Heartless

Author: Elsie Silver

Genre: Contemporary Romance – Small-Town, Single Dad, Grumpy × Sunshine, Ranch Romance

Book Rating: ⭐9/10

Spicy Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Description:
In Heartless, Cade Eaton is a grumpy rancher and devoted single dad doing his best to keep his life (and his son) steady after a messy split. When Willa Grant—a carefree, charming nanny with big sunshine energy—lands in Chestnut Springs, she’s supposed to be temporary help. Instead, she quickly becomes the one person who brings warmth back into Cade’s home. As Willa bonds with Cade’s little boy and breaks through Cade’s walls with humor, patience, and heat, Cade faces the scariest part of letting someone in: trusting that love won’t wreck what he’s built. This one is equal parts swoony, funny, and emotionally tender with a lot of spice.

Trope/Mood:
Single dad romance; nanny trope; small-town/ranch setting; grumpy protective hero × bubbly sunshine heroine; forced proximity (living/working together); found family; “she falls first/he falls harder”; emotional healing; cozy ranch vibes with very steamy, feel-good scenes and big heart.