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contemporary  royalty  tudors

  • 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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  • 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...
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir

    Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little-known story of Henry VIII's fourth wife, as a grieving king chooses a bride sight unseen in the fourth novel in the epic and intrigue-filled Six Tudor Queens series. Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to insure the royal succession...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    1501: Henry VIII. Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illigitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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
  • 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:...
  • 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...
  • Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors

    Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissioned the building of a grand mausoleum as a testament to the marvel of their love. This monument would soon become known as the Taj Mahal—a sight famous around the world for its beauty and the emotions it symbolizes...
  • I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles

    I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Publicly declared a bastard at the age of three, daughter of a disgraced and executed mother, last in the line of succession to the throne of England, Elizabeth I inherited an England ravaged by bloody religious conflict, at war with Spain and France, and badly in debt...
  • 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...
  • Rule Me Dirty: A Royal Bad Boy Romance by Parker Grey

    Rule Me Dirty: A Royal Bad Boy Romance by Parker Grey

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a gorgeous, untouched princess… and I’m a monster. I’ve been utterly smitten with Princess Josephine ever since I laid eyes on her. The way she smiles. The sweet, luscious curves of her pure, never-before-touched body. I have to be the first to take her. The only problem? She’s a beautiful, eligible princess looking for a prince with courtly manners - and I’m a ravenous beast...
  • Sparks Fly by Lauren Runow

    Sparks Fly by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everly wasn’t excited over her impending meeting with the enigmatic Prince Sage. Being one of only four women from whom the Prince gets to choose in marriage was never something she valued. Her goal was to politely and elegantly remove herself from a forced wedding due to long standing traditions. Handsome Prince or not, she won’t marry for anything but love...
  • Would Be King by Kim Karr

    Would Be King by Kim Karr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dare turns into so much more. .. All I want to do is get to work on time. But a Prince Harry look-a-like is trying to steal my cab,. And I'll fight for it to the bitter end. In the midst of our verbal battle,. I discover I lost my wallet. So I bargain--a free ride for a kiss. What starts out as innocent quickly steams up the windows. His lips are soft, and when he tugs me closer,...
  • The Royal Bastard by Nicole Burnham

    The Royal Bastard by Nicole Burnham

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A brilliant man with a profound secret…. Rocco Cornaro dedicates his life to creating innovative, life-saving medical devices…and in the process has become a wealthy man. However, he harbors a deep secret: his mother was once the lover of Sarcaccia’s King Carlo Barrali, and Rocco is the product of their illicit affair. Leaves a marriage on the edge and a royal family in jeopardy...
  • Throne Together by Zoe Dawn

    Throne Together by Zoe Dawn

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A pining prince needs: a second chance at love. Prince Julius has only ever wanted one man. Raised alongside Prince Dante of Thedes, the two were inseparable until their unspoken mutual attraction ignited into a single passionate encounter. Convinced that it ruined their friendship, Julius retreated to his duties in Rosavia, where he daydreams of another chance to win Dante’s heart...
  • The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick

    The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    US Title : For the King's Favor. A captivating story of a mother's love stretched to breaking and a knight determined to rebuild his life with the royal mistress, For the King's Favor is Elizabeth Chadwick at her best. Based on a true story never before told and impeccably researched, this is a testament to the power of sacrifice and the strength of love...
  • The Playboy Prince and the Nanny by Donna Alward

    The Playboy Prince and the Nanny by Donna Alward

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Prince Diego Navarro is the “spare” to his brother's “heir”. While Raoul performs his crown prince duties with the appropriate sense of nobility and poise, Diego’s garnered a bit of a reputation as a playboy - despite the good he does behind the scenes with his favorite charities...
  • Plain English by Rachel Spangler

    Plain English by Rachel Spangler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Reconnect with your favorite characters from Rachel Spangler's best-selling romances, Full English and Modern English. When Claire Bailey left London to open her own art gallery in the tiny village of Amberwick, she'd hoped the slower pace and lower cost of living might allow her to focus on her own painting, away from all the drama and distractions that had plagued her in the city...
  • The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr by Sandra Byrd

    The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr by Sandra Byrd

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The author of To Die For returns to the court of Henry VIII, as a young woman is caught between love and honor. Juliana St. John is the daughter of a prosperous knight in Marlborough. Though her family wants her to marry the son of her father's business partner, circumstances set her on a course toward the court of Henry VIII and his last wife, Kateryn, or Katherine Parr...
  • Forever Summer (The Royals of Cordina) by Nora Roberts

    Forever Summer (The Royals of Cordina) by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Relive the passion of summer romance with the beloved Royals of Cordina! AFFAIRE ROYALE. After escaping captivity, Gabriella cannot remember anything—not even her identity as Princess of Cordina! With her kidnappers at large, Princess Gabriella needs a bodyguard, and brash American Reeve MacGee is the perfect man for the job...
  • The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner

    The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    No one believed I was destined for greatness. So begins Isabella’s story, in this evocative, vividly imagined novel about one of history’s most famous and controversial queens—the warrior who united a fractured country, the champion of the faith whose reign gave rise to the Inquisition, and the visionary who sent Columbus to discover a New World. Acclaimed author C. W...
  • The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson

    The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. And all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more" "unusual and " interesting" place than Tally ever imagined, and she soon falls in love with its eccentric staff and pupils. Now she's even organizing an exciting school trip to the kingdom of Bergania . .
  • One Night with the Prince by T.M. Mendes

    One Night with the Prince by T.M. Mendes

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The rules were simple. 15 girls were chosen from royal bloodlines to be with the Prince. They are given one night each with him, and in the end he shall choose a bride and make her Queen. So how did someone from Montana, USA get involved in something that was supposed to be for those chosen? Anna sure doesn’t know, but she knew that she had to stay away from the Prince as much as she could...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  contemporary  humor  length-medium
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