Summary

Overall rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5/5
Spicy rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

This damn book. My poor little heart.
Is there anything that feels quite as all consuming as first love?

This was such a gorgeous small town romance that really encompasses that thought along with all the heartache that comes with it. Blair and Denver were so relatable as characters, raw, honest and realistically flawed which just made you love them so much more. We all make hard and stupid decisions as teenagers and sometimes break our own hearts in the process and living with the consequences.

Blair is the reliable people pleaser, can’t say no taking too much on. Always putting everyone else first even to her own detriment but fiercely independent and won’t let anyone take care of her. In comes Denny our down bad broncho riding, reformed playboy determined to get Blair to let him just love her.

Something I’m loving about Wells Ranch is the very authentic working ranch environment it’s definitely something that the author is committed to. And not only is this a love story but it also tackles complex emotions of ambiguous loss, depression and grief. There are very tender but also heartbreaking moments throughout that just made this book so increase to read.

I loved this book and I cannot wait for more from Wells Ranch.

It was so good to be back in Wells Ranch for this EAGERLY anticipated instalment! I loved the first two books in this series and this one was no exception! BLAIR AND DENNY FOR EVERRRRRR!

Denver Wells - a man who went all in to win back the love of his life. He was just perfection, honestly. He's quite literally knocked off his saddle when he sees Blair back in town after 14 years away. I quite liked Blair too; I found her super relatable in terms of her chaotic mind (because hi, hello) and doing her best to be independent and not wanting help.

These two were quite the match, and it was just so special seeing their love rekindle after being apart for so many years. Their banter was super sarcastic and fun, I loved seeing them reminisce about the old days and the little things they remembered about each other were so sweet. The spice was great too; their chemistry was incredible. I don't like Neapolitan ice cream but if it came with Denver Wells, maybe I could get on board.

This book is told on a dual time line following Blair and Denny from when they are 13 years old. Bailey did a great job at weaving their past in with the present with flashbacks of their blossoming friendship and relationship. Sometimes I did find this a bit choppy, but not enough to take me out of the story.

This book does deal with some very heavy and emotional topics which I did think were handled well. The timing of some of the discussions could have been better placed but I really did feel for these two when they were 18. Without spoiling anything, I do see both sides of this situation and I appreciated the conversation they had in the present.

I'm so happy these two found their way back to each other; their happily ever after was so well deserved.

I am grateful to Bailey Hannah, Netgalley and Orion for the copy of this book to read and review early, THANK YOU! 😍😍

I loved this book so much!! Bailey Hannah is the queen of writing cowboy romances that are angsty yet funny with characters who are so relatable and easy to love. This book was childhood friends to lovers, second chance romance at its finest. Denny was such a sweetheart and his commitment to earning back Blair’s trust was so sweet. He would do literally anything for her and i loved that even though Blair was so independent and strong she was willing to let him in to help her.

I actually didn’t know this was third in the series before I started reading it so now I’m 100% going to go back and read the first too! I absolutely love a second chance romance and Blair and Denver were and are perfect. Absolutely loved the flashback scenes to when they were kids before it all went wrong. Love a dual pov even more!

It’s easy to fall into this small town cowboy romance and watch as Denver tries to win back a reluctant Blair. I liked the romance side of it and seeing the way these two reconnected, as well as learning more about their history. The friendships and sibling relationships also brought an extra depth to the story. Alongside that it looks at a few deeper topics like caring responsibilities, and more that I won’t spoil. All in all a good read with some great tropes.

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This is book 3 in the Wells Ranch series and oh my god! I absolutely loved the first two books in this series but this one was just as fantastic. I’ve never laughed and cried at a book at the same time before but this made me do exactly that! These books just aren’t as popular as they should be! Every single one has been 5/5!
Blair has returned to Wells canyon to look after her mum and help her family out. The last thing she wants is to be spending time with her ex Denver Wells but with her being the local nurse practitioner and him injuring himself they have to see each other! Denver sets his sights on fixing things with Blair and the journey they take to forgive the past is so hard, the memories they have together, the duel timeline is so hard to read at times but also so very needed not only for the characters but also for us as readers on the background of the ranch and the Wells family!
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My biggest regret about this series is that I haven’t started it sooner. I’ve heard about Alive & Wells before and I’ve always wanted to read it but never got around to it. Finding the ARC for Change of Hart with the kick up the bum I needed and I so wish I started it sooner. I fell in love with all the characters and I love how involved all of the other characters were even though it’s standalone interconnected. I loved seeing snippets of Blair & Denny’s story in Seeing Red and then getting all the answers in Change of Hart.

I lost count how many times this book made me cry, It had me sobbing so early on. Check your triggers with this book as there are some hard hitting topics within the plot. Flashbacks throughout the book can be a little hit and miss for me, but this was done so well. They really made you feel how Blair & Denny were feeling at the time and it helped make so much more sense on the story lines rather than just saying what had previously happened.

I’ve seen many a book where she’s crawled to him but this is the first time I’ve seen him crawl to her. Denny Wells is about to become so many people’s new book boyfriend. Also the bear tattoo, it made my heart swell so much.

I can’t wait to read the next book for Colt & Whitneys story. The build up to it within this book is great.

oh Blair.OH Denver. stop it. the both of you. you must not do this to the people reading your story. because we are all in pieces here! wow wow wow. stunned. and not ashamed to say how much this book has my whole heart captured. this is the book us cynics dont want to need but really really do. and when you let yourself read these books it does heal that little place in your heart that needs it.
what a way to write a book too. Bailey you know your stuff, what a talent. im in awe of those with talent like this. just wow.
i ot emotional a fair few times. with many array of emotions.
the book totally takes you in to both past and present of our two loves lives. its lovely to learn of how they were then and how they are now. and the now version, come on guys you two are practically one half of each others souls.
we got the whole scale of emotions from Blair of having to go back home.no choice this time. and how she must at some point face the man that broke her.
and for him. he would be faced with the woman that was his whole world. and still was. then how he worked to get her back. and yes that is ok. its ok for people either side of the sexes to put the work in. because you totally see a future where these two are in total balance of and for each other. but right now yeh. Denny you need to move some mountains,luv. but we all love you so keep going as we are rooting for your two.
the friendships in this book were another huge win.
and how love in all its forms is beautiful. and like this it can take reader right into that beauty and feel it too.

Where do I start. Blair and Denny own my whole heart! Second chance, high school sweethearts, SECRET TATTOO?! I could go on with how many of my favorite tropes are in this book! Such an emotional read, I cried quite a few times but couldn’t put the book down to save my life. Such a journey to get to their HEA, but so worth it. Denny pulled out all the stops to get his girl back, and I just kept falling in love with him! Also, Blair’s journey to letting him in and trusting again was so relatable and touching!

♡ Childhood friends
♡ Second chance
♡ Highschool sweethearts
♡ Love and loss
♡ Dual timeline

💕 Blair & Denver

I'm not typically the biggest fan of the second chance trope, but this book may have changed that!

Blair and Denver's story gripped me from the start. There are some seriously HEAVY topics in this book, and I had to take breaks throughout. Watching these characters navigate through their pain and ultimately find their way back to each other truly moved me.

cws: Cancer, Death of a parent (on page), Grief, Alzheimer's disease, Caring for a parent.

I adored being back in Wells Ranch. This series has my heart and what a gift it has been with NetGalley and the publisher allowing me access to this ARC. One of my most anticipated reads for this year and I got access, how insane is that!? ,y life is made.

Blair and Denver are something else - they gave ME butterflies.

Blair returns to Wells Canyon for her sick mother. She comes back to be there for her mum and dad given her mums diagnosis. This was very hard hitting. I cried multiple times reading this. It was emotional yet absolutely beautiful to read.

I adored Denver. He was so patient, kind and so damn caring! However, the smut was abso-freakin’-lutely smutting (IYKYK) and wow 🥵🥵🥵 Speechless!

Bailey Hannah, what do you put in your books, hot dang girl!

This was absolutely beautiful, emotional and one of the best love stories I’ve read in a long time. The differing POV and also going between Denver and Bairs past… childhood lovers who broke up, moved on (kinda) and now are rekindling their love and romance.

I will remember Blair and Denver for a long time. Can’t wait for you all to read it! Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and Bailey Hannah for allowing me access to this ARC.

It pains me to rate this so low as I absolutely loved the first two, however this one just didn't hit the same for me. I do love a second chance romance but I just couldn't feel the chemistry between Denny and Blair - it was all so fast paced and rushed. Denny definitely carried the book for me, I didn't feel that Blair had that much of a personality that allowed me to connect with her. I can't say I cared for the flashbacks either as a lot of them didn't really bring anything to the main plot line and could've just been explained better through conversations in the present. However all this being said, it was the perfect palette cleanser and it was lovely to be back at Wells Canyon.

There's a reason Bailey Hannah is one of my favourite cowboy romance authors. Her ability to write realistic stories that make you feel is phenomenal. Change of Hart was so beautifully written that I felt the characters emotions. All the scenes with Denny's mom made me bawl, the challenges Blair faced and their inevitable break up made me cry so hard, and their second chance made me so happy and giddy. The character development Blair and Denny go through is also fantastic. Through a dual timeline, we see two adults working through the challenges they faced as teens. And while their more mature now, they support and understood why they didn't last then. Blair and Denny are one of my favourite book couples, and definitely my favourite Wells Grey couple. Thank you Bailey Hannah and Orion publishing for giving me this arc in exchange for my honest review!

Denny and Blair have my heart! I thoroughly enjoyed Change of Hart. All the angst and tension between these two was so palpable and so was their love.

I went through an avalanche of emotions while reading this book. These two were the definition of soulmates. I really enjoyed the back and forth in the timelines; it gave us their backstory and made their road ro finding each other again that much sweeter.

If you are looking for a second chance romance that will make you smile, believe in love and maybe even make you cry, Change of Hart is definitely one to read. I absolutely recommend!

This series just keeps getting better with each book! Change of Hart pulled me in from the start with Denver and Blair’s incredible chemistry. Their connection felt so real and electric, and I was totally invested in seeing them find their way back to each other.

I’m not usually a big fan of second chance romances, but when they’re done right, they really work—and this one did. What really pulled me in were the flashbacks. Seeing the beginning of their love story unfold while also learning where things went wrong made their reunion so much more impactful. It added layers of emotion and context that made me root for them even harder.

While there were a few moments that felt a bit drawn out, overall this was a compelling, emotional read that delivered both heartache and hope in all the right places. I can't wait to see what comes next in this series.

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
🍦🍨🍦🍨
🌶️ 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.