A guide to Casey McQuiston and Red, White & Royal Blue

Your questions about Casey McQuiston's books, including Red, White & Royal Blue, answered. 

Originally published in May 2019, Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue has since been adapted into a hit Amazon Prime film starring Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez. With their new book, The Pairing, on bookshelves in August, there's no better time to discover Casey McQuiston's other romance books.

Here, we answer all your questions about both the book and the film adaptation of Red, White and Royal Blue, and list all of Casey McQuiston's other books in order. 

What is Casey McQuiston's latest book?

Out on the 6 August 2024, The Pairing is Casey McQuiston's latest book. 

The Pairing

by Casey McQuiston

Book cover for The Pairing

Theo and Kit's journey from childhood friends to lovers turned estranged exes takes an unexpected turn when they unknowingly book the same dream European food and wine tour. Exploring the romantic landscapes and indulgent flavors of France, Spain, and Italy, they're determined to prove they're over each other. So, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is game. In fact, why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition? But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can’t have.

Casey McQuiston's books

One Last Stop

by Casey McQuiston

August doesn't believe in magic and cinematic love stories, and she's sure her move to New York will prove her right. But then, on the train, she meets Jane. Instantly charmed by her swoopy hair and soft smile, August's subway crush becomes the best part of her day. There's just one problem: Jane is displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. This queer time-travel romance, aimed at eighteen-plus readers, is the first book by Casey McQuiston. 

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

by Casey McQuiston

Book cover for I Kissed Shara Wheeler

Just before she graduates from Willowgrove Christian Academy, perfect prom queen Shara Wheeler kisses Chloe Green, and disappears . . . Desperate to track her down, Chloe is looking for answers, and she finds that she is not the only recipient of Shara's kisses. There's long-time sweetheart Smith and bad-boy neighbour Rory, with whom Chloe forms an awkward alliance. She begins to follow Shara's crytpic clues, and starts to think there is more to her – and their small town – than she ever imagined.

This queer rom-com is Casey McQuiston's only book aimed at a young adult audience. 

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

Book cover for Red, White & Royal Blue

Alex Claremont-Diaz is the handsome and charismatic son of the first woman President of the US. But there's a problem. When the tabloids get hold of a photo of an altercation between Alex and Prince Henry, the Prince of Wales, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family and state devise a plan for damage control: stage a truce. But what begins as a fake, Instagrammable friendship grows deeper, and soon they are hurtling into a secret romance that could derail the presidential campaign and upend two nations. 

Now also a Netflix film, Red, White & Royal Blue has taken the world by storm. All your questions about the book and film adaptation are answered below. 

Will there be a sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue?

Following the success of the first adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue, a sequel to the film has been announced with Casey McQuiston themselves working on the screenplay. Little has been revealed in terms of the exact plot or release date. 

However, if you simply can't wait, why not discover Casey's new book, The Pairing, in the meantime? Set on a romantic European wine tour, The Pairing has the same wit and sexiness of Red, White & Royal Blue that readers and viewers have come to love. 

McQuiston’s horniest romcom yet! . . . even the most hedonistic readers will be full from The Pairing's abundance of fine wine, food, and sexual promiscuity.
Lily Lindon, bestselling author of Double Booked

Is Red, White & Royal Blue appropriate for children?

Both the original book and the film adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue contain spicy scenes and are aimed at an adult audience. 

However, Casey McQuiston has written a YA novel, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, which has all the charm of Red, White & Royal Blue but without the raunchiness. It is aimed at readers aged twelve and up.

Where can I watch Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue is streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. You'll need a subscription to watch.