Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bow Down | 2022 | Nikita Parmenter | Buy |
| 2 | Kneel | 2022 | Nikita Parmenter | Buy |
| 3 | Rise | 2023 | Nikita Parmenter | Buy |
| 4 | Fight | 2023 | Nikita Parmenter | Buy |
The Broken Kings series ran for four books in 2022 and 2023: Bow Down, Kneel, Rise, and Fight. The titles suggest the power dynamics at the center of the story, as the heroine navigates relationships with a group of dominant, dangerous men who control their world and want to control her.
Parmenter uses the dark romance framework to explore themes of power and surrender while keeping the heroine’s agency at the center of the story. The series moves from the heroine’s initial submission (Bow Down, Kneel) to her assertion of her own strength (Rise, Fight), following an arc that gives the dark romance elements purpose rather than treating them as purely provocative.