Oh man - I don't know where to start! I couldn't wait for this book, Rose is such a delightful character and also reminds me of me- so I love her :). I mean the Miss Frizzle is on point! We got to know Rose and Trev in book one and so I knew this was going to be good. The chemistry is off the charts-I mean they did it all by phone before they finally were able to live in the same town! Trev is the buff, single dad, kind, hero you can't wait to get to know and fall even more in love with. Rose is the kindergarten teacher, twin sister, middle child, quiet, nerd single leading lady you can not enjoy!

There are great twists and turns along the way, return characters that grow as well, side characters aka siblings that also get new shine, the setting is even more set in Beautiful Oregon (I mean that lake- I want to go hike now!), and the normal Nora steamy romance is all there!

I love and adore Nora's writing, she gets into the characters so well that you can just feel them. I'm quickly becoming a huge fan and need her to write faster, as I need these series to go on for way longer!

Make sure to go read book one and then get ready for more, because yes, it's really that good!
**Thanks to the author for a review copy in exchange for an honest review

Today is a happy sad day. I am so happy that I read Heart Words and In My heart. I am thrilled that I read Nora Everly's two contributions to Smartypants Romance. I am deeply saddened that there are no more books to read. I know there are more books coming, but the wait, oh the wait, seems endless.

In the Sweetbriar Hearts Series the author pulled me into a wonderful family, a realistic family in a quaint small town in Oregon. If location matters, then this story matters a lot. Walk down Main Street stopping at all the storefronts. Wave at neighbors and friends doing the same thing. Grab coffee at Violet's getting touch with the main family in the story. Rose, the main character in Heart words might be there grabbing a cup of coffee on her way to her dream job of kindergarten teacher.

Trevor, police detective, might be there to get a glimpse at the lady he loves, Rose, the lady that he hurt. Luck is on Trevor's side. The big family, Rose's family, are on his side. His boss, her father, is rooting for him. Will it be enough?

Heart Words is a great second chance romance. I love watching a man grovel. Trevor has it down to an art form. Rose doesn't know it yet but resistance is futile.

Groveling won't be enough to get and keep Rose. Trevor's past comes back to haunt him. His family and Maddie are soon in danger. This detective will have to rely on his bag of tricks and all his training to keep his family safe and secure a happily ever after.

Mejor que el primero de la serie!! Pero no me gusta tanto la estructura del libro (muy parecido al primero) + el intento de thriller no me agrada tampoco jajajsj. Pero la verdad es que yo no soy exigente y me entretuvo mucho :) ligerito para acompañar con el inicio de semestre

I really wanted to like this book but I really didn't enjoy it, there were aspects that I absolutely loved but for the most part, I really didn't enjoy it.

Elements I enjoyed/liked:
- I enjoyed the scenes that featured Rose's kindergarten class because the author truly captured the childlike essence in all the "kid" characters in this book. They were loveable, adorable, cute and whenever they were featured in a chapter/scene in the book, it just made me want to smile
- I loved the references to the title in the book

Elements I didn't enjoy/like:
- It felt extremely insta-lovey (something I REALLY don't like in books), this could possibly be because it was a companion novel and the second in a series
- The chapters were extremely long
- It was very repetitive which made this hard to read because I felt like I was reading the same thing over and over and over again in different words which made me feel less inclined to pick up the book and I actually found myself skimming through chapters and skipping pages
- This book honestly could have been 100 pages shorter, because the last 100 pages felt like the introduction to a completely new storyline that wasn't necessarily influenced by the earlier pages

Overall 2.5 stars

I really enjoyed the story, but the beginning was rough, I wasn't liking any of the main characters, but as I got to 30% of the book, the story really started to flow for me and I was able to enjoy it.