Kiss the Villain (Villain #1)
Rina Kent
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
3.79
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 57 ratings · 510 pages · Published: 20 Mar 2025

My darkness meets a darker soul.
I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.
Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.
Tagged as:
- dark romance 14
- age gap 13
- gay romance 12
- enemies to lovers 11
- college 11
- queer romance 10
- contemporary 10
- queer awakening 10
- alpha male 10
- possessive hero 10
- teacher/coach hero 10
- bisexuality 10
- praise kink 9
- dual pov 9
- secret relationship 8
- spanking 8
- bdsm 8
- bondage 8
- asexual hero 8
- rich hero 8
- mafia 7
- cruel hero/bully 7
- grumpy/cold hero 7
- anal sex 6
- angst 6
- forced proximity 6
- consensual non-consent 6
- caretaking 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- tortured hero 5
- male pov 5
- new adult 4
- suspense 4
- breeding 4
- abduction 4
- vengeance 4
- mystery 3
- class difference 3
- betrayal 3
- first person pov 3
- bad boys 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- non-consent between mcs 11
- dubious consent 9
- self harm 9
- queerphobia 9
- mental illness 8
- body betrayal 8
- torture of mcs 6
- rape 6
- graphic violence 5
- torture of side characters 5
- abuse 5
- third party abuse 5
- mental trauma 4
- suicide / ideation 4
- past abuse 4
- past child abuse 4
- past child neglect 4
- victim blaming 3
- drug abuse 2
- child sexual abuse 1
- abuse between mcs 1
- geography
- united kingdom 5
- europe 4
romance tags
The 'Villain' series
66 ratings 3.72 ·
dark · queer · mafia · contemporary · m-m · new adult · from hate to love · class difference · torture-mcs · possessive hero · breeding · asexual-hero · mental-trauma · dual-pov · anal sex · past-abuse · abuse-mc · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · angst
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