Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrupt Kingdom | 2020 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
| 2 | Tarnished Empire | 2020 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
| 3 | Ruthless Monarch | 2021 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
| 4 | Shattered Dynasty | 2021 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
| 5 | Broken Reign | 2022 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
| 6 | Sinful Crown | 2023 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
| 7 | Cruel Throne | 2026 | Ava Harrison | Buy |
The Corrupt Empire is Ava Harrison’s longest and darkest series, running seven books from Corrupt Kingdom (2020) through Cruel Throne (2026). The titles (Corrupt Kingdom, Tarnished Empire, Ruthless Monarch, Shattered Dynasty, Broken Reign, Sinful Crown, Cruel Throne) signal the kind of story being told: dark romances featuring powerful, morally complex men and the women drawn into their dangerous worlds.
The series is interconnected, with characters from earlier books appearing in later ones, and the “empire” framing gives the entire series a sense of building stakes and expanding scope. These books sit firmly in the dark romance subgenre, where the intensity of the relationships matches the danger of the settings.