Rina Kent Books in Order (Updated 2026-02-14)

Rina Kent’s catalog is easiest to understand as one interconnected “verse” with clear entry ramps. Most books can be enjoyed as couple-focused stories, but spoilers travel forward through cameos, relationship outcomes, and shifting power dynamics.

Instead of forcing one giant master list, this guide gives you two official paths (new-adult-first or mafia-first), then breaks everything into clean, read-straight-through sequences.

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The two official ways to read Rina Kent

Option 1: Start with the school/elite world (new-adult-first)

This route introduces the “Royal Elite” circle first, then moves outward into mafia and adult romance.

Option 2: Start with the mafia world (mafia-first)

This route begins with the darkest, most criminal-power titles, then circles back to the elite-school books.

Both routes end up covering the same major arcs; they just front-load different vibes.

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Option 1: Official suggested order (new-adult-first)

1. Cruel King (Royal Elite #0): A ruthless school hierarchy forms around a couple who treat control like a language.
2. Deviant King (Royal Elite #1): A cold, calculating hero makes obsession look like inevitability.
3. Steel Princess (Royal Elite #2): The same couple’s war escalates when secrets stop staying hidden.
4. Twisted Kingdom (Royal Elite #3): Loyalties snap as the relationship turns into a survival pact.
5. Black Knight (Royal Elite #4): Enemies circle closer until hate becomes the mask for need.
6. Vicious Prince (Royal Elite #5): A high-status romance built on provocation, pride, and power games.
7. Ruthless Empire (Royal Elite #6): A relationship turns dangerous when ambition and devotion fuse.
8. Reign of a King (Kingdom Duet #1): A dark, adult romance where domination and trust collide head-on.
9. Rise of a Queen (Kingdom Duet #2): The duet’s fallout lands, forcing ownership to become commitment.
10. Royal Elite Epilogue (Royal Elite #7): A wrap-up installment that works like a “where they are now” for the circle.
11. All The Lies (Lies & Truths Duet #1): A couple tests whether love survives deception when both sides are armed.
12. All The Truths (Lies & Truths Duet #2): Confessions and consequences arrive, and somebody has to bleed first.
13. Throne of Power (Throne Duet #1): A mafia-leaning romance where marriage and leverage become the same thing.
14. Throne of Vengeance (Throne Duet #2): Revenge tightens the cage until love is the only exit.
15. Red Thorns (Thorns Duet #1): A sharp, intimate dark romance driven by control, obsession, and boundary-testing.
16. Black Thorns (Thorns Duet #2): The duet completes with payback, exposure, and final-line choices.
17. Empire of Desire (Empire #1): A high-heat adult romance where power imbalance meets emotional dependency.
18. Empire of Sin (Empire #2): A dangerous attraction grows inside a world that rewards ruthlessness.
19. Empire of Hate (Empire #3): A combustible relationship built from resentment that refuses to stay clean.
20. Empire of Lust (Empire #4): Desire becomes strategy, and strategy becomes a trap.
21. Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy #1): A dark marriage begins as a prison and turns into a battleground.
22. Tempted by Deception (Deception Trilogy #2): The couple’s lines blur as obsession becomes mutual.
23. Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy #3): Endgame arrives when secrets stop being survivable.
24. Blood of My Monster (Monster Trilogy #1): A brutal romance where protection and possession look identical.
25. Lies of My Monster (Monster Trilogy #2): Manipulation deepens, and the romance turns into a psychological war.
26. Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy #3): The trilogy closes with reckoning, devotion, and collateral damage.
27. God of Malice (Legacy of Gods #1): A dark college romance with an unrepentant hero and a targeted fixation.
28. God of Pain (Legacy of Gods #2): A slower burn that leans into vulnerability under pressure.
29. God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods #3): A high-conflict romance where hatred is the spark, not the obstacle.
30. God of Ruin (Legacy of Gods #4): A relationship shaped by fear, obsession, and dangerous proximity.
31. God of Fury (Legacy of Gods #5): A volatile romance driven by intensity that refuses to stay private.
32. God of War (Legacy of Gods #6): A marriage-and-enemies setup where the fight is the courtship.
33. Kiss the Villain (Villain #1): A newer entry point built around a hero who leans fully into the “villain” role.
34. Beautiful Venom (Vipers #1): A darker romance in a newer lane with its own cast momentum.
35. Sweet Venom (Vipers #2): The Vipers world continues with sharper stakes and deeper entanglement.

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Option 2: Official alternative order (mafia-first)

If you want to begin with the mafia side, start here, then jump into Cruel King and continue through the list above.

1. Throne of Power (Throne Duet #1): Marriage and leverage lock two enemies into the same cage.
2. Throne of Vengeance (Throne Duet #2): The cost of vengeance becomes personal, and permanent.
3. Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy #1): A marriage begins under coercion and turns into obsession.
4. Tempted by Deception (Deception Trilogy #2): The relationship intensifies as truth becomes a weapon.
5. Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy #3): The trilogy ends when survival requires a final choice.
6. Blood of My Monster (Monster Trilogy #1): A possessive protector becomes the main threat and the main refuge.
7. Lies of My Monster (Monster Trilogy #2): Love becomes a test of who can outplay who.
8. Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy #3): The payoff lands with consequences that ripple outward.

Then continue with Cruel King (Royal Elite #0) and proceed through the full suggested order.

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The small-but-important “extra” books

These exist as prequel-chapter collections and are commonly treated as optional because they don’t function like full novels:

• Rule of a Kingdom: Contains a prequel chapter tied to the Kingdom Duet.
• Dark Deception: Contains a prequel chapter tied to the Deception Trilogy.

If you’re reading for story momentum, you can safely skip them. If you’re collecting everything, read them right before their related duet/trilogy.

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If you only want one clean starting point

• Start with Cruel King if you want the elite-school power-games lane first.
• Start with Throne of Power if you want mafia-first intensity.
• Start with God of Malice if you want a modern “new reader” entry and don’t mind later spoilers for earlier worlds.