Take Me Home by Melanie Sweeney

Book Excerpt:

"Hazel Elliot never looks back. If a door closes, she burns the whole house down. But when invited to her father's wedding, she's forced to return to Lockett Prairie, Texas, for the first time since she fled for college.

Ash Campbell has been in love with Hazel since she dated his best friend in high school. Now, Ash and Hazel's relationship is limited to playful feuding over the best chair in their favorite coffee shop, but his attraction to the prickly girl from home has only grown stronger.

When Ash's car breaks down, just as family obligations pull him home, only one person can get him there on time. But Hazel has a condition: Everything between them must stay the same. And if it doesn't? She gets to the coffee shop. So the frenemies endure bad music, inclement weather, and B&Bs with only one bed—and that's just the drive across Texas. When they finally arrive, Hazel must face the fact that, in a small town, there's nowhere to run . . . and maybe, for the first time, she's found a reason to stay."

Title:  Take Me Home

Author:  Melanie Sweeney

Publisher:   G.P. Putnam's Sons

Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean

Rating: Four

Review:

'Take Me Home' by Melanie Sweeney  

My Perception:

'Take Me Home' is one of those books that evokes so many emotions that you will not want to put it down until the end in this Texas setting.    What will happen when Hazel returns to her hometown to attend her father's wedding and Christmas holiday? You may cry or laugh out loud. What is going on with the two main characters, Hazel and Ash?

This Enemies to Lovers read was a good one. It started in high school when Hazel dated Ash's friend. Now, traveling back home together from attending the same university and growing up in the same small town, for Christmas and a wedding, a friendship starts, and from there, spending time together, will there be an attraction? There will be many things going on with these two families that they try to hide, including family illness and trauma, which prove to be quite interesting, keeping one turning the pages to see what is coming next.  

Be ready for a heartwarming read, especially if you like sweet and original romance stories. 'Take Me Home will give you everything you want.

Thank you to Penguin Group and NetGalley for the eArc! As always, I am grateful for the opportunity to review books.