This is a story about the kind of heartbreak that shapes us, the love that heals us, and the friendships that hold us together through it all.

Sophie Owens has never been in love. At twenty-four, her life has been quiet, cautious, and shaped by the claws of anxiety after the tragic death of her ten-year-old cousin. But when she moves to Hoboken with her best friend in search of something more, she makes a decision: it’s time to feel something, even if it’s messy.

A night out leads her to Rory Campbell, a tattooed bartender with a dangerous smile and just enough chaos to make her feel alive. Their chemistry is undeniable, their connection electric. But just as Sophie starts to believe in the bad boy fantasy, Rory shows up at a Halloween party with another girl on his arm.

Enter Sullivan Reid: clean-cut, emotionally available, and everything Rory isn’t. After a bagel shop meet-cute, Sullivan becomes the steady, sincere presence Sophie didn’t know she was missing. Instead of choosing, she convinces herself she can handle dating both. But love triangles and anxiety don’t play well together—and as lies unravel and heartbreak collides, Sophie must finally confront the truth: she can’t find love until she finds herself.

Told with humor, heart, and flash-forwards that tease an unknown future partner, Take Me Home is an honest, character-driven romance about the heartbreaks that shape us, the messiness of choosing yourself, and the unexpected ways we come home to who we truly are.

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