"Gossip Girl meets Katharine McGeeâs American Royals" (SLJ) in this story filled with âromantic tension, royal drama, and family secretsâ (Kristy Boyce), where four teens living in a glamorous boarding school must compete to inherit a European kingdom.
For fifty years, King Leander Eldana has ruled Ashland without naming an heir to the crown. After sending away his grandchildren to be raised out of the public eye, itâs finally time to secure his nationâs future by appointing one definitive heir. The best way to appraise his successor? In the halls of Almus Terra Academy, a boarding school infamous for breeding the worldâs next generation of leadersâand liars.
Titus Eldana has always known heâd inherit Ashlandâs future. Now he must prove he has what it takes. Alaric Eldana was not raised with a silver spoon. His secondhand clothes might not be fit for a king, but he knows how to rule: with his fist. Emmeline Eldana only wants to please her neglectful parents. If that means securing the crown, she wonât hesitate to destroy anyone in her way. Sadie Aurelia has no idea why sheâs been given a chance to bring new blood to the throne. With nothing left to lose back home, sheâs ready to take it.
Filled with competition, secret alliances, enemies-to-lovers romance, and cunning revenge, Royal Heirs Academy is a breathless, entertaining read set in modern-day. This gossip-filled school for the global elite is inspired by UWC of the Atlantic, which Vanity Fair has described as "Hippie Hogwarts."
