Throne of Secrets Quotes

“I thought you were the most devastating thing I'd ever seen. A comet speeding directly at me. And I was so lost to your splendor, I didn't care if you wiped me clean of the realm, so long as I got a chance to admire you, even from a distance.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Gentlemen of vice are especially nice, since their filthy tales contain an abundance of spice.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I couldn’t stop the shocked laughter from spilling out. Leave it to the rake to flirt as several dragons closed in all around us.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“You smell like a dead goat that’s been baking in the sun for days.” “That’s oddly specific. I’m sorry you’ve encountered that before.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Failure just means you’re trying and there’s no shame in that. Don’t let anyone tell you who you are. Believe in yourself. It’s your life and you’ve got to live how you see fit. To hells with everything else.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I needed an ice bath and a mental examination. Immediately.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“The truth is, sweet nemesis”—I lowered my mouth to her ear—“I have not fucked a soul since the All-Sinners Ball. But I have made love to you a thousand times in my dreams. And I have never once yearned for anyone else to visit my bed.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“If Cinderella considered her prince more wicked than charming at first, and wanted to unravel his darkest secrets and ruin him, this would be their twisted fairy tale…”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“You’re finally using that upper head; the pack wasn’t sure it worked.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I wanted to launch myself over the wall, make sure the stupid, idiotic rake was indeed breathing. So I could throttle him myself when this was over.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Lust swiped a glass of demonberry wine from a passing tray and saluted me. “To an eternity of blissful hate sex.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Someone stole her from me once. And, unless she told me otherwise, she would be mine.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Miss Eden Everhart, House Gluttony: I believe that true love always finds a way. It might take time, it might take the fear of loss, but if it’s meant to be, it will work out.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Love conquers all. Or so the philosophers and poets claimed. Love was the magic that crossed realms, breached worlds, and threaded them together.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“She's going to castrate him,' Prince Envy said, swirling his signature cocktail, a Dark and Sinful, his expression one of mock contemplation as he sipped his blackberries sand bourbon.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“The hex was broken. Adriana was safe. My court and our realm were both unharmed. I hovered there”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I have hungered for you in ways you cannot comprehend. I’ve craved you. More than my sin. You haunt me”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I wanted to indulge in fun but couldn’t. I saw what happened when my stepmother put herself above our family’s well-being. My focus was on work and providing, and it was… not adventurous or exciting, but it was enough. Because it had to be.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“You won’t think that when you’re riding my face and shouting for all the gods to come to your rescue.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I want to give you my royal mark. Then spread your thighs and feast.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“My dreams are the only time I get to worship you. Do you have any idea how many careful lies of omission I’ve told over the years? The role I’ve played this last decade. All to hide the truth of how deeply, wholly lost I am to you?”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I’m offering you a choice of punishment for today’s little excursion. Choose to have me spank you. Or remain on your knees until dawn.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“I hate to break it to you.” I leaned in, dropping my voice to a low purr. “But I am your stranger. And you liked me just fine when I was on my knees, tasting every inch of you.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Take the damned dress off, Adriana. Unless you secretly want to be cuddled up with me naked. Then by all means, keep the thing on. I’ll gladly nurse you back to health. You can even put the mask back on if you’d like.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“After you recognized me, you rode my fingers so hard my entire hand became drenched. Maybe hatred arouses you more than the thought of being watched.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Disowning someone based on the notion of blood and speaking about it so freely to a stranger is a sin I find far more appalling than a woman who speaks her mind.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Just to be clear, I didn’t so much as kiss any of the suitors tonight. I was too busy thinking of how distractingly beautiful you are in that gods-forsaken dress to indulge anyone else’s desires.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“If someone didn’t try to seduce my brain, they didn’t make it to my bedchamber.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“Be agreeable, pleasant, and beautiful, even if it drains the life from you.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets

“A few moments later, we were making our way to the dungeon, hunting down a menacing baby dragon.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of Secrets