Villain · #1
Kiss The Villain
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.
My darkness meets a darker soul.
I'm a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who's teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.
Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.
The series
Beneath the polished halls of power and privilege, something far darker pulses—the kind of desire that blurs boundaries, breaks rules, and builds kingdoms from ruin. Villain is not just a descent into obsession; it's a confrontation with what happens when love isn't tender, but territorial.
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Set in the shadows of a brutal elite world, this slow-burn dark romance series strips away every illusion of control. The stories don’t follow heroes, but men forged by violence, haunted by legacy, and gripped by the kind of passion that turns devotion into danger. In this universe, obsession is intimate, and vulnerability is a weapon no one dares to wield openly.
Each installment spirals deeper into the tangled loyalties of those who were never meant to fall for each other. Whether it’s a brilliant law student unraveling under the weight of a volatile protector, or an heir caught in the chokehold of an enemy he can’t resist, the characters aren’t looking for redemption—they’re dragging each other into the fire, and daring the world to stop them.
Tense, seductive, and charged with emotional brutality, the Villain series explores themes of power, control, and the kind of intimacy that thrives in chaos. It’s a world where love doesn’t soften the monsters. It teaches them how to be more precise.
Perfect for readers who crave dark academia blended with mafia-infused stakes and twisted MM dynamics, this series lingers—unsettling, addictive, and impossible to forget.
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