If you’re craving a steamy cowboy romance with grumpy x sunshine vibes, Paisley Hope’s Training the Heart delivers in spades! It’s the perfect follow up to Holding the Reigns, and I truly think that Paisley Hope’s writing just gets better and better. 🌾🤠

📖 Meet Wade, a broody ranch owner buried in responsibility and heartbreak. Enter Ivy, a fiery horse trainer with a love for animals and a determination to rebuild her life. Their chemistry? Off the charts and it’s clear they were meant to cross paths and show each other how to really live life.🔥

From fiery debates about horse training to stolen glances across the ranch, their dynamic is pure tension and slow burn goodness. Wade’s need for control clashes perfectly with Ivy’s free spirited approach, and the result is a beautifully written push and pull that will have you rooting for them.

What I loved:
🐴 Ivy’s unwavering passion for her work and her dream to make it to the Kentucky Derby
🤠 Wade’s quiet strength and the depth of his journey to let love back into his life
🔥 The moment their walls come down? SPICY and emotional
💔 Themes of healing, trust, and building a future despite a painful past

The small town ranch setting is so vivid, you’ll feel like you’re living at Silver Pines, surrounded by horses and heartbreak. And the romance? Equal parts sweet and scorching.

✨A must read for fans of slow burn, opposites attract love stories with ALL the cowboy feels. Add this to your TBR—you won’t regret it! 🐎❤️

Thank you to NetGalley, Paisley Hope, and Random House Publishing/Dell for the eARC of this book.