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Red, White & Royal Blue
496 pages
A fiercely witty, swoon-worthy collision of duty and desire wrapped in a warm blanket of political optimism.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into an alternate universe where hope and romance actually win. It moves at a brisk, banter-fueled clip, pulling you through a glittering world of state dinners and secret hotel rendezvous. The prose is sharply millennial and relentlessly witty, yet it makes space for profound vulnerability, especially in the sweeping, historically literate love letters the protagonists exchange. The atmosphere is sunlit and exuberant, balancing the heavy, claustrophobic burden of public legacy with the giddy, breathless thrill of first love. It is an unapologetically joyful experience, designed for anyone who wants to believe that authenticity can triumph over optics, and that a fiercely fought-for happily-ever-after can change the world.
- Mood
- swoony
- joyful
- optimistic
- warm
- Tone
- witty
- earnest
- exuberant
- hopeful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- queer joy · burden of legacy · authentic self · public vs private life · chosen family
- The writing
- Snappy, dialogue-heavy, and fiercely millennial, balancing sharp political banter with tender, historically literate love letters.
- The arc
- Moves from prickly, banter-filled rivalry to vulnerable intimacy, culminating in a triumphant, hard-won public declaration of love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-stakes, banter-rich romance with a heavy dose of political idealism and unapologetic queer joy.
Content notes
- outing
- political anxiety
- explicit sexual content
- strong language
About the book
What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?
When his mother became President of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius--his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with an actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex/Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
Heads of family and state and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: Stage a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instagrammable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the presidential campaign and upend two nations. It raises the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through?
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