
A queer Anastasia retelling where a reluctant heir and a sleek investigator spark romance amid royal intrigue and high-seas chaos.
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A queer Anastasia retelling where a reluctant heir and a sleek investigator spark romance amid royal intrigue and high-seas chaos.
New York Times and USA Today bestseller 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 swoop. The last thing she’s in the mood for is to rehash the story of her grandmother’s infamous summer fling with a runaway prince from Ibarania, or the investigator from the World Federation of Monarchies tasked with ...
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Explicit on-page sex scenes; central sapphic romance with strong sensual tension
Descriptions of violence and murder; recollections of deaths at sea
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Alcoholic parent now sober; obsession and addiction themes present
Central sapphic romance between two women; queer Anastasia retelling
Brief mention of a religious parent
No magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Background themes of monarchy, duty, and royal succession
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Enslaved ancestors, bullying, refugee trauma, PTSD; not graphic
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