Shelf guide

Deviant King

Name: Deviant King
Author: Rina Kent

Royal Elite, Book 1

Rina Kent

Elsa starts at Royal Elite School with one plan: finish, and get into her dream university. Aiden King, the school's untouchable king, promises to destroy her on the first day, and two years later he is still the reason she can't keep her head down.

Occasional, with a few detailed scenes across the book.

Heat level

Steamy3 of 5

Clocked.

if you've ever been noticed by the wrong person first

Spice type

Dark

Relationship structure

Tropes

Bully romanceEnemies to lovers Villain love interestElite-school settingObsessed MMC

Pacing

Slow buildRelationship-forward

Content notes

Set at a high school; both leads are studentsHero is 18; heroine is a teenager (exact age not confirmed)Sex scenes involve high-school-age charactersBullyingDub-conChild drowningMental-health themesAquaphobiaAttempted murderCliffhanger ending

Reader fit

This book is great for

A dark bully romance set at an elite school, with a hero who is written as the villain. It ends on a cliffhanger, and the story continues in Steel Princess.

wants a bully romance with a hero written as the villain
likes elite-school rivalry that turns into obsession
came from Legacy of Gods and wants the earlier generation of Rina Kent's world
is fine with a cliffhanger and has the next book ready