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When his mother becomes President, Alex Claremont-Diaz is thrust into the spotlight as America’s new millennial icon, a living political ‘royal’ on the world stage. Yet, a rocky relationship with England’s Prince Henry threatens to ignite a diplomatic crisis after a photo of the two sparks a media frenzy. To avert fallout, U.S. and British officials engineer a faux friendship. Their staged truce turns into genuine intimacy, forcing Alex and Henry to confront family expectations, national politics, and their own identities. The book explores love, loyalty, politics, and self‑acceptance in a contemporary, LGBTQ+ romantic setting.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: Casey McQuiston
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