Rina Kent
Rina Kent
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About
Writing under a pen name, Rina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, and number-one bestselling author of dark romance, known for centering anti-heroes and villains: characters readers are not supposed to fall for but do.
She grew up in London in a multilingual household where English, French, and Arabic were all spoken, and she still leads a deliberately private life there. By her own account she traces the fascination back to childhood, when an early attachment to a villain set her on a lifelong interest in morally grey men.
Before writing full time she pursued a scientific path, studying medical research and completing a master's degree before leaving an unfinished PhD when, as she puts it, the characters in her head grew louder than her lab work.
Her output is prolific: she has built an interconnected universe her readers call the Rinaverse, spanning dozens of books across series, duets, trilogies, and standalones, including Royal Elite, the Kingdom Duet, the Throne Duet, the Empire series, the Deception Trilogy, the Monster Trilogy, the Villain series, and Legacy of Gods.
The books share a single world and overlapping characters but are designed so that each series or standalone can be read independently. After building her career as a self-published indie author, she has since seen titles published through Bloom Books, the romance imprint of Sourcebooks. Away from writing she travels and keeps cats.
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Dark Romance Romance Contemporary Literature Contemporary Romance New Adult Romance
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, she writes under the pen name Rina Kent and keeps her real identity private; her publicly stated facts are limited to her London base and background.
She lives in London and grew up there in a multilingual family that spoke English, French, and Arabic.
It is her interconnected universe in which all her books share one world and overlapping characters across a slightly shifting timeline, so figures recur from series to series.
No. She states that every series, duet, and standalone can be read independently, though she offers a recommended reading order for readers who want one.
She built her career as a self-published indie author and has since had titles released through Bloom Books, the romance imprint of Sourcebooks.
She writes dark romance, frequently featuring anti-heroes, villains, and morally grey love interests, spanning mafia, billionaire, and bully/new-adult subgenres.
She studied medical research and earned a master's degree, and began but did not finish a PhD before turning to writing full time.
She is highly prolific, with dozens of titles organized into numerous series, duets, and trilogies within the Rinaverse.