Review: Well Played by Jen DeLuca

Well Played is Book #3 in Jen DeLuca's
Well Met Renaissance Faire romance series!

About the Book

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.

My Review

Another winner from Jen DeLuca!

I really loved Stacey's story! She is a fun character and was easy to relate to. I was definitely living vicariously through her and "Dex's" email/text romance.

This book is a little hard to review since I can't really say much without spoiling stuff. If you read the book blurb though, it is revealed that it's not Dex who Stacey has been communicating with. Say what? Oh, there's going to be some more of those moments in the book and you may want to throat punch a character or five.

And there's most definitely a lot of Renaissance Faire action in the story and plenty of page time with many of the awesome characters from the first book! I really enjoyed Well Played and I'm looking forward to the next book!

FTC Disclaimer: I voluntarily read a copy of the book generously provided by the publisher in 2020 in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influences my thoughts or feelings about the book or the content of my review.

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About the Author

Photo: © Morgan H. Lee in 2023

Jen DeLuca is the USA Today bestselling author of the Well Met series, which was inspired by her time volunteering as a pub wench with her local Renaissance Faire. She loves Publix chicken tender subs, cold brew coffee, and the Oxford comma. Jen lives in the Arizona desert with her husband, their rescue dog, and almost too many cats. Learn more at www.jendeluca.com

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