Where You’re Planted
Where You’re Planted by Melanie Sweeney, published by Penguin Group on July 8, 2025, is a narrative that intertwines the lives of a children’s librarian and a reluctant gardener. After a hurricane devastates her library, single mother Tansy Perkins must relocate her branch to a shed in the county botanic gardens, where she encounters Jack Reid, the assistant director and a man who prefers the company of plants over people. This unexpected situation forces Tansy and Jack to navigate their differences while managing the challenges of their new environment.
Readers will find a story that explores themes of resilience and connection as Tansy and Jack work together on a spring festival, leading to a tentative truce that evolves into a deeper relationship. The book delves into the complexities of personal loss and the hesitations that come with opening one’s heart again. With a page count of 384, this edition presents a blend of sports and outdoor elements alongside the intricacies of motor sports, all set against the backdrop of a community striving to rebuild.
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From the author of the “phenomenal achievement” (Kirkus) Take Me Home, a children’s librarian must temporarily move her public library into a shed in the county botanic gardens, where her archnemesis is the assistant director.
Single mom 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 her branch into the adjacent county botanic gardens, where Jack Reid—the world’s grouchiest gardener who rescued her and her daughter from the flood—happens to be the assistant director.
Jack has always preferred plants over people, having built a strong track record 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 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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