red white & royal blue by casey mcquiston

First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. Readers will be eager to see more from McQuiston after this extremely promising start. red, white & royal blue True love isn’t always diplomatic. The drama, which involves political rivals, possible betrayals, and even a meeting with the queen, is both irresistible and delicious. The impossible relationship between Alex and Henry is portrayed with quick wit and clever plotting. Of course, their romance will eventually be discovered and leaked to the press during the president’s heated reelection campaign. The scions also contrive ways of being together at Wimbledon, in Texas, and at a West Hollywood karaoke bar to steal kisses or have secretive sex. When Henry kisses Alex, the First Son goes into a mild gay panic, but their snide texts soon become gushy emails ending with romantic quotes. Not surprisingly, their hate turns into a bromance. After a scandalous mishap at a wedding, however, they are required to pretend to be best friends lest their enmity spark an international incident. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue proves: true love isn't always diplomatic.McQuiston’s outstanding debut pivots on an inspired rom-com premise: What if Alex Claremont-Diaz, the half-Mexican son of the first female president of the United States, fell in love with Prince Henry, England’s heir? The two heartthrobs are arch-nemeses at first. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined.

Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond.

Handsome, charismatic, genius-his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Casey McQuiston is the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue, as well as a pie enthusiast. What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?

Red white & royal blue by casey mcquiston