A review by janfromnj
Mr. Garcia by TL Swan

5.0

Oh Sebastian, you broke my heart. You broke April’s heart more than once. And I couldn’t put this book down.

Book 3 of the “Mister series” finds us getting to know Sebastian Garcia and wow. My heart was in my throat throughout much of this book, it’s more emotional and heart wrenching than the other 2 books for sure, and his best friends, Julian (book 1) and Spencer (book 2) are right there for Sebastian when he needs their support. Sebastian has ghosts and issues in his past that affect how he is today. It’s a lot. And I loved this damaged man from page 1.

As this story opens, billionaire architect Sebastian Garcia has become Deputy Prime Minister (his political aspirations were discussed a bit in book 2). Julian and Spence are back and again, my favorite part of this series is these three men bantering and giving advice to each other. Readers definitely need to read this series in order or you’ll miss so much about these 3 characters.

April is a 2nd year law student in London on scholarship and is trying to make ends meet - her part time job in a cafe isn’t doing it and she applies as a bartender at a Gentleman’s club - or so she thinks. In the meantime, she first meets Sebastian when he comes into the coffee cafe. Her second meeting? Yep - at the Gentleman’s club. Let the emotional angst begin.

This is a compelling, emotional read, and I stayed up late to finish this book. I had to; I was so invested in Seb and April. April is written as a very strong, but guarded, woman and she continues to pleasantly surprise the reader throughout the story as she matures. There’s heartbreaking tears in the first 100 pages…..you’ll probably be angry at Sebastian more than once……then we skip forward a few years…..they meet again in the professional environment…….and wow. The story picks up fast.

I fear giving away spoilers at this point, so I’ll just encourage you to read first about Julian Masters and the nanny he can’t seem to stay away from (book 1) Spencer Jones and the innocent Lady Charlotte he insists on pursuing (book 2) before you dive into this book - and be warned. You’ll get so invested in Seb and April you’ll stay up late too in order to get to their well-deserved Happily Ever After.

The epilogue here includes all 3 billionaire friends and their families and it’s a beautiful ending to the series.