
To "refresh" your memory, at the start of this novel:īeatrice is NOT married to Teddy (though she spent all of book two engaged and planning a wedding). Instead of Jefferson's voice, readers are "treated" to two potential love interests Nina and Daphne. Surprisingly, Jefferson is not one of the narrators. Not surprisingly, the book is told with alternating narrators. The series specializes in the adventures/misadventures of the love lives of the three Washington siblings. Not that McGee spends the majority of her text filling in and filling up her world. I would say almost all nations/countries have a reigning royal family. America is not the only nation that has been re-imagined with a royal family. There are three Washington siblings: Beatrice, Samantha, and Jefferson.

The Washington family has been reigning since the Revolution.

For those not familiar with the series, the premise is that George Washington became King instead of President. Rivals is the third novel in the American Royals series. Semi-spoilers, I do not seek to share ANY spoilers in terms of plot (what happened to which characters), but I do freely share my thoughts on where stories went and how I felt about the characters in general.įirst sentence: Beatrice pulled her arms overhead in a stretch.
