At the young age of twenty-one, Birmingham artist Becks – or Rebecca – Wells is living with a new lease on life. The only catch? She’s using someone else’s heart. As a post-heart transplant survivor, Becks is learning how to live again.

Somewhere on the other side of the Alabama city, a tattooed, rough-around-the-edges Rhys Young is also getting settled in a new life, living with his Gramps and taking care of his half-sister. Until a chance encounter with Becks ignites a yearning he can’t ignore.

In alternating first person points of view, Erin Hayes does a wonderful job of weaving this romantic story from Rhys to Becks and back again. Rhys is a great motorcycle-riding knight in a shining armor. In characterizing Becks, Hayes does a superb job of highlighting the long-term attention and medical care required by any patient that receives an organ transplant, as well as the unexpected results of survivor guilt.

I applaud Hayes for her attention to detail, her dedication to expressing the struggle as it can be, and for not shying away what can be a delicate subject matter. Her writing is smooth and easy to follow. This was a superb, highly recommended read.

Some steamy scenes and four letter language

Open Hearts is an amazing book. It's sweet, funny, and from the heart. Erin did such a superb job on her first contemporary romance novel. It's a fast read that packs a punch without being over dramatic. Every emotion in this book is genuine and as a reader I appreciate that. It's a sweet book with one steamy scene, but still has plenty of romantic tension. It was a breath of fresh air to read a contemp romance novel about young adults and not be overwhelmed with graphic sex.

I just loved this story.

Man this was so good and hit ya in the feels. I love Erin's work and this one does not disappoint. I love Becks and Rhys - their love you can feel trough the pages.

This book reminded me a bit of A Walk To Remember, but their not in HS and there is a HEA but man it gave me the same feels. Erin hit this one outta the park.

Erin Hayes is an auto buy author for me, and I one clicked this when it was up for preorder. Open Hearts follows Becks after getting life altering surgery and her struggle to accept her second chance at life. It was heartbreaking and beautiful, and made me realize how much we take for granted. And Rhys. *swoon*. The broken, tough guy, afraid to let anyone get too close. Be prepared for tears.

This was a beautiful story from beginning to end. This is a must read. You will enjoy this story for sure.

A very difficult read. So much profanity I was unable to read even half the book. Such a shame.