Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Summary
First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince.
As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?
Book Setting: Washington, D.C
White House
W Hotel (Hotel Washington)
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Georgetown University
Kensington Palace
Buckingham Palace
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Victoria and Albert Museum
University of Oxford
Place du Tertre
Barthélémy
Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
The Met
West Hollywood
Reviews
"[An] exquisite debut... It’s hard to watch [Alex] fall in love with Henry without falling in love a bit yourself ― with them, and with this brilliant, wonderful book."
- The New York Times Book Review
"[An] escapist masterpiece... It’s a truly glorious thing to live inside the world of this book and to imagine it becoming reality, too."
- Vogue
"Red, White & Royal Blue is funny and fun, and the family and political dynamics feel spot-on, but it’s the frank and unforgettable romance between these two young men that will compel readers to start it all over again when faced with the last page. It’s that hard to say goodbye to this couple."
- BookPage, Top Pick