My Heart's Desire

by Heather Alexander

When her best friend’s name appears on a tombstone dated 1883, the only way for Amber Harrison to save her is to travel through a mysterious time portal to the Old West—

Destiny drops her in 1883 Montana at the feet of Josh Kincaid—a sexy, time-traveling deputy with plans of his own. Attraction stirs between Amber and Josh, and soon their flirtatious friendship blossoms into a fiery romance. Teaming up, they devise a rescue, but time isn’t their only enemy. An escaped convict, seeking his revenge on the Kincaids, interferes with their plans. In order to keep their future on its true course, they must stop their adversary’s plan from coming to fruition. Can they beat time and return to their rightful place, or will they be stranded in 1883 forever?

330 pages, Paperback

Published January 13, 2025

About the author

Heather Alexander writes time-travel, contemporary, and historical romance.

Heather started writing at a young age, inspired by her mom who loved to write fiction and poetry. She read her first romance novel in junior high and has been hooked on the genre ever since. Heather’s fascination for time travel stories and the Old West led her to write a time travel romance series set in 1880s Montana. She has recently finished the final installment in the Kincaid Brothers series and is outlining her next writing project, a contemporary romance set in Italy.

When she’s not writing, Heather enjoys spending time with her family, relaxing with a great book, sipping Earl Grey tea, and traveling.

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Reviews

[༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆ 𝘓𝘪𝘢 · Rating 4 out of 5]

˚ ࣪˖ ⋆ ᝰ｡˚⋆ “𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓽𝓸 𝓰𝓪𝔃𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓼𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱” ˚ ࣪˖⋆ ᝰ ｡˚⋆

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

4★

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ᝰ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
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ᝰ 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 , 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

My heart's desire is an exciting and enthralling time travel, western romance that will take you on a rollercoaster journey of curiosity, mystery, revenge, adversities and desires.

The story follows Amber Harrison who stumbles across her best friend and her husband's tombe stones. And they are in 1883. To reach them she will have to time travel to that era and warn her. However upon reaching there she suddenly encounters a charming, time- traveler deputy Kincaid.

As sparks fly and develop into a swoon-worthy romance, things begin to shift too. As they plan a rescue mission, an escaped convict makes everything more perilous than ever.

This book was gripping and genuinely interested me right from the start. The characters are well written and are vividly explored. Heather's writing style pulls you into the narration. Never a lackluster moment, the plot was absolutely intriguing with suspense, thrillers and romance. It's a page-tuner for sure.

A definite recommendation for romance readers.

[Hayley Gallant · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Another great read in this series!

I really enjoyed Amber & Josh's story. I also loved getting a better view into Amber's life and found the depth to her character very refreshing.

The suspense in this one was super entertaining and I devoured it all very quickly.

You get:
• Contemporary Romance
• Time Travel
• Spicy
• Suspense
• Forced Proximity
• Found Family
• Small Town

I recommend this series and can't wait for book three! Available on ebook and paperback.

[serysbookspace · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I can officially say that I’m now a sucker for historical romance! Also, add in time travel and I’m SAT. 😍

This book was a captivating story that I did not want to put down! I’m so in love with this story, the characters and all of the Old West elements!

Amber Harrison travels back in time using a portal to try and save her best friend, Emma. When she crosses through and arrives in 1883, she is soon to be introduced to none other than Josh Kincaid.

She is on a mission to save her best friend and her husband, Wyatt Kincaid, from an unknown threat so you can imagine the distraction that his brother, Josh, provides when she first looks into his enchanting emerald green eyes!

Josh is a deputy back in 1883 and has adapted well to the Old West lifestyle. For Amber, on the other hand, it’s a whole new world. With them both on a journey to warn their friends (and Josh’s brother) and bring them back to their present time, things eventually start heating up with Amber and Josh working so closely together! 🤭

Throw in some forced proximity and before you know it your heart will be fluttering! 😍 with romance, drama, mystery and suspense, this story has it all! Even more so once they realize they are being targeted by an escaped convict who wants revenge.

Will they be able to save themselves and their friends and make it back to the present day in time?

I absolutely loved this book so so much!!! A perfect historical romance with some spice and a splash of magical realism! If you like time traveling hunky cowboys, this one is for you!

Thank you so much to the author and Hayling Bookstorm for providing me with this ARC copy in exchange for my honest review!

[Miss Bluejeanlottie · Rating 5 out of 5]

💌Review: My Heart's Desire

💗Rate: 5 Stars!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🍭Praise: My Heart's Desire is a book to be desired! When you add time travel, romance, and the wild west it's definitely a spicy recipe for a glorious night wrapped up in a warm blanket with hot chocolate! Can you imagine going on a graveyard tour having a lot of fun! Looking for anything mysterious! And all the sudden you see your best friend ,who's in another time, her name on a tombstone! That's Amber's moment of shock!

She then has to go through a time portal and travel to the old west in the 1880s! During her moments there she meets a sexy deputy! Not just any deputy! A time travel one! Gasp! Josh is my man! With everything against them and with everything for them all at once Josh and Amber have to save Amber's best friend and her man!


💖Characters: All the characters were written with a finesse worth the best! When any author tackles multiple tropes it is a skill to be admired! She definitely described the situations the characters are in as if a detailed movie script was put in my hands! The kind of movie script you want to go back and forth and reread something just to keep feeling with the characters are feeling! I was cheering for Amber and Josh every moment!

☕Tropes: This multi-tiered, delicious book treasure combined such amazing tropes I could not look away from each scene or each moment that played out!

🧁Time Travel
🧁Romance of the rich spicy variety!
🧁 Wild West!
🧁 Danger/Villains!
🧁 Suspense!

Bravo! 📖

[Kell X · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read the previous book in the series, where this story starts, but I believe that it didn't hurt my perception of the global picture and plot. It was an interconnected standalone where we fall for these characters since the beggining. 

We follow Amber who is in the present time and discovers the tombstones of her best and her husband who have time traveled to 1883. Well, what could she do? She has to try and save them. So she goes through the time portal and travels through time herself landing in the 1883 wild west, where cowboys exist and all the modern things she is accostumed haven't been invented or developed. While there, instead of her best friend she meets her friend's brother-in-law Josh. 
So, together they must meet their frinds and relative and return to the future. Easier said than done. They have some troubles and are in danger and how will they return? Do they want to? Could they live in the old west?

Amber is such a likeable but strong and feisty woman, who loves intensely and fights for who she loves. Josh is a gentleman, loyal and protective that has a good sense of humor and makes us love him from the start. 
The world building takes in a journey that we wantnto immerse in and stay connected to those characters, both main and side ones. 
I can't wait to see what comes next!

[Destiny Imperati · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC Review ✨️

♡Amber & Josh♡

My Hearts Desire is Western historical romance that's filled with mystery, suspense, and timetravel. Amber's bestfriends name ends up appearing on a gravestone dated to 1883. There's only one way to save her, and that's for Amber to time travel through a portal to the Old West.

There is where she meets Josh, a time traveling deputy. With a romance blooming and time not being on their side, they must work quickly to solve each of their's problem. Only one thing is stopping them now, someone seeking revenge.

I read this book in one sitting, and I'm so sad it's over! The blurb alone fascinated me so much, and the story was equally fascinating. The whole concept and plot of this book were very appealing, and the author ended up forming it perfectly. I loved the characters so much, and the suspense was absolutely top-tier!

Tropes:
💞Time travel
💞Historical romance
💞Old West
💞Western Romance
💞He falls first
💞Danger/revenge

Thanks so much to the author and Haylingbookstormltd for the ARC!

[Rose Seals · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, full of drama, suspense, romance, intrigue, spicy and time travel. The characters are all well defined, developed , multidimensional and complex. Amber has found some shocking info when taking a graveyard tour. She finds the grave of her friends Emma and Wyatt and the year they died. She has to go in time to find them and warn them of what she found. Hoping to get them back to the future and their safety. Amber arrives in 1883 and meets Josh, a hot deputy sheriff and Wyatt's brother. Josh has to keep Amber safe not only from herself but from the not so good people in that time. Amber realizes that there's not lots to stay in that time- no hot water, no toilet or paper bu the worst is no good coffee. Between the two there's lots of steam and heat. Great book to curl up with and enjoy. A real page turner. Would recommend this story and series to everyone.

I received this story and leave this unbiased, honest review.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was drown to My Heart's Desire because I love a small town story in Wyoming or Montana (Yellowstone is close to my heart). When I was a little girl I loved covered wagons and Little House on the Prairie type of "life," so I was intrigued by time traveling back to 1883. Heather Alexander did a great job at making me feel like I was right there with Amber in 1883. I loved the saloon scene and when Amber and Josh had to share one bed at the inn. One bed is one of my favorite tropes! The story was sprinkled with just a little bit of spice which fit great. I could have done without the repetitiveness of mentioning "1883" or "19th century which eventually slowed down. This is book 2 in the Kincaid Brother's series. I haven't read book 1, Wrapped Around My Heart, but I have added it to my TBR! I didn't feel lost while reading My Heart's Desire.

[Leslie Vollard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was another fun and engaging installment in Heather Alexander's time travel romance series set in 19th century Montana. Amber Harrison is a brave and sassy heroine who travels to the past to save her best friend Emma from an early death. Her loyalty to her friend and courage in facing the challenges of 19th century life are admirable. As soon as she arrives in the past, she meets Josh Kincaid, Emma's handsome brother-in-law (also originally from the present day). He's a deputy and takes his law enforcement duties very seriously. Their chemistry is apparent from the start, and their attraction to each other sizzles as they pair up to save Emma and Wyatt (Josh's brother) from an evil time traveller bent on their demise. The book is fast paced and engaging, and the story will sweep you away to a bygone time. This series is a delight, and I can't wait for the next one!

[CORINNE · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an advanced reader copy of this book and am reviewing it voluntarily

This was an interesting read although with no real explanation of why or how they traveled back in time just that they did

Also the guy Malachi from well in the future said that they needed Grey to stay in that time zone yet Grey was in wrong time zone too

The romance of the story and the relationships were lovely loved the banter was amusing

Nice read

[Helen Causer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Book 2 in the series, but don’t worry, there’s enough back story to understand what’s going on.

It’s an unusual story, featuring Romance, Danger, and Time Travel, that is well told, and kept me reading until all hours.

The characters, especially the females are all strong, and adapt to their circumstances as they battle to save themselves and their loved ones.

I received an advance review copy for free, and am leaving this honest review voluntarily.

[Frank Talaber · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sexy romance tingler set in 1883. Only Amber is from our world today and has thrust herself back in time to find out what happened to her best friend, who also went back in time and never returned. Only she didn’t count on running into Josh Kincaid, nor the attraction that ensues between them. Can they rescue her friend or, better question, does she really want to return and leave Josh behind? No spoilers here. Read this gripping western romance and find out for yourself.

[DENICE · Rating 4 out of 5]

JOSH AND AMBER

I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review.

A wonderful time travel novel that you should read the first novel and then this one. It helps you find your way through the machinations of the time travel that leads Josh and Amber to discover each other. This story is well-written and will keep a lover of history and the Wild West entertained.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Travel through time to the Old West with well-developed characters (some time travelers and some locals). It held my interest from beginning to end and would read more by this author and series. It is easy to follow even if the reader did not read the first one in the series (like me).

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Suze82 · Rating 4 out of 5]

righting wrongs

I just love the combination of romance and time traveling in Josh and Amber´s story. Wouldn´t it be splendid if we could thus make things right that went wrong in the past? On the other hand, everything seems to happen for a reason and there surely would be selfish people using time travel for their own gain.

[Sona Nyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 / 5

Wow, where do I even begin? I just finished reading My Heart's Desire, the second book in this incredible time-travel romance series, and I’m blown away. I didn’t think I’d enjoy a time-travel romance this much, but this book completely proved me wrong. Following the first book, which focused on Wyatt and Emma, this one dives into the story of Josh and Amber, and it’s just as captivating.

The book begins with Amber traveling back to 1883, the wild, untamed West. That's how Amber's story unfolds, showing her unexpected journey into the 1883. What I loved most is how this isn’t a fairy tale of being stuck in the past and loving every minute of it. Instead, it’s a thoughtful exploration of adapting to a different era, missing home, and finding companion where you least expect it.

Amber’s character was so relatable—she wasn’t just trying to adjust to a new world for herself but did it all for the sake of her best friend. Her struggles and resilience really connect with me. And Josh? A perfect balance of responsibility, loyalty, and charm. Their chemistry kept me hooked.

The world-building is phenomenal. The Author transports you to 1883 so that you can almost feel the Wild West and the rawness of life back then. The attention to detail, from traveling hardships to societal dynamics, was impressive. And the supporting characters added so much depth—Anna, for example, was such a strong-minded female character despite the time period.

While I loved the book, I did feel the pacing was a bit slow at times. Some parts felt dragged out, but as the story progressed, I was completely into this book. It’s a beautifully written book with simple, engaging language and new twists that made the journey unforgettable.

If you’re someone who loves romance with a twist, especially time travel, My Heart's Desire is a must-read. While I still hold the first book as my favorite, this one is a close second, and I already can’t wait to revisit the series.

[Diane Richmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book to read, 8n front of a wood fire on an icy cold day, a mix of romance, Wild West and of course the bad guys. It left me wanting to read the next in the series, which is always a good sign.

I received an advance copy for free, and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.