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The Heart You Kept

By: T L Swan
Narrated by: Shane East, Victoria Connolly
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From #1 Amazon bestselling author T L Swan, comes the seductive world of forbidden luxury, where nothing is as it seems. Welcome to the addiction that is Kings Of The Riviera

He was never meant to be anything more than a memory.

But now he’s back… and more magnetic than ever.

Three years after a secret weekend in the Swiss Alps, Alora Sorenson thought she’d completely moved on from the mysterious man who turned her world upside down. That is until Edward Prescott walks back into her life: richer, more powerful, and even harder to resist.

As the billionaire owner of the world’s largest casino empire, Edward is the definition of untouchable. He’s a dark, commanding force in a world of high society, luxury yachts, and ruthless enemies.

Alora prefers a serene and simple life, surrounded by antiques and vintage fashion.
She doesn’t belong in his world, and yet… she’s never stopped wanting him.

But behind his intoxicating charm lie hidden dangers, and in the shadows of the Riviera, will the past reemerge and destroy everything?

Secrets brought them together.

But will they also tear them apart?

©2025 T L Swan (P)2025 T L Swan Best of 2026 (so far) Contemporary
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This follows Alora and Edward. Alora is on a mission to complete her best friend’s bucket list, with item number nine proving to be a bit of a challenge. That’s when she decides to spend a weekend in the Swiss Alps at an exclusive resort called The Establishment, where guests spend a night with a stranger matched to their desires. There, she meets Edward a handsome, controlling, and intimidating man who leaves quite the impression. The catch is they don’t share personal and private details to remain namless. But years later, Alora’s world looks very different. Now living in Nice, Italy, and running her own business, she never expected to cross paths again with the man who turned her romance life upside down. What could possibly go wrong?

I really enjoyed this TL Swan book, and I highly recommend picking up the audiobook. Shane and Victoria were the perfect casting choices for Edward and Alora and did a brilliant job bringing the story to life.

Jumping into the storyline, this is a character driven romance with a suspenseful plot that really grips you once things begin to escalate. I was also surprised in the best way by how many perspectives we got throughout the book. Not just the main characters, but also side characters like Thomas and even the bodyguards at times. It added so much depth and made it feel more immersive.

Starting with Alora, I loved how beautiful her soul is. She brings warmth and light into every room she walks into, and I really enjoyed the contrast between her and Edward that made it feel like opposites attract. Watching her life changed and evolve as she moved to Italy to open her own business was such a satisfying part of the story.

Edward, on the other hand, is all power and control. He’s very set in his ways due to his status, upbringing, and the loss of a parent. As a billionaire and business mogul, he would have som enemies. The suspenseful plot, paired with the angsty romance, delicious sprinkle of spice, and that cliffhanger ending, completely pulled me in.

The only thing I’ll mention is that I did struggle with Edward at times. I could understand where some of his behaviour stemmed from, but certain moments definitely gave off red-flag energy. That said, when he showed up and did beautiful things for her made me melt.

I’m definitely looking forward to picking up the next book in the series to see what happens next!

Genre/Type: Romance 18+
APK: Kindle ARC and Audiobook
Pages: 622
Audiobook Length: 17hrs 25mins
Narrators: Shane East and Victoria Connolly - Duet
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Spicy Chapters: 2, 3, 4, 21, 22, 25, 28 and 31.
POV: First Person / Multiple POV’s
Series or Standalone: Book One in The Kings OF Riviera Series
Tropes or Themes: Billionaire, Second Chance, Opposites Attract, Stalking, Suspenseful, Possessive MMC, Therapy, Secrets, Cliffhanger and Mature Content
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A Brilliant Second Chance Romance!

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Wow! What a book! I hadn’t read anything from T.L Swan before so I went in a little blind. Expecting a dark romance with the inevitable happy ending. Oh how wrong was I! The story, the romance, the characters were all amazing and the slow build up in the background that something was going to go wrong was perfect but BOOM!!! My jaw hit the floor with under an hour to go and I realised this was going to leave me hanging on the edge of a cliff!!! I have already entered it in my calendar for a reread before the release of book 2 in this series. I can not wait for the second instalment!!!!

Oh my goodness I wasn’t expecting that!!!!!

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From the beginning I was hooked! T L Swan has done it again, getting the readers to connect with the fearless female lead and the strong, determined and controlled male. These two are like pieces on a chess board, navigating paths to get to the end game. But there isn’t a clear and unobstructed path. The twists, anticipation and hope for these two has you right until the end of the last chapter. This is a book that you want to get to the end, but you don’t want it to end. If only you could read it for the first time again and again!

T L Swan does it again!

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I loved this book so much. It's up there with my absolute favourite books. The list that trumps my "favourites" list.

It was captivating, full of depth and steamy. The characters were addictive, it's the kind of book you really want to be a series....and this one will be (Kings of the Riviera).

LOVED the duet performance. Both narrators gave stellar performances and their voices suited their characters.

The only disappointment for me is that it finished on a cliffhanger and the next title in the series ("The Soul You Own"), doesn't come out on Kindle until 21 Feb 2027). I would have waited had I known.

I can't wait for the rest of the series and will listen to this again just before the rest of the series is released.

Well done T L Swan, you are officially my favourite author, now that most of the books in my "favourite books of all time" list are written by you.

Just Wow!!!

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can not wait for the next instalment. narrators perfection. story kept me on the edge of my sit

love love love

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