Shadow of the Swan is a novel by M. K. Wren published in 1981.
Shadow of the Swan is a novel in which Alex Ransom commands the space fleet involved in a revolution.
[1] Greg Costikyan reviewed Shadow of the Swan in Ares Magazine #11 and commented that "The series is, if you will, Dallas goes science fiction.
Which is not to say that Wren is less than a competent writer; her style is neutral but clear and her prose well executed.
The subject, however, is somewhere between space opera and soap opera.