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The Stopover

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Will i recommend it?-absolutely! 
It is the best of TL Swan till date. So watchout for it!

Did a drunk person ever kicked your luggage at Heathrow Airport and talked nasty to you? Well and immediately after that have you been upgrated to first class where you met the most gorgeous man you have ever seen? No? Well our girl Emily has been there and done that. Or rather done him*ahem*. 
Anyways this first book in the brand new series by TL Swan deals with a young,bright eyed Journalist Emily and the cynical billionaire bachelor Jameson Miles. They met on a roundabout flight from London to Chicago. Both of them were insanely attracted to one another from the very first time they met. Emily was returning home from a friend's wedding where she also had a not-so-meet cute with her then Ex and his latest side-piece(Emma's words not mine👐). And Jameson or "Jim" As he introduced himself as was too returning home to NYC. They met,they flirted,they watched Magic Mike together,they drank a whole lotta flight champaineand so when they had a Stopover at Boston due to weather inconviniences, Emily despite of herself had a very streamy one night stand with her "dream boat" of a man. But Jameson  never promised anything more and never asked for her phone number,so Emily,though with great reluctance,let the idea of him go. But not before giving him her scarf to hide the hickey that she gave him(yeah Ikr?! A HICKEY!!!). Damn! that was some night between them. 
Anyways,fast forward One year later, Emily had nailed her dream job at Miles Media. But the poor girl didn't know that her "Jim" is actually billionaire Jameson Miles and imagine her shock when she had a one one with the top guy and finds her beloved dream boat Jim behind the corporate desk at the top floor,giving her his panty melting smirk! They had a brief conversation where Emily(now with a boyfriend) tells Jameson that the night between them should never ve mentioned again. And also pointed out that he is just not the type of guy she usually goes after(BURN). Oviously our "big boy" Jameson does not listen to her and starts actively pursuing her,bribing her with chocolate,cakes and also observing her with a camera. These all should turn Emily off and make her run for the hills(basically the cam bit) but it has the opposite effect. Emily starts to vent partly because of her deadbeat,former football player boyfriend who lives at his parent's basement,plays video games all day and ignores her most of the time. And when he refused to move to NYC for a fresh start with her,they unfortunately broke up. Emily and Jameson soon after started an started seeing each other and ofcourse started falling in love. But none of them says so to the other one. But thats the good part of the story. The better half is filled with conspiracy and company fraud and unfortunately Jameson and Emily's budding relation gets caught in the middle. And when Jameson,despite knowing that Emily loves him, intensionally hurts her, the shit finally hits the fan. Cause you see, Emily decided that she loves herself more and deserves better(I whole heartedly agree with her!).....

“Falling in love with you is what isn’t fair. I never stood a chance . . . you knew that all along. You keep your heart in a tightly sealed Miles-High icebox, only to be looked at.”

God! My heart broke for them both. Jameson did some pretty irreversible things in their relationship which is pretty difficult to forget. What happened next you say? Did they get their happily ever after? Well you have to watch out for the book and see what happens to their story cause I don't wanna spoil the fun😂 Just that they do get their happily ever after but it was a long road and Jameson had to travel on his 'Grovelling' "car " to get to his happily ever after! All the secondary characters in this story were awesome! Specially Tristan. Omg! i can't wait for his story next! I loved every thing about this book and I am so so happy that I got a Advance Reader's Copy through Netgalley. I am very very thankful. And anyways I had a great time reading it. Finished it in almost 12 hours and I will recommend it to every one of TL Swan's fans and also anyone who enjoys a  good ole story of a miserable,cynical,billionaire and his fiesty sassy "FB". Happy reading ...xoxo.
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Not for me this book sorry and didn't like all the swearing (F words) in it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book (I did try!).
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I liked the concept -- meet cute on a flight, amazing lay-over (yes, pun intended), reunited one year later to discover handsome man is a media mogul billionaire that you now work for. Overall, I felt the story went a little long, featured super needy characters and the writing would've been better with more polish. For instance, how many times does the writer have her heroine "giggle"? So many, I lost count.
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So this book is amazing! Un-frickin-believable. Hands down one of my favorite recent reads. It is hilarious, heartbreaking, and hot! Jameson and Emily are amazingly flawed and wonderful characters and it was a hard/sad/wonderful treat reading their character development and their sizzling chemistry, from their very first chance encounter in an airplane, right down to the last words of the story. I loved it and can’t wait to read Tristan’s story!
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Wow, This book had it all. It was hot, there was buildup/ chemistry, lots of humor and over the top alphaness. I love this book. I cannot wait for Tristan's book! I fell like Emily and Jameson's relationship is like a rollar coaster. Both of their tempers are horrible but I think it adds so much humor to the book. This book was really good.  The story line sucked you in and i rad this cover to cover last night. I seriously think the author outdid themselves with the start of this series.
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This book. This. Book. This book officially marks the completion of my reading challenge and to be honest I couldn’t have asked for a better one. I read this in every moment I possibly could which is extremely rare for me - normally I only read when I can sit down and devote a few hours to a book. I woke up this morning and immediately started reading. I ate breakfast and read. I brushed my teeth and read. I couldn’t put it down, and I definitely didn’t want to.

This book made me feel so, so many things. I didn’t expect for it to make me feel so much and in such a raw way — I never expect to be made to feel so many things; but the way these characters interact added with their internal monologues just made the story jump out of the page and hit me in the face with feelings. Repeatedly. I very nearly cried on numerous occasions, and found myself laughing out loud and grinning whilst reading. I love books that make me show my emotions and this definitely caused that. 

Jameson. Oh Jameson, how I love thee. He’s hopped straight into my “adorable male characters” shelf. He’s so bloody cute? What’s more is that he has no idea. He thinks he’s a horrible person, thinks he’s so flawed when in actual fact he is, without a doubt, the cutest character I’ve read in a long time. Em calling him an idiot certainly makes sense and definitely rings true — he really is. An adorable, cuddly, fluffy, sexy idiot. I can’t explain my love for this character but I really wish I could find the words. His character development only adds to his adorable-ness. He grows and changes so much throughout the story and even though I loved his charm at the start, nothing compares to how I feel about him now! He’s definitely one of the best fictional characters I’ve ever read, and I think I may love him. Heheh!

Emily is the type of character that I spend a lot of time searching for. I wanted a woman who is fierce, passionate, fiery, sexy, loving, loyal and downright able to stand up for herself — and Emily is exactly that! She was the perfect embodiment of my ideal character, and I loved her to pieces. She is so well crafted and fantastically written. I didn’t feel like I was reading a damsel in distress - I felt like I was reading about a woman who can hold her own, isn’t afraid to stand up for herself and also is open with her love. She is an extremely intelligent, wise, witty character with a sharp tongue (which I love). I can’t, just like with Jameson, put into words just how much I love her character. She’s an absolute shining star and one of my favourite female characters that I’ve ever read!

This story was fantastically written. It was brilliantly paced, fantastically plotted and honestly it surprised me a lot. I was worried, as I always am, that it was going to be formulaic but I’m glad to say that wasn’t the case and the twists and turns genuinely took me by surprise and took my breath away; thus heightening my aforementioned emotions! 

The author has done a wonderful job of crafting some amazing characters — even the secondary characters had an immense depth to them and didn’t feel wooden or present to be a plot device. They felt part of the story, and part of characters lives. I can’t wait for future books because I need more of the Miles brothers. I really do — I cannot wait for Tristan’s story! 

I would recommend this to everyone, regardless of your reading tastes. It has a lot of romance, a sprinkling of drama, a mountain of comedy and a plethora of emotions. It really does create the best mix and a fantastic story; one that I will inevitably be going back to!
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I lucked out and got an ARC on this one and I'm totally calling this one - the rest of the year be damned. I know there's still 3 months in 2019 but I'm totally putting this down as my personal favorite read of the year. Yes, I've read some other great books, but T.L. Swan gave me everything I always wanted and never knew I did in The Stopover. Maybe that's because I'm usually the Dark Reads girl and this was definitely not that but Jim, Jay, Jamison Miles - I am here to tell the world I am completely in love with you, no matter how delusional that makes me sound!

The Stopover starts with just that - a flight that is going from London to NYC but gets way laid and ends up having to fly into Boston for the night due to weather. Emily Foster, a young and feisty thing is flying back from London in coach but after an incident in the airport, she's bumped up to first class. And it's there that she meets the slightly older, incredibly hot guy that's seated next to her. From the very get go, these two are funny as hell. If they aren't bantering or arguing, they're flirting up a storm. The internal monologues from Emily's side since she occupies the first chapters had me cracking up and 'Jim', her travel companion for the flight had me cracking up with half his dialogue. Between the two of them, you literally get sucked in from the very first chapter and from there, there's not a place in the book that you find yourself slipping out. When they get deferred to Boston, they end up spending the night together and to say that it's mind-blowing, off the walls sex for them with a one of a kind chemistry would be an entirely accurate statement. However, morning comes and they go their own ways - Jim to NYC and Emily, having missed her job interview in NYC back to LA. No numbers exchanged, just a crazy transatlantic flight and a night to remember.

12 months later, Emily lands her dream job in NYC as a journalist at Miles Media and what would you know? Jim just happens to be Jamison Miles, the CEO of the biggest media conglomerate in the nation and Emily's boss's boss's boss. When she's taken to the upper floors to get the tour and meet management, Jamison is in and he recognizes her on the spot. Jamison has never forgotten that night a year ago and he let's Emily know that he hasn't and that he's more than interested in her. So Jamison starts his rather bossy and brusque pursuit of Emily and that's another thing that I loved about these two. Just as on the plane when he was just 'Jim', they're both bossy, both headstrong and as Jamison refers to Emily at times, she can be a snarky bitch which she readily admits. Jamison is used to having anyone he wants without even trying and Emily is just not that girl. She gives as good as she gets and the back and forth between them is entertaining as hell. I'm so used to the billionaire books where the billionaire has all the control and some dark back secret that makes him put the heroine through a ton of angst and she let's him walk all over her while secretly hoping he'll let her in. This book refreshingly skips the usual power dynamic and unnecessary angst and puts two people together where they both stand their ground. 

Jamison was a delightful alpha but when it came to Emily he was also secretly mushy as hell. He runs the gamut from scotch guzzling, uptight, bossy CEO Jamison, to slightly more relaxed and at home billionaire Jay to Emily's 'Jim' when he let's all the stress and position go and just is - that's when he's his lightest and most fun. Emily is completely unimpressed by the money, the power or anything that comes along with it - she fell for her Jim on the plane - and for Jamison this is an absolute first and makes Emily his one of a kind.

Of course, there's a side drama and a huge conflict that comes along. But the B plot was well set up and there was nothing overdone or gratuitously added. Going back and looking over my highlights, it was all there for the taking and it definitely wasn't there to pad the story. And I dug how Emily, even with where the story was at, kept herself together and took on more than most could bite off.

I could quote this book to the high heavens and God knows I have enough of them. There are some classics in here. But I'm not going to add a single one because I don't want to ruin a single line or scene in this book for anybody that decides to read it. Where's the fun in already having somebody giving you some of the all time best exchanges in the book? I will say that anyone that knows me knows that I don't go in for laughter much but even with the flu I found myself laughing so hard I was literally hacking up my lungs and massively alarming the dog. 

One final note: I remember reading Mr. Masters and really loving it and I skimmed a couple of her other books also but I have to say this author has evolved with this book. Massively evolved! It has two wonderful MC's who take an organic journey filled with humor, bickering, flat out arguing, great make up sex, flirtation, lust, compromise, misunderstanding and love. I also really enjoyed some of the side characters - my God, her friend Molly has some funny moments to add in and Tristan Miles is a lovely, lovely sidepiece.

So here's to camping in New Jersey, Bessie, Manhattan public transportation with some good old fashioned groveling and a side of Viagra Mike! Long live flight delays and really hot, bossy men!

**********10 Stars and to hell with the rating system. This is my idea of perfection.

(And yes, this is a totally honest review!)
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Emily and Jim meet on a plane and their flirting becomes a one night stand they both don't forget. Twelve months later, Emily gets her dream job and they meet again. I like me an arrogant alpha and loved Jameson/Jay/Jim, he didn't disappoint in the role. Emily annoyed me a little with her indecision and constant moaning about how he's apartment or money didn't impress her but then she would call her own apartment shitty. I also found it strange that given she always wanted to work for Miles Media, she didn't google the company to find out who the CEO was or any details about management. The side characters Aaron and Molly, Emily's friends, were funny and added to the story well. Overall a good story. 
Thank you Netgalley and TL Swan for the opportunity to read and review
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Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review

This novel was intense from the beginning. I liked how spunky and funny Emily was. I enjoyed the banter on the plane with Jameson but I did not like how controlling and arrogant Jameson turned out to be. He sexualized the entire relationship with Emily and he selfishly made it about him. He told her to dump her boyfriend and got jealous when other men spoke to her. It was a bit too  much for my liking but I'm giving it three stars because I liked Emily.
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I enjoyed this novel very much. The characters were extremely well drawn and sympathetic, and the story line was seamless. Highly reccomend this excellent book.
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I was given this ARC for an honest review and did I LOVE it!!!
This was my first book by TL Swan and she did not disappoint! 
Emily is probably my favorite younger female character yet. I loved how she wasn’t naive like a lot of younger characters tend to be. She was confident and could handle her own. 

The camping part was my FAVORITE. Soooo funny! Had me literally LOLing!

The only thing that I did not like and the kept driving me crazy, was how often people said “Hello”
It’s so formal and just didn’t fit in a lot of the interactions. And it seemed like the word was in the story a thousand times. Really shouldn’t be a complaint. But it did drive me insane. 

Excited to read her other books!!!
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The man really doesn't make sense at times, “I am not paying you to get hit on, Emily,” he growls." Jameson is such a romantic, "his dark eyes hold mine. “Tonight, we eff.” The man is quite bossy, “fine . Go and say goodbye, and I’ll wait for you downstairs. You have two minutes before I come up and drag you out.” He gives me a long, lingering kiss, and I turn, and he swats me on the behind." I liked this book, I adored Jameson the man was quite an *** and couldn't make up his mind on really anything.
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Oh. My. God. 

It's been a LONG time since I've been this sucked into a book. Holy cow. 

First off, don't make the same mistake I did. I started this book on a Sunday evening - fatal error. Was up ALL night reading. It's THAT good. Set aside a full day, because you won't be able to put this one down. 

From their very first meeting, the chemistry between Emily and Jim/Jay/Jameson is off the charts. I've never loved two characters like I did these two, and I read a LOT of romance novels. This book had everything - beautiful characters, toe-curling sex scenes, just enough drama and angst to keep you engaged without pissing you off, sweet scenes that really show you how the characters are growing together... oof. 

Yes, the end made me mad. I wanted to smack some sense into both of them. But what great book doesn't make you want to scream a little? 

Incredible writing, incredible characters, incredible story. I'm going to buy this book (I received an ARC) just because it was that freaking good and I need to make sure the author knows my appreciation for her words. 

Highly recommend!
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This book shocked the heck out of me! I was not expecting to love this story as much as did. The authors ability to pull you in and take you on a never ending suspenseful and down right gritty and hot as sin wild ride. You won’t be able to sit this one down till you’ve devoured the whole thing in one sitting! 

Now, I can’t wait to get my hands on Tristan’s story! 

*ARC kindly given for my honest opinion from @netgalley.
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The Stopover is another good read from this author, maybe not my favourite that being shared between Mr Masters and Dr Stanton.
Emily and Jameson meet on a flight, Emily having been upgraded to first class, they hit it off and by the time they have to have a stopover at Boston due to inclement weather they share a hotel room and have a great deal of very satisfying sex.
Fast forward a year and Emily is in New York starting a much wished for position at Miles Media as a reporter. The CEO turns out to be non other than Jameson and the strong attraction between them is still there. So restarts their relationship, very intense, romantic and with great banter and not without some  major disagreements.
All seems to be going well when suddenly something happens that really adds much drama and suspense to the story, this was extremely emotional and very well written.
I have to add I really became fed up with the constant mention of Emily’s ‘goofy smile’ I think it must have been mentioned in every chapter and did become very trying. That said as usual with this author this was extremely well written engaging and entertaining .
My grateful thanks to Net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.
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Oh my!! Meeting a handsome guy on a long flight, that’s where Jameson and Emily meet. Their plan has to land at another airport and they have one super magical night. No numbers exchanged. Move forward a year and Emily is working for him, unbeknownst to her. When they figure it out, it is on!! Unfortunately, they both have a lot of things to deal with. And their relationship is rocky from the start. Can they both overcome their stubbornness and put aside those who want to hurt them to have a true relationship?? Amazing read!!
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I enjoyed the writing but I couldn't get over my negative feelings for the hero. I think the author tried really hard to redeem him, but I wish in the end the heroine did better for herself. She settled too easily. I'm really bummed because I have enjoyed author's other books.
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I anticipate every book that TL Swan puts out and this book absolutely did not disappoint! Once I started reading I could not put it down! I think Jameson was her biggest alphahole that she has written and I loved every moment of it. Emily...that girl was fierce! These two were the perfect match! The roller coaster of emotions that you ride throughout this book will tear you up and put you back together before you’ve realized what has happened. I’ve been happily sucked into this whole new world of characters and I can’t wait to read the rest of the Miles brothers stories!
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Ooh. Lots of passion and not so much romance, if you get my meaning.  When the flight that Emily and Jim are on has an unexpected layover in Boston, they spend one unforgettable night together, one and done so to speak.  Fast forward a year and Emily has finally got her dream job working as a reporter for Miles Media, and who does she meet on her first day?  Yep, Jim, the CEO!  Now being that Emily is a reporter, and has been trying to get a position at Miles Media for several years, you would think she would know a bit about the owners, but hey ho, she had no clue.  Herein starts a very tumultuous love/hate relationship.  A story with lots of sex and passion, some funny bits, some emotional scenes and added in to the mix is a mystery to solve.  Enjoyable and entertaining.  I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.  This is my honest review.
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Oh man, what a story!

Enjoyed it so much which I had no doubt I will as I'm a huge fan of TL Swan books.

A very engaging love story, I got addicted to it from the first lines and there was no way of putting my kindle down until I got to the end of the book. It's a complete page-turner!

Beautifully written, suspenseful and swoony this story was just what I thought it will be. I was constantly glued to my kindle because every chapter was loaded with turns, twists and some drama between the characters. And that chemistry between our main characters was just a cherry on top.

Main characters journey was witty, sexy, funny, touching, angsty and with plenty of action. Every single character was lovable and relatable, they were developed to perfection and I couldn't stop admiring our main heroine's personality. She is my new best book girlfriend, completely in love with her :-) And of course, there has to be a dominating alpha male character. He doesn't take No for an answer but what a nice surprise awaits him when he meets Emily, who doesn't wrap words in cotton nor has trouble saying what she really thinks or feels.

The book is full of lust and banter between these two and it was a really fun and entertaining read, I can't recommend enough this book, you have to read it and you can thank me later.
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