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In a Heartbeat

A Small Town, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Rosewood River Series, Book 5)

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In a Heartbeat

By: Laura Pavlov
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Alex Knox
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A Small Town, Cowboy, Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

Wren Waterstone isn’t just one of the most decorated equestrians in the world—she was also my best friend for as long as I can remember. Until she wasn’t.

Now she’s back in Rosewood River, and thanks to a temp agency, Wren has been placed at my ranch. I have no intention of allowing my ex-best-friend to work for me, but when I see the desperation in her eyes, I can’t turn her away, even though I know I should.

Old habits die hard.

Seeing her every day is more challenging than I expected. She’s guarded. Wounded. And she looks at me like I’m the enemy. I need to know why. The more time we spend together, the more the lines between past and present blur—and we find our way back to one another. The only problem is, she’s got big dreams to chase.

And I only want to chase her.

I’ve loved this girl my entire life, and our time apart didn’t change that. I let Wren Waterstone get away once. Am I really going to make that mistake again?

**This is book 5 in the Rosewood River Series. Each one can be listened to as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**

Rosewood River Series:

Steal My Heart

My Silver Lining

Over The Moon

Crazy In Love

In A Heartbeat

Whisper Sweet Nothings

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Laura Pavlov has outdone herself once again, penning another incredible novel set in her fabulous “Rosewood River” series, a captivating small-town romance that warms your heart. This fifth book in the series is Wren Waterstone and Axel Chadwick’s story, a story that stands on its own, but I highly recommend all the books that come before this because they are just as amazing, plus characters crossover into each other’s books and seeing them again is like seeing an old friend. Wren, aka horse girl, is an equestrian who has made a name for herself, winning competitions around the world, and an injury brings her home to Rosewood River to recuperate, but there is more to her story and her return. Axel and Wren were best of friends growing up, each other’s everything, until they weren’t, and Axel never knew why Wren stopped talking to him. He tried moving on, but his feelings for her had morphed into something so much more, but it was a missed opportunity that would never happen now. He started his own business, a successful business that has grown, and he is struggling to keep up with the growth, and when his employee quit, leaving him dry, he went to an employment agency to hire someone to run the office. Wren's showing up as the new employee took him by surprise, and he was not sure how he felt about it, though it did not take him long to warm up to her, especially after finding out all she had been through thanks to her father and brother. It was great watching these two rekindle their friendship and then open up to each other about what really happened two years ago. I loved all the layers of the story and how it all played out, with the perfect balance of drama, angst, charming humor, witty dialogue, hilarious group chats, heartwarming moments, heartfelt emotions and a steamy romance. I love these characters, the camaraderie between them, and it was great to see Cutler again too. Laura Pavlov, thank you for another wonderful story, the laughs and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous audiobook listen performed in duet by the wonderfully talented Samantha Brentmoor and Alex Knox, who were absolutely fantastic with voicing the characters. Embodying their characters completely for a spot-on portrayal, with Brentmoor nailing it as Wren and Knox as Axel. Both were amazing at performing the roles of the secondary characters too. They set the ideal tone for the story, and they conveyed all the characters’ emotions in their performance, making you feel them all. These two are entertaining storytellers, and their captivating performance keeps you glued to the story.

Brilliant & Beautiful, Story & Narration🎧

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In a Heartbeat is a solid small‑town, second‑chance romance, but the central miscommunication didn’t fully work for me. I don’t usually mind a bit of drama, but in this case it felt overly dramatic given the characters’ history. Wren and Crew were childhood best friends who were clearly very close, so having Wren cut him out of her life for two years without a single conversation strained the emotional logic of the story for me.
Once the truth was finally out, the book worked so much better. Wren and Axel’s shared history, the tension between them, and the slow rebuilding of trust were genuinely engaging, and their chemistry carried the story through. I also loved the ranch setting, which added a lot of charm.
The duet narration was excellent. I’ve only listened to one other book by Alex Knox, but he’s genuinely great, and Samantha is fantastic as always.

3.75 stars Second Chance • Childhood Best Friends

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Who doesn't love a second chance romance?! I loved the dynamic that Laura set up for this book, having friends to enemies to lovers. It was so great seeing Wren and Axel back together and seeing them fight through their feelings for each other. They always loved each other, but life didn't set them up on the path either of them hoped for in love. Luckily they are able to get past the distance a couple years and Wren's work put between them and as always Laura gives us couples with great communication even if it takes a little bit to get there. This gave us a little bit of angst and such a sweet story. As always I love the family dynamic and seeing everyone in everyone's business. The narrators Samantha Brentmoor and Alex Knox were so great as Wren and Axel. This was such a fun listen and I'm hoping we get at least one more book from this incredible group of characters!

A great listen!

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In a Heartbeat is a great addition to the Rosewood River series. I absolutely loved it! I adored Wren and Axel! I loved watching them find their way back to each other. I loved their connection, friendship and chemistry! It was such a sweet and charming love story, with the perfect amount of angst.

The audiobook was amazing! Samantha Brentmoor and Alex Knox were perfect as Wren and Axel. They perform this book in duet-style narration and do such an incredible job. They embodied Wren and Axel so perfectly! The emotion they both brought to this book was so beautiful. I loved every single minute of it.

Amazing!

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Audiobook Review:
Narrated By Alex Knox & Samantha Brentmoor.
Samantha always plays the country girl well, it suits her voice. Alex was really good as Axel.
I loved this series and this was Axel's story. He is one of the cousin brother to Bridger's family.
Wren is set to be a Top horse rider (Equestrian) and aiming for the Olympics.
They were best friends like forever until all their relationships don't last. They realised that they love each other more than friends. One magical night, matching tattoos saying 'In A Heartbeat' and promises were made. Until next day she left him without a word.
Now 2 years later she is back and is his temp office assistant at his ranch..
A lot of emotions are flying around. This was quite emotional at start because 2 people's lives were changed. Can they find their way back again? Will they know what really happened? She will be leaving soon so they need to protect their own hearts.
I loved how protective he is of her despite their broken hearts. All the things he does for her were so swoony.
As always I love the family gathering and I loved how the women of the family took Wren in as one of them. There were couple of times I was laughing so much I couldn't stop. One is something the women do and the other is the brothers text chat 😂. Some things we really didn't need to hear hahaha.
I'm so glad we still get Cutler 'Beefcake' because that boy is a heart melter (I think that's a word).
Please check TW, some sensitive subjects are discussed.
I can't get enough of this series and the Audiobook's are soooo good.

Best Friend's To Lovers

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