ARC Review - Prelude to You by Jacqueline Darling

 Thank you so much Jacqueline Darling for sending me this ARC!

Title: Prelude to You

Author: Jacqueline Darling

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Series: Belmont Manor Billionaires (book #1)

Pages: 430

Synopsis:

The woman he can't have...is the one he can't live without.
A billionaire romantic comedy-drama

ROMAN
The heir to an empire, his whole life dictated before he was born. He was trained to be rational, calculating, merciless. Life was business and business was life. 

There could be no complications.

Then came Isabel. 

She was everything he never knew he needed. Now thoughts of her consume his days and haunt his nights.

That makes her the empire’s greatest threat.

And his greatest challenge...

ISABEL
A pastry chef, happy with a job she adores and a roof over her head. Until she’s fired and blacklisted with the rent coming due. 

Love is the last thing on her mind when a perfect stranger rescues her from a bookstore brawl.

They spend a magical night together, but he tells her they can never be. Leaving her with a shattered heart.

She lands a job at a mansion owned by a family richer than God. A job that might just be her salvation.

That is, until she finds out who lives in the forbidden south wing...

Review & thoughts:

Prelude To You is a Contemporary Romance that just released a few days ago and I really enjoyed this book!

After losing her job, Isabel finds herself in a bookstore where a handsome stranger saves her from an embarrassing situation. Isabel and Roman feel an instant connection and attraction, but neither of them is looking for a relationship and they are complete opposites. But when they can’t stop thinking about each other and when their paths seem to constantly cross, Isabel and Roman start thinking that maybe they will be able to find a way to be together, but with Romans secrets and Isabel’s mysterious new job, it might prove to be harder than they thought. 

I was so excited to read this book as soon as I heard about it and it’s as good as I thought it would be. Isabel is a really great FMC, she was relatable and I loved seeing her in her new job and explore the world of rich people with Roman. Roman is a mysterious billionaire that I couldn’t help but want to know more about and the more I knew, the more I loved him and I already can’t wait to see more of him in book 2. Isabel and Roman were amazing together, I loved how open they were with each other about their feelings and expectations, they had really great communication which is pretty rare in romance books and I loved that here. Despite coming from completely different worlds, they were perfect for each other and I loved all their moments together, I can’t wait to see what happens next with them in the next book. 

Prelude to You is a really great romance book with amazing characters and sweet romance with a lot of mutual pining that I really enjoyed and definitely recommend. Book 2 can’t come soon enough.

Rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5