A Queens Game, Katharine McGee
A Queens Game, Katharine McGee
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A Queen's Game

Author: Katharine McGee

Series: A Queen's Duet

Narrator: Imogen Wilde

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2024


Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of the American Royals series invites you to visit 19th-century Europe amid the glamour and intrigue of the Victorian era. In this historical romance inspired by true events, three princesses struggle to find love—and end up vying for the hearts of two future kings.

A WOMAN'S WORLD BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In the last glittering decade of European empires, courts, and kings, three young women are on a collision course with history—and with each other.

Alix of Hesse is Queen Victoria’s favorite granddaughter, so she can expect to end up with a prince . . . except that the prince she’s falling for is not the one she’s supposed to marry.

Hélène d’Orléans, daughter of the exiled King of France, doesn’t mind being a former princess; it gives her more opportunity to break the rules. Like running around with the handsome, charming, and very much off-limits heir to the British throne, Prince Eddy.

Then there’s May of Teck. After spending her entire life on the fringes of the royal world, May is determined to marry a prince—and not just any prince, but the future king.

In a story that sweeps from the glittering ballrooms of Saint Petersburg to the wilds of Scotland, A Queen’s Game recounts a pivotal moment in real history as only Katharine McGee can tell it: through the eyes of the young women whose lives, and loves, changed it forever.

About Katharine McGee

Katharine McGee is from Houston, Texas. She studied English and French literature at Princeton and has an MBA from Stanford. It was during her years living in a second-floor apartment in New York City that she kept daydreaming about skyscrapers . . . and then she started writing. She now lives in Philadelphia. The Thousandth Floor is her first novel and The Dazzling Heights her second.


Reviews

Goodreads review by ashlyn on December 04, 2024

This book was DRAMA from start to finish, and I ate it up! A Queen’s Game was the kind of quick, engaging read that hooks you right away and refuses to let go. The stakes were high, the twists were sharp, and the characters? Absolutely chaotic (in the best way). I was so invested that I devoured it......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on December 13, 2024

I have to admit, I was really excited about this book when I first picked it up. I love historical fiction and this one promised a glimpse into the lives of three fascinating royal women—Alix of Hesse, Hélène d’Orléans, and May of Teck—each on their own quest for love and power in the last glitterin......more

Goodreads review by Katie on December 15, 2024

3.5 stars. I definitely liked this book a lot more than American Royals, but I still have some mixed feelings on it. First of all, this is a historical novel about Queen Victoria’s grandson Prince Eddy and the three princesses who were all linked to him romantically before his (SPOILERS for anyone wh......more

Goodreads review by Fizah(Books tales by me) on November 02, 2024

THANKS TO THE PUBLISHER FOR THIS ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR A HONEST REVIEW. I've been bumping into the American Royals series for a few years. I like royal drama and politics but don't have the time and temperament to engage in a series. So, A Queen's Game sounds like a perfect fun read, as it was supposed......more

Goodreads review by Nina on November 30, 2024

ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. #PRHInternationalPartner *** 3.5 STARS *** It took me a while to get into the story but I definitely enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to the sequel.......more


Quotes

"This wild, romantic gallop through a fascinating moment in history will delight both history buffs and readers looking for high society escapism." —School Library Journal

"Readers pleased by romantic machinations will be satisfied, even when gossip and blackmail threaten all three happily-ever-afters in the last moment, leaving them gasping for the sequel." —Booklist