If you were a lifelong fan of The Princess Diaries, either the movies or the books (shout out to everyone else who was raised on Meg Cabot), or if you, like most people with taste, were recently swept up in the epic love stories of Bridgerton and haven’t been able to satisfy your craving for royal romances since, we are here to help. A love story that alters the destiny of an entire nation (or planet?) is unlike any other. When a person’s entire family is trying to control who they marry, the stakes of a forbidden., romance naturally rise. Having a protagonist who is passionate about something gives a story an extra boost, whether they are fiercely opposed to or grudgingly proud of their country (or planet). Royal love stories really are the bomb. You need not be a specialist in historical romance to enjoy reading about royal couples, either. All sorts of subgenres, from dark and modern to high fantasy and science fiction, are represented on this list of royal romances. Find the perfect tea for you right here. If you want to read more about THE Royal family, check out LordPing.co.uk.
The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
Kiera Cass has returned with a glittering royal romance that will appeal to both her devoted fan base and those interested in courtly intrigue. Aspiring to be a queen. A dashing young monarch. The perfect pair… or are they? Lady Hollis Brite is both surprised and overjoyed when King Jameson confesses his love to her. She has, after all, spent her entire life at Keresken Castle, where she has competed with other noble daughters for the king’s affection. Getting his love is like winning the lottery. Hollis’s happily ever after may not include falling in love with a king and being crowned queen, as she discovers. And when she meets an ordinary person who has the mysterious ability to peer into her soul, she learns that the future she wants is one she had never considered.
The Darkening by Sunya Mara
The only hope for a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm is the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince terrified of his throne in this thrilling and epic young adult fantasy debut. Vesper Vale was born to radical parents. Revolutionaries who have failed. She was forced to choose between having her mother executed by the queen’s soldiers and having her die in the cursed Storm that encircles the city. She went with the Storm. Vesper will do anything to protect her father when the queen’s soldiers, led by a paranoid prince, finally catch up to him after twelve years on the run. And she would go so far as to arm herself with her father’s book on risky experimental magic. Even sneak into the prince’s secret group of sorcerer-soldiers. She managed to trick her way into his icy affections. When Vesper discovers that there is more to the story of her mother’s death, she must decide whether to trust the cunning prince with her family’s secrets or to follow in her mother’s footsteps into the Storm if she wants to save her city.
Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle
The first book in a new YA duology from best-selling UK authors Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber is a high-stakes fantasy rom-com about twin princesses who were separated at birth, with one raised as the crown princess and the other taken as an infant and raised to kidnap her sister, steal the crown, and avenge the murders of their parents. Highly recommended to readers who enjoyed The Selection, My Lady Jane, and Caraval. Wren Greenrock has always had the intention of usurping her sister’s position as princess. She has been groomed since childhood to avenge the deaths of her parents at the hands of the local witch community’s only remaining leader. She would, or at least try to, if a certain palace guard weren’t so distractingly attractive and her rash magical practices weren’t always getting in the way. Princess Rose Valhart understands the weight of duty that comes with authority. She is not going to let the fact that she woke up in the desert with an extremely impertinent (and handsome) kidnapper delay her marriage into a brutal kingdom. But the world beyond the palace walls is even more wonderful and wild than she had dreamed, and the witches she has always feared may turn out to be the family she has never known she was missing. The lives of two sisters who were separated at birth and brought up in different cultures are about to intersect in profound ways. As the day of the coronation approaches, however, the evil Kingsbreath, Willem Rathborne, becomes more resolved that neither will be able to claim their rightful place as monarch. Who will rule supreme and take the throne?
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Belles are women like Camellia Beauregard. In the luxurious city of Orleans, Belles are held in the highest regard because they possess the inestimable commodity of Beauty. The natives of Orleans are born ugly and ugly remain until a Belle comes along and works her magic on them. But being a Belle isn’t enough for Camellia. She aspires to be the Queen of Orleans’s favorite Belle, to serve her and her court in the royal palace, and to be celebrated as the best Belle in all of France. Camellia’s expectations about being the favorite are dashed when she and her Belle sisters finally make it to the palace. Dark secrets lurk behind the gilded palace walls, and Camellia soon discovers that the very foundation of her existence is a lie; that her powers are far greater than she ever imagined, and could be more dangerous as a result. Camellia has an impossible choice to make after being asked by the queen to put her life in danger in order to aid the sick princess by misusing her Belle powers. Camellia must choose between preserving her life, that of her sisters, and the Belles’ way of life, and reviving the princess, risking her own life, and forever altering the ways of her world in order to ensure Orleans’s survival.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
As a lowly Red in a society divided between red-blooded workers and silver-blooded nobility, Mare Barrow assumed she knew her fate. But her world is turned upside down when she discovers that her red blood has been hiding a special power normally reserved for Silvers. If the Red population and their Scarlet Guard revolutionaries become increasingly restless, how will the Silver ruling class hide her secret from them? And how exactly does Mare intend to use her newfound authority to alter the caste system, the kingdom, and the world for good?
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Three Dark Crowns is the first book in a dark and inventive fantasy series about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queen. Fans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood will devour this book. Every generation on the island of Fennbirn produces a set of identical triplets: three queens who share the throne and each have their own unique magical ability. Mirabella is a powerful elemental who, with the snap of her fingers, can unleash ravenous flames or ferocious storms. Katharine is a skilled poisoner who can consume lethal doses of poison without experiencing any ill effects. It is said that naturalist Arsinoe can make the reddest roses bloom and the fiercest lions submit to his command. However, having a royal bloodline isn’t necessary to attain the position of Queen Crowned. Each sibling must struggle to attain it. This is a matter of life and death, not just victory or defeat. The fight begins on the night both sisters turn sixteen. The throne goes to the remaining queen.
Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Millie Quint’s heart breaks when she learns that her “friend” and “girlfriend” has been secretly kissing someone else. Millie, brokenhearted and ready for a change of scenery, begins applying for boarding school scholarships. The further away from Houston, the better. Soon, Millie will be attending a prestigious school in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. The area is lush and beautiful; the school is overrun with ivy, and the locals find her charmingly American. Mille’s roommate Flora is a princess, and that’s the only problem. She’s a real princess, too. belonging to Scotland. Despite their initial mutual dislike, Millie soon finds herself with a new, albeit temporary, best friend and possibly even a girlfriend. Millie hopes that meeting Princess Flora will be the beginning of a new romantic chapter in her life, but she is realistic about the likelihood of a happily-ever-after.
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