blair is a strong FMC. She is strong willed, independent and a big people pleaser.

It’s clear Denny’s love language is touch and acts of service - he wants to PROVE that he is the man Blair needs him to be now. Blair is scared, she knew how things were years ago and she doesn’t want to get heartbroken again.

I really liked the flashback chapters - Bailey’s writing never feels rushed and is very detailed and this was proven within the adolescent chapters. The mannerisms and actions that the MC’s did during these scenes were perfect and exactly what a teen would think. The flashbacks allow us to see how Denny and Blair were childhood sweethearts and what led to the end of their relationship.

I also really liked that we saw what life was like for the Wells family when Lucy - Denny’s mum - was still around. From the first book, we know she passed away many years ago so to actually see what she was like and how she cared for Denny and Blair’s relationship is so wonderful. The way her illness is written was beautiful. Having had family members with the same illness and same fate I really connected to what Denny was feeling.

Bailey had me crying SEVERAL times within this story, both with the present AND past chapters. I think you know a story is good when you really connect to the characters, this was evident in the puddles of tears I created! My favourite moment was the last few chapters at the tree😭.

I DEVOURED this story and cannot wait for the Wells Ranch series to continue. I will definitely be reading this book again and I will be recommending to all my followers on my booktok. I'm so excited for this series to continue, you read each book about the 2 main characters but you fall in love with the side characters too.

I requested this book because the synopsis ticked all of my boxes (I'm definitely in my cowboy-romance era right now!). What I didn't realise was that this book is the third of the Wells Ranch series, so I took it upon myself to read the other books in the series first - obviously I didn't want to miss out!
Although this is the third book in the series, you could also pick this up as a standalone and it would still work.
I fell quickly into Blair and Denver's story and with ease. I really enjoyed their history and the flash backs some chapters provided. Their chemistry was off the charts and brilliantly written. What I didn't expect was how much this book would make me cry, with the difficult moments the two shared in the past and supported each other through it.
This was one of those books you read that makes you wish it would never end.
Fabulously written, spice level off the charts, emotional, beautiful!
I think I've found a new favourite author.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing an ARC in return for my honest review.

A good, sweet, second chance cowboy romance, what’s not to like? I do think that it wrapped up a little too quickly, at 60% it really felt like we were done and there wasn’t much else that happened in the 40% after it. But it was a good palette cleanser nevertheless.

Bailey absolutely smashed it yet again with this!

The tropes were perfection, the two characters were real, relatable, likeable and had some great character development throughout.
The plot was fantastic, and I especially loved the dialogue timeline going on throughout.

If you love cowboy romance, with a highly emotional storyline, fantastic spice and hilarious moments I would 100% recommend this book

Bailey is easily one of my favourite authors and she did not disappoint at all with this.

I loved this! Was so happy to read Blair’s story. Dual POV and dual timelines allows you to really feel everyone’s experiences. There are some important and sensitive issues explored here and they’re done so in an amazing way. A great, spicy, second chance romance. What more could you ask for?