Seven Minutes In Heaven

by Elle Kayson

Seventeen-year-old Taleah Morgan was an all-around good girl. All she wanted was to get into the nursing program of her dreams and make her parents proud. The last thing she had time for was guys, and especially not bad boys like nineteen-year-old Liam Maxwell. Liam had quickly risen from a corner boy to the heir-apparent of San Antonio’s most infamous drug runner. He didn’t have time for the distraction of a relationship—his main goal was proving himself worthy of inheriting an empire. When Taleah and Liam’s paths cross one night at a house party, they find themselves reluctantly playing the game of Seven Minutes in Heaven. What they experienced that night in a dark closet changes both of them. Unable to stay away from each other, Liam and Taleah decide to take a chance on love, but not everyone in their lives is thrilled. Will the young couple survive the forces arrayed against them?

234 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2025

About the author

Published Author.

Exasperated Mother.

Southern Cook.

Angsty, Beautiful, Clueless Mess.

That's me, in short. I've been writing since elementary school and won my first prize in seventh grade. I am a romantic at heart and love a happy ending! Join me on this writing (and reading) journey--you won't be disappointed!

Reviews

[NaemaFrances · Rating 1 out of 5]

The characters felt super 1- dimensional. I know Liam is hood, but God is he ignorant. I love a good old fashioned bad guy meets good girl trope but Liam was too much and Leah was foolishly naive. Besides being attractive, what else does Liam have? There needs to be more to Liam (for me as the reader) to understand the lore of him- even if it is predictable.

Kelsey and Chills feel irrelevant to me- sorry.

I also couldn’t stand the writing style…. every other page the female character’s arms are folded- as if that is the only gesture to express a woman being annoyed. The spicy scenes I had to skip because Leah is literally a child (seventeen).

I just hope the second book is better. I’d put down this series…. but I was naive to purchased the second book thinking this would be good.

Lets see…

[A Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a DNF for now, could be my mood. But the women crying for no reason blowing me. Leah only 17 and want a 19 year old to commit to her like he her husband. Crying and shit. Girl, you’re young with your first boyfriend relax! He’s young as well, and she cried one time too many for me for nothing! This the third book with women crying. I yelled at the phone screen “wtf you crying for, he ain’t did shit” and she just too whiny. Ready to leave him alone because he tryna make a living. Yall not on the same time but you don’t want to leave him alone. So deal with it. She fell for him too damn fast anyway. He ain’t did nothing spectacular.

[Briana Cleary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went ahead and picked this and Book 2 up after reading Demon's Dream, which I love so much. And everything that I loved in that book, I love in this one. The drama, the crime, the smut, the romance, it's all here. It's kind of an enemies to lovers romance, which is one of my favorite tropes to read. And it's told from 4 POVs, so just be cautious of that. But I never got confused as to who was speaking; it was very clear for me. Elle Kayson is officially one of my favorite authors. I could definitely read this one again.

[Demetria Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the pen game of this author. There is low level drama, a little spice and a good plot! Read the book.