Below is the complete list of Ana Huang’s Kings of Sin books in order. For this series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Kings of Sin Books
About Kings of Sin
Wealth, influence, and professional success offer little protection against the complications of love in Ana Huang’s Kings of Sin series. Set within the exclusive world of billionaires, business empires, and high society, these contemporary romance novels explore powerful men whose carefully controlled lives are disrupted by women unwilling to accept their expectations. Inspired by the seven deadly sins, the series examines ambition, pride, jealousy, and desire through interconnected relationships involving emotional vulnerability, personal sacrifice, and difficult choices.
Each novel centres on a different couple, with the central male character embodying one of the seven sins. Rather than presenting these qualities as supernatural forces, Huang incorporates them into recognisable personality traits and relationship conflicts. The protagonists’ wealth gives them extraordinary privileges, but also creates pressures involving reputation, family obligations, and professional ambition.
The series begins with King of Wrath (2022), featuring Dante Russo, a ruthless billionaire CEO whose carefully ordered life is disrupted when blackmail forces him into an engagement with Vivian Lau, a wealthy jewellery heiress. Although Dante initially regards the arrangement as an intolerable intrusion, his growing attraction to Vivian challenges his determination to remain emotionally detached.
Their relationship establishes the series’ interest in marriages shaped by obligation rather than affection. Vivian’s desire to fulfil her family’s expectations conflicts with her growing need to make decisions independently.
King of Pride (2023) introduces Kai Young, a reserved media heir whose disciplined personality contrasts sharply with Isabella Valencia, an outspoken bartender working at his exclusive private club. With an important leadership decision approaching, Kai cannot afford the complications their attraction might create.
Their romance explores the tension between public expectations and private desires, particularly when two people from different social environments challenge each other’s established assumptions.
In King of Greed (2023), Huang approaches romance through an existing marriage rather than a developing courtship. Dominic Davenport has achieved extraordinary financial success, but his relentless ambition has damaged his relationship with his wife, Alessandra. When she decides to leave, Dominic must confront the personal cost of placing professional achievement above emotional intimacy.
The novel examines regret, reconciliation, and whether genuine change is possible after years of neglect.
King of Sloth (2024) follows Xavier Castillo, a charming billionaire heir who has little interest in accepting responsibility for his family’s business empire. His relationship with Sloane Kensington, an ambitious publicist responsible for managing his reputation, gradually challenges his carefree outlook. Their contrasting personalities create both romantic tension and questions about maturity, professional boundaries, and personal growth.
The darker King of Envy (2025) centres on Vuk Markovic, a reclusive billionaire whose feelings for supermodel Ayana Kidane become increasingly difficult to conceal. Ayana is engaged to Vuk’s closest friend through a marriage arrangement intended to benefit both parties. Their attraction creates a conflict involving friendship, loyalty, and the consequences of pursuing someone considered unavailable.
King of Gluttony (2026) introduces Sebastian Laurent, heir to a culinary empire, and Maya Singh, a successful marketing executive who has been his rival since childhood. Forced to work together, they discover that years of competition have concealed a more complicated emotional connection.
The planned final instalment, King of Lust, is scheduled for 2027, completing the seven-sin concept.
Although the novels feature different romantic relationships, their characters move within overlapping social circles. Friendships, business connections, and recurring appearances provide continuity, allowing established couples to remain part of the wider fictional environment.
Kings of Sin also shares a universe with Huang’s Twisted, If Love, and Gods of the Game series. Familiar characters occasionally cross between these stories, although the individual romances remain independently understandable.
The series is written for adult readers, featuring explicit romantic content, morally complicated protagonists, and relationships shaped by unequal power, wealth, and influence. Huang frequently contrasts emotionally guarded heroes with heroines whose ambitions and personal convictions challenge their authority.
What gives Kings of Sin its identity is the use of the deadly sins as a framework for examining character flaws. Wrath, pride, greed, sloth, envy, gluttony, and lust become obstacles that success alone cannot overcome. Beneath the glamour of exclusive clubs, luxury homes, and powerful business families, the novels explore whether individuals accustomed to getting everything they want can learn to recognise what genuinely matters to them.