Review: Very Sweet Romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
Playing the Maestro was a sweet tug-at-your-heartstrings type of romance that will leave you with a smile on your face.Melody's life revolves around her music. She's a flutist in an orchestra, but to make ends meet she also gives flute lessons and plays the odd wedding here and there. Nowhere in her life is their room for a romance, or so she thinks. Trouble is the men she has access to are musicians and for the most part, in her experience, they're "self-centered, arrogant, egotistical." Sounds like real winners to me.*not* Understandably Melody is concerned when a new fancy and incredibly sexy conductor, Wolf Braun is hired to shape up her orchestra. She doesn't want someone who isn't familiar their dynamic to change and deconstruct the orchestra that she's become attached to. She also worries about her own job when their first encounter goes less than well, and Wolf seems just as arrogant as she thought he would be.Wolf has been hired to overhaul a struggling orchestra, and make cuts where he sees fit. He's happy to be in America, eager to get away from his past after a bad breakup. Wolf has no desire to start anything romantic, especially with a performer in the orchestra he's been hired to assess, but the feisty flutist Melody captures his attention immediately.These two get started off on the wrong foot, but the sparks are flying between them. Melody was a sweet and strong woman with a passion for her music and a love for her sister and niece as the center of her life. She wasn't looking to fall for someone but Wolf gets under her skin.Wolf, even though he comes off a bit arrogant at first, is anything but. This story is told in third person but bounces back and forth between Melody's and Wolf's perspective so we get Wolf's thoughts and he's a sweetie. His charity work really touched Melody's heart and broke down some of her reservations when she saw another side to him. As I said before these two cause sparks to fly:"Wolf's gaze smoldered, taking in each inch of her face, then the curve of her lips. He touched the bandage on her forehead, then ran his finger down her cheek and underneath her chin, trailing warmth. He leaned in and kissed her before she could take in another breath."This romance is more on the sweet rather than spicy side, but I enjoyed it even so. It's one that warmed my heart.This is the first time I've read a story about a musician in an orchestra and I found it very interesting to get a peek into their world. I recently attended a ballet and I found myself watching the orchestra performing and thinking about this story wondering if there were any Melody and Wolfs down in the box, lol!A copy was provided by Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.