I think I like this even better than book one! There were some seriously funny moments, and the banter between Tristan and Claire was off the charts. Claire is sure stubborn and resistant, Tristan had his work cut out for him in pursuing her, and then eventually her boys. I seriously about died the first time he met them!

And Tristan seems like a ruthless playboy in a suit, but that's so not him. He looks out for those he cares about, he's funny, willing to put his heart on the line. I love him.

I cried a couple times along the way, and I didn't want this story to end. The writing is so smooth and the flow is so perfect, making it a book that's hard to put down. The end surprised me in a good way, and now I have to wait and hope for more books.

I would like to start off by saying thank you to @netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I don’t even know where to start. This book was awful. I made it about 40% in and had to put it down. At first I felt guilty for not finishing it, this is in fact the first book I have ever marked as “DNF” but I’m so happy I didn’t waste my time.

Claire Anderson is a 38 year-old, widowed mother of three boys. She is also the owner of Anderson Media, her late husbands company, but things aren’t going so well business wise. The company is in trouble and buyers are on the look out. One of these buyers happens to be Tristan Miles. Claire refuses his offer but can’t seem to stop thinking about him.
Six months later Tristian just happens to be a guest speaker at a conference Claire is attending in Paris and I’m sure you can figure the rest out from there.

Tristian was such an awful character. I could not stand him from the second he was introduced. He was creepy, rude, awful to Claire’s kids and very, very possessive. At one point he literally yelled “We’re not over until I say we’re over!” at her, and that was probably around where I stopped reading.

If you’re into trashy romance you might like it but I definitely do not recommend so read at your own risk.

An absolute joy from beginning to end. I laughed out loud throughout. The characters are delightful and the dialogue was just superb. I loved everything about it, the storyline, the characters and the hilarious banter throughout the whole story. This book was a definite joy to read and one I suspect I’ll be happy to reread again and again. Happy reading everyone

This was sweet, I liked the relationship between the two main characters, and I liked seeing Claire and her sons as well. They had an interesting relationship. I thought the plot was interesting, but it took me a bit to really get invested in anything. And even then I wasn't totally invested. the writing was good overall, the romance was good. It felt weird because everyone ive seen talk about it loves it so much, and while I enjoyed myself reading it, this fell a bit flat for me. I think I had my expectations too high, since everyone I saw when I checked out the reviews before starting said it was AMAZING.

When I read a TL Swan book I just know that'll be in for a good time. 'Mr. Masters' by her is one of my favorite single parent romances and when I saw that 'The Takeover' also featured that trope I was so excited!

'The Takeover' is about Claire Anderson, lost her husband 5 years ago and single parent to three boys. Her company 'Anderson Media' is on the verge of bankruptcy and on top of that Tristan Miles, who works for 'Miles Media' is hounding her to sell it to him. Well, over her dead body is she selling her late husband's legacy to a shark like Mr. Miles.
Swan writes such good Alpha men and Tristan Miles did not dissappoint! Right from the start Claire and Tristan have insane chemistry even though they do not get along at all. However, when they meet again at a conference, it doesn't take long for that chemistry to explode and they end up having a passionate week together. They both agree it was a one time thing and that there is nothing more for them to explore because they are in different stages of their life. But ofcourse this is not the last of it because they can't seem to get eachother out of their heads.
And when a Miles has set his sight on something, he'll do anything to get what he wants and what he wants is Claire and the three hearts that are connected to her.

I must say that the first 20% of the book I was not loving it, but after that I was hooked! I think it was because I don't really like reading about characters being very opinionated about people without getting to know them. But after finishing the book, I get where Claire was coming from and why she acted that way. My favorite part of the book was Tristan getting to know the kids and building relationships with them! I think I even enjoyed their relationships more than the one he has with Claire but that's the whole reason why I love the single parent trope so much, you get more characters to fall in love with!

Overall, this wasn't my favorite book by TL Swan but I still had a great time reading it! I would say if you like Enemies to lovers/Single Parent trope, you can't go wrong with this one!

4.25 Stars / 3.5 Steam Fans

CW: Grief, Childhood Grief

The Takeover is a spinoff from The Stopover, and I enjoyed this brother's journey. Tristan wants to take over Claire's business; however, her family's connection is for her family. Tristin and Claire start at different sides of the spectrum until they end up at the same conference. Well, you know what they say " what happens at the conference, stays at the conference." This thought is wrong in so many ways, and we learn why very quickly. Overall, I enjoyed the journey with a few missteps that rubbed me the wrong way.

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This book blindsided me with its awesomeness. I'd heard it was good but wasn't sure I'd love it. But holy Tristan Fucking Miles it was great.

Claire is a 38-year-old widow & mother of 3 boys, trying to continue her late husband's legacy. She works so hard on his business but can't keep it afloat. Enter Tristan Miles of Miles Media, he takes over business's and brings them back to life. He's ruthless, condescending & rude. Claire instantly hates him. Then he comes to apologise for being an arse and asks her out - hell no!

6 months later, she attends a conference where he is a guest speaker, and things take off from there. A one night stand turned into a few nights stand and then a weekend in Paris. She has some fun but knows neither of them is ready for anything more.
Tristan won't take no for an answer and decided to visit her place where he gets to meet the entire dysfunction household and runs for the hills. Naturally, he can't stay away, and after some hilarious pranks from her middle son, he comes around to them all.

This book had me in tears of laughter and tears of sadness, tears of sweet happiness. I went through all the emotions. There were moments where I wanted to slap Claire for being so stupid and tell Tristan to get off his high horse, but overall I loved this story.

I enjoyed it more than The Stopover.

Do yourself a favour and pick this book up (its on Kindle Unlimited so no excuses!)

I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by Netgalley and Montlake.

A tour de force! The Takeover has everything that one could want in a romance. Pure bliss from beginning to end.

I'll read any arrogant CEO romance that comes my way, but I generally have pretty moderate expectations. This one blew me away though!

Brief synopsis: Widowed mother Claire Anderson is struggling to keep the media company that she and her late husband started afloat. Tristan Miles, of Miles Media, makes her a takeover offer, and the hate begins. But hate doesn't trump attraction, as we all know, and Claire and Tristan set out on what is supposed to be a short, passionate fling. Lucky for us, feelings develop pretty quickly, but the situation only gets more complicated.

Even while they were supposed to be "hating" each other, Claire and Tristan were so darn cute and sweet that I could've read about them forever. If the writing had been done by anyone else, I would've said they were maybe even too sweet, but TL Swan is such a great writer, so in her hands it was perfect. It was also refreshing to watch a love story develop with characters who are dealing with real, adult problems. Claire is a widow with three older children. Tristan is younger and just beginning to think about settling down. Their conflict was so moving and real that I truly felt it. There were also moments so hilarious that I was worried I was going to wake my husband up while I was reading. Oh, did I mention it was super freaking hot too? Arrogant CEO's always know what they're doing, don't they? I'll definitely be recommending this one to everyone!

This was a great read, albeit a bit longer than I had expected. It also had a good deal more depth than I thought it would. So often books tend to gloss over certain aspects of life, but “The Takeover” really looked into the highs and lows of starting a new relationship when both people come with “baggage.” (And let’s face it, who doesn’t?) Tristan Miles seems like just another jerk at the start. He is cocky and arrogant and Vivian is sure that despite her physical response to him, getting to know him better would be a big mistake. She’s a widow with three unruly boys to deal with, along with a huge amount of grief and guilt. She is running the business she and her husband began, and with things not looking so great on the professional front, it’s just one more reason why she and Tristan aren’t a good fit. Slowly but surely though, neither seems to be able to deny the feelings they are starting to have for each other. The book is a glimpse at how two people who seem so wildly different decide to make a relationship between them work. There are highs and lows, and I was eager to read every word to find out how they finally got to their HEA. It wasn’t easy, but it was worth it. I’m really looking forward to reading the other books in the series. Highly recommended.
Note: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I loved the story of Tristan and Claire. They had off the charts chemistry. I wished I would have read book sooner. I thoroughly enjoyed. I laughed so hard as soon of the shenanigans that he and his boys were up to. No spoilers. Can’t wait to read more from this author.

I loved The Stopover, but only liked this one. It's still got Swan's fantastic writing, so it was an engrossing, steamy read. But I just struggled to connect to the heroine at times. She does some things that really didn't sit right with me, and the ending was kinda terrible. I appreciate the fact that there wasn't a huge amount of OW drama (as with some of the author's other books), but the ending is extremely abrupt and really doesn't paint the heroine in the best light. Still a solid book, but it was missing that special something.

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I really, really enjoyed reading this book, I did not want to put it down. I look forward to reading more from this author.

4.5 stars.
T.L. Swan's writing style and stories have definitely got me... hook, line and sinker!!!
.....and I have to say that.... I think I might have enjoyed this book even more than the first one in the series "The Stopover" and that was really such a terrific read.

This book was certainly one sexy....fun.....and entertaining read......and the perfect escape from everyday life.

Tristan was kind of everything I love in a hero...his personality (smartass), his protectiveness...with a touch of possessiveness...and his willingness to chase after Claire...I really loved that.
not to mention.....
The chemistry between Tristan and Claire was so smokin' HOT!!! ...and need I point out.... this book really did make me laugh an awful lot...it was also sweet at times and I absolutely loved Tristan's introduction to Claire's boys......such priceless entertainment!!!

There was also some heartache and angst....so all in all....a perfectly rounded out story and I really LOVED it.


ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Takeover by TL Swan is a a sizzling rom com with some mature characters. It took me some time to get the hang of the book as the start felt like a cliche. The story follows a window struggling to keep her late husband's business afloat while their kids grow up to take over it eventually. A rival businessman tries to buy her business but she outright refuses just to hold on to the legacy even though the business is drowning.
The initial image of the characters seem to be mature but as the story progresses they take some really childish decisions. It just made me lose interest and want to get over with the book.
The start of the book was promising but the end felt too rushed like the book had to be completed in a limited number of pages.
Thank you @Netgalley and @AmazonPublishingUK for this read.

It was a very okayish read,

Readometer rating - 2.5*/5

Soooo.. Slightly mixed feelings about this one. I liked it, didn't love it and I honestly don't know why?! I felt like there was something missing, maybe because I didn't feel a connection with the MF Claire?

With that being said, the book was well written, plenty of laugh out loud and heartfelt moments. I adored everything about Claires children's relationship with Tristan, it felt authentic.

I really enjoy this author, her stories are unique. However, this one missed the mark for me. There was nothing wrong with it, I enjoyed it, I just think I expected more.

4 stars!

This is the second book I have read by this author. The first one was The Stopover which is the first book in The Miles High Club, Tristian was a character that appeared in that book and I knew I wanted more of him my prayers were answered with this and I was not disappointed.

I loved these characters Tristian knew what he wanted and he went after it and Claire was a strong women who wasn't a pushover.their chemistry was poured off the page and I ate it all up and the banter between them had me laughing out loud (especially the first time he met her boys). I also really loved that Claire wasn't a the typical heroine who has a perfect body she had hang ups about the way she looked after having kids and it was so refreshing that Tristian didn't care he loved every inch of her and that made Claire love herself too.

Another thing I loved was the kids.as a parent of a boy myself I could relate to the scenes with Claire & them.
and the fact they really made Tristian work for there approval & the relationship he developed with each boy individually was the icing on the cake.
this book wasn't all loves and laughs though it dealt with some tough topics too like loss of a parent/loved one and I really appreciated how that was handled with such care and not brushed over it really played a part in the book overall this book was a bit hit with me and I cant wait to see more of them in future books.

As their are 4 brothers I'm hoping the other 2 get a book each too and i cant wait for the next.

I wasn’t sure about reading this book but I am so glad I did. The author created something that makes you feel a part of. The editing was amazing and the characters were so well developed.

The takeover

<i>The book was provided to me for an honest review by NetGalley</i>

In the book, we read about the story of Claire Anderson. A widow with three sons – Fletch, Harry, and Patrick. She can’t accept the death of her husband, so her PA recommends to her going to a creative seminar. Where she sees her enemy – Tristan Miles, an heir of a big media company. The thing with them is that he destroys smalls and dying companies and made them his and that almost happened with her firm.

So we can see their relationship evolve. During the seminar and the time after it, from enemies to friends, to lovers, to something more.

The first few chapters were really badly written, I don’t know if that’s the editor’s problem, but I really didn’t like them. The thing is the book really gets better, and I almost had no more problems with the writing (a few things here and there, at the end).

Again at the beginning, it looked like I read this book from Wattpad, but with the progression and that’s getting better.

The characters:

I’m gonna start with the hero – Tristan “soul-sucking bastard” Miles. And I just gonna say I abso-bloody-lutely loved this character. He was perfect in every aspect. He was cold and dark at the beginning, but with every read chapter, he got cuter and cuter. He was caring, nice and kind, beautiful, hot, dirty, charming. And he definitely is every women’s dream. So I can’t say anything bad for him.

But now we turn our sigh to our heroine – Claire Anderson. And I rarely say that I hate a character, but I truly and deeply hate her, like almost despise her. There were only a few things I liked about her - that she was fun, and made Tristan happy, but I hated everything other than that.

In my opinion, she was a bad mother, because her kids were awful. Like truly monsters (at the beginning). She changed her mind like three years old, and she was way too annoying. I just couldn’t stand her. And the last three chapters made me hate her even more (And I’m not even gonna start talking about her selfishness).

I know people will talk about how her children were this way because they lost their father, but they just lacked discipline and trust (and I’m sure you know what I’m talking about). <spoiler> And while all she was talking about was how her children didn’t have a father figure when Tristan purposed to adopt them, she fucking broke up with him</spoiler>.

The plot twist was really unexpected, I suspected that there was going to be a scandal, but what it turned out to be was just shocking <spoiler> Especially after what Tristan did for her </spoiler>.

Heroine - 1/6
Hero - 6/6
Plot Twist - 4/6
Ending - 5/6
Storyline - 4.5/6