What the Heart Wants by Nikki Ash

Title: What the Heart Wants
Author: Nikki Ash
Release: June 15, 2023
Genre: MFM Menage Romance
Cover Designer: Jersey Girl Design @JerseyGirlDesign

ABOUT THE BOOK:

From USA Today Bestselling Author Nikki Ash comes an emotional standalone romance about finding love after loss…

Aubree

After losing my husband, life was all about taking care of my kids and trying to remain afloat.
Brody and Hayden crashed into my life with the force of an entire ocean.
Five years is a long time to be alone.
Now, I have not one but two sexy and successful men to drown in.
But can I handle the desires, passions, and love they both deserve?

Plus, two men mean double the heartache.
And my heart? It’s already mended haphazardly, cracked in multiple places from my loss.
Falling for them could be a disaster.
Choosing between them would be impossible.

But the heart wants what it wants.
And despite my better judgment, I want them both.
Oh, and did I mention that they’re best friends—and want to share me?
Things just got a lot more complicated…

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Audio Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Corvin King, and Kelsey Navarro!
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Hayden

I walk up, and my eyes are immediately drawn to the pastel pink and yellow awning with matching tables and chairs outside. Across the top reads Heart’s Coffeehouse and Bakery: Coffee And Treats Made From The Heart. There’s a line curving around the corner, and as the door opens and closes, I catch a whiff of the addictive aroma of espresso mixed with something…sweet.

The tables and booths are occupied by people drinking coffee, eating sweets, and conversing. When I step up to the counter, an assortment of pastries, muffins, and cupcakes line the inside of the display—all of them looking freshly baked and mouthwatering.

When I glance up, bright-blue eyes meet mine, accompanied by a soft smile. “Good morning, what can I get you?” When I hear her melodic and mesmerizing voice, I forget where I am and what I’m doing for a second.

“Umm,” I choke out, mentally shaking myself out of the trance this woman—from her voice and smile alone—has put me in.

You’re here for a reason, I remind myself. “Are you the owner?”

Her smile widens, and two dimples make an appearance. If I thought she was beautiful before, I was wrong. The woman is downright gorgeous.

“That would be me,” she says. “I’m Aubree Heart. How can I help you?”

I open my mouth to tell her I have business to discuss with her, but the words won’t come out. I’m too enraptured by her looks, by her smile, and by those goddamn dimples. It’s like some weird spell has been cast over me.

What the Heart Wants by Nikki Ash
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

LISTEN, I fell into this story so easily that I almost read it in one sit. I don’t even know the last time I was grabbed by a story so easily. It was magic! *happy sigh* It was joy. It was a hug when your spirits are at their lowest. It was love.

There is so much to appreciate about this story and its organic and realistic feel. I’ve never personally been or have had anyone in my circle be in a polyamorous relationship but even still, it all felt natural and realistic. Okay, there was this tiny thing that made only one of my eyes twitch for a nanosecond (lol) because in the grand scheme of the story it can be overlooked but, when you’re only 20% into a story and you’ve only been face-to-face one time(ish) and you start throwing out phrases like ”I want more with her … I want her heart …” turns the story into more insta than insta normally is! Luckily, it was like a tiny bleep, so I forgot it happened as fast as it happened. Feel me?

How Nikki chose to characterize both Brody and Hayden was very well done, imo. She made them friends with zero jealousy, which I think was crucial in the development of this relationship. They had also shared in the past so the ease in which the relationship grew into a polyamorous one felt very realistic to me, and it gave the story another notch of realism. Bree’s growth and acceptance of herself was also a huge plus point of this story and when her children became a part of the story, the feel-good meter catapulted!

I know this review sounds like this was some easy-breezy rainbows and gumdrops story and it was far from that but maaaaaybe because JOY people! I’m not going to plot-point it for you, so you’ll have to just #trust when I say it was equal parts intense and emotional, sweet and sexy (ooooh so sexy), with a whole lot of hope wrapped in a huge heart!

That’s it. That’s all I’ve got. Go do the thing now!

Sidenote: Am I looking forward to listening to this story as soon as possible, you ask? Why yes, yes I am! :)

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MEET THE AUTHOR: Nikki Ash resides in South Florida where she is an English teacher and mom by day and a writer by night. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand. From the Boxcar Children to Wuthering Heights to the latest Single Parent Romance, she has lived and breathed every type of book.
Reading is like breathing in, writing is like breathing out. – Pam Allyn

While reading and writing are her passions, her two children are her entire world. You can probably find them at a Disney park before you would find them at home on the weekends!