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Consumed by Deception

The gripping conclusion to the Deception Trilogy from New York Times, USA Today, international and Amazon #1 bestselling author Rina Kent — where possession, passion and power reach their breaking point. 
 
 
My husband. My monster. 
 
The truth isn’t always what it seems. 
 
Lia doesn’t realize that, but she will. Soon. 
 
I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement. 
 
For her, I made a deal with the devil. 
 
For her, I toyed with fate and death. 
 
There’s no going back. 
 
I stole her and like any thief, I won’t return her. 
 
Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love. 
 
Mine.

My husband. My monster. 
 
The truth isn’t always what it seems. 
 
Lia doesn’t realize that, but she will. Soon. 
 
I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement. 
 
For her, I made a deal with the devil. 
 
For her, I toyed with fate and death. 
 
There’s no going back. 
 
I stole her and like any thief, I won’t return her. 
 
Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love. 
 
Mine.

Tempted by Deception

The explosive second book in the Deception trilogy from New York Times, USA Today, international and Amazon #1 bestselling author Rina Kent, where desire deepens, boundaries blur and obsession becomes impossible to escape.My husband. My villain. 
 
We started with death and blood. 
 
We started with games and carnal pleasure. 
 
Adrian and I shouldn’t have been together. 
 
He’s wrong. I’m wrong. 
 
What we have is the epitome disaster. 
 
Yet, it’s impossible to stop. 
 
My husband will either destroy me or I’ll destroy him.

My husband. My villain. 
 
We started with death and blood. 
 
We started with games and carnal pleasure. 
 
Adrian and I shouldn’t have been together. 
 
He’s wrong. I’m wrong. 
 
What we have is the epitome disaster. 
 
Yet, it’s impossible to stop. 
 
My husband will either destroy me or I’ll destroy him.

Vow of Deception

My husband. My tormentor. 
 
The most notorious man in the city offers me a job. 
 
Act as his dead wife. 
 
Adrian Volkov isn't the type of person who takes no for an answer. 
 
He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met. 
 
When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options. 
 
Go to prison or put myself under his wrath. 
 
I choose to have a roof over my head. What's so hard about acting, right? 
 
Wrong. 
 
The moment I step into his wife's shoes, everything spirals out of control. 
 
My only way of survival is through Adrian. 
 
Or is it?

Heart of My Monster

I’m a man with no morals or feelings. 
 
The only reason I made it this far is to reign. 
 
Nothing and no one will stop me. 
 
Or that should’ve been the plan. 
 
Now, my only goal is to get back the woman who belongs to me. 
 
Sasha thinks it’s all over, but we’re only getting started. 
 
She’s my woman. My partner. My wife. 
 
Mine.

Lies of My Monster

The second instalment in the addictive dark romance Monster Trilogy from New York Times, USA Today, international and Amazon #1 bestselling author Rina Kent, where loyalty fractures and desire consumes.In our brutal world, there’s no such thing as the truth. 
 
Lies overflow until they become a reality. 
 
But I’m determined to uncover what happened to my family. 
 
One problem, though. 
 
My monster, Kirill. 
 
We are not the same anymore. 
 
It’s become hard to trust one another. 
 
But it’s downright impossible to stay away from each other. 
 
It’s mad, chaotic, and wrong, but it’s us. 
 
And we might have to pay for it with blood.

In our brutal world, there’s no such thing as the truth. 
 
Lies overflow until they become a reality. 
 
But I’m determined to uncover what happened to my family. 
 
One problem, though. 
 
My monster, Kirill. 
 
We are not the same anymore. 
 
It’s become hard to trust one another. 
 
But it’s downright impossible to stay away from each other. 
 
It’s mad, chaotic, and wrong, but it’s us. 
 
And we might have to pay for it with blood.

Blood of My Monster

The first book in a dark, dangerous mafia romance trilogy from New York Times, USA Today, international and Amazon #1 bestselling author Rina Kent, where obsession and power collide. 
 
We shouldn’t have been in the same frame or universe. 
 
But we meet under the strangest circumstances. 
 
He’s my superior in the military and the man who’ll introduce me to carnage. 
 
His charm and exterior perfection shouldn’t have tempted me. 
 
Behind the smokescreen lurks a manipulative emotionless monster. 
 
And that monster might find out all my secrets, including the reason why I’m pretending to be a man. 
 
He might also lure me to the point of no return. 
 
I’m out for revenge. He’s out to rule the world.

Rina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, international and No. 1 Amazon bestselling author of everything enemies-to-lovers romance. 
 
 
She’s known to write unapologetic anti-heroes and villains because she often fell in love with men no one roots for herself. Her books are sprinkled with a touch of darkness, a pinch of angst and an unhealthy dose of intensity. 
 
 
She spends her private days in London laughing like an evil mastermind about adding mayhem to her expanding universe. When she's not writing, Rina travels, hikes and spoils cats in a pure Cat-Lady fashion.

We shouldn’t have been in the same frame or universe. 
 
But we meet under the strangest circumstances. 
 
He’s my superior in the military and the man who’ll introduce me to carnage. 
 
His charm and exterior perfection shouldn’t have tempted me. 
 
Behind the smokescreen lurks a manipulative emotionless monster. 
 
And that monster might find out all my secrets, including the reason why I’m pretending to be a man. 
 
He might also lure me to the point of no return.

Rina Kent

My forbidden husband. 
 
I kissed my father’s best friend and it kind of didn’t go well. 
Not only because he’s eighteen years older than me—but he also didn’t like it. 
Not one bit. 
In my defense, I didn’t mean to fall for him. It just happened. 
Nathaniel Weaver is the most attractive man I’ve ever seen with enough charisma to blind the sun. 
He’s bigger than the world, owns half of it and conquered the other half. 
He was forbidden. 
Wrong. 
So I totally got over him. Or so I told myself. 
Until we’re forced to get married. 
Now I’m trapped. 
But maybe he’s trapped too. 
Because we’re both reaching for that forbidden fruit dangling between us.Empire of Desire is a complete standalone. No other books should be read prior to this.

Rina Kent

Books by Rina Kent

Series by Rina Kent

Deception Trilogy3 Books

Empire Series4 Books

Kingdom Duet2 Books

Legacy of Gods6 Books

Monster Trilogy3 Books

The Royal Elite Series8 Books

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