I love, absolutely love everything about Ivy and Wade. Ivy is such a relatable and likable FMC, and Wade is a classic sexy grump. The smut was top tier, I think every single position, foreplay, all the things were added into this book.

There was a little of something missing for me. I needed a little tension or angst, or any reason this couple shouldn’t be together at the start. But they were just a really sexy couple that got together in a very normal sequence of events.

However, the surprise towards the end almost made up for everything. I’m a fan. Wade is just the sweetest man and I never cry but I almost cried at his tenderness 🥹 These two are just too darn cute.

I love anything that revolves around grumpy x sunshine, cowboy romances and especially some delicious slow burn.

This has all the above and more! When it was a slow burn, it was slow and torturous. But when it turned the corner into smut territory - wow! The dirty talk, that tattoo! Dang girl.

Loved the Dual POV as well. I’ve found I’m preferring dual for whatever I’m reading lately. I also have some idea of who I think the next book will be about and I’m HERE FOR IT!

An incredible follow-up to Holding The Reins. But also, this book shines all on its own!
Wade and Ivy were spectacular.👏🏼 Watching her come away from her abusive relationship and find out what love actually looks like was so sweet. And I loved Wade’s pride in watching Ivy flourish while also falling in love with her and being THE most supportive person ever.
•Grumpy/Sunshine
•He falls first
•Workplace romance
•Forced proximity

Check the trigger warnings provided.💕
Thank you to NetGalley, publisher, and author for the arc in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!!

Thank you NeGalley for my ARC of Training the Heart!

The spice was spice-ing babyyyy. That mouth on Wade Ashby. HELLO SIR.

I really enjoyed this. Love a small town cowboy romance with boss/employee and one bed vibes.

"At the very least, Ivy, you need a man whose hands don't shake when he touches you."
"You got steady hands, Chief?"
"Rock fucking steady"

I can't wait for the next one. I love everyone in the family and the friend groups are fun, too.

This book was fantastic (as the first one was!) I adored every second of it. It just needs some grammar editing :)

Ivy Spencer accepts a job as a temporary horse trainer at Silver Pines Ranch. Let’s just say Ivy and her boss Wade Ashby start off on the wrong foot. They both are dealing with past scars from relationships.

Wade was down bad for his girl and I love how he wasn’t afraid to show her that. Their banter, and chemistry had me breezing through this book.

💜 Small town romance
💜 Grumpy x sunshine
💜 Workplace romance
💜 Forced Proximity
💜 Cowboy romance
💜 Spice

“Before Ivy, I was only existing day to day, going through the motions, I wasn’t living, she’s my missing piece.”

Thank you for netgalley and Paisley the arc

I am so obsessed!

I had to cut out part of my review to avoid spoilers- but my full review is in Goodreads!

A definite 5⭐️ read for me!

Ugh I love a good grumpy X sunshine.

I have to say, I love how Paisley writes when it comes to a sensitive matter- such as accidental pregnancy and alcoholism.

I instantly fell in love with Wade from Cece and Nash’s story because I mean, who doesn’t like a grump?! And Ivy is a strong FMC who is the definition of “expect the unexpected”- in the most positive way possible after what she’s been through!

Wade and Ivy definitely drew my attention, and I adore this book. Fighting the attraction between boss and employee and genuinely demonstrating Wade's transformation from a stern to a compassionate person had me completely enthralled. I experienced a wide range of emotions while reading this book, which is definitely worth it! I adore Paisley's writing, but this series has captured my attention thus far, and I'm eager to see what Silver Pines Ranch will do next.

I very much enjoyed this book. It was everything I hoped it would be and so much more. The writing draws you in and welcomes you home to the series. I love the continuation of characters from the last book and the growing information of the characters for the next book. It sets it up nicely for it to be a cohesive series. I did find the book dragged a little for me between 65-68% and at times it felt like these was just too much sex. Less it more sometimes. But I loved this story. I loved this book. I felt like the plot twist moment hit perfectly, it had my stomach in knots and flapping with butterflies. Easily a 5 star book and will definitely be purchasing a copy.

“See, I knew you were trouble, yet all I’ve wanted to do since the moment I met you is show you how to behave.” 🤍

Paisley Hope is such a comfort author for me. I read Holding The Reins in March, and Wolf.e recently, and knew I’d fall in love with anything else Paisley wrote. She creates worlds and characters that you cannot hell but absolutely fall in love with. I knew I’d fall hard and fast for Training the Heart and Wade Ashby when I read the tropes — boss x employee, one bed, forced proximity, grumpy x sunshine, cowboys, and everything a book needs to be a five star in my eyes. I loved the group chat texts between the male characters and female characters, and found them so amusing. We get glimpses into Nash and CeCe’s life since Holding the Reins, family bonds one could only dream of, a sassy female main character, and a soft but only for her male main character. Wade Ashby.. good god. Let’s start with the tattoo?! 🫠 I was feral. I cannot get enough of this man. Goodbye Nash, hello Wade. THE MOUTH ON THIS MAN. It’s fine, I’m fine. 🥵 He’s grumpy, gorgeous, and a force to be reckoned with. Ivy Spencer reads and listens to smutty romance audiobooks, just like the rest of us. I immediately fell in love with her because she’s one of the book girlies. She trusts animals more than people, which is also a trait I share with her. She’s been let down and disappointed one too many times, and has trust issues. I love them both so much. The growth of their relationship felt so organic and natural, paced well, and written well. The spice, banter, and epilogue are all immaculate. I could go on and on about them, and this book, and honestly Paisley too.

Thank you so much, Paisley Hope, and Netgalley for the arc & allowing me to read and review Training the Heart ahead of release day. I cannot wait to pickup a physical copy of this one to set beside Holding the Reins. 🤍You’ve done it yet again, Paisley. I cannot wait for the next Silver Pines book. Training the Heart releases December 31st, and is currently available for preorder on Amazon. 🤍

“I knew you were trouble, yet all I’ve wanted to do since the moment I met you is show you how to behave."
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grumpy cowboy falls for his horse trainer…need I say more?!

Wade and Ivy’s journey from casual colleagues to serious sweethearts is tantalizingly mouthwatering and everything you could want from the story of two people with sky-high emotional walls.

I adore the Ashby family and Silver Pines Ranch, and I can’t wait to see what’s next!
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this and that:
♡ action films
♡ boss x employee
♡ cowboys
♡ dimples
♡ dual pov
♡ forced proximity
♡ found family
♡ grumpy x sunshine
♡ he cooks for her
♡ he’s obsessed
♡ horse training
♡ hurt x comfort
♡ karaoke
♡ late night ice cream
♡ men in glasses
♡ open door spice
♡ ranch life
♡ roommates
♡ scrunchies
♡ slow burn
♡ small town
♡ unexpected pregnancy
♡ wear the hat, ride the cowboy
♡ workplace romance
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triggers:
☞ alcoholism (mentioned)
☞ death of a loved one
☞ emotional abuse
☞ explicit sexual content
☞ grief
☞ infertility
☞ manipulation
☞ physical intimidation

An absolute thank you to the author and NetGalley for the ARC.
My emotions were definitely taken for a ride with this one.
Welp it's official...l need a cowboy....Preferably a hard working loyal, grumpy, dirty talking man like Wade. The chemistry and banter alone between them was amazing but truly their relationship absolute perfection. But his reassurance and support for Ivy has me in an absolute puddle. They compliment each other as much as they rile each other up.
And as always l'm such a sucker for strong found family.
Paisley writes her supporting characters just as strong as her MCs. I LOVED the Not Angels and their acceptance of Ivy without a second thought. Not that she couldn't carry her own weight with her sunshine and sass but she really fit right in with whole crew.

Paisley Hope does it again with the sequel of the silver pines ranch series. Her writing style has become one of my favorites just because it’s so fun and flowy and overall so easy to devour. I hate to say it but I think training the heart is now my #1 in the series and I can’t wait for the others to come out. The communication, the banter, the side characters, the SPICE (literally had me giggling and kicking my feet). Everything was just so on par with the rest of her work and I can’t wait to see what else comes next

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Training the Heart by Paisley Hope is a spicy cowboy romance following the bossy and stoic rancher, Wade, and the lively and sassy trainer, Ivy, who he's hired to train a racehorse for the Kentucky Derby.

I absolutely loved this next installment of the Silver Pines Ranch series! Holding the Reins was so so good, and book two took that momentum and ran with it! I found both characters endearing in their own way, each bringing baggage and trauma to the relationship that only made them stronger together as they found ways to beat the odds instead of letting it tear them apart.

I gave this five stars because it perfectly balanced plot and romance for me and if you haven't jumped into your cowboy romance era, consider this your sign to do so. Paisley Hope has definitely cemented her title as an auto-buy author for me!

This second book is better (and spicier) than the first. 3.5 rounded up.

I would say this book is a romance book (vs romcom), with the relationship and spice being the lead, and the storyline being more secondary. Even within that, Hope pulled the story together better than the first one in the series - both improved writing and not having loose ends forgotten as the story progresses.

Two things I didn’t love:
- Some of the language/conversations feel unrealistic (e.g., Ivy confronting Brad in the hospital)
- The fertility journey - both thinking she can’t get pregnant to spontaneously getting pregnant (feels like diminishing the struggle many woman go through) as well as what the suspect about Brad’s doctor

Thank you to NetGalley, Paisley Hope, and Random House Publishing for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Received as an ARC.

🪻 Grumpy x Sunshine
🪻 Forced proximity
🪻 Man obsessed
🪻 Road trip
🪻 One bed
🪻 Spicy lessons
🪻 Surprise twist ending
🪻 No third act breakup 🙌🏻

I ate this up and left zero crumbs!!! After reading the first book in this season I couldn’t wait to dive into Training The Heart. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint. If you’re a fan of Elsie Silver, Brooke Montgomery and Devney Perry then you are going to absolutely love Paisley’s work. It’s well worth the read and a solid 5 stars from me. Now just to not so patiently wait for book 3.

Paisley Hope, you queen you. Training the Heart, FIVE STARS.

We head back to Silver Pines for book 2 right where our epilogue sort of left off in Holding the Reins. Ivy is the new horse trainer on the ranch and grumpy Wade is her boss. She’s immediately caught his eye but *sigh* he’s her boss. Can’t have that right?

Paisley gives us the best small town, found family vibes. Her humor through these characters is immaculate. You feel like a part of the crew from the beginning. There’s a great balance of plot and character growth. And a trope towards the end I COMPLETELY didn’t know about (I don’t read blurbs, or commit advertised tropes to memory).

I adored Ivy. Her independence and just blatant attitude towards her boss had me cackling. She fits right in with the crew and might be my favorite FMC so far. Paisley has a way with writing some queen female main characters, you just want to be one of the Not So Angels.

Wade had me giggling. He’s grumpy and sticks to his job but can’t help but stray away from his routine when Ivy comes along. Also, the way Paisley slips in a little bit of his ego here and there in his POV was cracking me up.

Another fave. Thank you to the author and publisher the ARC.

I just have to say I was down bad after reading Holding The Reins for Nash Carter. But now?! Wade Ashby is really THAT man. He is so sexy and that mouth should be illegal. Such a grumpy cowboy but when he opens up he has a gooey caramel center for the woman he loves and I couldn’t get enough! I knew from the first book that I would absolutely love Ivy as well. They’re a match made in heaven! Her fire and sass perfectly matches up to Wade and she doesn’t take any shit from him! I love her growth and the strength she has made me want to cry! What a woman! I couldn’t put this book down, once I started reading it I was absolutely hooked. Paisley Hope you’re now officially an automatic buy author. Everything you write is gold! Now I’ll be patiently(very impatiently) waiting for Cole and Ginger. A million stars out of 5.

I was a little wary after reading the first book, but I really enjoyed this! The writing overall was much better in this book and the relationship felt more natural. As an Elsie Silver fan this is the perfect kind of book for me. Was the book predictable? Yes. But was it still fun to read? Absolutely. I think there could have been a bit more development of the characters and definitely of their relationship, but overall an easy read.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC!