ARC received from author for an honest review

Jay McLean has done it again with this first in the Preston Brother serie

We met Lucas Preston in More Than series – he is Drunk Lucy’s brother. Now we are getting his whole story… and it is so much more.

Ms McLean is one of those authors who creates a world where you just have to give up whatever you are doing and dive into the deep end of her stories. Once you start one of her stories, if you are like me you are up till all hours of the morning, completely engrossed in the story.

Lucas and Lois’ story begins when they are 11 years old and is told in dual POV and in past and present tense.

Lucas is the eldest of the 5 Preston boys, so he has always had a fair share of familial responsibility thrust upon him at a young age. When Lois, or Laney as she is nicknamed, comes into his life, his whole family welcomes her into the fold with open arms.

Their story from that day onward is sweet, it is tender, it is beautiful, and it is heartbreaking.

Word to the wise – do not try to sneak a chapter or two in when you are working, as you will have to explain the blotchy face and red eyes (I blamed mine on hayfever/allergies!!)

I love a friends to lovers story. The change from childhood to adulthood was not easy on this pair’s relationship, and whilst they are both adorable and endearing, at times I was frustrated with one, the other or both of them as they made their way into the big bad world.

From the first word to the last, I was completely engaged with the characters in Lucas, and at the end I was left wanting more. So much more.

I can’t wait to see what Ms McLean brings us next.