Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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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?

 
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Book Setting: Washington, D.C

  1. White House

  2. W Hotel (Hotel Washington)

  3. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

  4. Georgetown University

  5. Kensington Palace

  6. Buckingham Palace

  7. All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

  8. Victoria and Albert Museum

  9. University of Oxford

  10. Place du Tertre

  11. Barthélémy

  12. Lake Lyndon B. Johnson

  13. The Met

  14. 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