Flight attendant Emerald wants to surprise her bf in Florence but turns into being surprised when she sees him in bed with another woman. She meets a grumpy hotel owner Marco at the bar and totally embarrasses herself. She sees him again when returning to work and finds out he's her new boss.

Love this grumpy/sunshine rom-com. Love both characters and how they come together. It's fun and romantic. I love how much Marco changes in the end once he falls in love.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

this book was so sweet and I would definitely recommend! it was so fun to read and I enjoyed every moment. both characters are so likeable and their connection was amazing!

To be candid: I don't usually read contemporary romance novels, so I don't feel like I'm truly entitled to judge if this is a good book or not.
What I'll say is this: I've never read a romance about a flight attendant before, and this was fairly refreshing to me. The motivations Emerald has are valid, and Marco, even though is a huge and kind-of-annoying cliché male character, redeems himself later.
Again, I'm not used to reading romance, but I guess this one is quite predictable. But it's lovely and I bought the chemistry between the protagonists.
So, I'd recommend this book to everyone who's into romance novels.

Wow, I am so glad I was able to read The Takeover This was a great romance book that had it all. It has romance, drama, laughs and was a plain old good time.

I absolutely LOVED this book! I had never read an airline romance before! I loved how the author did not leave out the little details about being an airline stewardess - It also helps that the author used to be one!

Marco was a joy to read about! I enjoyed seeing his character growth and how he learned to fall in love again!

"You. I want you. I want to be with you." swoon!!


"Emms" was also a strong heroine. She had me tearing up when she talked about her past.

The reasons this was not a 6 star read:
Emerald and Marco just needed to communicate!
The time jumps were unnecessary and happened a heart breaking number of times.
I wish Marco had been divorced the whole time.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and there were several times I highlighted certain quotes! I NEED this book in paperback, the cover is stunning!

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and netgalley for this book. All of my options are my own

I have mixed feelings about this book. While I love the premise, I don't really love the characters. I am so jealous of Emerald flying all over the world and experiencing new things at no (monetary) cost to her.

Emerald seemed very young and naive. She had no confidence in herself and when someone finally showed interest in her, she was a big part of why it didn't initially work out.

The first part of the story really grabbed my attention but it left me wanting more as the book went on.