Empire of Lust

An Enemies with Benefits Romance

By: Rina Kent

Narrated by: Connor Crais, Mackenzie Cartwright

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

My boss. My hell.

When I slept with a faceless jock as a teen, I didn’t think I would become pregnant. I also didn’t think I would lose that child.

Several years later, I find out that my daughter is alive, and I’m given a second chance.

One problem, though. The faceless jock isn’t so faceless anymore. He has a name everyone fears: Kingsley Shaw. A ruthless bastard. A heartless devil. And most importantly, my daughter’s father. Oh, and he hates me as much as I hate him.

We’re out to destroy one another with all methods available. Including a dangerous game of lust that might lead to our downfall.

Empire of Lust is a complete stand-alone. No other books should be listened to prior to this.

©2022 Rina Kent (P)2022 Rina Kent

The book can bring you out of book slump😀

Plot: 5⭐️
Smut: 5⭐️
Narration; 5⭐️

Empire of Lust is one of the best books I have read/listened to. This is a second chance romance that has so many twists and turns but at the same time beautiful moments that will make you love the main characters and the characters from the previous books. Kingsley and Aspen so far are the best couple for me after Luca and Aria. The book involves, I hate you I love you relationship, surprised pregnancy and single parenting. Everyone who loves those tropes should pick up this book because it is the masterpiece and it can bring you out from the book slump.

Enemies With Benefits Romance

Empire of Lust by Rina Kent is an enemies with benefits romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright. This is the fourth book of the Empire series and can be read as a stand-alone.

I love Rina's books! She does an amazing job pulling me into the story and making me fall in love with the characters. I loved the relationship between Kingsley and Aspen. It was a bit toxic and messy, but you couldn't help but root for them. I really enjoyed getting both of their points of views throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

Connor and Mackenzie did an amazing job on the narration. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would recommend this book if you like enemies-to-lovers romances, enemies with benefits romances, second chance romances, or office romances.

Good

Liked the storyline but couldn't stand the female narrator. The male narrator had a good voice, but almost hard to understand it was so deep.

Best of the Bunch !!!

While I loved the first 3 books in this series, IMO….Empire of Lust was the absolute best !! Brilliant story and amazing performances by Connor & Mackenzie. I’m looking forward to a re-listen very soon.

hotter than hot

Holy f'ng fire. Give me Kingsley Shaw everyday. I love that Aspen doesnt take anything lying down but Kinsley. Their chemistry never died and I love that Rina Kent brought thisbstory full circle. Will definitely miss this series.

Gripping and super spicy!!

Empire of Lust by Rina Kent was a spicy, enemies with benefits romance with the perfect touch of suspense. Ever since I listened to Empire of Desire, and was introduced to the mighty Kingsley Shaw, I had to know his story. Getting glimpses of him in Gwyneth and Nate's story made me even more curious about his whole back story with Aspen! Rina did not disappoint and their love story gripped me from the start and had me entranced (and fanning myself) throughout the entire ride.

This audiobook is narrated by Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright. I've heard these two paired together, but not in a darker romance like this which just wowed me even more with their incredible talent. Connor fully embodied Kingsley Shaw emphasizing his dark, arrogant alpha sexy persona in his performance. Mackenzie was fantastic showcasing Aspen's troubled past, vulnerabilities, and her passion for her daughter and Kingsley. The push and pull and sexual tension between these characters made their spicy scenes HOT!

Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook! If you love an enemies with benefits romance with a cocky confident hunky hero, a heroine on a mission to overcome her haunted past, reuniting with her daughter, lots and lots of steamy times (whew), suspense, danger with the mafia, uncovered secrets, a plot twist that will make you gasp, and a HEA that will leave your heart believing that time can heal all wounds, then you will love Kingsley and Aspen's story! I always look forward to more from Rina Kent!

Enemies with Benefits?! Sign me up

MC: Aspen & Kingsley

4.5/5⭐️
3.5/5🌶

Dual POV, enemies with benefits, shared child, mafia, degradation, praise, marking, kidnap, HEA

Aspen and Kingsley met at a masked party when they were teens and had an intense, sex filled night together after which they completely lose contact. Not long after, Aspen finds out she’s pregnant but when the baby is born, she believes she delivered a stillborn. The baby ends up on Kingsley’s doorstep. Fast forward to them working at the same law firm and he hates her because he thinks she abandoned their daughter on his door step all those years ago.
I loved this story! The way the relationship between Aspen and Kingsley changes throughout was amazing. I could feel all their emotions, especially as the pieces of what happened when they were teens came together. Seeing them go from enemies to enemies who screw to lovers to more was a storyline I’ve not seen often and I’m here for it! Loved both narrators also.

Addictive and Savage

Holy smokes on a cracker!!! This audiobook was everything. Kingsley and Aspen’s relationship starts off as full on battle of wills. They can’t stand each other for different reasons. Then, their world gets turned upside down when Aspen finds out the baby she thought died at childbirth is alive and living with her father this whole time. Kingsley is a vengeful person and likes to punish those who in his mind have wrong him. So the tension and passion between Aspen and Kinsgley is scorching hot, add to that Kingsley irrational sense of possessiveness and revenge towards Aspen making their chemistry burn your ears. This was such an addictive and seductive ride. It had it all, passion, undeniable chemistry, sinfully savage alphahole, strong determined heroine, and a few suspenseful moments that kept you intrigued until the end.

This audiobook is narrated by Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright. This was my first Connor Crais narration and he blew me away. He was perfect Kingsley! Connor captured Kingsley’s dominant, possessive, savage side perfectly, mixed in with the hidden sweet romantic side, Kingsley only shows to his daughter and now Aspen. Mackenzie Cartwright was exceptional as Aspen, she was able to bring out Aspens emotions about the past trauma and make you feel what Aspen went through. This duo narration was wonderful and I loved their way telling this story. I have officially joined the Connor Crais train and can’t wait to listen to more from Rina Kent and Connor Crais. This was perfect ending to the Empire series.

Amazing!

Seriously obsessed with this story and the audio version is top-notch! This is one of those I can listen to over and over again!

Love Happy Endings!!!

I'm a sucker for Happy Endings and this story was a great one with lots of great hot sex. The storyline was epic with lots of twists and turns. I definitely recommend this book along with the other 3 in the series.