About the Book

Two rivals torn apart by a dark memory reunite on a deadly hunt—and in an irresistibly twisted fairy tale—in the next steamy standalone fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco.

A wicked prince determined to save his kingdom.

Gabriel Axton—infamous as the Prince of Gluttony, the self-proclaimed rake of rakes—has always lived for indulgence: in delicious food, in tantalizing women, and most of all, in the thrill of the hunt, where his love of danger can take over. But when his favorite adventure takes a deadly turn, he realizes something is very wrong in his demon court. With the clock ticking, he must turn to the only one who might uncover the truth: a journalist he has spent a decade avoiding…

A reporter hell-bent on finding the truth.

Adriana Saint Lucent has been on the hunt for years—if she could just report something damning enough about that no-good scoundrel Gabriel Axton, she knows others would finally see the demon as she does. But she never expected to turn up a rumor too terrifying to be believed: could the ice dragons to the north be growing restless? Drawn into the secrets of the Underworld, Adriana’s investigation leads her into the place she dreads most…Axton’s infamous court.

A dangerous rivalry—and deliciously twisted fairy tale.

To stop darkness from falling over their kingdom, Axton and Adriana will have to unite against an escalating danger. But with each holding tight to their own secrets, can they find the truth before it’s too late? And what will they do with an equally troubling rumor: that they might not actually hate one another, after all?

Review

I read the Kingdom of the Wicked series back in 2022, and those books got me through a dark period in my life. I have such fond memories of being sucked into that world and loving everything about Emilia and Wrath. Even now I still believe that is an amazing series and one day hope to revisit it. Because of how highly I regarded the King of the Wicked series, I was quite excited to read the spin-off series—Prince of Sin. I rushed to read the first book – Throne of the Fallen— when it first came out. I don’t have a strong connection to that book and can admit that it didn’t meet my expectations. I was well prepared to disregard Throne of Secrets. Obviously, I did not.

Throne of Secrets was incredible. I didn’t read the summary so as soon as I saw that Adriana was a reporter in the first chapter—my excitement soared. Ask me in a few months, but I think it might be my favorite book by Maniscalco. I was not prepared for the goodness that is Axton and Adriana. They completely blew me away. The two of them might have taken the crown away from Emilia and Wrath as my favorite characters within this world. I loved them both so much. I especially loved their entire rival dynamic going on. That was delicious. I am absolutely still thinking about them and their incredible moments days later.

A bonus about this book is that the twists are completely unexpected. This book kept me guessing until the very end. Side note, there were quite a few Cinderella similarities with Adriana and her backstory. I’m not sure if it was done on purpose, however, if so Maniscalco added her fun twists to the mythology that makes this one stand out.

Final Thoughts

Throne of Secrets has ramped up my interest and excitement for this series. Maniscalco stuck gold with Axton and Adriana. A reporter who is trying to undercover the truth, and a prince who is trying to hide the truth. Bonus points that they are rivals to lovers. There are dragons, excitement, twists, hidden identities. There’s so much good packed into this book.

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