A Touch of Taboo
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The Kingdom Duet series by Rina Kent has 2 known books (2 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Reign of a King (2020). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Rise of a Queen.
Start here: Reign of a King (2020) — then read straight through in publication order.
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
Rina Kent opened her Kingdom Duet with Reign of a King in October 2020, a 278-page dark age-gap romance in which the heroine confronts her late sister's powerful, corrupted husband Jonathan King to protect her business.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Reign of a KingRise of a Queen followed just three weeks after Reign of a King, in November 2020, at 296 pages, continuing Rina Kent's dark, age-gap billionaire romance to its conclusion. It closes out the two-book Kingdom Duet, built on power imbalance and obsession, with the heroine learning to survive -- and ultimately match -- the corrupted, controlling Jonathan King.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rise of a QueenKingdom Duet is a dark, age-gap billionaire romance in two books. It opens with Reign of a King, in which the heroine confronts Jonathan King -- her late sister's powerful, corrupted husband -- to protect her business, only to find that declaring war on him costs her far more than she expected, as Jonathan sets his sights on consuming not just her body but her heart. Rise of a Queen continues the story to its conclusion.
Published in late 2020, Kingdom Duet is a shorter, two-book entry in Rina Kent's catalogue of dark contemporary romances, built on power imbalance, obsession, and a morally compromised hero whose control the heroine has to learn to survive -- and ultimately match.
Two: Reign of a King and Rise of a Queen, both published in late 2020.
Reign of a King, then Rise of a Queen -- they form one continuous story.
A dark, age-gap billionaire romance between a woman and her late sister's powerful, corrupted husband.
No shared characters -- it's a standalone duet.
Yes, both books were published in October-November 2020.
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