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Editorial Book Review:

By Pily Rivero

Some royal stories sparkle. Others scar. Royal Crown Betrayal stands out because it strips away fantasy and replaces it with survival, secrecy, and the cost of identity denied. Christine Schaffer and Vivienne Kjönö bring Jacqueline Sorensen’s life to the page with a sense of urgency that feels almost cinematic. This is not simply a tale of lost lineage. It is a portrait of a woman navigating danger, deception, and reinvention across continents and decades.

Reading it feels immersive and restless. The first scenes, which take place in a Europe on the edge, make you feel very scared that never really goes away. As Jacqueline tries to get away, deals with chaos, and has a lot of complicated relationships, her feelings go from hope to heartbreak. It still hurts to ask where you belong. The book makes the reader feel confused and questions what it means to build a life when their core identity has been shaken.

The main themes of the memoir are honesty, strength, betrayal, and the need to find one's place in the world. The royal setting makes it more interesting, but the deeper story speaks to anyone who has ever felt out of place or misunderstood. It's hard to balance how people see you in public with how you really are in private, and it's not just about palaces and titles. It becomes a way to think about self-respect and who you are.

The authors write in a clear and fast way. They go from deep thought to a high-stakes escape, which is like Jacqueline's life, which is always changing. Bright pictures help us remember important times better, whether they happen on a ship crossing the Atlantic or in tense personal conflicts. The structure unfolds like layers of revelation, slowly revealing bits of truth that make the story more powerful.

In the end, Royal Crown Betrayal leaves a strong impression because it honors complexity. It doesn't try to make royalty or being a victim seem romantic. Instead, it shows a woman who has been shaped by her circumstances but is determined to survive. This book will be interesting and very human for people who like true stories of hidden heritage and hard-won strength.

About the Author 

Tracey Greene-Washington

Tracey Greene-Washington is the President of Indigo Innovation Group, where she partners with leaders and organizations to accelerate transformational change through strategy, leadership development, and systems-level approaches. With more than twenty-five years of experience across philanthropy, nonprofits, and business, she is a trusted advisor, facilitator, and speaker known for helping leaders move from vision to execution with clarity and purpose.

Before founding Indigo Innovation Group, Tracey held senior leadership roles with the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and the National Rural Funders Collaborative, leading large-scale initiatives focused on health, economic mobility, rural transformation, and systems change.

She is also the Founder of CoThinkk, a social change philanthropy advancing economic mobility, education, and leadership in communities of color. An award-winning author, her book, Choosing Purposeful Alignment: The Messy Middle of Transformation, received the Nautilus Book Award and achieved international bestseller status.

Grounded in community and purpose, Tracey equips game-changing leaders nationwide to lead with courage, clarity, and purposeful alignment.