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Kiss the Villain by Rina Kent (Villain, 1 of 2)

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Villain, 1 of 2

Format
Paperback
Pages
560 pages
Published
August 2025
Publisher
Bloom Books
ISBN
9781464251801

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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.

What you are in for

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.

About the author

Rina Kent

Rina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 bestselling author of all things dark romance. Better known for writing unapologetic anti-heroes and villains, she weaves addictive tales of morally grey characters you shouldn't fall for but inevitably do. Her stories are celebrated for their touch of darkness, heavy angst, and deliciously unhealthy intensity. When she isn't plotting mayhem for her ever-expanding interconnected universe, she lives privately in London where she travels, hikes, and spoils her cats.

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