title: A Princess in Theory: Reluctant Royals
author:  Alyssa Cole 
description: &#8220;Alyssa Cole is the newly coronated queen of contemporary royal romance! <em>A Princess in Theory</em> is delicious fun... a smart, funny heroine; a sweetly sexy prince; swoon-worthy romance; and an epic happily-ever-after. Long live the queen!&#8221; (Meg Cabot, #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Princess Diaries</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;A delightful and sexy take on love between a suave African prince and a nerdy epidemiology student.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews <strong>(starred review)</strong>)<br /><br />&#8220;Attention-grabbing from page one, this first book in the Reluctant Royals series will absolutely warm your heart.&#160;<EM style=&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8217;FONT-SIZE: &#8220; &#8220; 17px; BORDER-TOP: FONT-FAMILY: Constantia, Bright&#8221;, Lucidabright, &#8220;Lucida Lucida, &#8220;DejaVu &#8220;Bitstream Vera &#8220;Liberation Serif&#8221;, Georgia, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: WORD-SPACING: BORDER-BOTTOM: TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); PADDING-BOTTOM: FONT-STYLE: italic; PADDING-TOP: PADDING-LEFT: MARGIN: BORDER-LEFT: ORPHANS: WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: PADDING-RIGHT: BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: font-variant-ligatures: font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: text-decoration-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit&#8217;>A Princess in Theory</em>&#160;is a delightful love story that introduces a princess &#8212; with attitude! &#8212; who readers will enjoy rooting for. Naledi is skeptical about modern royalty, but her ambition and tough demeanor shine. Cultural differences aside, this is a simple and heartfelt story to be savored.&#8221; (RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars- TOP PICK))<br /><br />&#8220;a funny, fast-moving, smart-alecky romance... A PRINCESS IN THEORY is pure fun. It will have you laughing, cringing and hooked from the start!&#8221; (Romance Junkies)<br /><br />&#8220;the best new romance I&#8217;ve read in a while...&#8221; (New York Times Book Review)<br /><br />&#8220;This is a fun, fanciful romance perfect for readers dreaming of royal weddings.&#8221; (BookPage)<br /><br />&#8220;In Cole&#8217;s world, royalty and romance go hand in hand with compassion, open-heartedness, and intelligence, as well as a clear-eyed sense of real-world politics.&#160;A Princess in Theory is a fairy tale, yes, but one consistently grounded in reality, which makes the happily-ever-after all the more satisfying.&#8221; (Entertainment Weekly)
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  ## [Acknowledgments](9780062933973_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-28)
  
  
  As always, I’m thankful to the Avon staff at all levels of production,
  especially my editor, Erika Tsang, as well as my agent, Lucienne Diver.
  Special thanks to Rose Lerner, whose early feedback was incredibly helpful.
  
  
  I’d also like to thank my readers—your support is a beacon that helps me
  navigate around the many garbage fires burning in the world and find my way to
  the happily-ever-after as I’m writing.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [Also by Alyssa Cole](9780062933973_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-30)
  
  
  _Runaway Royals_
  
  
  [HOW TO CATCH A
  QUEEN](http://ads.harpercollins.com/boba?isbn=9780062933973&oisbn=9780062933973)
  
  
  _Reluctant Royals_
  
  
  [A PRINCESS IN THEORY](https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-princess-in-
  theory-alyssa-
  cole?variant=32894818713634&utm_source=ebook&utm_medium=boba&utm_campaign=9780062933973)
  
  
  [ONCE GHOSTED, TWICE
  SHY](http://ads.harpercollins.com/boba?isbn=9780062931863&oisbn=9780062933973)
  (novella)
  
  
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