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Alyssa Cole

Goodreads Author

Born

August 12, 1982

Website

http://alyssacole.com

Twitter

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Genre

Romance, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction

Member Since

January 2014

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Alyssa Cole is an award-winning author of historical, contemporary, and sci-fi romance. Her Civil War-set espionage romance An Extraordinary Union was the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award’s Best Book of 2017 and the American Library Association’s RUSA Best Romance for 2018, and A Princess in Theory was one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2018. She’s contributed to publications including Bustle, Shondaland, The Toast, Vulture, RT Book Reviews, and Heroes and Heartbreakers, and her books have received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Vulture, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, and various other outlets. When she’s not working, she can usually be found watching anime or wrangli ...more

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How To Find A Princess Release Day Event

Book #2 of the Reluctant Royals series, HOW TO FIND A PRINCESS, is out in just a few weeks! On release day, I’ll be in conversation with Rebekah Weatherspoon at 7:00 ET. We’ll chat about writing queer romance, boats, and lots of random but entertaining things (since that is always what happens when we hang out).

The event is “ticketed” in that you buy a b

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Alyssa Cole’s books

Average rating: 3.6 · 237,956 ratings · 36,536 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors

	When No One Is Watching 3.47 avg rating — 113,662 ratings — published 2020 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 16,190 ratings — published 2018 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One of Us Knows 3.12 avg rating — 17,426 ratings — published 2024 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 10,031 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Duke by Default (Reluctant Royals, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 9,399 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Prince on Paper (Reluctant Royals, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 6,317 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just a Girl 3.44 avg rating — 6,938 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Ghosted, Twice Shy (Reluctant Royals, #2.5) 3.78 avg rating — 5,518 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can't Escape Love (Reluctant Royals, #2.6) 4.03 avg rating — 4,529 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole (Goodreads Author), Regina Hall (Narrator), Mindy Kaling (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.61 avg rating — 4,893 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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For those of us with a serious reading habit, the end of the calendar year is an exciting time. We get to look forward to the next year’s...

Polls

Poll for August's group read. Which selection would you like to read? This poll will on remain open until 7/24. This should give us enough time to purchase/borrow the book in order to start reading on August 1.

Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

8 votes 25.0%

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

7 votes 21.9%

The Perfect Find by Tia Williams

6 votes 18.8%

Rhyme & Reason by Nia Forrester

5 votes 15.6%

Inevitable Conclusions by Christina C. Jones

3 votes 9.4%

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

3 votes 9.4%

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