
Deception Trilogy
romance
Series · romance
The Kingdom Duet series by Rina Kent has 2 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Reign of a King (2020).
Start here: Reign of a King (2020) — then read straight through in publication order.

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
Kingdom 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.
Publication order: Reign of a King, then Rise of a Queen. The two books form one continuous story and should be read in order.
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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