The Empire Series - Rina Kent

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So, know how I've been all like "Spicy!" when it comes to books up till now? Well this is where Kents books started to get ghost pepper hot for me. The Empire series is four interconnected, standalone novels that are all legit super spicy. 

In Empire of Desire we get to watch as Gwendolyn Shaw struggles with her feelings for her dads best friend and business partner who is also like 17 years older than she is. When a tragic accident leaves her father in a coma, Nate and Gwen wind up in a marriage of convenience which is fun for neither of them until it super is. Once the spice starts it ratchets up to a boiling point. 
Nate has big daddy energy and his relationship with Gwen is delightfully dirty in the best of ways. Who knew vanilla could be so kinky? 
Empire of Sin brings us back to the boys from the RES and Knox Van Doren, foster brother of Teal Van Doren, big time lawyer, international playboy and all around bad ass. When he meets Anastasia mafia princess, on the run from her family and trying to stay off their radar the sparks fly. What should have been just another one night stand for Knox turns into a very dangerous, delicious, dance towards finding their happily ever after. Well, as much as a mafia princess and a lawyer can have a happily ever after. 
The chemistry between these two is off the charts and every twist and turn made me root for them to handle their shit and get together and stay there. 
Empire of Lust lets us in to the mind and madness of Knox's best friend Daniel Sterling and the enemies to lovers relationship he has with Nicole Adler. When Nicole shows up at their law firm as a job applicant Daniel decides to get revenge for all the wrongs of their past - including that whole roofie-ing him thing that happened back at the RES. 
Daniel is the best kind of bastard in this book and the hate, revenge, and games they play are just deviant. I do love a heavy handed task master it seems because ... wowza. When they finally communicate and deal with their pasts they clear the way for a very naughty future. Here for all of it.
The last book of this interconnected series Empire of Lust is very much at the top of my list when it comes to books in the RinaVerse. Here we get the whole story behind Kingsley Shaw, Gwens dad, and the woman who was revealed to be her mother in Empire of Desire. Now, the chemistry between daddy and mother here is undeniable. It's fiery, angry, passionate, and dangerous. Kingsley, for being one of the oldest MMCs in the RinaVerse, is also one of the dirtiest. The man requires and NDA from his escorts so they won't talk about what a caveman he is. He is a baaaaaaaad man and I am here for it. Getting the full story of Gwens conception, why she was left with Kinglsey, and how she got to where she was, and the answers are so worth the shouting and screaming to get. 
Absolutely one of my favorite in the series not just because Kinglsey is HOT but also because the emotional pay off of this book is so high. I mean... DAMN. 
Each of these books is a solid 4.75 and the way they play in to the larger RinaVerse is just impeccable. I wish I could read these again for the first time. Especially Lust. Woof. 





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