Jesus...... This was so hard to read. The characters were just hard to connect with and in the end the whole book was so predictable with just a lot of sex. And him being 4 years younger than her, I don’t know why it was an issue but it had a happy ending so perhaps, you will like it but not for me.

TL Swan has done it again. I love all of her books and didn't think anyone could replace my love for her Stanton series but this book did it! I love Tristan and Claire's story! I can't tell you how many times I laughed and cried while reading this. I love that Claire is different from all her other heroines. She is older and a widow with children. Tristan is the playboy who has such a good heart down deep and can't deny his attraction to Claire no matter how much he tries. Her kids are hilarious with how protective they are of their mother and the interactions with them and Tristan will have you laughing out loud which we all need at this point in 2020! The emotions will run deep in this one with some periods of heartbreak while they find their way through this relationship so have your tissues ready. One of my favorite reads this year by far!

This is a difficult book to rate. Parts of it are 5 stars & a couple of parts are 3-ish stars.
I have to say that I had a hard time with Claire's mercurial moods. She did have her hands full raising 3 VERY active sons for the last 5 years. Claire's husband passed away & she was left with the family business. The hero is Tristan Miles (brother of book 1 hero Jameson). Tristan was dreamy from the beginning. Claire had mixed reactions to him. I loved it when she was ON when together with Tristan.
She'd push back a lot, especially when it came to her boys. Claire's sons were very realistically little devils at times. Especially the middle one, Harry. The youngest one, Patrick was a little cutie.
I listened to the audio and CJ Bloom and Sebastian York were very good. CJ & SebYo are great and doing the kids' voices. I especially enjoyed how SebYo did Harry and Patrick's voice. OMG, look out for Harry. Tristan had to be on his toes with that one! A majority of the POV was Claire (CJ). I thought that Claire should have had some grief counseling after losing her husband. She wasn't toxic or anything, but her family was somewhat dysfunctional. The kids were running Claire ragged & had it in for Tristan with he came along. On the other hand, their antics were a crack up. OMG they put Tristan through the wringer. I'd say he's a saint, or a martyr-or both.
Claire should have been thanking her lucky stars. Not for being grateful, but she did have a lot of resistance to starting over. Why did Tristan want all that? Claire and the boys started to grow on me. The story improved quite a bit-which I was happy about. Claire really needed her ah ha moment(s). I was holding on for that! I had my ups and downs with this book. It really kept me intrigued. Claire's sons played large supporting roles. Another supporting character- Samia- Tristan's Admin was so funny. Could she have a book too?
I really enjoy this author's writing!

THE TAKEOVER is a feel-good romance filled to the brim with steam, fun, drama and loads of emotion – in short: The perfect book for these trying times, especially if you need a laugh. I’m not one to easily laugh out loud while reading – but this one had me snorting … more than once!

It’s the story of Claire, a widowed mother of three boisterous sons, and Tristan, a womanizing, powerful and arrogant businessman. A lethal combination, especially when he wants to buy her deceased husband’s firm out from under her …

It’s a beautifully heartfelt journey, dealing with the struggles of a family after the loss of their loved one. Grief and heartbreak, mixed with love and passion and laughter, plus one special person to bring this faltering family back together. And oh, how I loved the interactions between Tristan and Claire’s kids!

Now, I’m ready for book three.

4.5 stars

This is the second book in the Miles High Club by TL Swan.

I will tell you one thing, you definitely get your money’s worth when you pick up a Swan romance. There is so much packed into this thing that is is like watching reality tv in real time. Prepare some Kleenex for the end though since these books always bring out the waterworks right before the conclusion. You get chocked up and teary-eyed since you become so invested in the relationship and them having their happily ever after.

This is a book about trust and knowing that what you feel is never wrong.

Tristian Miles seems like the world’s biggest player when this starts. But this player has a heart or gold and has a mission to fix everyone that comes across his path. I really felt for Claire Anderson. She had to move on after her husband’s death with her three boys. I never thought she would finally see the light where Tristian was concerned. She loved him through most of the book but wasn’t willing to go farther and I really couldn’t figure out why. I liked how Fletcher summed it up in the end and that made the whole book come together for me.

Just one great read. A bit too long for my taste but it just gave me that much more juicy goodness.

If you like contemporary romance with a bit of intrgue, definitely check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

I took my time savoring every word of this story.
I laughed, I got a little upset over some of the things Claire said but under the circumstances I did my best to see her point of view as interestingly written by TL Swan.

I absolutely LOVED Tristan after getting to know him. His quick wit and way of handling things with Claire and her boys was both funny and heart warming.

The plot development was cleverly written and the characters evolved in a very well developed way. I thoroughly enjoyed this whole family dynamic tale!

*3.5 stars*

This was so, so, so much better than the first book, The Stopover. I was amazed at the major improvement in the characters, and I actually cared for the hero and heroine.

Tristan takes such great effort into inserting himself into the Anderson household, and he and Claire communicated until the end if they had problems. I thought the conflict was great, because I see where both of them are coming from and both their perspectives and arguments were very valid, in my opinion. Tristan wants them to be his family in life and on paper, Whereas Claire feels major guilt letting another man into their hearts. The children were great, too, and I’m glad it wasn’t predictable such as if all the kids loved him from the very start and would go against their mom once the couple starts fighting.

Those were the good parts of the book. Now the bad parts: there were a lot of conveniences thrown in to move the plot forward and the pacing felt slightly off at times, I also wasn’t too sure about Fletcher and Tristan being a little comfortable talking about girls, especially since Tristan is his boss. There wasn’t enough development with the family, I think, and the conflict with Tristan’s mother felt rushed.

Overall, such an improvement from book 1 and I think TL Swan did such a great job with the single parent trope in this book.

As always TL Swan never fails to give you an amazing read! I absolutely love Tristian and Claire. Claire is strong and independent and Tristian is swoony and perfect. The banter between the two of them is just great. However, my favorite part of the book was Tristian meeting Harry for the first time. I laughed so hard I cried, for a solid 5 minutes. This book is steamy, filled with heartbreak, and humor. I loved this book and would so recommend it!

I absolutely loved The Stopover when I read it last year and have been anxiously waiting for The Takeover's release.

Claire is a widow raising her three boys and running her late husband’s media business when she meets/gets involved with Tristan. I absolutely adored Tristan and Claire together and enjoyed their banter. They literally had me grinning from ear to ear throughout the story and there were some ridiculously funny moments sprinkled into the book. I'm sad I finished it but it was a great ride. The wait was definitely worth it.



Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank You Publisher for Sending me and ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to love this book, but just couldn't get into it. I think it could have been really great but I just couldn't get into the plot. I am usually not a fan of books with single parents and I still don't really like them .

This is the first book of this author for me, but definitely is not going to be the last one. I have already purchased two more!
There are no words for all the emotions this book aroused in me. The dialogs between Claire and Tristan mostly made me rear with laughter, but sometimes it also made me want to cry. They are beautiful together, so perfect for each other!
Claire is a widow with three boys (17, 13 and 9 years old). She lost her husband five years ago and she is struggling to keep his company floating. Tristan wants to buy the company. She refuses. WITH STYLE!
When I saw the name of the book I thought it was going to be about the takeover of the company, Anderson Media, but I was quite wrong. It was sooo much more.
I highly recommend this book. There are great sex scenes, the interaction between Tristan and Claire´s kids are super fun and emotional. It´s like a roller coaster of feelings. All of them make you feel deeply engaged to this family.
If you like smoking hot romance with deep development, this is your cup of tea.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

4.5 stars

The Takeover is book 2 in The Miles High Club and this time it's love for Tristan Miles. So before I start my review let me say the first 30% was not my favorite. I loved Tristan immediately but Claire was hard for me to like, she was bitter and judgmental in my opinion. It would have been very easy for me to put down the book and not picked it up again, but unfortunately I would have missed out on a wonderful story. So basically Claire is a widow of 5 years with three sons who is struggling to keep herself afloat and keep his dream company going for their sons. Enter Tristan who wants to takeover the company and lets just say their first meeting doesn't go as planned. Six months later they find themselves in France for a conference and let's say sparks definitely fly and they spend lots of time together. When they get back Tristan wants more and Claire doesn't which begins Tristan's determination to have her. For me this is when the story takes a turn and I fall completely in love. Tristan meets Claire's 3 sons and their first interaction is hilarious. Each boy is desperate for something and I adored how Tristan figured out what they each needed. He was such an amazing man and I love how the boys grew to love him. They all made me cry at some point with their interactions with Tristan. I think the one that got me the most was when Fletcher told Claire the boys believed their Dad sent Tristan to them. Now Claire is still not my favorite she breaks Tristan's heart more than once which was not ok with me but in the end it all worked out. Overall this was an awesome story and Tristan has become one of my favorites.

After reading the previous book in The Miles High Club, I was looking forward to the Tristan’s story. And T.L. Swan didn't disappoint! The Takeover gave me ALL. THE. FEELS! It's the perfect combination of heart, humor and heat. The storyline hooked me from the very beginning, and the characters, despite their flaws, are wonderful and relatable. This is one of those long stories that you devour in one sitting and you never get bored because it's so deliciously good!

Dear Lord, Tristan is just perfect. Tall, dark and hansome, with just the right amount of alpha. He knows what he wants and he chases it. He oozes confidence and he can be cocky at times, but he’s so charismatic and charming that he stole my heart instantly. I loved how determined he was to win Claire over and how protective he was. And how he won the hearts of her children? All the swoons!
Claire is very admirable. As a single mom of 3 with a failing company to run, she was a personification of strength. I loved that she first thought about the kids and her obligations, and didn't act like a lust-driven teen, even though her attraction to Tristan was palpable.
These two shared a sizzling chemistry, but had a lot of obstacles to overcome to find their HEA. Their journey to that point was filled with drama, but also humor. I adored how Tristan kept fighting for Claire, how they couldn't stay away from each other and how they both strived for their love. They were incredibly passionate and their shared moments were insanely hot.

The Takeover is the perfect story for fans of contemporary romance. This storyline is so authentic and the characters are so amazing, that you got immediately sucked. I just loved that Tristan and Claire’s love story is not all rainbows and roses, that it’s filled with highs and lows, drama and fun, passion and angst. I'm looking forward to the next Miles brother. I'm curious what the author has up her sleeve for him!

I am incredibly shocked at how much I enjoyed and loved this story! Seriously, this book was perfect (except for a few small details but that has more to do with my preferences than anything objective) from start to finish, with a writing that keeps you hooked from the first chapter.

Much of this perfection has to do with the two main characters, Claire and Tristas, who were the perfect complement to the other, balancing their personalities because in reality they were opposites. This book was HILARIOUS, I can't remember how many times I almost cried with laughter, but it was also sweet and heartwarming. I finished reading it with a smile on my lips and a happy heart.

5+ Stars for this hilarious and steamy romance!

This is my favorite T L Swan book! In fact, it is in my top book for this year ... and I read a LOT! I was laughing so hard that I had to put the book down because I couldn't see the words for tears! When Tristan went to Claire's house for the first time ... makes me laugh all over again. Normally in books when there are kids, they are young, sweet and everybody just loves them ... not a 13-year old (Wiz) and 19-year old (Fletch) from hell! They sure put Tristan through the paces ... and I love how he got back at them. Then the 9-year old (Tricky) was just a little sweetie ... trying to make up for his brothers. Not only did Tristan worm his way into Claire's life ... he was totally in her boys lives as well. All the characters are just so great that I didn't want this book to end because I couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

And then there are the steamy scenes ... WOW, THEY ARE STEAMY! The heat between Tristan and Claire was burning the pages up. Then Ms. Swan took me in a whole new direction and I was so emotional that the tears came again ... but these weren't tears of joy. I went thought all the emotions while reading this book and to me ... that is the sign of a really good book when you can feel such different emotions from one chapter to the next.

The book starts with Tristan trying to takeover Claire's media company ... the one her deceased husband built. When they meet at a conference several months later, the sparks fly between them ... you know, that fine line between hate and love. Claire thinks it's just a one-night stand, but when Tristan keeps calling her, she is stunned that he (a handsome 34-year old playboy) would even want to go out with her (a 38-year old mother of three wild boys) ... when he normally goes out with models and actresses. But the heart wants what the heart wants! This is an EXCELLENT read and I HIGHY recommend this book!

I received an early copy courtesy of Amazon Publishing UK through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

This is the first book I’ve read by TL Swan and it definitely won’t be the last. In fact I didn’t realise The Takeover was the second book in a series so after finishing reading this book which, fortunately for me, can be read as a standalone I’ve now downloaded the first book and have no doubts I’ll be working my way through her backlist.

In The Takeover Claire Anderson is barely holding it together. After being suddenly widowed at a relatively young age, the only thing that is keeps her going is the desperation she has to hold onto the company her husband built up until their three sons are old enough to take control. Tristan Miles, head of acquisitions for his family empire and with a history of snatching up struggling businesses, now has his sights firmly fixed on Anderson Media and once he meets Claire that isn’t all he’s determined to acquire

I absolutely loved this book. It has elements of a hate/love relationship/second chance romance with a ‘when opposites attract’ vibe as on paper Claire is so far not Tristan’s type. His usual girlfriend would generally be some willowy model type who would put him first every time Here Claire is, an older woman, albeit barely, a widowed mother of three with all the entailing responsibilities that comes with them - he’ll always come last in her priorities. He should be running for the hills thanking his lucky stars for his narrow escape but he wants more and somehow they work as a couple. The chemistry between them is off the charts and I loved how they were able to laugh with each other. The dual point of view the author writes in means we get to see both sides of the story as their relationship develops. There were moments in this book that had me laughing out loud mostly those involving the interaction between Tristan and Claire’s sons especially when he got down to their level but then the mood would change as he sees just how deeply they all still grieve for their father in their own separate ways. This book was a definite joy to read and one I suspect I’ll be happy to reread again and again.

In all honesty This one completely blew me away; yes Tee is brilliant and gives us some
Fab stories (and I’m yet to read them all) but Tristan fucking Miles was everything!
Funny, romantic, hot, successful. The alpha we all love !
Romantic - swoon!
Claire is fiesty and dependant And Knows exactly what she wants !

This is hilarious yet emotional and a real rollercoaster, felt real too from the characters to the family and settings.
So many Funny scenes had me belly laughing out loud!
One minute your laughing the next in floods of tears, you feel every struggle for both characters.

Claire still Dealing with loss and grief, feeling guilt and struggling to let go and move on , but Tristan Is there she just needs to let him in!

3 words ! ... Tristan fucking miles !!!!

[ 5 of 5 stars ]
Catch me, I'm swooning hard!

Oh my! Have you ever read a book that makes you crazy?! It makes you horny, angry, lusty, enraged, turned on, turned out, turned up, happy, sad, mad, swoon, frustrated, wanting to shake someone by their neck while applying enough pressure to diminish their airway but not completely cut it off!?! Huh, so it's just me?

The Takeover is more than it's blurb. Tristan is more than he appears. This story is MORE. What starts as an end becomes a prologue. I know that made zero sense to you...but Tristan and Claire start with an end date. They start with an end but it's really just the beginning.

The Takeover is beautiful, deep, and not without the naughty parts that TL Swan is known for. Fall for Tristan, love a wizard, teach a boy to be a man, and learn all about Tricky. TL Swan is going to have you crying, smiling, and fully embracing the tick tock.

Just be careful about picking your favorite Miles because they are more waiting in the wings...

Dibs on Tris!!!!!!

Who would have thought that Tristan Miles the the arrogant, heartless,self entitled womanizer that we met in the Stopover would fall for a widow, older than him and who has three children!

Claire who owns a failing publishing house started by her husband. Tristan wants to acquire it to add to the portfolio of companies that he devours and spits out at a ridiculous profit. What starts out as a stand-off as Claire refuses to sell quickly becomes more when they meet again at a conference in France. To his total amazement Tristan is besotted with Claire and wants to continue their relationship but Claire knows that it will never work between them as their lives are so different and she is still mourning her husband.

When Tristan turns up unexpectedly at Claire's house, I had the biggest laugh that I have had in a long time. The scene where he meets Claire's boys is absolutely hysterical, poor Tristan is totally and literally floored and so out of his depth but the way that he recognizes the boys needs and responds to it is heartwarming.

This is a beautiful love story about two people struggling to find common ground to make their relationship work. It really is a struggle for them both as their lives are total polar opposites but Ms Swan does does an amazing job of weaving together a story that slowly makes them see that they could have a future together.

The love scenes were passionate and sexy and you have to fall in love with Alpha Tristan. Claire is not a walk over, she has had a difficult life bringing up her boys and is not about to let someone else in without a fight. Each of her boys have personalities that you will fall in love with but they will also break your heart.

All in all an incredible book which is bound to be in the top 10 of best releases this year. Another win for Ms Swan and not to be missed. Thank you to Netgalley and Ms Swan for the chance to read it before release.

A well written fast paced read, I enjoyed it from start to finish. Claire, widowed for five years, gets more than she thought she wanted, when she hooks up with Tristan, billionaire takeover tycoon, for a supposed temporary fling. Neither could deny their connection, but Claire has three boys and they always come first. Tristan isn't quite what he let's the world believe, ruthless/heartless in business. He's hot for sure, but his devotion is true, and zeroed in on Claire and her three dear hearts, who were the very devil sometimes lol. This had all the emotions that go with the growing pains of a new relationship, and the weight of leaving behind an old life.
It was realistic in it's entirety, and had me laughing or sniffling, my heart felt everything. No filters really, hitting insecurities, strengths, needs, wants, frustrations to pretty much all aspects.
A great journey with an HEA that just rocked!!
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