Well Played by Jen DeLuca (Book Review)

Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it’s been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she’ll even find The One.

When Stacey imagined “The One,” it never occurred to her that her summertime Faire fling, Dex MacLean, might fit the bill. While Dex is easy on the eyes onstage with his band The Dueling Kilts, Stacey has never felt an emotional connection with him. So when she receives a tender email from the typically monosyllabic hunk, she’s not sure what to make of it.

Faire returns to Willow Creek, and Stacey comes face-to-face with the man with whom she’s exchanged hundreds of online messages over the past nine months. To Stacey’s shock, it isn’t Dex—she’s been falling in love with a man she barely knows.

Another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story. (taken from goodreads.com)

Stacey has lived in Willow Creek her whole life but she wanted nothing more than to get out, when her mom gets sick she ends up putting a pause on all of that and stays in Willow Creek. The one thing she loves about Willow Creek is the Renaissance Faire. The Faire brings friendship and Dex, her faire fling. What happens when she thinks she was talking to Dex for months but its not him? It’s someone else!

I loved this one so much! Stacey is fun, sweet and devoted to her friends and family.

I loved getting to see the characters from Well Met again here in Well Played! This one of the first books I’ve read with the mistaken identity tropes and It was so much fun!

The mystery man that Stacey ends up with is sweet, kind and dedicated to making her happy.

This was SO cute and so much fun! I can’t wait for the next one!