Publisher: Berkley
Published: September 3, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Source: Print ARC
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Blurb:
All's faire in love and war for two sworn enemies who indulge in a harmless flirtation in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author Jen DeLuca.
Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him?
The faire is Simon's family legacy and from the start he makes clear he doesn't have time for Emily's lighthearted approach to life, her oddball Shakespeare conspiracy theories, or her endless suggestions for new acts to shake things up. Yet on the faire grounds he becomes a different person, flirting freely with Emily when she's in her revealing wench's costume. But is this attraction real, or just part of the characters they're portraying?
This summer was only ever supposed to be a pit stop on the way to somewhere else for Emily, but soon she can't seem to shake the fantasy of establishing something more with Simon or a permanent home of her own in Willow Creek.
Review:
"I didn't choose the wench life. The wench life chose me."
There’s a reason I read and love romance. Because of books like Well Met that make me fall in love. Do you know the feeling you get when you go to a rom-com at the movies? The one that makes you feel like butterflies the size of dinosaurs live in your tummy? That is what I felt reading this highly entertaining and romantic read.
Emily goes to move in with her sister and niece after they’ve been in a car accident. Upon helping her sister out, Emily takes her niece, Caitlin, so she could go sign up for the local Renaissance Faire that happens every summer. What she didn’t realize was that she would also be roped into being part of the festivities. That’s where she meets a gaggle of interesting people—including the man who hates her for no reason at all, Simon.
“You’re so focused on the past it’s all you can see. How can we have a future if all you keep doing is looking back?”
The beginning started off slow for me—so much so that I put down the book a lot. Simon’s hot and cold nature really bugged me too. I didn’t understand why he was such a dickhead to Emily to begin with. She’s very down to earth and fun—how could you not like her. Then we get the reason of why he is the way he is. And even then, it still wasn’t a good enough reason for me.
The witty remarks and quick banter between the two when they were in character as a pirate and a tavern wench, respectively, was sexy. When it did happen, I couldn’t help but keep the grin off my face. Simon as a hot pirate? Yes, sign me up, please!
Want to be wooed? Look no further. This is so damn cute and you won’t regret it.
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Buy Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
About the Author:
Jen DeLuca was born and raised near Richmond, Virginia, but now lives in Central Florida with her husband and a houseful of rescue pets. She loves latte-flavored lattes, Hokies football, and the Oxford comma. Well Met is her first novel, inspired by her time volunteering as a pub wench with her local Renaissance Faire.
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