Review: A Great Book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
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