Why yes, I've been reading romance novels about princes and dukes and the women who love them. Alyssa Cole brings it again in her Reluctant Royals series with Nya's story. Nya was first introduced to us in [b:A Princess in Theory|35271238|A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals, #1)|Alyssa Cole|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501702014l/35271238._SY75_.jpg|56629976], as a reluctant rival of the protagonist. Despite some Bad Things, Nya becomes close with her cousin Ledi and Ledi's best friend Portia, who is the center of [b:A Duke by Default|35564582|A Duke by Default (Reluctant Royals, #2)|Alyssa Cole|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516640638l/35564582._SY75_.jpg|56993493]. In Nya's story, we get to know her better, and also Liechtienbourg's bad boy prince, Johan "Jo Jo" Von Braustein (or something like that). Lest you be concerned that the RR universe is too heteronormative, Johan is queer, there's a novella in the series about lesbians, and it's possible we meet a gender nonconforming soul in APoP.

Again, Cole does her climax in the middle thing and lets the story continue to play itself out for another hundred pages after boy and girl get each other. There's still will-they-or-won't-they tension, but this is a romance novel, so.