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Vipers #3
Tempting Venom: An Enemies to Lovers MM Hockey Romance
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Expected 30 Jun 26From New York Times bestselling author Rina Kent comes a nail-biting MM dark romance between two hockey rivals.
When two ruthless enemies collide.
My name is Preston Armstrong, and I’m the most depraved bastard you’ll ever meet.
I take what I want, ruin what I don’t, and live exactly how I please.
That is, until I crash into the force of nature that is Marcus Osborn.
Captain of our rival hockey team, and the perpetual thorn in my side.
A migraine in human form and the one person who refuses to play by my rules.
He’s my brand of heartless and just as deranged.
I set out to crush him, his career, and his infuriatingly gorgeous face.
But Marcus hits back with equal force, turning our rivalry into a violent, addictive dance neither of us can walk away from.
We were supposed to annihilate each other.
Instead, we spark a fire that threatens to devour everything in its path.
In this battle of two unhinged souls, our bodies become collateral damage.
But I never expected our stone-cold hearts to get involved.
Unhinged Chaos x Unhinged Calm
Rivals to Lovers
Hockey Romance
Power Dynamic
Secret Relationship
Bi Awakening
Tempting Venom is a male x male college romance. While this book can be listened to on its own, for a better understanding of the world, it's recommended to listen to Beautiful Venom & Sweet Venom first.
When two ruthless enemies collide.
My name is Preston Armstrong, and I’m the most depraved bastard you’ll ever meet.
I take what I want, ruin what I don’t, and live exactly how I please.
That is, until I crash into the force of nature that is Marcus Osborn.
Captain of our rival hockey team, and the perpetual thorn in my side.
A migraine in human form and the one person who refuses to play by my rules.
He’s my brand of heartless and just as deranged.
I set out to crush him, his career, and his infuriatingly gorgeous face.
But Marcus hits back with equal force, turning our rivalry into a violent, addictive dance neither of us can walk away from.
We were supposed to annihilate each other.
Instead, we spark a fire that threatens to devour everything in its path.
In this battle of two unhinged souls, our bodies become collateral damage.
But I never expected our stone-cold hearts to get involved.
Unhinged Chaos x Unhinged Calm
Rivals to Lovers
Hockey Romance
Power Dynamic
Secret Relationship
Bi Awakening
Tempting Venom is a male x male college romance. While this book can be listened to on its own, for a better understanding of the world, it's recommended to listen to Beautiful Venom & Sweet Venom first.
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Expected publication June 30, 2026
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59 books70k followersRina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 bestselling author of all things dark romance.
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When she’s not busy plotting mayhem for her ever-expanding Rinaverse, she leads a private life in London, travels, and pampers her cats in true Cat Lady fashion.
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May 14, 2026TEMPTING VENOM IS A DARK MM HOCKEY ROMANCE
Vipers #3 ┃ ➜ Pre-order
Tropes:
Unhinged Chaos x Unhinged Calm
Rivals to Lovers
Hockey Romance
Power Dynamic
Secret Relationship
Bi Awakening
Release date: June 30, 2026
Vipers #3 ┃ ➜ Pre-order
Tropes:
Unhinged Chaos x Unhinged Calm
Rivals to Lovers
Hockey Romance
Power Dynamic
Secret Relationship
Bi Awakening
Release date: June 30, 2026
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June 7, 2026Rina if u see this please send me an early copy 💔
The way rina has been posting edits of this book, I AM SAT. 😛
The way rina has been posting edits of this book, I AM SAT. 😛
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December 3, 2025From Sweet Venom:
- Violet's Pov:
“Go ahead.” Marcus’s eyes look void and creepily unsettling as he stares at me. “Show me the beautiful smile so I can decide what is worth it or if it’s worth anything at all.”
“The fuck are you doing here?” Preston nearly growls the words.
“Aw. Why so cold?” A spark lights up Marcus’s previously dead eyes as he smirks, cocking his head in Preston’s direction. “Came to celebrate your win. Aren’t I supportive?”
“You—” Preston cuts himself off, then grins. “Wrong timing. As you can see, I’m busy with Vee.”
“Vee.” Marcus’s smirk drops and I shiver as he directs a glare at me. “Why don’t you smile for me, Vee? I’m trying to figure out if Armstrong has a fucking death wish on this fine night.”
“Leave her the fuck alone.” Preston punches him in the chest. “And you’re the one who seems to have a goddamn death wish, Osborn.”
I gasp when Marcus grabs Preston’s fist that’s on his chest.
Marcus’s knuckles are covered in bruises, some of them busted, as if he’s fresh out of a fight.
“My, oh my.” Marcus grins, his eyes shining bright. “Are you angry, my prince?”
Preston shoves him away and smiles at me, but it’s forced. He wraps an arm around my shoulders. “Let’s go inside, Vee. Some fly is polluting my air with its constant buzzing.”
“I haven’t finished talking. Also, this needs to go.” Marcus grabs Preston’s wrist from my shoulder and twists so fast and powerfully that I think he’ll break his arm.
Preston releases himself and kicks Marcus. In the stomach.
“Motherfucking bitch! You just never know when to back the fuck off.” Preston kicks him again and again, but Marcus is just laughing.
The whole scene feels surreal to watch. As if I’ve been thrust into an alternative reality.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Preston this worked up, and I’m pretty sure that Marcus is normally the one doing the beating, not the other way around.
Preston stops kicking him, releasing a long breath and flashing him an entirely fake smile. “You got your five minutes of attention. Now, shoo and stop disturbing us.”
I think I see a flash of rage in Marcus’s eyes, but before I can focus on what’s going on, a motorcycle stops beside us—or more like screeches to a halt.
Jude hops off the bike and removes his helmet, revealing hard features and a scowl that’s worse than his permanent one.
“What’s going on here?” he asks Preston and Marcus, who’ve stopped glaring at each other or whatever those two are doing.
Marcus smirks upon seeing Jude’s arm around my waist. “Just a friendly drop-by.”
“Nothing about your presence is friendly, Osborn,” Jude says, tightening his grip on me.
“True.” He taps his lip. “Is Vee your girl, Callahan?”
“Her name is Violet, and yes, she is. You have a problem
“No problem whatsoever.” Marcus grins and then points a thumb at Preston. “Armstrong might, though, considering he was flirting with her. Keep a better eye on her, yeah? Wouldn’t want her to end up in a freak accident.”
Jude takes a step forward, but Preston is already wrapping an arm around Marcus’s throat from behind, choking him. “Never mind us, big man. I’mma beat the crap out of this creep real quick.”
"Question. What’s with all the choking?” Marcus strains, tapping Preston’s arm. “Is it a form of paraphilia up for exploring?”
“Just call someone to throw him out of town,” Jude tells Preston. “And don’t kill him.”
“But why not?” Preston glares down at him. “He’s obviously itching to meet his maker.”
“If you’re my grim reaper, why not? Yum.”
“Fucking creep.” Preston shoves him away. “Your face doesn’t even give me the urge to kill. What a turn-off.”
AHHHHH THESE BOTH ARE GONNA BE SOOO YUM 😭 AND THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE AS HELL!!!
- When preston was shot:
“He came during the chaos,” she murmurs back. “He showed up out of nowhere, almost as if he was hiding in the trees the whole time or something, the creep.”
“I said. I’m not going anywhere.” Marcus’s eyes spark with something violent. “If anything, you’re the one who needs to scram for failing to save him.”
“The fuck you just say?” Jude snarls in his face.
“Want me to spell it out for you?” Marcus’s tone is mocking, but his body is tight.
“Go fight outside.” An authoritative voice echoes around the room.
The man is sitting on one of the leather-padded chairs, his fingers forming a steeple at his chin. He’s a striking older version of Preston, but his presence resembles the deep ocean—calm on the outside but with a turbulent energy on the inside.
“Lawrence. He’s Preston’s dad.” Dahlia tells me in a low voice, confirming my suspicions.
Marcus’s glare slides to Lawrence, even though Jude is still strangling him by the collar.
I’ve never seen Marcus this...mad. No. Enraged is an accurate description. Granted, I don’t know him personally, but I’ve seen him all over the place, and he’s usually more unruffled than a monk. Even that time he showed up in the club’s parking lot, he was the one provoking Preston, not the other way around.
Right now, however, he looks at Lawrence as if he’s slaughtered his entire bloodline. “Is that all you have to say when your fucking son is facing death? Go fight outside? You have no other goddamn reaction?” He laughs, the sound unhinged. “God, you’re all the same. Every single corner of your fucking empire is rotten to the core.”
Lawrence doesn’t react, doesn’t even look at Marcus, his full attention remaining square on the door.
OMGSGSGSG MARCUS, I'M SO READY FOR THE ANGST
SPOILER
- preston was said to be DEAD by the doctor and this was marcus;
“You’re lying.” Marcus is breathing harshly, like an injured animal, fighting against the men who are trying to drag him away. “This is a fucking lie!” His roars reverberate in the space.
I CAME TO SAY THAT I FUCK WITH JUDE & PRESTON BUT AAHHH IT'S NOT THEM! 😭
“he’s been notoriously protective of Preston since we were kids.” – both fought A LOT, since the first chapter and had some chemistry, so i really thought it's gonna be them.
“When we were children, Preston was slim and bony with baby features and often got bullied for looking like a girl. And while he made their lives hell afterward, mostly through some form of manipulation, he was physically weak and unable to defend himself. Somehow, Jude became his shield and proceeded to knock those boarding school kids’ teeth out.” – no connection at all, but he's giving Si eun's (from Weak Class Hero) vibes.
“Man, this shit’s amazing.” Preston gives up on the spoon and drinks straight from the bowl.
“It’s hot, take it easy.” Jude pulls the bowl away and passes him a napkin. “Wipe your mouth.” – PLS TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SHIPS THEM 😭
Enough of JudePreston 🥲 Because Pres also has some chem with Marcus
“The sound grows stronger as we get closer. Jude and I come to a halt at a small opening with intertwined branches. A large figure is on top of Preston, punching him to smithereens. And Preston is laughing like a fucking maniac.
Upon sensing our presence, the man shoves Preston against a tree trunk and scurries off. I catch a glimpse of a solid-white mask as he pulls his hoodie over his head and runs.
I aim my gun at him, but Preston, who was happy with being beat to a pulp not two seconds ago, jumps up and stands in my way. “What the fuck are you doing?”
“I’ll chase.” Jude starts in the direction he disappeared in.
Preston places a hand on his chest and pushes him. “He’s my prey. Back off.”
His mouth is bruised, blood gushing from the corners of his lips and trickling to his neck. His shirt is ripped at the collar, and there’s a knife slash on his arm, blood soaking his shirt and gluing it to his skin.
I raise a brow. “I haven’t seen you this injured in a long time. You sure he’s the prey?”
“Of course he is,” he says maniacally and laughs loud, throwing his head back.
“He’s lost his mind again.” Jude sighs.
“Who is he, Preston?”
He smiles, all his teeth showing creepily. “He dared to hunt me in my own goddamn place. Love that!”
“You should’ve let us catch him, dumbass.” Jude hits him upside the head. Preston doesn’t even retaliate, still laughing, still lost in a high. “No, I’m going to hunt him, too, before I chop him into tiny little pieces. Oh my, I’m getting hard thinking about it. I’m so fucking hard.”
while i do get all the animosity between Marcus & Preston and all the same Vaughn/Yulian stuff. I still fw JudePreston 🫢
“Whoa.” Marcus laughs. “I can feel the hostility. Oh my. They hate me that much, huh?”
“In their defense, you’re the hate-inducing type.” I look at him and pretend to smile at what he’s saying.
“I am, right?” He grins. “So why isn’t he hating?”
“Who’s he?” – PRESTON.
- Violet's Pov:
“Go ahead.” Marcus’s eyes look void and creepily unsettling as he stares at me. “Show me the beautiful smile so I can decide what is worth it or if it’s worth anything at all.”
“The fuck are you doing here?” Preston nearly growls the words.
“Aw. Why so cold?” A spark lights up Marcus’s previously dead eyes as he smirks, cocking his head in Preston’s direction. “Came to celebrate your win. Aren’t I supportive?”
“You—” Preston cuts himself off, then grins. “Wrong timing. As you can see, I’m busy with Vee.”
“Vee.” Marcus’s smirk drops and I shiver as he directs a glare at me. “Why don’t you smile for me, Vee? I’m trying to figure out if Armstrong has a fucking death wish on this fine night.”
“Leave her the fuck alone.” Preston punches him in the chest. “And you’re the one who seems to have a goddamn death wish, Osborn.”
I gasp when Marcus grabs Preston’s fist that’s on his chest.
Marcus’s knuckles are covered in bruises, some of them busted, as if he’s fresh out of a fight.
“My, oh my.” Marcus grins, his eyes shining bright. “Are you angry, my prince?”
Preston shoves him away and smiles at me, but it’s forced. He wraps an arm around my shoulders. “Let’s go inside, Vee. Some fly is polluting my air with its constant buzzing.”
“I haven’t finished talking. Also, this needs to go.” Marcus grabs Preston’s wrist from my shoulder and twists so fast and powerfully that I think he’ll break his arm.
Preston releases himself and kicks Marcus. In the stomach.
“Motherfucking bitch! You just never know when to back the fuck off.” Preston kicks him again and again, but Marcus is just laughing.
The whole scene feels surreal to watch. As if I’ve been thrust into an alternative reality.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Preston this worked up, and I’m pretty sure that Marcus is normally the one doing the beating, not the other way around.
Preston stops kicking him, releasing a long breath and flashing him an entirely fake smile. “You got your five minutes of attention. Now, shoo and stop disturbing us.”
I think I see a flash of rage in Marcus’s eyes, but before I can focus on what’s going on, a motorcycle stops beside us—or more like screeches to a halt.
Jude hops off the bike and removes his helmet, revealing hard features and a scowl that’s worse than his permanent one.
“What’s going on here?” he asks Preston and Marcus, who’ve stopped glaring at each other or whatever those two are doing.
Marcus smirks upon seeing Jude’s arm around my waist. “Just a friendly drop-by.”
“Nothing about your presence is friendly, Osborn,” Jude says, tightening his grip on me.
“True.” He taps his lip. “Is Vee your girl, Callahan?”
“Her name is Violet, and yes, she is. You have a problem
“No problem whatsoever.” Marcus grins and then points a thumb at Preston. “Armstrong might, though, considering he was flirting with her. Keep a better eye on her, yeah? Wouldn’t want her to end up in a freak accident.”
Jude takes a step forward, but Preston is already wrapping an arm around Marcus’s throat from behind, choking him. “Never mind us, big man. I’mma beat the crap out of this creep real quick.”
"Question. What’s with all the choking?” Marcus strains, tapping Preston’s arm. “Is it a form of paraphilia up for exploring?”
“Just call someone to throw him out of town,” Jude tells Preston. “And don’t kill him.”
“But why not?” Preston glares down at him. “He’s obviously itching to meet his maker.”
“If you’re my grim reaper, why not? Yum.”
“Fucking creep.” Preston shoves him away. “Your face doesn’t even give me the urge to kill. What a turn-off.”
AHHHHH THESE BOTH ARE GONNA BE SOOO YUM 😭 AND THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE AS HELL!!!
- When preston was shot:
“He came during the chaos,” she murmurs back. “He showed up out of nowhere, almost as if he was hiding in the trees the whole time or something, the creep.”
“I said. I’m not going anywhere.” Marcus’s eyes spark with something violent. “If anything, you’re the one who needs to scram for failing to save him.”
“The fuck you just say?” Jude snarls in his face.
“Want me to spell it out for you?” Marcus’s tone is mocking, but his body is tight.
“Go fight outside.” An authoritative voice echoes around the room.
The man is sitting on one of the leather-padded chairs, his fingers forming a steeple at his chin. He’s a striking older version of Preston, but his presence resembles the deep ocean—calm on the outside but with a turbulent energy on the inside.
“Lawrence. He’s Preston’s dad.” Dahlia tells me in a low voice, confirming my suspicions.
Marcus’s glare slides to Lawrence, even though Jude is still strangling him by the collar.
I’ve never seen Marcus this...mad. No. Enraged is an accurate description. Granted, I don’t know him personally, but I’ve seen him all over the place, and he’s usually more unruffled than a monk. Even that time he showed up in the club’s parking lot, he was the one provoking Preston, not the other way around.
Right now, however, he looks at Lawrence as if he’s slaughtered his entire bloodline. “Is that all you have to say when your fucking son is facing death? Go fight outside? You have no other goddamn reaction?” He laughs, the sound unhinged. “God, you’re all the same. Every single corner of your fucking empire is rotten to the core.”
Lawrence doesn’t react, doesn’t even look at Marcus, his full attention remaining square on the door.
OMGSGSGSG MARCUS, I'M SO READY FOR THE ANGST
SPOILER
- preston was said to be DEAD by the doctor and this was marcus;
“You’re lying.” Marcus is breathing harshly, like an injured animal, fighting against the men who are trying to drag him away. “This is a fucking lie!” His roars reverberate in the space.
I CAME TO SAY THAT I FUCK WITH JUDE & PRESTON BUT AAHHH IT'S NOT THEM! 😭
“he’s been notoriously protective of Preston since we were kids.” – both fought A LOT, since the first chapter and had some chemistry, so i really thought it's gonna be them.
“When we were children, Preston was slim and bony with baby features and often got bullied for looking like a girl. And while he made their lives hell afterward, mostly through some form of manipulation, he was physically weak and unable to defend himself. Somehow, Jude became his shield and proceeded to knock those boarding school kids’ teeth out.” – no connection at all, but he's giving Si eun's (from Weak Class Hero) vibes.
“Man, this shit’s amazing.” Preston gives up on the spoon and drinks straight from the bowl.
“It’s hot, take it easy.” Jude pulls the bowl away and passes him a napkin. “Wipe your mouth.” – PLS TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SHIPS THEM 😭
Enough of JudePreston 🥲 Because Pres also has some chem with Marcus
“The sound grows stronger as we get closer. Jude and I come to a halt at a small opening with intertwined branches. A large figure is on top of Preston, punching him to smithereens. And Preston is laughing like a fucking maniac.
Upon sensing our presence, the man shoves Preston against a tree trunk and scurries off. I catch a glimpse of a solid-white mask as he pulls his hoodie over his head and runs.
I aim my gun at him, but Preston, who was happy with being beat to a pulp not two seconds ago, jumps up and stands in my way. “What the fuck are you doing?”
“I’ll chase.” Jude starts in the direction he disappeared in.
Preston places a hand on his chest and pushes him. “He’s my prey. Back off.”
His mouth is bruised, blood gushing from the corners of his lips and trickling to his neck. His shirt is ripped at the collar, and there’s a knife slash on his arm, blood soaking his shirt and gluing it to his skin.
I raise a brow. “I haven’t seen you this injured in a long time. You sure he’s the prey?”
“Of course he is,” he says maniacally and laughs loud, throwing his head back.
“He’s lost his mind again.” Jude sighs.
“Who is he, Preston?”
He smiles, all his teeth showing creepily. “He dared to hunt me in my own goddamn place. Love that!”
“You should’ve let us catch him, dumbass.” Jude hits him upside the head. Preston doesn’t even retaliate, still laughing, still lost in a high. “No, I’m going to hunt him, too, before I chop him into tiny little pieces. Oh my, I’m getting hard thinking about it. I’m so fucking hard.”
while i do get all the animosity between Marcus & Preston and all the same Vaughn/Yulian stuff. I still fw JudePreston 🫢
“Whoa.” Marcus laughs. “I can feel the hostility. Oh my. They hate me that much, huh?”
“In their defense, you’re the hate-inducing type.” I look at him and pretend to smile at what he’s saying.
“I am, right?” He grins. “So why isn’t he hating?”
“Who’s he?” – PRESTON.
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March 30, 2026after sweet venom, i’m so excited for this.
hopefully, she can write an FF romance one day...
hopefully, she can write an FF romance one day...
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October 23, 2024i’m only here for the mm 🫦
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December 2, 2025
“He killed her and the gunman because they took Preston from him. He made it personal. Too personal, actually. We all know, aside from dealing with his family, Marcus never makes anything personal. And you know what?”
“What?”
“If the roles were reversed, I believe Pres would’ve done the same.”
that's all you need to know to go feral about this book
“What?”
“If the roles were reversed, I believe Pres would’ve done the same.”
that's all you need to know to go feral about this book
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December 3, 2025I am already so obsessed with Preston ahhhhhhhhh
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September 28, 2025Yes this new MM from Rina is going to be the death of me. 2026??? PLEASE GOD DONT KILL ME BEFORE THEN.
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Oh fuck, here we go with the homophobes tanking the ratings again. Get a life lmao.
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Oh fuck, here we go with the homophobes tanking the ratings again. Get a life lmao.
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March 25, 2026my most anticipated read of this year. I will be PRAYING for marcus's and dahlias friendship in the future because those 2 are basically the best duo of this whole series not to mention i cant wait to see marcus's pov of the club scene. 🤭
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May 30, 2025You can't call me a homophobe when all I am doing is questioning the authenticity of Rina Kent's M/M books. How is it good ally-ship or representation if every time she writes a gay male love story it's about a character who has presented as straight in every single book but his own or suffers from internalized homophobia? And every time she writes a gay character why are they preyed upon by an adult (usually a woman) sexually. Do you know what the optics of her writing her gay characters like this looks like? Like she is saying that the only reason they can be gay is because an adult woman took advantage of them when they were a child and turned them away from women.
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October 23, 2024All these mm romance books Rina is planning to release makes me want to finish god of fury😭😭
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May 29, 2025The queen is back for yet another mm romance !!!! Rina ily so much 😭 oh first nikobran and garethkayden I just know I'll be eating the fuck out of this book too rina please write more mm in the future 🥰
+ Their crumbs in Beautiful venom was everything I need this book like yesterday 😭
+ Their crumbs in Beautiful venom was everything I need this book like yesterday 😭
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November 23, 2025prestonmarcus the unhinged chaos you guys are about to serve… i can’t wait 😩😩😩😩
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December 4, 2025This unhinged villain fast became my favourite out of this series, his misuse of quotes, which let’s be honest sound waayyy better his way! His unhinged personality, his thirst for blood, his pretty boy looks. Everything about him screams MINE!!
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June 4, 2026i'm going to consider this my slightly late, got lost in the mail birthday gift!!!
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December 10, 2025I absolutely went bonkers when Marcus went on the killing spree after THAT scene in sweet venom👀 I cannot wait for this book to be released because these two are going to be angsty, I can smell it🤭 also, why does this book already has 60+ one star reviews when it is literally going to be released 6 months from now. hell even, I don't like RK's writing or her questionable plots and arcs but going this far to be a hater is beyond my understanding smh
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December 18, 2025Coming out June 30
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December 3, 2025Every time I close my eyes all I can hear is Marcus saying “My, oh my. Are you angry, my prince?”
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May 3, 2026i'm ready for this book to be the angstiest and best you've written so far rina!
(i already know that we will buddy read this with sarah)
(i already know that we will buddy read this with sarah)
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December 14, 2025why is rina teasing us with what the cover could look like already 🫣 so excited for the summer of 2026
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wow i actually can’t wait for their book?? i had no clue where rina was going with them but after seeing the little interactions in sweet venom and how marcus quite literally lost his mind over preston?? i will be there for it 🙂↕️ i’m so scared for the shit it’s going to put me through though after what jude said near the end of sweet venom… lmaoo its bad enough that i’m terrified for how much vaughn and yulian are going to destroy me a couple months before marcus and pres :’)
“I’m just not sure for how long before he defies all norms and actually gets himself killed.”
“What do you mean?”
“I learned something from Kane, and I’m worried about Preston’s future within Vencor.”
“Is it that bad?”
“Possibly. The organization doesn’t like rule breakers and Preston seems to be caught in what is considered a taboo within Vencor. But this time, I’ll do everything in my might to make sure no one touches him.”
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wow i actually can’t wait for their book?? i had no clue where rina was going with them but after seeing the little interactions in sweet venom and how marcus quite literally lost his mind over preston?? i will be there for it 🙂↕️ i’m so scared for the shit it’s going to put me through though after what jude said near the end of sweet venom… lmaoo its bad enough that i’m terrified for how much vaughn and yulian are going to destroy me a couple months before marcus and pres :’)
“I’m just not sure for how long before he defies all norms and actually gets himself killed.”
“What do you mean?”
“I learned something from Kane, and I’m worried about Preston’s future within Vencor.”
“Is it that bad?”
“Possibly. The organization doesn’t like rule breakers and Preston seems to be caught in what is considered a taboo within Vencor. But this time, I’ll do everything in my might to make sure no one touches him.”
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December 7, 2025OH MY GOD PRESTON IS DEAD 😩 IM SO HEART BROKEN. I actually sobbed so much when I read his death and didn’t care about Violet or Jude after that point I only wanted to know what happened to Marcus after Preston’s death. The way that he killed Preston’s assassin and his grandmother. God I need this book out now because I need answers and I need to know if Preston is actually dead or if he faked his death!?! I am so not ok
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October 23, 2024Idk who this book is about but I need it now?????
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December 18, 2025After reading Sweet Venom and those little moments between Preston and Marcus, I JUST CAN'T WAIT!!! (Rina please don't disappoint me)
not-released-yet
January 22, 2026ok, i'm curious, what are you guys even rating right now?
upcoming-releases
December 24, 2025I need them more than air 😭😭😭
June 19, 2026
Was so so so delighted that this book arrived in the post a whopping 12 DAYS EARLY!!! 🤩🤩
1 devoured this book in 1 day!! It was so good 🤯🤯
Rina Kent just knows how to write MM romance, I think I have given every MM I’ve read from her a 5 🌟.
I love that it’s not just all smut (although there is a very healthy amount of it 😈), there is always an Interesting plot and always surprise revelations too.
Preston…. he is just such a wee darling, I love his tortured personality.
I kinda hated Marcus in the earlier books but my god I love him so much now, and I love how the plot comes together with the first 2 books so you can see how the relationship between Marcus and Preston bloomed in the timeline of the previous books.
Also….. the revelation at the end. OMG…..That’s all I’m saying!! Forever excited 😜
1 devoured this book in 1 day!! It was so good 🤯🤯
Rina Kent just knows how to write MM romance, I think I have given every MM I’ve read from her a 5 🌟.
I love that it’s not just all smut (although there is a very healthy amount of it 😈), there is always an Interesting plot and always surprise revelations too.
Preston…. he is just such a wee darling, I love his tortured personality.
I kinda hated Marcus in the earlier books but my god I love him so much now, and I love how the plot comes together with the first 2 books so you can see how the relationship between Marcus and Preston bloomed in the timeline of the previous books.
Also….. the revelation at the end. OMG…..That’s all I’m saying!! Forever excited 😜
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June 19, 2026CURRENTLY WAITING 30TH JUNE 🧎♀️
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↝ 𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜 & 𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚜 :
#1 beautiful venom · 4/5☆
#2 sweet venom · 4/5☆
#3 tempting venom · -/5☆
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↝ 𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜 & 𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚜 :
#1 beautiful venom · 4/5☆
#2 sweet venom · 4/5☆
#3 tempting venom · -/5☆
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January 30, 2026if I had a nickel for every "gay Mafia sports romance" I've read/heard of I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice
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May 19, 2026they’re my babiessss 🙁🙁🙁 i wanna readddd
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May 5, 2026How Crave The Villain and Tempting Venon have 1 star when this book don't release yet ?
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