Where You're Planted

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A spicy, swoony romance perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Christina Lauren

Tansy Perkins only has room in her life for her daughter and her library. And maybe the next book to add to her collection. But after a catastrophic hurricane severely damages her library, she's forced to temporarily move into a building in the adjacent county botanic gardens, where Jack Reidthe world grouchiest gardener who rescued her and her daughter from the floodhappens to be the assistant director.

Jack has always preferred plants over people, having now built a strong track of avoiding relationships ever since his divorce six years ago. So, Tansy and her quirky band of bookish colleagues encroachment into his carefully kept territory is a little more than irksome, especially when it means sharing his already-scarce resources.

When Jack and Tansy are tasked with working together on the annual spring festival, they have no choice but to call a truce. And soon their newfound professional partnership gives way to a deep intimacy that they've both been silently craving. But Tansy has lost too much to risk her heart and Jack has sworn off real love. When an opportunity arises for funding that both the library and gardens need, will their loyalties lie with the futures they'd always planned for, or the new spark they've found with each other

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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 wont 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 its 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

Sweeneys 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

Author Bio

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.