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 or visit the website 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.
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Kiss the Villain by Rina Kent (Villain, 1 of 2)
$18.99
Villain, 1 of 2
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 560 pages
- Published
- August 2025
- Publisher
- Bloom Books
- ISBN
- 9781464251801
Only 2 left in stock
Why we love this
- Signature Rina Kent Darkness: If you love morally gray characters and explosive, high-stakes tension, this standalone set in the Legacy of Gods world delivers completely. It is dark, dangerous, and brilliantly twisted.
- The "Golden Boy" Facade: We love a protagonist with a secret dark side. Watching a genius law student and dutiful heir struggle to keep his destructive, fiery impulses in check makes him a fascinating, unpredictable main character.
- Forbidden Professor/Student Trope: The stakes skyrocket when the villain who caught him during a night of debauchery turns out to be his new criminal law professor. The forced proximity in the classroom makes the tension unbearable.
- A Clash of Titans: This isn't just a romance; it is an all-out war between two brilliantly calculated minds. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic is fierce, as they both try to force the other to taste their own poison.
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