{"product_id":"a-queens-game-hardcover","title":"A Queen's Game - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatharine McGee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the last glittering decade of European empires, courts, and kings, three young women are on a collision course with history--and with each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlix of Hesse \u003c\/b\u003eis Queen Victoria's favorite granddaughter, so she can expect to end up with a prince . . . except that the prince she's falling for is \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ethe one she's supposed to marry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHélène d'Orléans\u003c\/b\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen there's \u003cb\u003eMay of Teck\u003c\/b\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a story that sweeps from the glittering ballrooms of Saint Petersburg to the wilds of Scotland, \u003ci\u003eA Queen's Game\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharine McGee\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the American Royals series and the Thousandth Floor trilogy. She studied English and French literature at Princeton University and has an MBA from Stanford. She's been speculating about American royalty since her undergraduate days, when she wrote a thesis on \"castle envy\"--the idea that the American psyche is missing out on something because Americans don't have a royal family of their own. She lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.31 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758534033696,"sku":"9780593710708","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/85f211bcd0573711aa2e9ccab5676e77_5fc298bc-2319-43ea-a521-4744bccd9e64.webp?v=1780128855","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-queens-game-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}