Take Me Home
Published on 10. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-00-867197-6 (ISBN)
Description
A USA Today bestseller
Road Trip Rules: No bad music. No detours. No falling in love.
Ash Campbell has been in love with Hazel Elliot since high school. Now, at the same college, their interactions are limited to playful feuding over the best chair in their favourite coffee shop.
But Ash's attraction to the prickly girl from home has only grown stronger.
And when these frenemies are forced to drive back to their hometown of Locket Prairie, Texas, together for Christmas, the pair must endure not only each other but bad music, inclement weather, and B&Bs with only one bed ...
'With razor sharp sexual tension and crackling banter, this is the frenemies to lovers book of my dreams' Christina Lauren
Readers are loving TAKE ME HOME
'I am so in love and wrapped up in this story'?????
'Once I started I couldn't put it down!' ?????
'What a debut! The characters felt so real and I loved how the relationship grew throughout the book' ?????
'Melanie's writing sucks you in and you are totally there and absolutely care about these characters' ?????
'Ash and Hazel are one of my new favourite duos' ?????
'The book is a unique blend of enemies to lovers and small-town romance, which is both heartwarming and hilarious. It's a fresh take on the genre and definitely deserves a full five stars' ?????
Road Trip Rules: No bad music. No detours. No falling in love.
Ash Campbell has been in love with Hazel Elliot since high school. Now, at the same college, their interactions are limited to playful feuding over the best chair in their favourite coffee shop.
But Ash's attraction to the prickly girl from home has only grown stronger.
And when these frenemies are forced to drive back to their hometown of Locket Prairie, Texas, together for Christmas, the pair must endure not only each other but bad music, inclement weather, and B&Bs with only one bed ...
'With razor sharp sexual tension and crackling banter, this is the frenemies to lovers book of my dreams' Christina Lauren
Readers are loving TAKE ME HOME
'I am so in love and wrapped up in this story'?????
'Once I started I couldn't put it down!' ?????
'What a debut! The characters felt so real and I loved how the relationship grew throughout the book' ?????
'Melanie's writing sucks you in and you are totally there and absolutely care about these characters' ?????
'Ash and Hazel are one of my new favourite duos' ?????
'The book is a unique blend of enemies to lovers and small-town romance, which is both heartwarming and hilarious. It's a fresh take on the genre and definitely deserves a full five stars' ?????
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Take Me Home:'With razor sharp sexual tension and crackling banter, this is the frenemies to lovers book of my dreams' Christina Lauren
'Smart, layered and emotionally resonant, Take Me Home is an absolutely perfect love story' Annabel Monaghan
Funny, angsty, heartwarming - and so satisfying' Abby Jimenez
'An absolute stunner of a debut! Melanie Sweeney has crafted a novel that is part tension-riddled romance, part family drama, and part self-discovery... . This is the kind of book that reaches into your chest and grabs onto your heart' Falon Ballard
'Both youthful and mature, both tender and bold, both melancholy and hopeful, Melanie Sweeney's Take Me Home is a gem of a romance... . A book that transported me, moved me ... and one I won't soon forget' Kate Clayborn
'Take Me Home is like the book version of that Taylor Swift song you play on repeat. Sweet. Sexy. And full of heart' Trish Doller
'A delightful enemies-to-lovers chock full of zippy banter, sexual tension, and holiday charm. If you love sassy, prickly girls and hot, patient boys, this small town romance is for you!' Georgia Clark
'This book is like a cup of hot chocolate - it's sweet and will infuse you with warmth from the inside out' Washington Post
'A heartwarming contemporary romance that will keep readers hooked until the last page' Kirkus
'Debut author Sweeney sparkles in this emotionally nuanced contemporary' Publishers Weekly
'A feel-good rom-com about 20-somethings with a contentious past who share a ride back to their families in a Texas hometown, sparks flying along the way' Shelf Awareness
'Sweeney's strikingly realistic tangle of family dynamics and forced proximity between two believable characters overcoming past presumptions about each other, along with sexy love scenes, make this a must-read' Library Journal
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-867197-6 (9780008671976)
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Melanie Sweeney holds an MFA in fiction from New Mexico State University. Her work has appeared at Babble.com, as well as in several literary magazines. Take Me Home is her debut novel.