I had heard so much about the previous book in the series that I had to read this one when I got the opportunity. And though it wasn’t as amazing as I expected, I still enjoyed it a lot. Mostly thanks to Tristan.

Seriously, the man is perfect: rich, handsome and fit–par for the course–but also talented in bed, quite romantic, loyal, dependable, smart, nice… Who wants to take Claire’s place, raise your hand. Even with three difficult boys, a dead husband and a failing business. So though some of the elements in the story felt unrealistic and a bit too much, I just wanted to keep reading about this beautiful human being.

As for Claire, she was quite interesting too. I liked the way she wanted to honor her late husband’s memory, and became antagonistic if its legacy was at stake. It made for an original and dynamic conflict. Because, without that, what could keep them apart?

As it’s often the case, the side characters gave colors to the story–Claire’s kids, her best friend, Tristan’s family, and even the cat and dog. They all bring some humor in a story that, if not angsty, still touch tough subjects, like grief.

Though I’d have been happy with a shorter story with less ups and downs, I still enjoyed it quite a lot. Do they ship Tristans to Europe, though? Asking for a friend.

Quickie

- Series: The Miles high club #2 (can be read as a standalone)
- Hashtags: #billionaire romance #single mom #slightly older woman #no strings attached #grief
- Triggers: N/A
- Main couple: Claire Anderson & Tristan Miles
- Hotness: 5/5
- Romance: 5/5
- + can I have a Tristan Miles too?
- – one step forward, two steps back…

A struggling businesswoman, widowed, mother of 3 boys, the last thing on her mind was finding love. Not when the love she felt for her late husband was still so fresh it hurt.

A wildly successful and ruthless businessman, a total player, living up the single life and living around the world without any desire for a relationship, children, or 'settling down'.

The synopsis truly does not do this book justice, my favorite parts of this novel take place long past where the synopsis ends. First encounters often set the course for how we perceive one another, whether that was an accurate representation of the person in question or not that memory will stick with you long after they've proved themselves. This is certainly the case for Claire and Tristan. After a brief but memorable encounter, deep-seeded hate is formed on Claire's end and a heavy reserve of lust on Tristan's end. Who could have guessed six months later that a chance encounter would lead to such an explosive outcome or that a weekend of fun could bring on so many emotions?

A single spark can change things. While it may not go smoothly. Hearts slowly begin to heal and grow. Relationships take a great deal of work, all the more when extra hearts are involved. Watching the growth as it happened was so satisfying, the character development was incredible. The relationship between Harry and Tristan is one of my favorite parts of this book. Tick tock.

This books has been one of the best stories, I have read in a long time. I devoured this book in a day. I just couldn't put it down, every opportunity to I got, I pick up my kindle and read. I haven't had a book make me switch emotions this quickly in a while.

Claire and Tristan were brilliant from the start of this book. Their banter and chemistry was just great to read. I cried laughing so much. And although the start of this story was great. I don't think it really kicked off until the children appear. Tristan's first encounter with Fletcher, Harry and Patrick was the scene of the book for me. "Skateboardgate" made me laugh so so much. I had tears streaming down my face.

This book was so much more than your typical romance. There wasn't only 2 hearts involved in this there were 5. And this made it that much more special. Now this book isn't all laughs, one-liners and giggles. They deal with a lot of serious and heartbreaking situations. I sobbed reading parts of this book, I just couldn't deal with my emotions. Tristan is a beautiful character. He is a pompous arrogant ass sometimes but as he says he always gets what he wants. Claire is funny, stubborn and she does the best she can with what keeps being thrown at her. She a bold and beautiful woman and mother to her boys.

This book is a total recommend from me. I haven't read this author for over 3 years and I regret that so much. I will be going back and reading all that I have missed.

Another fantastic read by TL Swan.

I personally love when an author take an overdone trope and spins it on its head. In the Takeover, we have a widower and now single parent (our heroine) not the hero for once, dealing with the aftermath of her husbands death and decline of his business. Tristan (our hero) is introduced as the possible purchaser of Claire’s late husbands company. Their initial meeting does not go as planned and it takes six months before this unlikely duo to get to know each other.

I loved that Claire was so strong, independent and determined. As a fellow mom, I found the interactions with her children genuine and believable. Now as a reader, sometimes you want the main character to forget their hangups and just get their HEA. I enjoyed the drama that was thrown in even though it was frustrating at times.

Tristian was intriguing and so steamy to read. I loved how he accepted Claire’s kids almost immediately.

One thing TL succeeds at with her writing, is throwing in some serious hysterical moments. The Takeover, is proof as to why TL Swann is a good to author for me, time and again.

I was really looking forward to reading this book. The single mom/hot rich guy trope is one of my favourites and I was excited to see Tristan and Claire fall in love and for Tristan to bond with her three children. Instead this is what I got:

Claire lost her husband in an accident 5 years ago and hasn't been able to move on since then. Instead she spends her time working at husband's company which is currently in financial trouble and soon to go bankrupt. This is where Tristan comes in. He's interested in buying her company which shes unwilling to sell because it was her husband's legacy.

Now Tristan was a real dick and not the kind of guy I saw myself liking as the story progressed. Within the first few pages, he told Claire to 'take a bitch pill' which is not a turn on and isn't funny in the least. Later in the book, he calls one of her kids a psycho which is frankly disturbing and no amount of chemistry between the characters could've convinced me that their relationship was healthy.

Claire's character just seemed contrived to me and nothing about it changed as the story progressed.

Honestly, this book was a disappointment and I think I'm going to steer clear of this author's books in the future.

ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

Quick read Tristan meets Claire when he offers to buy out her husband bussiness.She turns him down flat and he is impressed with her fight and determination to make this business work in his memory.The attraction is there and they can't seem to shake it.Lots of emotions , twist,turns and some humour

I loved this book! It had everything I wanted, a found family! Sismance, Bromance, Cute kids, a take-no-shit female lead, a dirty talker, hard as nails but softer than fluff male lead, HOT scenes. I absolutely loved it.
Read it if the above is your jam, you won't be disappointed :)

Thanks so much to Netgalley for the ARC, I am off to read T.L. Swan's backlog

This author totally writes my love language. Her stories are a perfect mix of all the feels. The chemistry and angst between the h and H are off the chart! Whew! OMG, I loved this book. For me, her books are pure unadulterated fun! A summer read, that lets me escape my stressful, busy, overworked life.
Its the second book of this series and it’s about Tristian. He is sexy, beautiful, confident and a romantic. It’s a stand-alone and it can totally be read out of order. Which is another thing I love about her books.
I really enjoyed all the side characters and had a big smile on my face when I finished. I highly recommend this book. I hope this was helpful.

Thank you NETGALLEY and the publisher for this ARC, in exchange for my honest review. ♥️

Thank you to NetGalley for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review.

The Takeover is the second in the series featuring the Miles Brothers. This book is about Tristan Miles the takeover mogul of Miles Media. Having read this author's previous books and loving them I was looking forward to reading this and I was not disappointed, I had a blast.

Claire is a widow in her late thirties with three rambunctious boys. Her husband Wade died five years ago and she hasn't moved on basically just existing for her family and the failing business. Her first meeting with Tristan who expressed interest in taking over the company didn't go down well. Fast forward to a few months later and they bump into each other, sparks fly and they end up in bed.

The main characters in this romantic tale Claire and Tristan are a perfect match when they finally get their heads sorted out. Tristan is the perfect book boyfriend, he's got all the goods, charming and loyal. Claire is the one with a lot of emotional baggage which is quite understandable. Her three boys and their wild antics made me laugh especially Harry the wizard....tick, tock!

Over all this is one book that you won't be able to put down, I read it all in one sitting. The characters are lovable, engaging and funny you couldn't ask for more. I highly recommend.

Thank you Net Galley for a copy of this ARC. Holy moly, this was a great romance. I've never read T.L. Swan before, but I'm going to start now!!! I literally chuckled out loud while reading this book! I don't remember ever doing that reading a book before, and I've read a lot of books! Thoroughly enjoyed this one!!;

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.

*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.

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.