The Beastly King — Lisa Lagaly

Royal has been found! Unfortunately, he's stuck in beast form and doesn't want to be near Ella. King Leonard is happy for her, but when he discovers what she's been hiding from him, their relationship takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Ella and her friends solve the mystery Royal's father sent them to find, but can they thwart the evil plan already well on its way to completion?This clean four-book series is very roughly based on fashion, science, and technology in vogue in the sixteenth century.  If you like historical novels, mystery, science, a smidge of romance, and a shapeshifter like you've never read about before, this is the book for you.