The Heir Apparent

If you need something charming and escapist, I can’t recommend this enough. Also, it’s absolutely perfect for fans of The Royal We, a book I’ll always love. Lexi Villiers has built a life for herself that she loves. Now in her second year of a medical residency, she finally feels like her life is going where it wants to. But on New Year’s Day (just as she is about to kiss her best friend Jack), a helicopter lands on the island they are camping on. Out steps her grandmother’s right-hand-man Stewart, delivering tragic news: her father and twin brother have both died in a skiing accident. Lexi is not just any regular girl: she is the granddaughter of the queen, and now she is next in line to the throne. The news brings Lexi back home to London, where she is known as Princess Alexandrina. There, she will greet a conniving uncle and a public that no longer trusts her, having defected years ago. We meet the rest of the royal family, including her sister-in-law, Amira, who harbors an explosive secret. As Lexi (Alexandrina?) navigates being back in the spotlight, she’s not sure who to trust or what she wants. This is fast-paced, fun, and heartfelt . . . I gobbled it up in a couple of sittings.