In a Heartbeat

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

De: Laura Pavlov

Narrado por: Samantha Brentmoor, Alex Knox

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

©2025 Laura Pavlov (P)2025 Laura Pavlov

Axel and Wren

In a Heartbeat is such a heartfelt story that shows the deep connection between two friends, and how special that bond is. Laura Pavlov always manages to deliver all the swoon with her forever memorable quotes, hilarious sibling texts, and characters that you can never get enough of. I absolutely love the Chadwick clan and all the shenanigans they get into.
 
This is a second chance, best friends to lovers, to enemies, to lovers story that will capture your heart and make you feel all the feels. There’s angst, heartache, emotional revelations, love, and all the make you giddy and wanna kick your feet in happiness moments between Axel and Wren.
 
I love these two characters and the way that even through the hurt and time apart, they’ve never stopped caring. They’ve never stopped loving one another. Yes, there’s things that they have to overcome, but the way that these two support and just get one another is why I enjoy reading friends to lovers romances. 

So good!

I love a childhood friends to lovers to enemies to lovers again/second chance romance! This one was so good. The slow burn was worth it!

Looove

How is it possible for every book by Laura to get better and better and better? I love this book so much. It actually had me emotional, giggling and swooning over this meant to be love between Wren and Axel. The storyline was perfection. The spice was hot. And I am so excited to see what is in store for Melody and Archer.

So if you need a book that will get you kicking your feet and blushing you definitely need to read In a Heartbeat by Laura Pavlov.

✨Read if you love✨
🐴Childhood besties
🐴Smalltowns
🐴Cowboy
🐴Equestrian FMC

Brilliant & Beautiful, Story & Narration🎧

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.

My new fav in the series!

This one hit me right in the feels🥹. Wren and Axels story is one that was a long time coming but so worth it🩷

I fell for Axel right away. I love how loyal and protective he is. AND how obsessed he is with Wren 🤭Wren is strong and dealing with a lot. Watching her find her voice and stand her ground was one of my favorite parts of the story. The chemistry between these two was off the charts 😮‍💨The banter, the yearning, and the forced proximity was 🤌🏻💋.I LOVE this series so much and so sad that it is almost over😭 Wren & Axels story is my new fav!

P.S. I love how with each book Laura ties in the title into the story! It’s so good! 🥹🩷