Who Is Hidden Uriel? Meet Dane Delligatti
If you have been working your way through the Hidden Alphas series by USA Today Bestselling Author Victoria Pinder, you already know these books are not typical romance. They are action adventure romance at full throttle — men who have had everything stolen from them, women who are more than capable of standing beside them, and plots that move fast enough to keep you reading well past midnight. Hidden Uriel is where the series reaches a particular emotional peak. Dane Delligatti — who most of the world knows as Uriel — is a Harvard professor carrying a name that was never truly his. His real identity was taken. His family was taken. And now, in Paris, chasing the Irish Crown Jewels alongside Emily Mira, he finally has a chance to reclaim all of it. This is the story Victoria had to write.
What Is Hidden Uriel About?
Hidden Uriel follows Dane Delligatti, also known as Uriel, a man who has been living under a fabricated identity after the person he was — his real name, his real history, his real family — was stripped away by someone who decided his life made a more useful disguise than his own. Dane rebuilt himself into a Harvard professor, brilliant and composed, carrying every piece of his buried past like weight behind his eyes.
Emily Mira is the woman who enters his world and changes the equation entirely. She did not sign up for stolen crown jewels, Paris rooftops, or a man whose calm exterior is one revelation away from shattering. She is sharp, intellectually formidable, and the first person in a very long time who actually sees Dane — not the professor, not the cover identity, but the man underneath.
Together they move through Paris chasing the Irish Crown Jewels, and the story becomes as much about recovering what was stolen from Dane as it is about recovering the treasure. That layering of external adventure and internal emotional reckoning is exactly what makes Hidden Uriel stand apart in the series.
You can find the full book details and retailer links on the Hidden Uriel book page — available on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, and more.
How Does Hidden Uriel Fit Into the Hidden Alphas Series?
The Hidden Alphas series is built around a group of men — Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Rocco, and Uriel among them — each carrying wounds that are part external, part deeply internal. Every book in the series is its own complete romance with its own hero, heroine, and HEA. You do not need to have read every book to love Hidden Uriel, but if you have been reading from the beginning, the emotional payoff of Dane’s story hits at a completely different level.
Here is how the series maps out, because the reading order genuinely matters for the full experience:
| Book | Hero / Heroine | Setting | Core Trope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Gabriel (FREE) | Gabriel + Erica | Haunted Scottish castle in Maine | Snowbound forced proximity |
| Hidden Raphael | Raphael + Kimberly | Medieval island castle | Plane crash survival / protector |
| Hidden Rocco | Rocco + Mica | High-stakes legal drama | Falsely imprisoned Marine + billionaire CEO |
| Michael | Michael/Dante + Sophie Mira | Maine island | Stolen identity, justice, revenge |
| Hidden Uriel | Dane/Uriel + Emily Mira | Paris | Reclaiming identity, Irish Crown Jewels |
Hidden Gabriel is permanently free on all retailers — it is the perfect entry point if you want to test the series before committing. But if you have already read Gabriel and Raphael and Rocco, you know exactly why Uriel’s story feels like the culmination of so much that has been building.
Why Did Victoria Pinder Have to Write Hidden Uriel?
Victoria has talked about this book in a very particular way — not as one of many on a long publishing schedule, but as a story that kept pressing forward before she was ready to write it. Uriel had been a presence in the background of the Hidden Alphas world long before he got his own book, and that accumulation of backstory made writing him both the most demanding and the most rewarding work in the series.
The identity theft at the core of Dane’s story is not a thriller device. It is the emotional spine of everything. What does it cost a person to live inside a name that is not theirs? What does it do to the way they hold relationships, the way they let people close, the way they understand their own worth? Those are questions Victoria sat with for a long time before she felt she could answer them honestly on the page.
Emily Mira was the key that unlocked it. Sophie Mira, her sister, appears in Michael’s book — so Emily arrives in the Hidden Alphas world with a family connection that grounds her immediately. She is not an outsider looking in at these men and their complicated histories. She understands, at least partly, what it means to love someone who has been through the kind of damage that changes a person at the molecular level. That comprehension is what makes her and Dane work so powerfully together.
What Tropes Are in Hidden Uriel?
If you are a trope reader — and honestly, most romance readers are — here is the honest breakdown of what Hidden Uriel delivers:
Stolen identity and reclamation arc. This is the central engine. Dane is not who the world believes him to be, and the entire book is about what happens when that truth surfaces fully. The emotional stakes of watching someone claim their real name after years of hiding it are enormous.
Action adventure romance. Paris. The Irish Crown Jewels. Real danger, real movement, real stakes. This is not a slow-burn small-town book. It moves. Victoria described working on these scenes as writing in a different gear entirely — everything had to be faster, sharper, more kinetic while still landing emotionally.
Intellectual equals. Emily is a Harvard-caliber mind in her own right. Dane is a Harvard professor. Their dynamic is one of two brilliant people who recognize brilliance in each other and find it completely disarming. If you love romances where the heroine is genuinely the hero’s intellectual match, Hidden Uriel is going to be deeply satisfying.
Protector romance with a reversal. Dane is the one who has been protecting himself for years behind a constructed identity. When he finally allows Emily to see the real man — when he lets her in rather than deflecting — that vulnerability from someone who has spent years being untouchable is breathtaking. You can explore more of this kind of dynamic on the protector romance page.
Found family threads. The Mira sisters bring a warmth and connectedness that runs through both Michael’s and Uriel’s stories. When you read Hidden Uriel knowing Sophie and Michael’s history, the texture of Emily’s relationships deepens in ways that reward the loyal series reader.
Hidden Uriel and the Hidden Alphas Kindle Scout Legacy
The Hidden Alphas series has a history that matters to Victoria personally. The original book in the series — Michael — won Kindle Scout. For those unfamiliar, Kindle Scout was Amazon’s reader-powered publishing program where readers could nominate books they wanted to see published, and the winning books received a publishing contract. Michael winning that competition was a validation that came from readers directly, not from a committee or a traditional gatekeeper, and Victoria has never forgotten what that meant.
The Hidden Alphas series grew from that win. Each subsequent book has been an attempt to honor the readers who originally said yes to Michael and Dante Delligatti’s story. Hidden Uriel arrives as one of the later entries in that lineage — a book that exists because readers kept showing up and asking for more of this world.
That origin story matters for understanding why these books feel the way they do. Victoria writes the Hidden Alphas with a particular intensity because these characters were validated by reader enthusiasm first. There is a directness to the storytelling, a refusal to pad or slow-walk, that traces back to knowing readers chose to be here before the book was even finished.
How Does Hidden Uriel Compare to the Modern Scottish Lairds Series?
This is a question worth answering directly because both series share some foundational DNA — rugged isolated settings, men who have constructed walls around themselves for very real reasons, heroines who do not accept those walls at face value — but they deliver completely different reading experiences.
The Modern Scottish Lairds series is slower burn, more atmospheric, rooted in the texture of Highland landscapes and the particular intimacy of being snowed in with someone in an ancient stone building. Wrong Scot For Christmas puts Miriam and Banner in a blizzard situation that forces closeness before either of them has decided to trust the other. The romance develops through proximity and accumulation — small moments that add up to something irresistible.
Hidden Uriel moves at the pace of an action thriller. Paris is not a cozy setting — it is a city where people are watching Dane, where the stakes of finding the Irish Crown Jewels extend well beyond personal history, and where Emily has to decide fast whether she trusts a man whose entire visible identity she now knows is a construction. The romance develops under pressure, in real time, with danger as a constant third presence in every scene.
If you love both action and atmosphere, both series belong on your reading list. They are different gears of the same engine — Victoria writing men who have been fundamentally displaced from their own lives and women who refuse to accept them as anything less than whole.
Where to Start With Victoria Pinder’s Action Adventure Romance
The clearest entry point is Hidden Gabriel, which is permanently free on all retailers. You can grab it on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, and more through the Hidden Gabriel book page. Gabriel and Erica’s snowbound story in a haunted Scottish castle in Maine is the kind of book that makes you want to immediately click over to book two the moment you finish it.
If you are someone who prefers to jump to a specific trope, Hidden Rocco is the one for falsely imprisoned Marine energy, Hidden Raphael is the one for plane crash survival forced proximity, and Hidden Uriel is the one for stolen identity reclamation in a European setting. Every entry in the series is complete on its own — you will not be left on a cliffhanger — but reading in order rewards you with a richer understanding of the whole Delligatti world.
For the full series guide and all retailer links, visit the Hidden Alphas series page. Victoria has over 100 novels published across multiple series, and the Hidden Alphas stands apart as the action adventure corner of that catalog — the place where the stakes are highest and the heroes have the most to lose.
DM Victoria the word HIDDENALPHAS on Instagram and she will send you the complete reading guide directly.
Start Reading Hidden Uriel
Hidden Uriel by USA Today Bestselling Author Victoria Pinder is available now on all retailers. Find all buy links, cover details, and series reading order at victoriapinder.com/books/hidden-uriel/. Available on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, and more.
Start the series for free with Hidden Gabriel — no cost, no risk, just a haunted castle and two people who were not supposed to fall for each other.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hidden Uriel about?
Hidden Uriel follows Dane Delligatti, also known as Uriel, a Harvard professor whose real identity was stolen from him. Set in Paris, the book follows Dane and Emily Mira as they chase the Irish Crown Jewels while Dane fights to reclaim his real name, history, and sense of self. It is an action adventure romance with deep emotional stakes centered on identity, loss, and being truly seen by another person.
Do I need to read the Hidden Alphas series in order before Hidden Uriel?
Hidden Uriel works as a standalone romance — Dane and Emily get a complete love story and HEA within the book. However, reading from Hidden Gabriel onward deepens your understanding of the world and enriches Emily Mira’s connection to it through her sister Sophie, who appears in Michael’s story. Starting with the free Hidden Gabriel is the recommended approach for the fullest experience.
Is Hidden Uriel part of the Hidden Alphas series by Victoria Pinder?
Yes. Hidden Uriel is part of the Hidden Alphas series, Victoria Pinder’s action adventure romance series featuring men who have had their identities, freedom, or families taken from them. The series originated from the Kindle Scout award-winning book Michael and includes Hidden Gabriel (free), Hidden Raphael, Hidden Rocco, Michael, and Hidden Uriel among its titles.
What tropes are in Hidden Uriel?
Hidden Uriel features stolen identity and reclamation arc, action adventure romance, intellectual equals dynamic, protector romance with emotional vulnerability, and found family threads connecting the Mira sisters across multiple books in the series. The Paris setting adds an international thriller texture that distinguishes this entry from the other Hidden Alphas books.
Where can I buy Hidden Uriel by Victoria Pinder?
Hidden Uriel is available wide on all major retailers including Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Google Play. All buy links are available at victoriapinder.com/books/hidden-uriel/ which displays every retailer option in one place.
How is Hidden Uriel different from Victoria Pinder’s other series?
Hidden Uriel and the Hidden Alphas series are Victoria’s action adventure corner — faster pacing, higher external stakes, and international settings compared to her small-town or Highland romance series. While all her series feature emotionally complex heroes and heroines, the Hidden Alphas books move at thriller speed and prioritize physical danger alongside emotional intimacy in a way that sets them apart from series like Modern Scottish Lairds or Virgin Cove.
Is there a free book in the Hidden Alphas series to try before buying?
Yes. Hidden Gabriel is permanently free on all retailers and is the ideal starting point for the Hidden Alphas series. Gabriel and Erica’s story is set in a haunted Scottish castle in Maine with snowbound forced proximity and all the tension you would want from the series opener. Find it free at victoriapinder.com/books/hidden-gabriel/ on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, and more.
