The Takeover (The Miles High Club #2)

I love and respect Claire.. the independent strong businesswoman who is trying to honor her dead husband’s legacy by keeping his company afloat and his wishes alive for his three boys aged 9, 13 and 17. With her strength at eventually taking tentative steps to ‘date’ again after five years of putting up walls and having insecurities. And for standing strong and holding on to what she believed was right for her family.. even if they conflicted with her heart.. and with anyone else’s opinions (including mine). I’m in love with Tristan.. the tall, dark, handsome sexy billionaire playboy who goes after Claire and doesn’t see an age difference, or other women or her ‘supposed’ flaws. I love the way their quickie trysts lead to far from ease romance with deep feelings. I love the way he slowly eases his way in through often very hostile waters into her and her boys lives, takes each one under his wing and has the very best of intentions when he fully, and lovingly, commits. I love the way he connects with each of the boy and gives them nicknames. I love the fact it‘s a slow-burning, friction-filled, fiery enemies-to-lovers romance as the sexual tension builds and builds in playful paragraphs. I love how TLS puts some serious life challenges in with mixed-up emotional hurdles and heartache because moving on and letting go after a loss like theirs comes with many emotional pitfalls. I love CJ Bloom’s narration – which brings the many feels and cast of characters to life.. and I love Sebastian York’s rich narration too.. but sadly there weren’t many chapters narrated by him. I love the fact that this is a weighty twelve and a half hour complete story.. so no trilogy or duet cliffhangers. And I love and respect that greed didn’t win with this author. Worth a credit? Yes.. definitely one of the absolute best enemies-to-lovers romance I’ve listened to.. and I’ve got quite a fair few in my Library!! There’s lol humor, heart, heat, heartache and many many heartwarming scenes in this very addictive dual POV romance which totally took over my life for quite a wee while. It amused the hell out of me, made me swoon.. and drool.. and nearly cry.. and sigh.. and left me with that delicious ‘feel-good’ inner happiness – the one you get after an all-consuming, five star, well-rounded touching and layered romance. Buuuuut, I also would’ve loved an Epilogue too.

I enjoyed this and I loved Tristan. At first when he met Claire, as smitten as he was with her, the thought of her three children was too much for him. But he quickly fell for the Widow AND all three of her boys. It was truly a sweet story of how he forged a relationship with each of the boys. He was able to bond with them in a special way that was unique with each. It\’s truly what you want for your boys who are fatherless. Claire had her issues, and there were times I questioned, but then I stepped back. She was dealing with the death of her husband 5 years earlier and grief is truly different for everyone, its a personal journal and she took hers. It was quite heartbreaking at times. The narration was very well done. CJ Bloom has a knack for the comedy, and his a fantastic Narrator. Sebastian York is of course one of the very best, I just wish there had been a bit more of him.

I love this novel, I cried, laugh. and listen to it twice. Thank you so much.

3.25 Stars Overall! This was a story in which I wanted to shake both MCs at certain points throughout the story. First impressions would have me putting the two older boys into military school. The h was not business savvy in any way. She made assumptions about the H and allowed it to immediately shut his offer down without reviewing the results of other companies he has taken over. During the conference, the H is always looking for a way out which was a repetitive theme throughout the book. The H goes through a key stone cops moment when he goes to the h\’s house for the first time. FYI – The older boys couldn\’t be worse! The last 2 hours drove me crazy with the horrible way the H acted. Her husband has died and she refuses to move on!!! I still liked the book but I got to a point where I thought I was getting to the conflict…. and found out that there wS was another 6 hours to go! It was long but if you liked the first story, this one is worth the read. The H ends up being very good to the family. I took a star away due to the crazy behavior of the h towards the end. Explicit Sex – Yes Cheating – No

Best book I have read all year! This book is filled with all the feels. Claire and her boys are so relatable in how they each deal with loss. And Tristan! He swooped right in and was just what each of them needed. The relationships developed between all the characters was filled with angst, hilarity, and love. I have read close to 100 books this year and this by far is at the top! Also, audiobook was perfectly narrated.

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