Review: Love Fast - Louise Bay

Review: Love Fast - Book #1 Colorado Club Billionaires - Louise Bay - April 2025

When I found myself staring at my Kindle with that familiar "what should I read next?" feeling, I decided it was time to tackle my ever-growing ARC pile. Thanks to Hambright PR for providing this advance copy! Knowing Louise Bay's track record for delivering swoon-worthy romance, I dove into "Love Fast" – and honestly, it was exactly what I needed.

The story kicks off with Rosey literally running away from her wedding day. She's about to marry Frank, an older man who represents security rather than love, all to help her struggling family. But when push comes to shove, Rosey can't go through with sacrificing her happiness for financial stability. Instead, she becomes a runaway bride and somehow ends up in Star Falls, Colorado – a small town that immediately captured my heart with its cozy charm.

Here's where the plot thickens: the local inn is completely booked because of construction on a new luxury resort called The Colorado Club. This isn't just any resort – it's designed for centimillionaires (yes, I had to Google that term too!) and billionaires. Enter Byron Miller, the resort's owner who's returned to his hometown and happens to be renting two cabins. He offers one to Rosey, setting up the perfect proximity for romance to bloom.

What follows is admittedly formulaic – our runaway bride falls for the billionaire next door who also happens to become her boss when she gets a job as a waitress at his resort. Rosey has no clue about Byron's wealth initially, which creates that delicious tension we romance readers live for. The central conflict revolves around whether Byron can prove he's different from Frank – that he won't try to control her or make her dependent on his money.

What I absolutely loved about this book was Byron's character. Unlike so many billionaire romance heroes who are arrogant jerks we're supposed to find irresistible, Byron has a genuinely big heart. He's not trying to prove his worth through dominance or control. Instead, he's a man who grew up as "the local drunk's son" and is determined to give back to his community by creating jobs and opportunities through his resort.

The romance develops quickly – this is definitely insta-love territory – but Louise Bay writes it with enough emotional depth that it feels believable rather than rushed. The small-town setting adds warmth to the story, and I found myself rooting for both characters to overcome their fears about wealth, control, and trust.

"Love Fast" delivers exactly what it promises: a feel-good billionaire romance with heart, a refreshingly kind hero, and a heroine who knows her worth. Sometimes formulaic comfort reading is exactly what we need, and Louise Bay executes it beautifully.

 

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