Author guide
Rina Kent Books in Order
Rina Kent is an international, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling author of dark contemporary romance. Her fiction frequently features morally gray antiheroes, villains, high-stakes romance, angst, and interconnected characters across the Rinaverse. Her principal series include Royal Elite, Legacy of Gods, Empire, and the newer Villain and Vipers series.
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Cruel King
The author's suggested reading order begins with the Royal Elite world.
God of Malice
A popular entry point and the first book in the Legacy of Gods series.
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Books by series
series · hiatus
Team Zero
A dark romantic-suspense series about an interconnected group of assassins and criminals.
series · completed
Royal Elite
A dark high-school bully-romance series set around Royal Elite Academy.
- 0 Cruel KingAmazon ↗
Book 0 · novel · 2019
- 1
Deviant KingAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2019
- 2
Steel PrincessAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2019
- 3
Twisted KingdomAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2020
- 4
Black KnightAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2020
- 5
Vicious PrinceAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2020
- 6
Ruthless EmpireAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2020
- 7
Royal Elite EpilogueAmazon ↗Book 7 · collection · 2020
duet · completed
Kingdom Duet
A dark billionaire-romance duet about power, control, and a dangerous relationship.
duet · completed
Lies & Truths Duet
A psychological dark-romance duet involving unreliable memories, secrets, and deception.
duet · completed
Throne Duet
A dark mafia-romance duet about power, revenge, and a dangerous marriage.
duet · completed
Thorns Duet
A dark contemporary-romance duet about a star quarterback and a cheerleader.
series · completed
Empire
A connected dark-romance series featuring powerful families and complicated relationships.
trilogy · completed
Deception Trilogy
A dark mafia-romance trilogy built around identity, memory, and deception.
trilogy · completed
Monster Trilogy
A dark mafia-romance trilogy about a dangerous Russian underworld figure and the woman drawn into his world.
series · completed
Legacy of Gods
A dark contemporary-romance series following the next generation of the Rinaverse.
series · ongoing
Villain
A dark MM-romance series featuring dangerous villains and enemies-to-lovers dynamics.
series · ongoing
Vipers
A dark MM-romance series involving ruthless enemies, forbidden desire, and professional sports.
