[ARC Review] The Casanova by T L Swan
Format: eARC
eARC provided by: Amazon Publishing and Netgalley
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In The Casanova, the 3rd book in T L Swan’s Miles High Club series, readers finally get to witness the romantic fall of Elliot Miles, the CEO of the London branch of Miles Media. Elliot knows three things for certain: he likes to keep his private life private, the fated love of his life is an artist and she’s out there waiting, and he absolutely can’t stand Kate, his head of IT. Well, at least Elliot thought he knew those three things. When things click into place for him and Kate, suddenly the years of fighting turn into weeks of pleasure neither one of them ever imagined. But just as Kate realizes she’s given her heart to Elliot, a commonality from both their pasts throws a wrench into their relationship. Now both Elliot and Kate will have to decide if their love is worth throwing away everything they thought they knew about relationships, or if they were fated to fail from the start.
I love T L Swan - her writing is always scorching hot, featuring tall, dark, and broody men that we can’t help but fall for. The Casanova is the third book in the Miles High Club series, but each book follows a different Miles brother and the series can be read out of order or as a standalone. There are minor references to the previous two brothers’ books/relationships, but nothing that impacts the story. I personally think that The Casanova is one of Swan’s best books. The leading man is sort of a perfect package in terms of fantasy heterosexual book men: he’s tall, dark, handsome, knows how to take charge, knows how to please a woman, and has a soft spot for the arts and romance. Having read several other T L Swan romances, I think Elliot is my favorite and most swoon-worthy by far. I also loved Kate and the leading lady. She was headstrong professionally but vulnerable in her private life; I think a lot of women can see themselves in someone like Kate. Swan definitely included quite a few ups and downs for this couple and it kept me turning the page, needing to see them find their happily ever after. I loved both Elliot and Kate as individual characters, but I also loved who they were when they were together. The Casanova just checked all the boxes for me in terms of contemporary romance.
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