5/24/2023 0 Comments Alyssa cole when no one![]() ![]() Cole’s move is not only vital but political by default, as most things are when identity is involved. ![]() Her works are automatically political because of the characters, the authenticity, the revolutionary existence- Cole’s The Reluctant Royals series places Black women at the forefront as scientists, swordsmiths, and most of all, royalty. Indeed, one could expect that her historical pieces tend to include politics and markers of the time, but even Cole’s modern romance novels are imbued with political meaning. “There is so much to draw from across the history of humankind - staying in one time period, or even one genre, boring,” Cole states in an interview with Vulture. Whether her piece is set during the civil war, the medieval times, the revolutionary war, or the present-day. Though princesses, soldiers, and happily-ever-afters fill her pages, Cole’s works include politics and history. Many of Cole’s works are historical romances, with the occasional science fiction series. For Cole, the personal has always been political. ![]()
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