Kiss the Villain (Standard Edition)

By: Rina Kent

Published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated, 2025-08-26

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.

Delicious tropes:

• Dark MM romance
• Professor/student
• Forbidden, morally gray romance
• Enemies to lovers

Obsessed readers:

"I'm simply weak for unhinged and possessive characters, and that was Gareth and Kayden to a tee."-- ★★★★★ Goodreads

"There are a lot of twists and turns, secrets and hurdles....but I loved most of all that at the core, this is a story of two men finding themselves in each other."-- ★★★★★ Amazon

"Not sure if I consumed [this book] or the other way around."-- ★★★★★ Goodreads

"Their dynamic was everything--intense, possessive, and filled with an understanding that went beyond words."-- ★★★★★ Amazon

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.