NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • What if America had a royal family? If you can't get enough of Harry and Meghan or Kate and William, meet American princesses Beatrice and Samantha. Crazy Rich Asians meets The Crown. Perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and The Royal We!
Two princesses vying for the ultimate crown.
Two girls vying for the prince's heart.
This is the story of the American royals.
When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne. Like most royal families, the Washingtons have an heir and a spare. A future monarch and a backup battery. Each child knows exactly what is expected of them. But these aren't just any royals. They're American.
As Princess Beatrice gets closer to becoming America's first queen regnant, the duty she has embraced her entire life suddenly feels stifling. Nobody cares about the spare except when she's breaking the rules, so Princess Samantha doesn't care much about anything, either . . . except the one boy who is distinctly off-limits to her. And then there's Samantha's twin, Prince Jefferson. If he'd been born a generation earlier, he would have stood first in line for the throne, but the new laws of succession make him third. Most of America adores their devastatingly handsome prince . . . but two very different girls are vying to capture his heart.
The duty. The intrigue. The Crown. New York Times bestselling author Katharine McGee imagines an alternate version of the modern world, one where the glittering age of monarchies has not yet faded--and where love is still powerful enough to change the course of history.
"The lives of the American royal family will hook you in the very first pages and never let go. Relatable, believable, fantastical, aspirational, and completely addictive." --Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars and Perfectionists series
I loved every freaking minute of this book. It's one of the most fun and compulsively readable books I've had the pleasure to read. It's full of heart, and full of the best kind of drama. It's basically a well-written soap opera, and I am not mad. I am just going to gush about all the reasons I love it, yeah?
• Family (and friends) first. There is just such an incredible focus on family and friend dynamics. And don't get me wrong, there is a lot going on, and it's not always happy. But it felt very authentic, because of that. The thing that mattered most at the end of the day? These people genuinely loved each other.
• All the romance! Oh, this was fun. Who is going to end up with who? Idk, your guess is as good as mine! But I shipped so. many. couples. Even some of the "bad guys"! And the way the relationships were written... it draws you in, and makes you root for the pairs. SO many swoons!
• The alternate US History is just so fun. And honestly, it's very believable! How far could we have been from this type of governance? I have no idea, but it's certainly something that I could see! And imagining us having a similar political landscape as the British is just plain interesting. Especially seeing how much everyone enjoys following the Royal Family, this works so well.
• It's beyond charming, well-written, and frankly just plain entertaining. It's probably not going to provide life-changing insight, but it's full of wonderful characters and relationships, so there you go.
Bottom Line: If this doesn't become a legitimate TV drama, I'm suing. It's a new favorite, no question. Need. Sequel. Now.
