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Ruthless Empire

Name: Ruthless Empire
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781911746461
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By Rina Kent

Series: The Royal Elite Series

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The seventh in a dark romance series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Legacy of Gods series. From New York Times Bestseller and BookTok sensation Rina Kent comes the first generation of the thrilling Legacy of Gods series. There's a girl.... Read More

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The seventh in a dark romance series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Legacy of Gods series.

From New York Times Bestseller and BookTok sensation Rina Kent comes the first generation of the thrilling Legacy of Gods series.

There's a girl.
Beautiful. Popular. Fake.
And also my obsession.
My downfall.
Probably my damnation.

There's a line between right and wrong, moral and immoral.
And then there's her.

She makes me cross every limit with blood-coated fingers.
She says she hates me.
I say I hate her too—
as I trap her, claim her.
Make her mine.

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ISBN: 9781911746461

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Evermore

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 384

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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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