Playing for Love at Deep Haven
(Enchanted Places #1)
by
Katy Regnery
Synopsis:
Violet Smith and Zach Aubrey have history…
…the kind of history he regrets and she wishes she could forget.She was the girl. The only girl. Ever.
Nine years have passed since heavy-metal songwriter, Zach, slept with, then walked away from, his best friend, Violet. But that doesn’t change the fact that he’s never gotten over her.
He shattered her heart.
Despite the years that have passed, chick-lit novelist, Violet, vividly recalls the pain of Zach's rejection, and hates that she's never been able to completely let go of the brooding boy who turned his back on her.
When the rocker and the writer find themselves thrown back together in a strange twist of fate, their chemistry is just as scorching as ever, but old wounds don’t just disappear. Even if Zach can explain why he walked away from Violet, can she find the courage to trust him again? Together they will discover if a love that broke them both is worth a second chance at forever.
Playing songs, playing for keeps…
…Playing for Love at Deep Haven
Review by Guest Blogger Angela:
We've all read those books
where two people meet, fall in love, break up badly, meet years later,
and get their Happily Ever After. Usually, the two have changed a
little, but they aren't much different from who they were at the
beginning, and their reunion is completed without much angst or trouble.
Playing For Love at Deep Haven doesn't quite fit that mold, and it's a
good thing!
Zach
Aubrey and Violet Smith have a history. They met and became fast
friends before their sophomore year on their first day of
pre-orientation at Yale for returning internship students. Zach is a
musical prodigy who has spent most of his life being pushed by his
parents to do better, at the cost of his childhood. Violet is the total
opposite. She is gifted with words and has a free spirit. She puts
herself out there for everyone and is always an open book. She sees
through Zach's musical talent and sees the person inside that no one
else has ever seen. Zach loves how Violet looks at him. And he feels
connected to her in ways that he has never felt with anyone ever before.
He understands her creativity and encourages her when others wouldn't
think twice about her passion for writing. Their friendship is strong
and their feelings develop into something more that when finally acted
upon, totally destroys everything.
Nine years later, Zach and Violet find themselves
thrown together when they are both staying at a house their friends have
let them use. Neither one knew the other would be there, and when they
arrive at the same time, old feelings and hurt resurfaces threatening
to tear Violet apart.
Violet can't forget the heartbreak she suffered when
their relationship was destroyed, nor can she come to terms with her
present relationship trauma. Zach sees this as the one chance he has to
get Violet back, and regrets the way his relationship with Violet
ended. As they learn who the other person has become, can they move
forward into a new future, or will they always be apart? Will Zach be
able to deal with the information she's keeping from him?
This book
wasn't typical, in that I couldn't predict if they would ever reconcile
the past with the present. I was pulled into the emotions that both
characters felt, and was on the edge of my seat until the very end. I
loved how honest Zach was about everything. Not every guy can be that
honest. He laid out his feelings to Violet and dealt with them.
Violet's emotional turmoil about current and past relationships were
totally relateable for me. I would recommend this book gladly. If you
want a good story with strong characters, this is your book. Not to
mention the new and improved tatted and muscular Zachariah Aubrey is
hot!
This
book is part of a series, and I look forward to reading the next one.
Will Z and Vile be able to overlook the past and move on, even if it is
without each other? I'll never tell, so go find out for yourself! ;)
~A
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