Training the Heart by Paisley Hope

 Wade Ashby is a closed book.

With the weight of the family business on his shoulders, and his ongoing battle to escape a failed marriage, he only has time for one thing: looking after his ranch.

Life has dealt Ivy Spencer some tough blows.

So when the opportunity to work on the Silver Pines ranch presents itself, she grabs it by the horns. Nothing will stand in the way of her dream of training a racehorse on route to the Kentucky Derby.

Wade might be determined to keep his heart under lock and key, but Ivy’s constant presence soon ignites a passion he thought he’d lost long ago.

And once she starts tearing down his walls, there’s no going back. . .

It has only been a matter of weeks since I finished reading Holding the Reins which was my first ever Cowboy romance and the Ashby family definitely got under my skin so I wasted no time in jumping straight into Training the Heart which focuses on Cece's grumpy brother Wade who we already met in Holding the Reins.

Wade sure is a grump walking around under a dark cloud but new town comer Ivy is the polar opposite full of positivity and sunshine which is admirable when we learn that she has her own battles behind the big smile. It isn't long before a spark of attraction begins to ignite and being in a forced close proximity situation when Ivy gets hurt things go from saucy to spicy!

We get to unravel both Ivy and Wade's history to reveal the struggles they both face and this adds a little depth to an otherwise steamy storyline. There are a number of sex scenes so if a little smut isn't your kind of read then step aside on this one. Although the ending was to be expected I still enjoyed reading the build upto the inevitable.

If you haven't read Holding the Reins you can still go in and read Training the Heart as a standalone you will still follow the storyline with ease, I just like that I felt like I already had a bond with the family and an insight into Wade's moody persona already!

I am chomping at the bit now to read Cole's story and I think his will be the spiciest of them all!