kgagnon3 's review for:

Wild Hearts by Kacey Shea

5.0

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What a great story! I adore second chance romance, and when you add in a sexy single dad, I am completely hooked! Val and Ryan have been best friends and each others first loves. Val doesn't have the best home life and spends much of her time at Ryan's home. She can't wait for graduation so she can leave her unhappy home to follow her dreams. Unfortunately that means leaving Ryan behind to help run the family ranch, leaving them both brokenhearted. Now twenty two years later, Val is returning home after many successes, but escaping a scandal that she was falsely accused of. She is devastated and embarrassed, fearing what the people back home will think of her, especially Ryan. Ryan is now a single father of three and running the family ranch. He is struggling to be a good father and work. He is in desperate need of a nanny to help with the kids, and Val is in desperate need of a job. When they first see each other, the sparks come back to life. Val agrees to help for awhile, not sure how long she will stay in the small town she always wanted to escape. The more time Val and Ryan spend together, the more their old feelings resurface and their sizzling chemistry is impossible to ignore. They try to keep their passion a secret, since it is only temporary. But when she is welcomed by old friends and family, and her heart starts opening up to Ryan and his kids, she begins to see this small town, and Ryan, as the home she has always wanted. Ryan wants Val to stay, but when the women he loves always leave, he has a hard time risking his heart again. Val and Ryan's timing wasn't right the first time around, can they make it work the second time when they have so much heartbreak holding them back? I loved this sweet, heartfelt, and sizzling romance! Val and Ryan were so great together, their connection and chemistry was undeniable. I loved how protective and loving she became with the kids, even when she didn't think it was possible. Ryan really made me swoon with how much he loved his family, and worked hard to be a good dad, son and lover.
Narrators, Holly Warren, and Robert Hatchet were amazing as they brought this wonderful story to life. They nailed all the characters perfectly, making me feel all the complex emotions they went through, and made me laugh out loud, cry, and totally swoon. This was a fun, emotional and steamy romance that captured my heart.