7 books featuring alliances between rebels and royalty
Where crowns clash with conscience, and revolutions are forged not just in fire—but in trust.
There’s something undeniably intoxicating about stories where rebellion and royalty collide—when sword meets scepter, and power chooses purpose over privilege. In these unforgettable books, alliances are formed between the most unlikely of partners: revolutionaries with calloused hands and royals with gilded burdens. Together, they face empires, betrayals, and the weight of centuries.
Here are 7 enthralling books where rebels and royals don’t just fight side by side—they redefine what leadership, loyalty, and love truly mean.
1. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
In a world divided by blood—red and silver—Mare Barrow, a Red girl with lightning in her veins, is thrust into a palace of enemies. As she walks the razor’s edge between rebel and royal, an uneasy alliance forms with princes who are anything but predictable.
👑⚡ A storm of secrets, lies, and spark-struck rebellion.
2. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Assassin. Survivor. Queen in the making. Celaena Sardothien may begin as a pawn in a royal court, but as rebellion brews beneath the surface, she forms deep—and dangerous—alliances with those in power. Royalty isn’t always the enemy; sometimes, it becomes the spark.
🗡️🔥 A tale where blades and hearts collide under stars and secrets.
3. The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Kestrel, a high-born general’s daughter, buys a slave at auction—never knowing he’s a rebel with a plan. As war looms and loyalties are tested, love and alliance rise where betrayal once threatened.
💔🏛️ A dance of strategy and emotion where every glance is a gamble.
4. Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
Theodosia wears a crown forged in cruelty, but her heart belongs to her enslaved people. When rebels infiltrate the palace, she must choose between the safety of her gilded cage and the dangerous freedom of rebellion.
👑🔥 A royal prisoner. A secret uprising. A queen rising from ashes.
5. Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
In a kingdom plagued by sickness and fear, Tessa steals to save lives. When fate entwines her path with the mysterious Prince Corrick, rebel and ruler must unite to face a crumbling realm—and their own tangled hearts.
🌙🌿 An intoxicating blend of justice, healing, and forbidden chemistry.
6. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Laia is a slave with rebel fire in her blood; Elias is a soldier with a conscience too loud to silence. When their paths cross, an alliance is born—not of convenience, but of purpose. Together, they ignite the sparks of revolution.
🔥🖤 A brutal empire, two broken hearts, and a flame that refuses to die.
7. Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Kelsea ascends to a shattered throne, only to discover that revolution simmers beyond her castle walls. With the help of outlaws and loyal rogues, she seeks to rebuild her kingdom not through tyranny—but through truth.
🌿👑 A queen forged not by legacy, but by the rebellion she inspires.
👑🔥 When Crowns and Courage Collide
These stories pulse with the tension of trust forged under siege—where alliances between rebels and royalty ask what we’re willing to risk for change, and who we dare to stand beside when the kingdom crumbles.
Because sometimes, the crown must kneel to conscience, and sometimes, revolution wears a tiara.
