How to Find a Princess: Runaway Royals

Alyssa Cole

May 2021 · Runaway Royals Book 2 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

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 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 searching for Ibarania’s missing heir.

Yet when Beznaria Chetchevaliere crashes into her life, the sleek and sexy investigator exudes exactly the kind of chaos that organized and efficient Makeda finds irresistible, even if Bez is determined to drag her into a world of royal duty Makeda wants nothing to do with.

When a threat to her grandmother’s livelihood pushes Makeda to agree to return to Ibarania, Bez takes her on a transatlantic adventure with a crew of lovable weirdos, a fake marriage, and one-bed hijinks on the high seas. When they finally make it to Ibarania, they realize there’s more at stake than just cash and crown, and Makeda must learn what it means to fight for what she desires and not what she feels bound to by duty.

Ratings and reviews

Seeking the lost princess of Ibarania, Bez travels to the US and convinces Makeda to go with her to the tiny island nation for a DNA test. Along the way, they end up fake married and sharing a bedroom. Can Makeda resist the managing female who's slowly winning her heart? This royal rom com charmed me from the first page. The plot is full of surprises. The characters are vibrant and unique and real. I never reread books (well, except for Jane Austen), but I may have to reread this one. The chemistry between Bez and Makeda is amazing, and I didn't get enough of them the first time. This is worth the read for Bez's internal monologue alone. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

it wasn't the best written story, but it was cute and the characters were amusing

About the author

Alyssa Cole is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers and romance (historical, contemporary, and sci-fi). Her books have received critical acclaim from Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Vulture, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, and various other outlets. When she’s not working, she can usually be found watching anime or wrangling her many pets.