Cover of Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

romance · adult

Set in 6 places · 4 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

**What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?** When his mother became President of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius--his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with an actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex/Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family and state and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: Stage a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instagrammable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the presidential campaign and upend two nations. It raises 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? This description comes from the publisher.

Awards
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance (2019)winner
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel (2019)winner
  • YALSA Alex Award (2020)winner
Screen adaptations
  • Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)film

Set in

  • Washington, D.C. · United States
    White House, First Son of the United States, political romance
    ★ primary
  • The Beekman Hotel, New York · United States
    Chapter 8: Alex and Henry's hotel-room tryst, nearly discovered by Zahra
    ★ primary
  • Lake LBJ, Texas · United States
    Chapter 15: Alex's family lake house in the Texas Hill Country, tied to his childhood and his mother's election-night wi
    ★ primary
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London · United Kingdom
    Henry takes Alex to the V&A at night, a place tied to memories of his late father, for a pivotal romantic dance scene
    ★ primary
  • London · United Kingdom
    Kensington Palace, London, British royal family scenes
  • Paris · France
    Chapter 7: Alex and Henry's Paris trip, spending the night together for the first time on their shared birthday

Also set in Washington, D.C.

Books set nearby