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Take Me Home by Melanie Sweeney
4.5
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @prhaudio @putnambooks for a copy of this debut novel. 
Ash is looking for a ride back home for the holidays and Hazel goes to the coffee he works with agrees to take him. They have a history with being friends in high school and Hazel dated Ash's best friend. 
A road trip romance story is not a romance until the only 1 bed arrives. I love how they handled that and the diner scene cracked me up. The banter between Ash and Hazel was great and I love how they helped each other when they were back home. 
Both Ash and Hazel have a lot of family baggage to work through. I thought they both held back some things that didn't make sense for me. 
Two of my favorite narrators - Britney Pressley and Zachary Webber did a phenomenal job brining the story to life.