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King of My Heart
After breaking up with her insufferable boyfriend, Darwynn Cove packs her bags and embarks on a road trip to rediscover herself. But her journey takes an unexpected turn when she recalls a fiery TV interview with her ex’s father—legendary actor Caspian King.
Julian never spoke of his father without resentment, their relationship fractured beyond repair. But something about that interview lingers in Darwynn’s mind, sparking a curiosity she can’t ignore. Following a whim, she tracks Caspian down to a remote village, where the former Hollywood icon has disappeared into seclusion.
What starts as an impulsive attempt to understand the man behind the myth—and maybe even mend the broken bond between father and son—quickly becomes something more. Caspian is nothing like she guarded, sharp-tongued, and utterly captivating.
As Darwynn spends more time in his world, the lines between past and present, right and wrong, begin to blur. She came here for Julian. But now, she’s not sure she wants to leave Caspian at all.
Age Gap
Grumpy/Sunshine
Forced Proximity
Forbidden
Ex's Dad
Emotional Baggage
Small Town
Julian never spoke of his father without resentment, their relationship fractured beyond repair. But something about that interview lingers in Darwynn’s mind, sparking a curiosity she can’t ignore. Following a whim, she tracks Caspian down to a remote village, where the former Hollywood icon has disappeared into seclusion.
What starts as an impulsive attempt to understand the man behind the myth—and maybe even mend the broken bond between father and son—quickly becomes something more. Caspian is nothing like she guarded, sharp-tongued, and utterly captivating.
As Darwynn spends more time in his world, the lines between past and present, right and wrong, begin to blur. She came here for Julian. But now, she’s not sure she wants to leave Caspian at all.
Age Gap
Grumpy/Sunshine
Forced Proximity
Forbidden
Ex's Dad
Emotional Baggage
Small Town
277 pages, Paperback
Published March 16, 2025
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April 8, 2025
This is not a retirement home.
March 31, 2025
21 and 61? That would feel like dating my grandpa. No thanks.
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March 21, 2025How can someone make an ex-boyfriend’s dad book without the best part—his son finding out?
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March 18, 2025
4⭐️5🌶️ another amazing read from seven. I absolutely adore her writing and just all of her books.
📚: this follow Darwynn who recently broke up with Dr boyfriend and ended up on a six month trip to Canada. When she stops at a restaurant she finds out that her ex’s dad lives near by and she wants to know his side of the story. She ends up going to the town and meeting Caspian her ex dad and they hit it off.
🤍: if you want spice with some plot that’s a quick read this is for you. I will always recommend and love sevens books. This one felt different from all of her others and I loved that. I read this in a matter of two hours and couldn’t put it down.
📚: this follow Darwynn who recently broke up with Dr boyfriend and ended up on a six month trip to Canada. When she stops at a restaurant she finds out that her ex’s dad lives near by and she wants to know his side of the story. She ends up going to the town and meeting Caspian her ex dad and they hit it off.
🤍: if you want spice with some plot that’s a quick read this is for you. I will always recommend and love sevens books. This one felt different from all of her others and I loved that. I read this in a matter of two hours and couldn’t put it down.
March 25, 2025
Rating: 3.5 ⭐️
Spice: 5 🌶️
Holy smokes! This is a quick read with a really endearing plot and a whole lot of filthy spice!
While out on a month long road trip, Darwynn stumbles upon her exes estranged father. When the opportunity presents itself she can’t say no to finding and learning his side of the story. What she doesn’t anticipate is the bond she forms with former famous actor, Caspian King. This comes as an even bigger shock to Caspian who find himself drawn to his son’s ex - enjoying her company more than he has with anyone else in his entire life.
The mouth on Caspian King - the things he said and did… I would do anything that man said. I am obsessed with him. I mean those scenes live rent free. I can’t get over how attracted I am to a 60 year old fictional man based on words he said alone, alas here I am.
The chemistry between Darwynn and Caspian was incredible. The instant attraction and pull they have to one another was amazing! I loved the build up…the slower burn was worth it - when they finally got together it was explosive!
This is a must read for taboo, age gap romance lovers!
Spice: 5 🌶️
Holy smokes! This is a quick read with a really endearing plot and a whole lot of filthy spice!
While out on a month long road trip, Darwynn stumbles upon her exes estranged father. When the opportunity presents itself she can’t say no to finding and learning his side of the story. What she doesn’t anticipate is the bond she forms with former famous actor, Caspian King. This comes as an even bigger shock to Caspian who find himself drawn to his son’s ex - enjoying her company more than he has with anyone else in his entire life.
The mouth on Caspian King - the things he said and did… I would do anything that man said. I am obsessed with him. I mean those scenes live rent free. I can’t get over how attracted I am to a 60 year old fictional man based on words he said alone, alas here I am.
The chemistry between Darwynn and Caspian was incredible. The instant attraction and pull they have to one another was amazing! I loved the build up…the slower burn was worth it - when they finally got together it was explosive!
This is a must read for taboo, age gap romance lovers!
March 20, 2025
Quickie Review: I wanted to go in loving this one but in the end it was just a really good read. It kept my attention for the most part and I adored there was such a huge age gap (40yrs). But it was just a good, spicy read. I was a little disappointed that we only heard about her ex (his son) finding out about them. Especially when I thought it would have played a bigger role in the story itself. Good, forbidden romance. 4 Stars.
May 10, 2025
Me and my bsf have yet again spun the wheel and this time it landed on this one… After the Pluto one though anything would be better lol. What made us initially add it onto our little wheel was because we were intrigued by the 40year age gap, yep that’s 4 and 0 big 40 making the MMC 61 and FMC 21…. It was more curiosity of how things would you know… work🫠 I do love a good age gap especially an ex’s dad but 40???
So anyway we read it.
Thing is most of the time I actually forgot about their age gap unless it was mentioned and just read the story, and to be fair it wasn’t that bad. The tension between them was really good, like the accidental touches and acts of possessiveness were really enjoyable. And that man was absolutely possessive didn’t let no man make his girl uncomfortable “And you’ll be sorry and hurt if you don’t get the fuck away from her.” - swoon
It kept me interested for the most part and wanted to keep reading to find out how it would all turn out. The spice was also really good, wasn’t anything too intense but definitely hot with Caz having one filthy mouth. “That’s it, baby. Take it like the good girl you are,” - ok hottie.
However, it was all great when age was forgotten which I feel bad for saying because HELLO it’s an age gap romance but such a large gap maybe isn’t for me??
I did enjoy seeing the plot develop and Caz and his son get their moment together finally, that was really sweet to see and I was happy for them!
BUT, and this is a huge BUT, how can we not have been given Julian’s reaction to their relationship!! And no I don’t believe that he would have taken it pretty well as mentioned in the book when they told him at Christmas, not with the way he acted throughout the book, there’s no chance he would just be like “yeah you’re my ex who’s fucking my dad I hated a minute ago? Oh yeah cool, anyway pass the peas” Nope!
It wasn’t a bad read though, there were quite a few spelling mistakes tho which were distracting but not enough to make a huge impact but definitely noticeable, other than that I didn’t have a bad time reading it, it definitely had good moments. If you’re looking for something with more spice and tension than plot then go for it especially if you’re into big age gaps, it helps that it was a short read too!
So anyway we read it.
Thing is most of the time I actually forgot about their age gap unless it was mentioned and just read the story, and to be fair it wasn’t that bad. The tension between them was really good, like the accidental touches and acts of possessiveness were really enjoyable. And that man was absolutely possessive didn’t let no man make his girl uncomfortable “And you’ll be sorry and hurt if you don’t get the fuck away from her.” - swoon
It kept me interested for the most part and wanted to keep reading to find out how it would all turn out. The spice was also really good, wasn’t anything too intense but definitely hot with Caz having one filthy mouth. “That’s it, baby. Take it like the good girl you are,” - ok hottie.
However, it was all great when age was forgotten which I feel bad for saying because HELLO it’s an age gap romance but such a large gap maybe isn’t for me??
I did enjoy seeing the plot develop and Caz and his son get their moment together finally, that was really sweet to see and I was happy for them!
BUT, and this is a huge BUT, how can we not have been given Julian’s reaction to their relationship!! And no I don’t believe that he would have taken it pretty well as mentioned in the book when they told him at Christmas, not with the way he acted throughout the book, there’s no chance he would just be like “yeah you’re my ex who’s fucking my dad I hated a minute ago? Oh yeah cool, anyway pass the peas” Nope!
It wasn’t a bad read though, there were quite a few spelling mistakes tho which were distracting but not enough to make a huge impact but definitely noticeable, other than that I didn’t have a bad time reading it, it definitely had good moments. If you’re looking for something with more spice and tension than plot then go for it especially if you’re into big age gaps, it helps that it was a short read too!
July 14, 2026
STORY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This is my second read by Seven Rue and I enjoyed this one. I enjoyed the forbidden romance piece (i.e. ex's dad) was delicious. There was an almost 40 year age gap was fantastic. The FMC was sweet and had an innocent vibe, but the MMC definitely was far more possessive and obsessive. Definitely grimp/sunshine trope at its finest. He was a little over the top at times... he is a retired/exiled Hollywood legend and she makes it her mission to reunite her ex with his dad. This endeavour definitely ends up with some delicious spice. I do think Seven Rue write solid spice. I think her more recent books are far more taboo so this one, i reckon is like rather tame compared. But overall a good balance of spice and plot throughout. There were some grammatical errors throughout, but maybe it was just my copy.
I did enjoy this one and I enjoyed their relationship and how evolved it’s a shorter novel. It was cute, fun and spicey... definitely recommend.
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This is my second read by Seven Rue and I enjoyed this one. I enjoyed the forbidden romance piece (i.e. ex's dad) was delicious. There was an almost 40 year age gap was fantastic. The FMC was sweet and had an innocent vibe, but the MMC definitely was far more possessive and obsessive. Definitely grimp/sunshine trope at its finest. He was a little over the top at times... he is a retired/exiled Hollywood legend and she makes it her mission to reunite her ex with his dad. This endeavour definitely ends up with some delicious spice. I do think Seven Rue write solid spice. I think her more recent books are far more taboo so this one, i reckon is like rather tame compared. But overall a good balance of spice and plot throughout. There were some grammatical errors throughout, but maybe it was just my copy.
I did enjoy this one and I enjoyed their relationship and how evolved it’s a shorter novel. It was cute, fun and spicey... definitely recommend.
March 1, 2026
This book falls a little more in the contemporary romance category than is usually the case with this author's work. There is still spice and has the age gap/ex's dad tabooness though. It fairly lighthearted, but has some angst. (Between the ex and his dad.) It reads easily, though I noticed several minor editing errors throughout, ("she" instead of "he" type of things,) so if that bothers you as a reader, consider this your warning. It alternates POVs, though mostly from the FMC. As I mentioned, there is spice that is suitable for mature readers. I really enjoyed the story and the plot, but I'll be honest, the writing wasn't as good as the author's books usually are. (Almost felt like a debut novel.) Having said that, I did enjoy the read and would read it again.
May 1, 2025
If you don’t wanna read an age gap romance… what’re you doing here??
I thought the story was good, and the spice was hot. In fact I think the spice was better than the actual plot. Every time the story progressed outside of the spice there were SO MANY TYPOS. Especially in the final chapters when they reunite with Julian.
The typos really decrease the overall quality of the book. The author should really invest in a good editor. There were so many I couldn’t bring myself to give it more than 3 stars.
I thought the story was good, and the spice was hot. In fact I think the spice was better than the actual plot. Every time the story progressed outside of the spice there were SO MANY TYPOS. Especially in the final chapters when they reunite with Julian.
The typos really decrease the overall quality of the book. The author should really invest in a good editor. There were so many I couldn’t bring myself to give it more than 3 stars.
March 22, 2025
BETA READ
March 26, 2025
I’m confused. Is this not the same thing as Exile? Literally same characters
April 22, 2025
eu quero virar um macaco de circo se esse livro foi mesmo escrito pela seven rue hahahahaha não tem absolutamente nada dela aqui.
April 27, 2025
This would have been perfect if I didn’t read it as excile first!!
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May 14, 2025dnf hardddddd
May 22, 2025
This was … odd.
January 20, 2026
So good!
Only thing is change is maybe w him a hair younger so they’d have more years together but otherwise, absolute perfection!!
Only thing is change is maybe w him a hair younger so they’d have more years together but otherwise, absolute perfection!!
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May 18, 2026Is this book the same with the Final Take?
June 14, 2026
There's so much sex omg but um hey I love older men 🤭🩷
June 30, 2025
just realized it's a PG version of "Exile"!! wish I read Exile first because I LOVE 🩸 Taboo more 😆
April 21, 2026
I came back to give it a 5stars.
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