Smoke & Mirrors Duology Books in Order

The Smoke & Mirrors Duology is Malpas’s answer to modern royal romance, blending palace intrigue with a forbidden love story. In The Controversial Princess readers meet Princess Adeline, daughter of the King of England, who is adored by the public for her blunt honesty and loathed by the palace machine for the very same reason.

Adeline has no interest in being a dutiful, silent royal bride. She knows the image of a perfect family is mostly smoke and mirrors, carefully managed appearances that hide secrets and compromises. When Hollywood star Josh Jameson crashes into her controlled world, his confidence and refusal to be intimidated by her title knock her completely off balance.

Josh is not the safe, noble match her father demands. Their attraction is immediate and explosive, but every step closer threatens international scandal, political fallout, and Adeline’s fragile freedom. Around them, advisers and relatives pull strings, leak stories, and push both lovers toward choices that will keep the crown safe, no matter the personal cost.

His True Queen raises the stakes, pushing Adeline and Josh to decide how much of themselves they are willing to sacrifice to stay together when duty and desire collide.

These books are full of secret meetings, paparazzi pressure, and the kind of lavish settings you would expect, but they stay rooted in character. Adeline is stubborn, funny, and lonely; Josh is used to performing for cameras yet finds himself more exposed than ever. Readers who enjoy high-drama royal romance with a sharp contemporary edge will feel at home here.