Well Played is a continuation of Well Met, but instead of being told from the point of view of Emily, it is told from Stacey. Stacey was a tavern wench and became fast friends with Emily in Well Met. This time her story is told. Stacey has summer flings with Dex MacLean. Emily becomes engaged and on one night Stacey gets drunk on wine and sends Dex a message on the bands Facebook. She wakes up with regret, but soon gets a response. Over the next 11 months her and Dex send messages back and forth and she really gets to know him on a deeper level. Yet, what happens if the messages are not really from Dex, but from someone else?
I really loved Well Met when I first read it and was so excited to read Well Played. I tried requesting an arc for it, but got denied, so I asked my library to buy it and they did. Thankfully I got my hands on it and oh my gosh I loved it. First of all I love these books because they are set in my home state of Maryland. Anything with Maryland makes me happy. I loved that Stacey is a plus sized character. I really enjoyed seeing Simon and Emily back in the story, but in a different aspect. Stacey was a great character who had family issues with worrying over her mom’s health and feeling like she is stuck in life. She seemed relatable in my opinion. Her love interest was cute and swoon worthy. I loved when they were together. I laughed and cried a little over this book. This book was perfect. It has been a long time since I have basically read a book in a day. If I can read a book in a day, then you know I must love it. I can’t wait for Well Matched and hope to see Emily and Simon as well as Stacey and her man in the next installment.