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God of War

Published
2025
Language
English

Synopsis

The finale of the Legacy of Gods series is a dark enemies-to-lovers romance built on amnesia and a marriage no one expected. Ava Nash, a twenty-one-year-old cellist living with serious mental-health struggles, wakes in a hospital with no memory of the previous two years, and finds Eli King at her bedside, telling her they have been married all that time and that he is obsessed with her. Eli is cold, controlling, and several years older, the man who once broke teenage Ava's heart and the last person she would expect to be tied to. As fractured memories resurface, Ava must piece together how the marriage began, confront the coercive circumstances around it, and fight for her autonomy and stability. The book blends slow-burn romance with psychological suspense, leaning into obsession, recovery, and the question of who Ava can trust, including herself. Told in dual point of view, it closes the next-generation saga begun in God of Malice. Eli is a King-family son and Ava the daughter of the Nash family, drawing the series' interlinked dynasties to a conclusion.

About the author

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Rina Kent

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 lifelon...

Characters

Eli KingProtagonist

Cold, controlling, obsessive King-family heir and PhD student, several years older than Ava.

Ava NashProtagonist

Twenty-one-year-old cellist living with severe mental illness who wakes with two years of memory missing.

Ariella NashSupporting

Ava's younger sister.

CecilySupporting

Ava's best friend, engaged to a Russian mafia heir; a lead from God of Wrath.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Is God of War the last book in the series?

    Yes. It is Book 6 and the conclusion of the Legacy of Gods series, which is complete.

  • Is God of War MM or MF?

    MF (male/female). God of Fury (Book 5) is the only MM book in the series.

  • Who are the leads?

    Eli King, a controlling King-family heir, and Ava Nash, a cellist with serious mental-health struggles.

  • What are the central tropes?

    Enemies-to-lovers plus a marriage built around amnesia, framed as psychological suspense. The subtitle is "An Enemies to Lovers Marriage Romance".

  • When was it published?

    The original ebook released in June 2024; a Bloom/Penguin print edition followed later.

  • Is it dual POV?

    Yes, alternating between Ava and Eli.

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