The Takeover
A Novel
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3.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Sometimes, when you ask the universe for your soulmate, you wind up with your hate mate instead.
On Nami's 30th birthday, she’s reminded at every turn that her life isn’t what she planned. She’s always excelled at everything – until now. Her fiancé blew up their engagement. Her pride and joy, the tech company she helped to found, is about to lose funding. And her sister, Sora, is getting married to the man of her dreams, Jack, and instead of being happy for her, as she knows she ought to be, she’s fighting off jealousy.
Frustrated with her life, she makes a wish on a birthday candle to find her soulmate. Instead, the universe delivers her hate mate, Nami’s old high school nemesis, Jae Lee, the most popular kid from high school, who also narrowly beat her out for valedictorian. More than a decade later, Jae is still as effortlessly cool, charming, and stylish as ever, and, to make matters worse, is planning a hostile take-over of her start-up. Cue: sharp elbows and even sharper banter as the two go head-to-head to see who’ll win this time. But when their rivalry ignites a different kind of passion, Nami starts to realize that it's not just her company that's in danger of being taken over, but her heart as well.
"Readers will cheer on this pair of sparring hearts." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tanamachi (The Second You're Single) shines in this enemies-to-lovers rom-com. On Nami's 30th birthday, reeling from the broken engagement that derailed her carefully planned life, she makes a wish to find her soul mate—and unexpectedly receives a text from her high school nemesis, Jae Lee. As teens, Nami and Jae competed in everything from academics to tennis; she has never forgiven him for beating her by 0.245 points to become class valedictorian. Now they're pulled back into each other's orbits as the ruthless tech giant Jae works for sets out to buy Nami's struggling startup. Despite the timing of their reunion, Nami refuses to believe that Jae could be her soul mate, labeling him her "hate mate" instead. The old competition between them heats up once more, this time in the boardroom—and then in the bedroom. Nami and Jae are more alike than either would care to admit, making it easy to see that, underneath their animosity, lies genuine compatibility. Readers will cheer on this pair of sparring hearts.
Customer Reviews
Excellent and entertaining
This story was a breath of fresh air. Enjoyed the hate-love banter of the Jae and Namby and their quick wit. I am going out to look at a “Wegner Swivel” chair. I laughed out loud in several places while reading. An excellent and entertaining read. Definite addition to your TBR list.