What the Heart Wants

 In Audrey Carlan's What the Heart Wants, the first installment in the Wish Contemporary Romance series, this beautiful romance tugs the heart strings and brings tears to your eyes. Ten years ago, Suda Kaye Ross left everything to spread her wings and experience everything her heart desired. Now she returned home to make a fresh start in Pueblo, Colorado, and to reconnect with the people she left behind like her older sister Evie. Though she's been known to be a wanderer with itchy feet, she needed to plant her roots to stay grounded for good. When she has plans to start her own boutique, she faces the council board and meets with her ex-boyfriend, Camden Bryant, who had never forgiven her for leaving him without an explanation. While she received his approval, she had many run-ins with Cam and dealings with his fiancée Brittany. To fight off hard feelings, she places her affections to her contractor Kyson, who also has his eyes set on her. When Suda Kaye and Evie overhear Brittany's conversation, she later informs Cam at a family dinner she wasn't invited to--and her secret's exposed that she used him. With her out of the way, Suda Kaye and Camden get closer to together in a most intimate way and talk about the past and the future up until the grand opening of her boutique. After all these years, this dream came true for her when she wished upon a star to find out the true meaning of home. 

This was a beautiful contemporary romance to read and relish. I loved how it featured Native American characters and depicted their culture very well. I did care for Suda Kaye when she finally returned home to reunite with her sister Evie and her long-lost love Camden, who was made for her. I loved how she wanted to establish her own business and take care of the big details to run a small business in town. I've found Camden's family a hoot and Camden a real charmer who really took care of her. I loved the dual locations of Colorado Springs and Pueblo in Colorado and how mesmerizing they were when brought to live. The main theme is to embrace you who are when home is where the heart is. 

If you love a heartswept contemporary romance with plenty of non-stop action, heartfelt drama, lots of romance, and plenty of tear-jerking moments, What the Heart Wants is perfect for you! 

 

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