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  • Royal Secret: A Baby And A Betrayal by Holly Rayner

    Royal Secret: A Baby And A Betrayal by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gifted a family heirloom that raises more questions than it answers, Courtney sets out to uncover the mystery…. And soon finds herself on a path toward adventure, romance, and betrayal,. From painful loss, to new life…. Reeling from grief, Courtney Fuller makes an impulsive she’ll fly out to the tiny kingdom of Bergovia and discover her late grandmother’s story...
  • The Wrath of the King by Danielle Bourdon

    The Wrath of the King by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Rocked by an unexpected attack, Latvala and its citizens find themselves at the mercy of a man whose sole intent is to shake up the monarchy. Queen for less than a year, Chey must choose between protecting the man she loves and protecting her unborn child. It's a decision that threatens to tear the fabric of her family apart...
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  • Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar

    Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A Kirkus Reviews' Best Picture Book of 2020 I A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People I A 2021 ALA A Feminist Book Project's Top Ten Book I A 2021 South Asia Book Award Honor Book. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu's wedding. She can't wait to dance at the baraat ceremony! But not everyone is happy that Ritu is marrying her girlfriend Chandni...
  • His Royal Highness by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    His Royal Highness by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    To love him was forbidden, and it would come with a price. .. Princess Cadena Winthrope was well aware of the splintering heat that sizzled her flesh whenever Gemini was nearby. As her loyal guard, Gemini remained standing in the shadows, watching her every move—his gaze catching the dark corners of the room as well as her body's outline...
  • Sander and Chey: Legacy by Danielle Bourdon

    Sander and Chey: Legacy by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note: This book is meant to be read after the Royals series, books 1-5. * * *. After an unexpected demand from a neighboring king, Sander Ahtissari is forced to make a choice that could mean the life or death of his people. A blatant threat to his kingdom involves danger not just to the citizens of Latvala, but to his immediate family...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  suspense  contemporary  length-short
  • Forever Princess by Meg Cabot

    Forever Princess by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 57 ratings
    What's a Princess to do? It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her birthday gala coming up . . . not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections. What's not to love about her life? Well . . . Her senior project? It's a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish it...
  • Resilient Reign by Aleatha Romig

    Resilient Reign by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “He who does not trust enough will not be trusted. ” ~ Lao Tzu. The halls of Molave Palace and Annabella Castle have secrets that are meant to stay buried. As the reflective veil is ripped away, Princess Lucille is forced to accept the deception surrounding all that she once believed to be true...
  • Never Meant to Stay by Trisha Das

    Never Meant to Stay by Trisha Das

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A bighearted romantic comedy about family and finding the perfect match set against the exuberant backdrop of contemporary Delhi. Home has always been a temporary arrangement for Samara Mansingh, a wayfaring wedding photographer and the daughter of a diplomat. When her father is uprooted once again, Samara needs a place to stay in Delhi. Next the Khanna family...
  • The Prince's Bewildered Bride by Evangeline Kelly

    The Prince's Bewildered Bride by Evangeline Kelly

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    They told her she married a prince. Too bad she couldn’t remember the wedding…or anything else. Will her memories return in time to save her marriage or was it doomed from the beginning? When Prince Edward of Calais received a note implicating his wife in an affair, he was furious...
  • Claiming My Duchess by Jessica Blake

    Claiming My Duchess by Jessica Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the Duke of Becktonas, I have it all. But it’s nothing without her. Second in line to the throne of a beautiful island nation, I have my pick of the sexiest women, fastest cars, whatever my heart desires. What I want is my freedom — so much that they call me The Runaway Duke. Some call me The Duke of Debauchery. Both are correct...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • The Crown Jewels Boxed Set (A Crown Jewels Romantic Comedy Series) by Melanie Summers

    The Crown Jewels Boxed Set (A Crown Jewels Romantic Comedy Series) by Melanie Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    3 Wildly Funny Full-Length Novels + 1 Hilarious Bonus Short by international bestselling author Melanie Summers. A gorgeously funny, romantic and seductive modern fairy-tale…. I have never laughed out loud so much in my life…incredibly funny, witty, romantic, swoony…wonderfully charming and deliriously dreamy…~MammieBabbie Book Club...
  • Virgin for the Prince (Taken By A Trillionaire) by J. S. Scott

    Virgin for the Prince (Taken By A Trillionaire) by J. S. Scott

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They’re at it again! J. S. Scott, Ruth Cardello, and Melody Anne come together for another royal novella trilogy. This is the second novella of a three novella set. Check the dates below for release dates on the first and third novella. Escape with three new princes as only these NYT’s bestselling authors could write them. Virgin for the Trillionaire: Ruth Cardello (April 25, 2017)...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  contemporary  virgin heroine
  • A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

    A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find -- through love or through exacting maternal appraisal -- a suitable boy for Lata to marry...
  • Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel

    Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    'A love letter to R&B, youth, and the unforgettable agonies of one's first love. .. I will read everything Patel writes from here on. ' Susie Yang, New York Times bestselling author of White Ivy. Lost in the jungle of Los Angeles, Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for wanting to be a songwriter. Shame for not being like his perfect brother. Shame for his alcoholism...
  • The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran

    The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    1857, India. At nineteen years old, Sita is the shining star of Queen Lakshmi of India's imperial guard, having pledged herself to a life of celibacy in the name of protecting the young ruler. When Sita agrees to train Lakshmi in the art of military combat, a close friendship develops between the two women...
  • No Honour by Awais Khan

    No Honour by Awais Khan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A young woman defies convention in a small Pakistani village, with devastating results for her and her family. A stunning, immense beautiful novel about courage, family and the meaning of love, when everything seems lost…. In sixteen-year-old Abida’s small Pakistani village, there are age-old rules to live by, and her family’s honour to protect...
  • Triplets For The Exiled Prince by Layla Valentine

    Triplets For The Exiled Prince by Layla Valentine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He’s the tearaway prince who finally went too far,. Disinherited, exiled from his kingdom, and told to clean up his act. .. He’s about to find himself in three times more trouble! I’ve never been afraid to push the limits of my parents’ patience,. But exile really seems like a step too far. Landing in nowhere, Arizona, with ten dollars to my name,...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  contemporary  suspense  length-short
  • Twisted Alliance: An Arranged Marriage Romance by P.G. Van, P.G. Van

    Twisted Alliance: An Arranged Marriage Romance by P.G. Van, P.G. Van

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "It's time for you to pay. .. wife," he said with a cold smile on his darkly handsome face. #1 ROMANCE BESTSELLER ON AMAZON INDIA. Ishani Gujjar led a sheltered life as the heiress of a desert clan. Her world is suddenly shaken when her marriage is arranged to a stranger who came from a faraway place, claiming to be the secret heir of the powerful Thakvar clan...
  • The Perfect Bow by Samirah Zaman

    The Perfect Bow by Samirah Zaman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You are cordially invited into the marriage ofSumayyah Rahman & Yousef HasanSumayyah was handed the perfect checklist of what life should education, career, marriage, and children. Having made her father proud by becoming a doctor, she honoured her mother’s wishes by agreeing to an arranged marriage. Yousef was a simple man who had but one to have a family...
  • Prince From Her Past by Carol Moncado

    Prince From Her Past by Carol Moncado

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Princess Yvette of Mevendia has been engaged since before her first birthday. Thanks to the ridiculous contract her father signed, the engagement is still intact and the wedding set to occur a week after her eighteenth birthday, even though the groom's been dead for over seventeen years...
  • My Beautiful Chaos by Swati M.H.

    My Beautiful Chaos by Swati M.H.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love wanes. That’s what my missing groom told me over the phone . . . on our wedding day, no less. I wasn’t about to go down that road again—love, marriage, forever. I had enough on my plate serving as deputy general counsel of our family business and keeping my matchmaking parents off my back. Then Wayland Ramirez comes roaring back into my life...
  • Legacy by Susan Kay

    Legacy by Susan Kay

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The much-praised Legacy offers an exquisite psychological portrait of the Queen who defined an era, beloved and touted by readers for its stunning storytelling and intriguing take on the monarch's life...
  • The Royal Elite: Ahsan by Danielle Bourdon

    The Royal Elite: Ahsan by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sheikh Ahsan Afshar is a rogue of the highest order, prone to scandal, seduction and womanizing. He's a devilish yet complicated creature with an over-sized ego and more arrogance than he knows what to do with. When fate brings him face to face with Miss Sessily Pavel, he finds himself issuing a challenge that brings her into his home—and into his life. Sessily Pavel has a secret...
  • The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Karuna Ezara Parikh

    The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Karuna Ezara Parikh

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An extraordinary tale of love in a world being torn asunder. It is 2001 and Daya and Aaftab have just met in a park in Cardiff. She is studying ballet and he is practising in a law firm. She falls madly in love. He does, but he also cannot, because he is Muslim and there are certain rules...
  • To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker

    To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 24 ratings
    On a May morning in 1664, in the small village of Versailles, as hundreds of young aristocrats are coming to pay court to King Louis XIV, a peasant fan-maker gives birth to her first and only child, Marguerite...
  • Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

    Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Somer's life is everything she imagined it would be — she's newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco — until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children. The same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter's life by giving her away...
  • Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Two very different women are linked by destiny and the struggle for the English crown. Matilda, daughter of Henry I, is determined to win back her crown from Stephen, the usurper king. Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is now married to William D'Albini, a warrior of the opposition. Both women are strong and prepared to stand firm for what they know is right...
  • Virgin to Conquer (Taken By A Trillionaire) by Melody Anne

    Virgin to Conquer (Taken By A Trillionaire) by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They’re at it again! Ruth Cardello, JS Scott, and Melody Anne come together for another royal novella trilogy. This is the third novella of a three book set. Escape with three new princes as only these NYT’s bestselling authors could write them. Virgin for the Trillionaire: Ruth Cardello (April 25, 2017). Virgin for the Prince: J. S. Scott (June 6, 2017)...
  • Royal Icing by Aven Ellis

    Royal Icing by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Poppy Davies has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a baker for the upcoming royal wedding. But falling in love with the Prince of Wales? Ha! Not unless her middle name is Cinderella. Or so she thinks …. Welsh baker Poppy Davies is happily living her best life in London...
  • Marriage Jitters by Madhuri Tamse

    Marriage Jitters by Madhuri Tamse

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Billionaire Viren Dewan’s sister was getting married in one month and Event Manager Tarini Kaur bagged that project to plan her wedding. She struggled organizing the wedding as Viren Dewan’s classy extravagant attitude kept hurdling her work. Least did she know they had a history together, a knot which his family easily forgot and hers denied to accept...
  • Unsuitable Husband by Anika Rao

    Unsuitable Husband by Anika Rao

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She was about to be forced into a marriage. To escape it, she married another man temporarily until she receives her inheritance. The man she married is her best friend's brother whom she had a crush on during her childhood. But her problems didn't stop with signatures on a marriage certificate. Her uncle didn't think her marriage to a struggling mechanic would last...
  • The Illegitimate King by Olivia Gates

    The Illegitimate King by Olivia Gates

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At the Future King's Mercy. Once, she'd scorned him. And illegitimate secret prince Ferruccio Selvaggio had sworn he would make her pay. Now, Princess Clarissa D'Agostino was in his power. It was time to teach her a lesson. .. . The future of the kingdom rested on her. Clarissa knew she had to do whatever it took to convince Ferruccio to accept the crown and save them all...
  • The Prodigal Prince's Seduction by Olivia Gates

    The Prodigal Prince's Seduction by Olivia Gates

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "$100,000 for an hour of your time. ". As one of the world's most powerful men, Prince Durante D'Agostino often received inappropriate offers. Yet the woman attached to this one stole the breath from his body. He had no interest in discussing business--until he learned she'd come to bring the prodigal prince back to Castaldini to become its future king...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  contemporary  length-short
  • Hand-Me-Down Princess by Carol Moncado

    Hand-Me-Down Princess by Carol Moncado

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Prince Malachi Van Renssalaer of Mevendia is getting married. The problem? He’s never even met his bride. His father arranged everything, right down to the marriage contract. Malachi swears to himself that he will be nothing like his father in the ways that count - including his fidelity to his wife...
  • Bad, Bad Prince: A Royal Bad Boy Romance by Wren Williams

    Bad, Bad Prince: A Royal Bad Boy Romance by Wren Williams

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lara. Everybody knows that Prince Henry of Corso is the sexiest prince of the century. His bad boy image is hard to ignore, what with the tattoos, the dirty mouth, and the revolving door of women, each of them hoping he’ll choose her as his one and only. I couldn’t care less about the prince and his cocky antics. I’m visiting his island to find peace after a tragic accident ripped my life apart...
  • The Orphan's Gift by Renita D'Silva

    The Orphan's Gift by Renita D'Silva

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She allows herself to kiss her perfect child just once. She wraps the baby in her last gift: a hand-knitted cardigan, embroidered with a water lily pattern. ‘You’re better off without me,’ she whispers and although every step breaks her heart, she walks away. 1910, India...
  • Prince Baby Daddy - A Secret Baby Royal Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Prince Baby Daddy - A Secret Baby Royal Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s the playboy prince, who always gets anything – and anyone – he wants. The one thing he didn’t want is a baby! I’m Europe’s most notorious playboy, and next in line to the throne. My trysts are legendary; I’m never far from the front page. But the clock is ticking on my freedom. If I don’t find a blue-blooded bride soon, my royal parents are threatening to force one upon me...
  • Mr & Mrs Thakur by Madhuri Tamse

    Mr & Mrs Thakur by Madhuri Tamse

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Standalone Romance Book 2 from Mr and Mrs. Series. Neil Thakur is a Jerk Entrepreneur who gets what he eyes on. When he and his pricey girlfriend Nyra are en route to India, his life collides with 21-year-old Esha Singhal, the daughter of his rival. Whilst his mind tries to keep that baby girl out of his way, his body and heart doesn’t approve. A romantic tale of love, betrayal and possession...
  • Prince Incognito by Rachelle McCalla

    Prince Incognito by Rachelle McCalla

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A PRINCE WITH NO MEMORY. Injured in an attack on the royal motorcade and missing his memory, Alec has one person he can trust. Lillian Bardici, the woman who rescued him. Lily has a soft heart for any hurt creature, but her family has a bitter grudge against Lydia's ruling family-Alec's family. For once his memory returns, Alec knows the truth...
  • Christmas at the Castle by Melissa McClone

    Christmas at the Castle by Melissa McClone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A royal wedding. A meddlesome mother. An unexpected union. A European getaway during the Christmas holiday is exactly what veterinarian Katrina “Kat” Parsons needs. She can’t wait to be a bridesmaid in her childhood friend’s royal wedding, but she hopes to steer clear of the bride’s arrogant older brother...
  • Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

    Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    The world knows Madame Tussaud as a wax artist extraordinaire . . . but who was this woman who became one of the most famous sculptresses of all time? In these pages, her tumultuous and amazing story comes to life as only Michelle Moran can tell it. The year is 1788, and a revolution is about to begin...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  contemporary  war  length-long  audiobook
  • Scent of a Garden by Namrata Patel

    Scent of a Garden by Namrata Patel

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A perfumer in Paris is forced to return to her California roots in an exhilarating novel about family, self-discovery, and taking risks by the author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave. The daughter of proud Napa Valley hoteliers, Asha “Poppy” Patel chose a different line as a Paris perfumer, gifted with a nose for fragrances and business. Until her heightened sense of smell disappears...
  • Surprise Packages - A Royal Twins Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Surprise Packages - A Royal Twins Romance by Layla Valentine, Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It was meant to be a one-night deal,. But soon, two royal babies will be born. This time, good things will come in surprise packages…. HER:. I’m not a princess; I just play one on TV. I never expected to meet actual royalty,. Even less to take them to bed…. Well, one night was all it took. I’m pregnant, with not one, but two of his babies—. Two tiny, adorable royal scandals! HIM:...
  • Fake Locked: by Era Mable

    Fake Locked: by Era Mable

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Experience a whirlwind of love, passion, drama, and thrill in the Oberoi Brothers universe. BLURB. Ruhi Walia. Vibrant, sexy, and ambitious, she is on a mission to build her own food empire before taking over the family business. As the daughter of a wealthy hotelier, her life seems idyllic until a psycho kidnaps and almost kills her...
  • The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase

    The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    As captivating now as it was more than four centuries ago, the reign of Elizabeth I—with its scandal, intrigue, and resilience—has sparked the imaginations of generations. In her sweeping historical debut, Ella March Chase explores a thrilling possibility: that the Tudor bloodline did not end with the Virgin Queen...
  • Mattias by Danielle Bourdon

    Mattias by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Royal Elite. A band of brothers from different nations, different cultures, all bound by one covenant: to protect their own. Secretive, cunning and deadly, they fight for the innocent who have become targets in a society obsessed with power, money and greed. It isn't just a moral code that drives the brothers, but the thrill of danger they can't find anywhere else...
  • The Princess Pose by Aven Ellis

    The Princess Pose by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A modern princess. A charming commoner. Can they hurdle tradition to find true love? Princess Elizabeth “Liz” of York isn’t interested in a fairy tale life. Determined to use her elite platform to champion children’s causes, she’d much rather raise awareness than find her prince. If only she could stop picturing one certain gardener with vivid hazel eyes…...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  humor  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • The Naughty Princess by Claire Contreras

    The Naughty Princess by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Claire Contreras comes a new story in her Sexy Royals series…. Princess Pilar is tired of playing by the rules. She’s sick of the spotlight and being seen as the uptight goody-too-shoes the media has cast her to be...
  • Once Upon a Royal Christmas by Robin Bielman

    Once Upon a Royal Christmas by Robin Bielman

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Colliding with a prince while dog walking isn’t how Rowan Palotay pictured meeting royalty, but then lately her life hasn’t gone according to plan. With one teensy tiny mistake, her job as a news reporter took a turn for the worse and now she’s lucky to have a small pet column in the local newspaper...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  contemporary  usa  north-america  montana
  • Slow Tango with a Prince by Nicole Burnham

    Slow Tango with a Prince by Nicole Burnham

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ** 2015 RITA Award Finalist **. Public figures, private anguish…and devastating secrets. Tormented by the suicide of his ex-girlfriend, Sarcaccia’s crown prince Vittorio Barrali escapes the glare of the cameras by secretly trading places with his twin brother and traveling to Argentina...
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