Marianne, Adriana, and Paola dive into the deep end with Royalty Romances, discussing: Monarchies Shouldn't Exist, Hallmark Movie Vibes (in a good way), and The Best Royalty Romance Of All Time...

Books discussed: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole, The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh, and Her Virgin Duke by Nicola Davidson.

Other books mentioned: The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot, Runaway Royals and Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole, The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham, Courtney Milan's Brothers Sinister series, Cat Sebastian's Regency Imposters series, Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted series, and Adriana Herrera's upcoming historical romance series.

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Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.