First published 2020
Princess Charlotte arrives in Yorkshire in the summer of 1943. The seventeen-year-old third in line to the throne has been sent away from war-torn London by her parents, who fear for her fragile health. She lives under an alias with a noble family, her true identity known only to her two guardians. Charlotte adapts to life away from the spotlight. She befriends a young evacuee and trains with her beloved horse. Then she falls deeply in love with her protectors' son. A tragic event leaves an infant orphaned, and the child grows up in humble circumstances with a stable manager and his wife. No one knows the child's royal lineage. Nearly two decades later, hidden letters surface and reveal the secret. The lost princess finally emerges, and an extraordinary young woman discovers who she truly is.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, hidden-identity
Setting: Yorkshire, London
Period: 1943, 1960s
288 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press