Throne of Secrets

Maniscalco (Throne of the Fallen) continues her Prince of Sin series in this alluring “Cinderella” retelling with an enemies-to-lovers twist. Gabriel Axton, or Prince Gluttony, is infamous for his indulgence in beautiful women, lavish parties, and thrilling dragon hunts. His notoriety is partly due to the efforts of feisty gossip journalist Adriana Saint Lucent, who has written scathing reports on the prince for years. When an ice dragon unexpectedly kills one of Gluttony’s men, the prince races to understand what provoked the attack. To distract his people from the possible threat, Gluttony holds a competition to find a wife, with one contestant from each noble House of Sin. Adriana’s younger sister, Eden, is among the chosen, and Adriana seizes the opportunity to dig up dirt on the prince when the family move into House Gluttony for the competition. The line between love and hate is blurred as Adriana and Gluttony’s barbed banter gives way to simmering sexual tension. As the threat of a dragon war grows, the pair comes together to confront a dark memory of their shared past. Despite a rushed ending and some underdeveloped subplots, Adriana and Gluttony’s slow-burning romance and electric chemistry carries the story and the vivid world is fun to revisit. Readers will eagerly await the next installment. Agent: Barbara Poelle, One World Lit. (Oct.)