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God of Malice

Legacy of Gods, Book 1

Rina Kent

Glyndon King is trying to disappear inside her art and the life everyone else planned for her. Killian Carson notices anyway — and once he decides she belongs in his orbit, leaving it stops being simple.

How spicy is God of Malice?

Heat 5 of 5Unhinged5 of 5

Frequent and sustained once the relationship turns physical, with control and psychological intensity shaping the dynamic.

How dark is it?

Darkness 3 of 5Heavy3 of 5

Clocked.

everyone who has ever wanted the campus golden boy to be the danger, not the prize

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Reader fit

This book is great for

For readers who want dark college romance built around control, obsession, and a man who makes "I noticed you" sound like a threat.

Series: Legacy of Gods, Book 1

  • wants the college setting dark without needing a professor/student premise
  • likes their MMCs deliberately cruel, not secretly misunderstood
  • wants obsession and psychological warfare before softness
  • needs their dark academia to come with teeth

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