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CONTENTS

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Notice
3. Dedication
4. Acknowledgments
5. Epigraph
6. Chapter 1
7. Chapter 2
8. Chapter 3
9. Chapter 4
10. Chapter 5
11. Chapter 6
12. Chapter 7
13. Chapter 8
14. Chapter 9
15. Chapter 10
16. Chapter 11
17. Chapter 12
18. Chapter 13
19. Chapter 14
20. Chapter 15
21. Coda
22. Also by Allison Montclair
23. About the Author
24. Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

A ROYAL AFFAIR. Copyright © 2020 by Allison Montclair. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

www.minotaurbooks.com

Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein

Cover illustration and handlettering by James McMullan

The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

ISBN 978-1-250-17839-8 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-17840-4 (ebook)

eISBN 9781250178404

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First Edition: 2020