5 stars 
 Wow. Just wow. The Black Swan Affair is probably my 2016 novel of the year: completely gripping, masterfully written, with a cast of believable well-rounded characters and poignant sweet moments. 
 This is one of those books that you might end up staying up all night to finish, then when it's 3am and you really should be sleeping yet you just can't stop thinking about it. 
 This story has a plot that I would normally avoid - a love triangle involving 2 marriages. But trust me it doesn't unfold in a way that will make you want to hate all the characters. I'm glad someone persuaded me to give this a try and go outside of my comfort zone. (view spoiler)[The problem is in the end when everything is revealed you will love all 3 of them. And trust me, it has a sweet ending that made the ride worthwhile. It is a little bittersweet because once you realize why Killian did what he did, you really feel for him too losing Maverick (hide spoiler)]. 
 The story also wasn't full of angst, but written in a way that's more full of hope. This is a journey of Maverick trying her best to fall in love with her husband while trying to sever her emotional ties to the man in her past - not of someone flip flopping and hurting everyone involved until you want to wring her neck. It even has touches of humour - in Mav's dialogue with her female best friend and in our hero's POV. 
 Fans of Archer's Voice will find this right up their alley. 
 At A Glance 
 HEA (view spoiler)[Yes (hide spoiler)] 
 Love triangle (view spoiler)[Yes (hide spoiler)] 
 Cheating (view spoiler)[Not really. H kisses the other man once after she is married but only after she discovers that the other man never betrayed her, and her husband kept some thing he knew from her. Her husband at that time had also gave her a choice to choose between him and his brother. (hide spoiler)] 
 Other safety warnings (view spoiler)[There is a descriptive scene in h's flashback between her and Killian. Her first time. There is also non descriptive mention of Kael with a random hook up. This part bothered me a little because he is suppose to have wanted her since very young and his love was so strong and deep. This took away from that for me a little. But it didn't ruin the book for me obviously given my rating. (hide spoiler)]