Empire of Desire
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See moreFrom 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 defence, 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.
Series: Empire Series
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781807830267
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 2027
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Evermore
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 432
About the Author
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.
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