Not a fan of Claire. Everything seemed to be about her Ex. Didn’t care for that.
Interactions with the boys was great!!
I was really worried about the story until he met the boys for the first time. That was hilarious!!! I had tears in my eyes.

The model storyline was left unfinished. I would have liked to have read what happened with that

I have read and enjoyed all of T.L. Swans books, but I think this one is my favorite. It was so well written and it is so funny. I laughed out loud several times, like full on laughing my eyes started to tear up. Add in the witty banter, the sexy times and a naturally flowing realistic storyline and you have a 5 star book!

I am in love with Tristan! He's smart, confident, funny, and sexy. When he falls in love, he's in 100%. Claire was great too. She's been widowed for 5 years, has 3 boys and is running the media company her late husband started. She's fiercely independent and in control until Tristan pursues her. I love how she denied the attraction at first and how Tristan was not deterred by it. I'll never forget when he meets her boys for the first time, it was hilarious!

If you are looking for a great love story, look no further. This book gives you a little bit of everything and it is going on my to be read again list.

The Takeover by T L Swan was absolute perfection.! Tristan Miles is a business genius and known to he strong in the business world. Claire is a widow trying to keep her dead husband's dreams alive. Tristan wants to buy Claire's company and she hates him for even asking. While taking a break from reality at a seminar, they meet again unexpectedly and the sparks fly.

There is so much detail in this story, I love how the author takes us through their story. This is definitely one of my favourite books. It is a must-read!!

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

T L Swan is one of my favorite authors. And The Takeover is a perfect example of why. I have been waiting for Tristan’s story ever since reading The Stopover. This book has all the feels. The banter between Tristan and Claire is hilarious. I was laughing throughout the whole book. Tristan starts out wanting to take over Claire’s failing business that her husband started. She will not have that. A while later they run into each other. And what Claire thinks is just a weekend fling with him slowly starts to turn into more. As the story continues you start to see a different side of Tristan, he is such a good guy. I have read almost all of TL Swan’s books and her writing is amazing. She makes you feel emotionally connected to the characters. And I can never put her books down. If I could give The Takeover more then five stars I would!!

I remember being introduced to Tristan Miles in The Stopover; the first installment in The Miles High Club series. I liked him in that book, and I loved him in this second installment, The Takeover. I'm glad he got his story next!

This book had all the feels, and the characters had good depth. Overall, I really enjoyed it. I wanted to give it 4 stars, but Claire and I had some strong yet opposing views on a few things, and they grated on me, forcing me to lower it to 3. I also thought it felt a little long somewhere in the middle.

I will definitely read more by this author in the future. Thank you to NetGalley for the free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Where do I even begin. This book is so bad. From the use of slurs to the "strong" woman who can't control her kids unless a man does it for her. Eyeroll. I tried my hardest to like this book, but each and every turn made me want to put it down. I finished the hate read, but I don't want to read another from this author, unless it's significantly better.

*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I was unprepared for the awesomeness that was this novel! Especially since it was the second in a new series by TL Swan. I had meant to read the first novel in the Miles High series "The Stopover" but it had slipped my mind until I saw the second one available on NetGalley to review. I meant to read the other before this one, but when I opened my kindle yesterday, I thought, "why not?" and started reading.

4 hours later I put it down with tears in my eyes and a smile on my lips…

This book was LIFE to me! It is so full of just beautiful people, great writing, deliciously fun sex, and heart-warming family moments.

Monica Anderson is a 38-year old widow who is just trying to keep her late husband's business aloft. When Tristan Miles comes to make an offer for the business, she takes an instant dislike to him. She spurns his condescending tone (imagined) and laughs at him when he asks her out. He is arrogant and unfeeling and she just hates him.

6 months later she goes to a conference on business and he is a speaker there. When he pursues her again, they have a few night stands, which leads to a long weekend in Paris, which leads to a sad goodbye when Monica has to tell Tristan that they can't be anything more than a weekend fling. You see, Monica has 3 boys, and she doesn't think 34 year-old Tristan wants to take on a ready made family.

When Monica's oldest son, Fletcher gets an internship at Tristan's company, the 2 are thrown together again. And Tristan makes it clear that he is NOT done fighting for her. He begins a campaign to takeover her boy's affections and win all 4 of the Anderson's hearts.

Enough of a summary…

Because a summary does not get across how freaking HILARIOUS this book was! I have read almost all of TL Swan's backlist and I LOVE them, but I have never read one that was so funny. I was expecting an angsty romance about a single mother.. This was not that. This was adorable, and funny, and sweet. From the first night that they have sex, Tristan is FUN! That is one of the main things Monica notices about him and keeps her coming back. The way he brings joy to this family while winning them over is amazing.

He has some crazy run ins and pranks played on him by the Anderson boys. Specifically by Harry (who Tristan call "Wiz" because.. Harry Potter!) and watching them go back and forth is just amazing.

Of course, there is still conflict in this book. And it is hard. Because it is real. Monica loved her husband, and she is afraid of her boys forgetting him and loving Tristan more. This irrational, but grief does not follow logic. I felt how Monica spiraled at times, and I wanted to shake her out of it, but I understand her.

Really, I can't over sell this to you. It is easily one of my favorite books of 2020, and I have read hundreds already by this point. It was so beautiful all in all and I just…. You HAVE to read it.

5/5 stars.

I have head of T.L. Swan but unfortunately never read any of her novels and thanks to Netgalley I was able to recently change. It was exactly the kind of novel I needed, there was a great balance between the 'smut' and the actual story line of which I felt fully involved. I actually found myself sympathising more with Tristan than Claire at points. I would love to see a follow up of where their lives go and would absolutely read again, in fact i'm considering buying my own physical copy.

I literally devoured this book in one go. It wasn't at all what I have expected and I was seriously surprised I loved it that much. The corporate world romance is not for everyone and I haven't read that great one in a long time.

So get yourself buckled up, it's quite a rowdy ride to happiness.

You would have never expected the ruthless businessman to fall in love with a simple widowed woman with three kids.

Their life is anything but easy although when Claire discovers the simplicity of living again after losing her husband she doesn't want to go back to loneliness and sadness. What she hasn't expected was her and her sons to fall in love with Tristan. Their worlds are wide apart yet almost a grip away.

Would Claire be able to accept Tristan's love and still honor her late husband's wishes?

Find out for yourself. It's an absolutely amazing story to fall in love with all characters.

After getting a glimpse into Tristan's personality in THE STOPOVER, I knew I would like him. His interaction with Claire's out of control kids was a little immature in the beginning, but improved quickly. The story had me laughing a lot, tearing up, and a little aggravated a couple times. I'm looking forward to the next Miles High Club. Looks like it might be Elliot's story. :-)

Thank you to Netgalley & Amazon Publishing UK for the ARC in exchange for my feedback.

An absolutely satisfying read on all fronts. First the characters are lovable. The chemistry between Claire and Tristan is off the charts. Second, this book takes you on an emotional journey. I laughed out loud, she'd a few tears, got frustrated, and happy and all in one sitting because I could not put it down. An outstanding read from TL Swan on all sides!
I received a free copy of this book via netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The Takeover was a miss for me.

The premise had a great deal of promise, but there were several story issues that were just perplexing at first and then by 70% of the way in were outright obnoxious.

I had my first concerns when Tristan asked Claire if she had "Taken her Bitch Pills", I'm not a prude (honestly the sex scenes in this book were some of the better parts) but calling a woman you are interested in a "bitch" even in jest felt unnecessary and honestly dated in 2020. Also just not what I am looking for in this genre.

I also thought the friction with Harry's character was not well handled. It was a solid idea, but having Tristan call him a psycho, and their interactions in general until discovering the true reason for him acting out were juvenile on Tristan's part and if I were a mother I would be alarmed and not want that man in my child's life. It wasn't until later in the book, that Tristan's attempts to befriend Claire's sons felt more reasonable/realistic.

Additionally Tristan's anger that Claire was still grieving her husband felt so out of touch. Losing someone you've built an entire life with, a company, raised children with is devastating. It only makes sense that entering a relationship with someone in that situation would have lingering trauma.

Also did Claire get married at 18? The ages of her children felt unrealistic.

The lonely widower with children, I am usually fine with but this was just not well executed.

This has got to be one of my favorite books this year!!! Swan definitely delivered a fun, sexy and rich romance!

Claire meets Tristan at one of her lower moments in life as she is trying to save her late husband’s business.
She is struggling to keep all things afloat especially in her regards to her three boys- single motherhood is tough. She is a business woman and has no time for the dating game. Then walks in Tristan with his sauve ways and money aiming to buy her business out. It really sucks when your enemy also makes your lady bits go crazy!

Claire was refreshing in her perspective in love. There were many times I laughed and genuinely enjoyed the humor. And there were moments I treasured as well as mourned with Claire, her children and Tristan because I fell in love with them as a family unit as well as a couple.

This ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a honest and fair review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I rate this romance a 5 out of 5 stars! Really a great read to disappear in and enjoy!

I am honestly completely floored as I just couldn’t put this book down and now want to read the first book in the series!
Whilst this is my first book by the author I would highly recommend reading it! It is riveting, highly entertaining with sizzling chemistry and witty banter galore. I laughed so hard in parts and also had some tears in others. This is definitely one of my favourite books of 2020!
Claire Anderson is a woman at the end of her tether. She is a widow, has 3 rambunctious boys and runs her late husband’s company. When Tristan Miles tries to buy out her business, needless to say she is determined not to sell to him, of all people. He is charismatic, delicious, flirtatious and goes after what he wants! What does he want? Claire, of course. Lets just say the ride this story gives you is like a roller coaster! There is just so much to love about Tristan and what happens when he meets her family. Yikes, its on for young and old and I had a difficult time controlling my laughter!! The ride they have is rather bumpy but so very worth it!
So incredibly worth reading!!
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Takes hold of you once you get into it:
It took me awhile to get into this book, but then I was hooked. It is a gripping plot that draws you in and leaves you anxious to determine how it is all going to work out.
In the beginning I found it challenging to connect with Claire and Tristan as they both came off as cold and the writing style didn't lead to a sense of familiarity. However I liked them more as we got to know them and I was able to feel the chemistry and love that they developed. I imagine it was supposed to come off as being funny, yet I was appalled and put off by how her sons behaved in the beginning but I did later develop a soft spot for these rambunctious boys. There is a lot of emotional depth to the story especially related to Claire coming to terms with her late husband's death and as she tries to move on and forge a new path.
One thing I must say is that I hated trying to read the sections that were from Tristan's POV as these were all in bold and it hurt my eyes. It was like he was shouting at you and had me trying to move my reading device away from me to try and get comfortable with it. The sections were labelled with "Tristan" so no other distinction was necessary.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.

This was a New to me author. Very Great book. I laughed so hard . It was funny and sexy and kept me glued to it

*sigh* I thought I was in love with Jameson (from The StopOver) but sorry sir - Triston has blown you outta the park!!!!!!

He is seriously swoonworthy, that man made me giggle - yes actual giggles! As well as laugh out loud, he made me swoon, he made me cry...he's just pure perfection in a suit 🥰🥰🥰
Then we have Claire, a widow with 3 children who are most definitely a handful!!! That woman is pure kick-ass, it's not easy for her and there is a lot she struggles with but she keeps on going - a top mum!!

I adored this book and I'm praying we get the rest of the Miles Brothers stories!!!!!

I really enjoyed this novel. Tristan’s interactions with Claire’s children was absolutely brilliant. So funny it had me laughing out loud. It was very steamy in places but the story itself was really well written and moved at a really good pace. Quite a few of these type of books are quite short but this one being longer allowed for really good character development. All the characters in the book both adults and children were so well written they came alive for me. I have not read any other books by this author and have already downloaded the 1st book in the series.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a preview copy.

The Takeover is about a widow who is trying to keep her deceased husband’s media company running and keep her family of three boys in line. Claire Anderson has her hands full with being a widow and taking care of three boys who are constantly doing something. She has a meeting with Mr Tristan Miles who is wanting to buy her media company to add to his media empire his family owns. She turns him down wanting to keep it for her sons. He asks her on a date after she is so rude to him and she says no. Tristan always gets what he wants so now he’s on mission to get the woman he wants. Claire is burned out and needs a get away but she doesn’t want to go to this self help retreat her assistant insists she goes on. This is a great story that had me laughing so hard that I cried. The kids are comical and so well written and you love them while reading this book. Excellent five star book and I highly recommend it.

ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

I really enjoyed The Stopover, so I have been looking forward to this book for awhile. It was well-written and I liked the premise of the story, but I REALLY could not stand the heroine, and so it took away from the story. This is likely a case of being a me problem and not a book problem, so I would still recommend this book to others.