Do you read novels featuring a real or made-up royal family?

My first thought was that I’m not a big fan of stories with royal families. And that’s half true. I’m not a fan of contemporary stories with made-up royal families. Many of the stories are written by American authors which seems weird, given they fought two wars to assert their independence from England … and the British Royal Family.

It could also be that I’m not a fan of billionaire books either. I guess I can see the attraction of life with no financial worries, but I’m not convinced that marrying a billionaire is the answer. Be real. With all the negative press around Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, would you really want to be married to any of them?

Historical fiction is a different story.

I have been through phases of reading novels set in various times in British history, and a lot of those featured the royal family. I’ve read a lot about the Tudors (probably too much), but I’ve also read several Sharon Penman novels centred on earlier periods in history.

What I haven’t read and would like to read is novels (especially historical fiction) featuring royal families from other countries.

Do you know of any stories featuring non-British royal families?

What about you? What’s your favourite novel featuring a real or made-up royal family?