Royal Reads

Royalty can refer to sovereignty or nobility, but it can also be used to describe the money that someone receives as payment for work or the use of their property. This list is a mix of both definitions of Royalty!

Updated March 30, 2025
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In royal service to the Queen : a novel of the Queen's governess
Arlen, Tessa
Paper Book
Marion Crawford, governess to Queen Elizabeth II, has always stood by the young royal's side. In May 1945, the Queen falls in love with Prince Phillip - and no one except Marion thinks the match is a good one. Marion feels she can t leave the Queens's side until Elizabeth and Philip have received...
The lie maker : a novel
Barclay, Linwood
Paper Book
In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father--who was taken into witness protection years ago--before his enemies can get to him. Your...
Murder in the Palais Royal
Black, Cara
Paper Book
Someone impersonating Parisian P.I. Aimée Leduc shoots her partner, René, and eyewitnesses identify Aimée as the culprit. She must clear herself and find the shooter before she finishes the job Just as Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc is about to leave for New York City...
The King's witch : a novel
Borman, Tracy
Paper Book
In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents' country estate, where she has learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. She is happy to stay at home when King James of Scotland succeeds to the throne. His court...
God rest ye, royal gentlemen
Bowen, Rhys
Paper Book
Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans and they find themselves invited to...
Good rich people
Brazier, Eliza Jane
Paper Book
Lyla has always believed that life is a game she is destined to win, but her husband, Graham, takes the game to dangerous levels. The wealthy couple invites self-made success stories to live in their guesthouse and then conspires to ruin their lives. After all, there is nothing worse than a...
Royal wedding
Cabot, Meg
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series, comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding--but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare. ...
God save the Queen!
Cannell, Dorothy.
Paper Book
The author of The Thin Woman and How To Murder the Man of Your Dreams takes her trademark lunacy to its absolute limit with an inspired whodunit that begins with an age-old grudge--and a new corpse.
The greatest knight : the unsung story of the queen's champion
Chadwick, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "The best writer of medieval fiction currently around."--Historical Novels Review Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero. 12th century, England: A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from...
How to find a princess
Cole, Alyssa
Paper Book
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alyssa Cole's second Runaway Royals novel is a queer Anastasia retelling, featuring a long-lost princess who finds love with the female investigator tasked with tracking her down. Makeda Hicks has lost her job and her girlfriend in one fell...
Her majesty's royal coven
Dawson, Juno
Paper Book
"Superb and almost unbearably charming, Her Majesty's Royal Coven... expertly launches an exciting new trilogy." --The New York Times Book Review   "Talk about a gut punch of a novel. ...A provocative exploration of intersectional feminism,...
The queen of blood
Durst, Sarah Beth
Paper Book
Set in the magical world of Renthia, The Queen of Blood is Sarah Beth Durst's ambitious entry into adult epic fantasy. With the danger of Peter Brett's The Warded Man, heart of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, and lyricism of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind, this is the first chapter in a series...
One for the money /
Evanovich, Janet
Paper Book
Meet Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey. She's a product of the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of...
The mystery writer : a novel
Gentill, Sulari
Paper Book
There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory--until it turns out to be true When Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her brother's doorstep with two suitcases and an unfinished novel, she expects to face a few challenges. Will her brother...
Payment in blood
George, Elizabeth
Paper Book
The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas...
The inheritance : a novel
Goodman, Joanna
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compulsively readable mother-daughter story in which two women who share a difficult past must come to together to claim the future they deserve. Arden Moore enjoyed an affluent life thanks to her...
The Romanov empress : a novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
Gortner, C. W.
Paper Book
For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish girl who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. Even from behind the throne, a woman can rule. Narrated by the mother of Russia's last tsar,...
The kingmaker's daughter
Gregory, Philippa.
Paper Book
In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her father, known as the Kingmaker, uses her and...
Goodbye girl
Grippando, James
Paper Book
A contentious intellectual piracy case leads to an unsolved murder, and Jack Swyteck's client--a pop music icon--is the accused killer. Piracy costs the movie and music industry billions. No one has been able to stop it. But that won't stop Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack...
Royal holiday
Guillory, Jasmine
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal and a "rising star in the romance genre" (Entertainment Weekly) comes a dazzling novel about a spontaneous holiday vacation that turns into an unforgettable romance. Vivian Forest has been out of the...
Lord of the pies : a Kensington Palace chef mystery
Hampton, Nell (Mystery author)
Paper Book
When Carrie Ann Cole bakes a lemon meringue pie to die for that actually kills someone, she must find out who the real killer is before her time at the Kensington Palace expires. The elegant Orangery at Kensington Palace is the perfect setting for the bridal shower of Carrie Ann...
Thin, rich, pretty
Harbison, Elizabeth M.
Paper Book
From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofHope In a Jar, Secrets of a Shoe Addict,andShoe Addicts Anonymous,comes a novel about old rivalries, deep secrets, and the three things all women wish they were Twenty years ago, when they were...
Princess ever after
Hauck, Rachel
Paper Book
Regina Beswick doesn't know she was born to be a princess.  The second book in the Royal Wedding series from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hauck! Regina Beswick is content to be a small...
The heiress : a novel
Hawkins, Rachel
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A January 2024 Indie Next Pick and LibraryReads Pick "The reigning queen of the Gothic thriller." --Entertainment Weekly THERE'S NOTHING AS GOOD AS THE RICH GONE BAD. When Ruby McTavish...
The royal governess : a novel of Queen Elizabeth II's childhood
Holden, Wendy
Paper Book
"This captivating page-turner whisks readers back in time to Buckingham Palace in 1933...A majestic story that delves into the incredible life of Queen Elizabeth II before she took her place on the throne."--Woman's World   Sunday Times ...
Esther : royal beauty
Hunt, Angela Elwell
Paper Book
When an ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews, an inexperienced young queen must take a stand for her people. When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the...
The fortune seller : a novel
Kapelke-Dale, Rachel
Paper Book
"Sophisticated with just the right dose of sinister, this coming-of-age story doesn't shy from the grisly power dynamics of privilege." --Library Journal When it comes to seeing the future--do you really want to know? Middle-class Rosie Macalister...
Crazy rich Asians
Kwan, Kevin.
Paper Book
Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of...
That prince is mine : a novel
Lee, Jayci
A love-averse Korean royal court cuisine instructor is waylaid by a gorgeous professor -- and prince in disguise -- who will do anything to prove to her that love and happily ever after can be theirs....
The ruin of kings
Lyons, Jenn
Paper Book
A Kirkus Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy pick for 2019!A Library Journal Best Book of 2019! An NPR Favorite Book of 2019! "Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I...
Princess Elizabeth's spy : a Maggie Hope mystery
MacNeal, Susan Elia.
Paper Book
Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain's beloved royals against an international plot--one that could change the course of history.   As World War II...
A knight of the seven kingdoms
Martin, George R. R.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. ...
The Bombay prince
Massey, Sujata
Paper Book
India's only female lawyer, Perveen Mistry, is compelled to bring justice to the family of a murdered female Parsi student just as Bombay's streets erupt in riots to protest British colonial rule. Sujata Massey is back with this third instalment to the Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning...
Red, white & royal blue
McQuiston, Casey
Paper Book
* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller * * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! * What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the...
Kentucky rich
Michaels, Fern.
Paper Book
With each book she writes, Fern Michaels is becoming increasingly established as one of today's major bestselling authors. Plain Jane, her most recent Kensington Hardcover (March 2001), showed the strongest sales to date, ranking higher on more national bestseller lists than any of her previous...
A royal affair
Montclair, Allison
Paper Book
More goes wrong than could be imagined when Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are unexpectedly engaged to dig into the past of a suitor of a royal princess in Allison Montclair's delightful second novel, A Royal Affair. In London...
The wealth of shadows : a novel
Moore, Graham
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "A thriller of a different kind--with an unlikely band of economists and bureaucrats working in the shadows to save the world."--Charles Frazier, New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring...
Private : the royals
Patterson, James
Paper Book
God save the Queen-but only Jack Morgan and Private can save the Royal Family. Private is the most elite detective agency in the world. But when kidnappers threaten to execute a Royal Family member in front of the Queen, Jack Morgan and his team have...
Queen Charlotte
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
Go beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charlotte, with this lushly romantic Bridgerton prequel novel written by New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes as the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George of England leads to an unexpected love...
Something rich and strange : selected stories
Rash, Ron
Paper Book
From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling award-winning author of Serena and The Cove, thirty of his finest short stories, collected in one volume. No one captures the complexities of Appalachia--a rugged, brutal landscape of exquisite beauty--as evocatively and indelibly as author...
The royal secret :
Riley, Lucinda,
Paper Book
"Plenty of twists, flashbacks, and a dash of romance keep the suspense high. For anyone looking for a dose of palace intrigue or upper-crust scandal, Riley's latest novel delivers on both counts." --Booklist "Chock full of shocking...this gripping novel is sure to keep...
The way of kings /
Sanderson, Brandon.
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive, begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion. Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky...
Royal : a novel
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this spellbinding tale from Danielle Steel, a princess is sent away to safety during World War II, where she falls in love, and is lost forever. As the war rages on in the summer of 1943, causing massive destruction and widespread fear,...
City of fortune
Thompson, Victoria
Paper Book
The next instalment in a popular historical-mystery series featuring Elizabeth Miles, a young con woman who finds herself embroiled in intrigue in turn-of-the-century New York.
Margo's got money troubles : a novel
Thorpe, Rufi
Paper Book
"Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now." --The Washington Post  "[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book." --Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review    A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman...
The empress of salt and fortune
Vo, Nghi
Paper Book
Winner of the 2020 Crawford Award! Winner of the 2021 Hugo Award! A Hugo Award-Winning Series! A 2021 Locus Award Finalist A 2021 Ignyte Award Finalist A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist A Book Riot Best Debut Fantasy of All...
The king's pleasure : a novel of Henry VIII
Weir, Alison
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his dramatic and brutal reign in this extraordinary historical novel. "A delightful yarn . . . an all-around fun read about a king and a cad."--...
The passionate Tudor : a novel of Queen Mary I
Weir, Alison
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII's daughter--infamously known as Bloody Mary--who ruled England for five violent years. "An exquisitely drawn, poignant portrayal of one of history's...
The bird king
Wilson, G. Willow
Paper Book
From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. G. Willow Wilson's debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post...

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