Throne of Nightmares – Maniscalco Kerri (2026)

A dangerous book of magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it and discover their own happy ending in this action-packed standalone fantasy romance by Kerri Maniscalco. Prince Sloth prefers the games of the mind to matters of the heart and hates leaving his enchanted library, but when a forgotten deity threatens the very fabric of the Underworld, he is forced into a race against time. He must find the Book of Nightmares, an ancient artifact capable of breaking worlds, before it unleashes a deadly game to free its master, the Goddess of Night. After a betrayal leaves him marked and desperate, his path crosses with Lore Brimstone, a librarian who possesses the legendary Phoenix Tear, a portal stone unlike any other. Lore has always loved getting lost in books, but never literally. After visiting a traveling caravan, she is transported to a terrifying yet strangely familiar world, with a calculating prince at her side. As they realize they are living through her favorite novels one by one, they must survive increasingly dark magic and a twisted story in which they cannot trust themselves or their hearts. Lore must channel her inner main character and defeat the Book of Nightmares before the wall between gods and mortals collapses, dooming them all.