Ruining Her: A Dark Second Chance Romance (McKinley's Obsession Duet Book 1)

Name: Ruining Her: A Dark Second Chance Romance (McKinley's Obsession Duet Book 1)
Price: 0.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (4553 reviews)
Author: Kylie Kent

by Kylie Kent

Contemporary Fiction Dark Romance

4.5 (4,553)

4.5 stars from 4,553 reviews. Top 54% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Last checked: Jun 8, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love dark romance where the hero is genuinely morally complex and the heroine isn't a helpless victim, even when she's in real danger.
You're drawn to second-chance stories with actual history and tension, where rekindling something means reckoning with who both characters have become.
You want steamy, intense scenes paired with psychological depth. You're not reading for fluff.

Maybe not for you if...

You need your romance heroes to be fundamentally good people or sympathetic from the start. Josh is unapologetically dark and controlling.
You're sensitive to depictions of sexual violence or coercion. This book explicitly contains non-consensual content and is not soft on the subject.
You hate cliffhangers or unresolved endings. This is book one of two and leaves you mid-arc.

About this book

This is book 1 in a 2-part duet and ends on a cliffhanger. The book contains scenes and discussions of non-consensual sexual acts, profanity, sexual content, and violence. Emily is hiding from a dangerous situation and seeks shelter in an unexpected place. When Josh finds her, she realizes she has escaped one threat only to face another. Josh is determined to uncover the secrets she is keeping, but Emily cannot allow him to discover the truth. She must decide whether she can escape before he destroys everything—and her. Josh has long tried to suppress his feelings for Emily, the only person who made him believe he had a heart. When she reappears in his life, he is resolved to keep her and uncover her secrets by any means necessary. In doing so, he knows he will ultimately ruin her, something he once swore he would never do.

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Currently on sale at $0.99 — 80% off peak. Price has dropped 7 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 236 days. Typically stays discounted for 91 days.

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Currently #6,413 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 50% recently.

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Currently 4.5★ from 4,553 reviews

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