The Tycoon's Takeover

Boardroom Bridegrooms #3

by Liz Fielding

Taking on the boss...

India Claibourne is bright, beautiful and the boss of an exclusive London department store. Jordan Farraday is a devastatingly handsome tycoonand his number one aim is to take over that store!

Jordan may make her heart pound with excitement, but no way is India going to let that happen. The battle of wills commencesthe final showdown that will dig up past secrets and shake up everything that is dear to India and Jordan. There was only supposed to be one winnerbut perhaps this time there will be two....

Genres: Harlequin

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Hi, I'm Liz Fielding, and I'm a best selling contemporary romance author with more than 15 million books in print and Katie Fforde wrote, when honouring me with the Romantic Novelists' Association's Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019 said - "Liz Fielding's books, with their warmth, humour and emotion, have charmed millions of readers. She is a true star of the romantic fiction genre..."

And now I've turned to a life of crime with my first cozy mystery. Murder Among the Roses, published on 18 April 2023 - of which Katie Fforde also said, "I was gripped from beginning to end..."

Reading is a big part of my life. I love witty, contemporary romances, not too much sex,, Women's fiction by the likes of Fiona Harper, Julie Cohen, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jennifer Crusie and Barbara O'Neal. And I love crime fiction that isn't too gory, or focussed on clue hunting, but is big on character.

My best loved series at the moment are the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths, The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch and the Libby Sarjeant Mysteries by Lesley Cookman. I've just read the first in the Georgina Drake crime series from Kate Hardy and looking forward to the next.

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Reviews

[Fizzydrinks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm starting to love this author! She has the emotions down pat - the initial clash, slow burn, flare, the ups and downs, of both her h AND Hs. I loved how Jordan was sunk basically the minute he saw India lol. Poor h never had a chance either. The best part was their constant verbal skirmishes, the h never backed down and often one-upped the H, and it was made very very clear that the h knew exactly what she was doing in her job and was clearly the best person for the job. The hidden family secret was a bit anti climactic but it wasn't THAT important anyway so meh. I loved that the author mentioned Pakistan (Lahore, specifically) as that's my home country. Additionally, the h's mother was "Eurasian" living in India, so basically we have a mixed race/quarter South Asian h. The sold out concert the leads attended had an award winning Korean violinist, and the H's mother worked for an org around Afghanistan. Felt nice and inclusive-ish.
No direct love scenes but insane amount of chemistry. The H was 37 and the h was 29.

[Fayrooz · Rating 3 out of 5]

*sigh*
the beginning was so grand and amazing
the two older heirs of each family are going to dance around each other to decide the future of the big store .. a war is about to end that lasted for many generations
and yet ...
why saying " no " by a strong independent woman is not an option when touched/flirted with by the enemy?
that`s beyond me
although sometimes in the real world this romantic story is very relatable
it`s just .. for a (story) it`s not .. as .. strong .. as .. it .. could .. be
but I`m glad I finished the series.

[Egle Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente

[Andrea Soldevila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una novela corta y fácil de leer, muy entretenida, pero sin más.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars! ~ India is the eldest sister and the woman at the helm of the department store. Jordan wants revenge on the Claibourne. Years ago, India's father stole the control of the store from his mother and now he's going to win it back.

Though written as a trilogy, each story can stand on it's own. However, I recommend reading them all. They are all very good reads. Each Claibourne woman has found their match in a Farraday man. I found it great fun to see these tough guys succumb to the charms of their enemies.


Boardroom Bridegrooms Trilogy -- Book #3

Claibourne & Farrady is an exclusive London department store that has been run by the eldest male of either the Claibourne or Farraday families. For the past thirty years, the store has been under the control of Peter Claibourne and on his retirement, his three daughters want to take over his role, with the eldest daughter at the helm. But the Farraday men won't hear of it. After all the control is always passed on to the eldest male. Now the women need to prove to the men that they can run the company better. So they issue a challenge. For a month, each Farraday male must shadow a Claibourne female in order to understand the workings of the company. These are their stories.