The Princess Diaries meets The Bodyguard in UNROYALLY YOURS, the first sparkling novel of royalty and romance, secrets and spies in the Unroyals duology, from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord.
UNROYALLY YOURS
by Emma Lord
Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s, April 2027
Rosie’s name is synonymous with loyalty and protection. Part of an elite security training program for teenage recruits, her instincts are great. Her impulse control? Not so much. After an assignment gone wrong, she’s shipped off to Europe on probation. If she messes up, she can’t come back. Her job? To go undercover as the bodyguard for the long-lost prince of Marilova. There’s just one problem: Rosie already knows him.
Nick’s life has been a whirlwind ever since his identity was uncovered. Now he’s been thrust into the spotlight as heir of Marilova, and tensions have never been higher. The Queen will spare no expense to keep him safe―including hiring a bodyguard. Except, Nick doesn’t want Rosie’s protection. They worked together years ago. He even saved her life once. But he has his reasons for keeping his distance.
As a plot against the royals unfolds, Rosie and Nick are thrust into an intricate web of secret alliances and courtly games as they unravel who wants Nick off the throne. But tensions have always existed between Nick and Rosie, and she wonders if she can protect the prince while also protecting her heart.
Emma Lord is a digital media editor and writer living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theater. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan fiction from the back row. Her sun sign is Cancer and her moon sign is whatever Taylor Swift song is about to pop up on shuffle. She is the author of Tweet Cute, You Have a Match, When You Get the Chance, Begin Again, The Getaway List, The Break-Up Pact, and The Rival.
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