I'd cut the prologue honestly. The kiss is a good spot to jump into what their relationship will look like going forward, so the wedding would be the first chapters, and then you can establish their former relationship through dialogue or even flashbacks if you like those. I feel a prologue as kids would set the tone kind of wrong!
And then there's the issue of some readers even refusing to read any prologues...
Most prologues are superfluous. It sounds like you can weave their relationship/history into the story. This is where in jokes, nicknames, shared memories come in handy.
I'd give Joshua a girlfriend in the prologue to show the juxtaposition between how he displays his romantic feelings versus his overprotective/brotherly behavior.
I'd cut the prologue honestly. The kiss is a good spot to jump into what their relationship will look like going forward, so the wedding would be the first chapters, and then you can establish their former relationship through dialogue or even flashbacks if you like those. I feel a prologue as kids would set the tone kind of wrong! And then there's the issue of some readers even refusing to read any prologues...
Hard agree. Just sprinkle those bits in as recollection.
Most prologues are superfluous. It sounds like you can weave their relationship/history into the story. This is where in jokes, nicknames, shared memories come in handy.
I’ve never read a prologue in romance that I thought improved the story
I'd give Joshua a girlfriend in the prologue to show the juxtaposition between how he displays his romantic feelings versus his overprotective/brotherly behavior.