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Alyssa Cole

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Born

August 12, 1982

Website

http://alyssacole.com

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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).

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Alyssa Cole’s books

Average rating: 3.6 · 232,865 ratings · 35,976 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors

	When No One Is Watching 3.47 avg rating — 111,163 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 — 16,161 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 — 16,605 ratings — published 2024 — 10 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 — 9,926 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) 3.88 avg rating — 9,365 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 — 6,293 ratings — published 2019	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 3.45 avg rating — 6,359 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 — 5,501 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 — 4,517 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 — 4,882 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...

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What should our April 2018 pick be?

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa (Paranormal Romance)

23 votes 18.0%

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (Contemporary Romance)

15 votes 11.7%

Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland (Urban Fantasy/PNR)

14 votes 10.9%

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (YA Fantasy)

14 votes 10.9%

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher (Steampunk, Fantasy)

12 votes 9.4%

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (YA, LGBT, Contemporary Humor)

11 votes 8.6%

Reign: A Space Fantasy Romance by May Sage (Space Opera)

10 votes 7.8%

The Soldier's Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian (M/M Historical Romance)

10 votes 7.8%

A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (Mystery Thriller)

7 votes 5.5%

Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith (YA Fantasy)

7 votes 5.5%

Star Dust by Emma Barry (Historical Romance, 1960s)

5 votes 3.9%

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