From New York Times Bestseller and BookTok sensation Rina Kent comes the thrilling Empire series where power, obsession, and dark desires collide. 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. All of Rina Kent's books take place in the same interconnected universe , known as the #Rinaverse . Each series stands on its own and can be read independently.   DARK NEW ADULT ROMANCE Legacy of Gods Series God of Malice — Killian Carson & Glyndon King - God of Pain — Creighton King & Annika Volkov - God of Wrath — Jeremy Volkov & Cecily Knight - God of Ruin — Landon King & Mia Sokolov - God of Fury — Brandon King & Nikolai Sokolov - God of War — Eli King & Ava Nash Vipers Series Beautiful Venom — Kane Davenport & Dahlia Thorne - Sweet Venom — Jude Callahan & Violet Winters - Tempting Venom — Preston Armstrong & Marcus Osborn Villain Series (Male x Male) Kiss the Villain — Gareth Carson & Kayden Lockwood - Hunt the Villain — Vaughn Morozov & Yulian Dimitriev - Crave the Villain — TBA Royal Elite Series Cruel King — Levi King & Astrid Clifford - Deviant King — Aiden King & Elsa Steel - Steel Princess — Aiden King & Elsa Steel - Twisted Kingdom — Aiden King & Elsa Steel - Black Knight — Xander Knight & Kimberly Reed - Vicious Prince — Ronan Astor & Teal Van Doren - Ruthless Empire — Cole Nash & Silver Queens - Royal Elite Epilogue — All couples from Royal Elite Lies & Truths Duet All The Lies & All The Truths — Reina Ellis & Asher Carson Thorns Duet Red Thorns & Black Thorns — Sebastian Weaver & Naomi Chester   MAFIA ROMANCE & ROMANTIC SUSPENSE    Throne Duet Throne of Power & Throne of Vengeance — Kyle Hunter & Rai Sokolov Deception Trilogy Vow of Deception , Tempted by Deception & Consumed by Deception — Adrian Volkov & Lia Morelli Monster Trilogy Blood of My Monster , Lies of My Monster & Heart of My Monster — Kirill Morozov & Alexandra Ivanova   CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE    Kingdom Duet Reign of a King & Rise of a Queen — Jonathan King & Aurora Harper Empire Series Empire of Desire — Nathaniel Weaver & Gwyneth Shaw - Empire of Sin — Knox Van Doren & Anastasia Sokolov - Empire of Hate — Daniel Sterling & Nicole Adler - Empire of Lust — Kingsley Shaw & Aspen Leblanc