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Empire
The Empire series by Rina Kent has 4 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Empire of Desire (2021).
- Books
- 4 books
- First published
- 2021
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Empire of Desire (2021) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Empire of Desire
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Empire of Desire - Book 2:
Empire of Sin
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Empire of Sin - Book 3:
Empire of Hate
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Empire of Hate - Book 4:
Empire of Lust
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Empire of Lust
About the Empire series
Empire is a four-book dark romance series about a circle of powerful, wealthy people who rule their respective worlds and make a mess of their own hearts along the way. It opens with Empire of Desire, centered on a forbidden marriage between a young woman and her father's best friend, and continues through Empire of Sin, in which a one-night stand turns out to be the heroine's new boss, before Empire of Hate and Empire of Lust close out the series with further entries in the same interconnected circle.
Published between 2021 and 2022, Empire is structured so that each book stands alone with its own central couple, while the same wealthy, morally gray social circle recurs across all four -- a format Kent also uses in Royal Elite and Legacy of Gods. Readers drawn to power-imbalance and forbidden-relationship tropes, in a contemporary high-society setting rather than a school or mafia dynasty, will find a natural fit here.
How to read this series
Publication order, starting with Empire of Desire. Each book follows a different couple within the same wealthy social circle, so any book can technically be read alone, but publication order lets you track the recurring cast as they reappear across the series.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Empire series?
Four: Empire of Desire, Empire of Sin, Empire of Hate, and Empire of Lust, published 2021-2022.
What order should I read Empire in?
Publication order: Empire of Desire, Empire of Sin, Empire of Hate, Empire of Lust.
Do the Empire books share one couple?
No -- each book follows a different couple, connected by the same wealthy, powerful social circle rather than a single continuing pair.
Is Empire connected to Royal Elite or Legacy of Gods?
No shared characters, but it uses a similar structure -- interconnected standalone couples within one power-driven social world.
Is the Empire series complete?
Yes, all four books were published by the end of 2022.
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