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King's Heat

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Sebastian
I’m the first omega king in a land previously ruled by alphas, and I’ve had the audacity to remain unmarried. Of course, all kinds of outrageous tales surround my palace. People say I’m a sorcerer constantly in heat, the orgies in my bathhouses never end, and every so often, a young alpha expires in my arms from exhaustion.
The truth is much simpler; I love pleasure, and relish in erotic beauty, so I surround myself with it. My omega companions and my loyal guards love me, and our arrangement is far happier than most marriages can aspire to be.
Except now, I must find the right alpha to father my heir, and I need to choose carefully.

Jonah
King Sebastian is the single most stunning creature in the whole of the universe. He looks like a god of pleasure and fertility, so of course all his ministers and soldiers follow him with the blindness of men in love.
I’m a dirty commoner, a mere horse handler. When the king orders me into the palace and gives me the most scandalous proposal, I’m stunned. Why, instead of the noblemen who worship him, does he choose me? And how can I find the strength to say no?

First published as a series of short stories, Hedonist: King’s Heat is the first book in a duet. The second and final instalment, Hedonist: King’s Mate, comes out May 1st, 2022, and contains a happily ever after for the main characters.
Hedonist is a paranormal erotic romance, inspired by MM omegaverse. The story contains explicit, outrageous erotic scenes, and depicts various kinks and fetishes.

171 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2022

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Roe Horvat

64 books1,792 followers
Queer fiction author Roe Horvat was born in the former Czechoslovakia. Equipped with a dark sense of sarcasm and a penchant for Czech beer, Roe traveled Europe and finally settled in Sweden. He came out as transgender in 2017 and has been fabulous since. He loves Jane Austen, Douglas Adams, bad action movies, stand-up comedy, pale ale, and daiquiri, with equal passion. When not hiding in the studio doing graphics, he can be found trolling cafés in Gothenburg, writing, and people-watching.

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175 reviews433 followers
May 25, 2024
I read another book by this author a while ago called “Desires Of A Monster.” And I really liked that book!! I don’t know why I didn’t instantly go look for more. But low and behold then I discovered this one. I haven’t read an omegaverse in a longgg time. Let alone a good one 😅. This book is half smut, scratch that, I should say mainly smut. Which I don’t always enjoy because I like myself a good plot. But to my surprise that’s actually what I got with this one. It’s predictable but it flowed nicely and it managed to get ahold of me. Along with the writing style that I am still completely in love with!
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4,113 reviews6,780 followers
April 19, 2022
This book taught me that there is such a thing as too much of a good thing... and that thing is sex.

Well, it finally happened. Roe Horvat pushed it too far with the omegaverse sex and it ended up numbing my brain. I'm well and truly broken. I can't even feel excited by anymore. I'm considering that a new character flaw of mine.

Is this romance? I don't even know. I sort of zoned out part way through. Yes, this is part of a trilogy, like a serial so this part doesn't have a true ending, but I don't even really get the point of the first book. It is sort of polyamory, but in reality just a big orgy with maybe some sticky power imbalances?

I usually fall head over heals for all of Roe's stuff, but this wasn't for me.


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946 reviews297 followers
March 8, 2022
4 “I want you to mark me…in every way there is.” stars

“I’ll be your lover and hold you in your sleep for your entire heat. I’ll fuck you over and over, breed you deep. I’ll pump you with so much cum it’ll gush out of you as if your ass were a spring.” […] “Your womb will be mine, for my cum only. Nobody gets to touch you but me.”

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

I think I need a moment to pick my jaw off the floor after this book. That was such an experience, but one i’m glad I experienced. This is probably the hotest book I have read in months and i’ve mostly only been reading books with a lot of sex scenes so that should tell you how hot this book is.

I would like to tell you that I read this book with pure intentions but lets be honest here, I read this book because it has a really long list of trigger warnings, all of them related to sex scenes in the book. I had a really stressful week last week because of university and this reading this week was my own personal reward after I had finished everything I had to do, so I just needed a sexy, fun and diverting book and this book offered exactly that to me.

Brief summary
Sebastian is the king and he is about to go into heat looking for an alpha that could get him pregnant during his heat because he wants a kid. He stumbles upon a commoner, Jonah, and he’s attracted to Jonah and decides he needs to have him because Jonah is really big and has a big dick. So Sebastian starts to do everything he can so that Jonah will accept to be with him and they get together.

I absolutely adored the plot of this book, it was filled to the brim with action, it was none stop, all of it was always new and exciting, it always kept me on the edge of my seat and it made me want to keep reading so I could find out what would happen next. And by plot, I mean the sex scenes in this book.

I will be honest here, I read this book because I love anything Roe Horvat and I knew that the sex scenes would be of the highest quality. And I definitely got everything I wanted and more out of this book. I liked how varied the sex scenes were and how many of them there was, this is exactly everything I read this book for and wanted to be reading about. Every time I read a Roe Horvat book, I think thats it, this might be the hotest book I have ever read, but then I read another book of his and it’s somehow even better.

Side note, I don’t really read mpreg books or books with sharing as a rule because I always thought that they’re just not my favourite things in books, but if Roe Horvat writes it, then I will read it, and damn, this really worked for me, even if the book has a lot of things I would not normally read about, so thank you book for opening my horizons and making me realize that maybe I was stopping myself from reading books that I could really enjoy.

This one is mostly erotica, but there is also a love story and damn it really worked for me. It was really sweet and kind of really romantic, which took me as a surprise but I was here for it. I’m really excited to see how that part will be developed more in the following instalments.

I just loved every seconds I spent reading this and I had the best time reading it.

I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest opinion
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861 reviews584 followers
February 15, 2024
⭐️ 3.5 stars ⭐️

«If a god of pleasure and fertility exists, he’s our king. Who am I to question the intentions of a god?»


Cum. Cum everywhere.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Nobody does omegaverse quite like Roe Horvat. The way they still manage to slide in some plot amongst the porn is honestly impressive. I came for the smut, stayed for the love story.

Even though it’s pretty obvious where this series is leading, I’m still intrigued enough to continue reading about Sebastian and Jonah’s tale of debauchery and endless orgies (seriously, sooo much fucking).

«He might be my ruler, but I’m his alpha


Tropes and NSFW info (spoilers):
- Omegaverse
- Mpreg possible (off page)
- King vs commoner
- Rimming
- DP
- Impact play and spanking
- Light bondage
- Face-fucking
- Strict top/bottom (between MCs)
- Sharing
- Breeding
- Knotting
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1,312 reviews700 followers
June 5, 2022
4.5***** stars


Wow. This was delicious. It was like visiting unicorn-land where all is light and bright and well. Only with constant orgies happening.

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I don’t have the slightest wish to give up my freedom.

Why would I ever want to get married when I can have this?


And what an arrangement they all have. His omega companions and his loyal alpha guards. Everybody gets down with everybody and… they were all so… so loving with each other. And until Jonah enters the scenery nothing of it was even remotely filthy. Only beautifully sensual, tender and considerate. Almost like a dream. *sigh

King Sebastian is an exceptional king, if you ask me. The happiness of the ones who live with him is essential to him. And his to them in return. I was stunned by all the love and care that was going on there in the king’s private rooms.

But then the king’s heat nears and he wants/needs to be bred. He wants a child and needs an heir. And he sets his eyes on the "horse-whisperer“ -- a rough alpha who tends to his horses and the stables. And this man is reluctant and even more a challenge for the king. Maybe the first he ever encountered.

You don’t want a nobleman or one of your soldiers to father your firstborn because you don’t want any man to gain even an illusion of power over you. ... You choose me because, in your eyes, I’m so inferior to you that I won’t dare to make a claim on our son.”

“You want to use me. I’m not a fool, Your Majesty.”


And even if Jonah fights for it not to happen, he’s far from being unaffected by the king (as is the king himself) and starts wishing for things he cannot have.

He’s promised to be mine. But seeing him now, I know that he can’t be. He doesn’t belong to anyone—just like the sun or moon don’t.

I’ve been inside him, but to own him? To collar him? Impossible. I’d just as easily collar wind and water.


But what Jonah is able and also not afraid of giving to Sebastian is something the king hadn’t even known he was craving.

I’ve never been less of a king than I am now.



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Honestly, I’m fucking impressed how much storyline to swoon over there was with the constant sex-fest happening. *chapeau

My first 5-star read by Roe Horvat and I can’t wait to read how Sebastian & Jonah’s story continues in King's Mate. I freaking loooove RH’s omega-verse books!! ♡
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2,604 reviews21 followers
March 10, 2022
I think my kindle needs some sort of sexual exorcism after reading this one.

The first half of this book was just bodies on bodies, porny kinky non-stop, man-on-man smut. Like all omegaverse stories Horvat writes, there are no women in this universe. It's m/m, m/m/m, m/m/m/m, mpreg, alpha knotting, heat cycles, male wombs, fisting, double penetration, and lots and lots of anal leakage. Horvat's stories are usually brimming with heartfelt emotions, but this one was missing that element.

An omega king who is having sex with many palace omegas and 27 of his alpha guards.
Since then, every one of the twenty-seven has warmed my bed and spilled his seed into me at least once. While I’ve always thought alphas are lacking in the sensitivity which would make them truly great lovers, they learn fast.
He's known for being a gentle lover and popping the cherry of many of the realms noble sons.
Whatever the gossip says, one thing is the truth. Noblemen from the city revere King Sebastian so much, they trust him with their virgin sons.
This book contains lots of splurgy emissions, and was pure erotica. The main couple didn't actually get together until past the 50% mark. I kept looking at the page count and wondering when the actual story would begin.

I really missed the emotional heart that I'm used to reading from this author, it arrived near the end, but it felt a little too late. Still, excellent for pure m/m alpha/omega erotic smut. I leave you with this quote:
The man’s shaft is huge, long and thick, with a round, plump head, the size of the nectarines in my garden.
A nectarine...
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770 reviews350 followers
July 26, 2022
"When I'm this full, my reason sleeps. I love my body, I love myself, I'm beauty, and I'm life. I'm grateful to my flesh and bones for giving me this amazing joy. I'm as whole as I've ever been even while I'm torn apart."


this book got me gagged. fucking loved it. jonah, the horse whisperer, and sebastian, the omega king, are filthy down to the bone. 4 stars because i think the story truly captured me when jonah finally comes to the picture. and that was for like the second half of the story. when the omega king caught him screwing one of his omega stable boys? i was obsessed. lust at first sight. definitely a horse down there too *wipes drool away*. the sex will forever be magic. very beautifully written. it is not just this ordinary sex but definitely beyond that. turns out i don't regret picking this one up again honestly.
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3,627 reviews209 followers
March 4, 2022
If you didn't get a chance to catch these stories on Roe Horvat's website, it's okay! Episodes 1-3 are now bundled together and available on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited.

Centered around the confident, powerful, and sensual King Sebastian, the Hedonist stories explore how an omega ruler has changed his traditional, alpha driven society. In addition to creating a safe place for unclaimed and abused omegas, Sebastian incorporates all manner of pleasure into his court and their daily lives.

Fans of Roe Horvat don’t need to be told twice how excellently he writes erotica, and the Hedonist stories are some of his best!

My favorite part of Mr. Horvat’s writing has always been the unique and complex relationships he builds between the characters, and these Omegaverse stories are simply spectacular. In the case of Hedonist: King’s Heat, we have Sebastian, who defies all expectations of a submissive omega. However, as his heat nears, Sebastian must work to come to terms with his body’s natural drives - not only to procreate, but the undeniable bond he forms with Jonah as well.

Jonah is a marvelous conundrum. Rough and brutish, both inside and out, Jonah is also willing to listen, acknowledge, and consider everything Sebastian and his followers stand for.

As usual, Roe Horvat finds a way to see things from a completely different angle. The emotional development of both of these characters is deeply meaningful, and beautifully written.

a copy of Hedonist: King’s Heat was provided to me for the purpose of my honest review, all opinions are my own
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1,686 reviews100 followers
March 2, 2022
More of Roe’s venture into the ABO universe. He’s been there for a long time now.

Sebastian is the King and lives for beauty and pleasure.
Mainly, lots and lots of sexual pleasure, in lots of different way with lots of different people. And while all this is written with Roe’s trademark skill for eroticism and is totally enjoyable, it does leave very little room for romance, or a relationship development.

Interesting that we see the ‘usual’ dynamics in an ABO universe ‘turned around’ where alphas have to be subservient to omegas (at least in Sebastian’s palace). Not sure how I feel about how this is done.

Roe is usually very good at eliciting feels within the frame of sexual pleasure and discovery, but this time the balance felt off. Jonah seems to fall for Sebastian solely because he is ‘the most gorgeous guy on the planet’ and ‘smells divine’. And because their nature (alpha/omega) demands it.
And while the power play between them is fabulously done (no worries, the BDSM aspect is light, just with a bit of bondage and spanking), I missed real emotion beyond sex and these guys getting to know each other properly. It all happens in a flurry in the second half of the book.

I’m hoping that the second book (this is a two-part story) will provide some of those feels I missed here. But if you're in need of some brilliantly written erotica in an ABO setting, look no further!

Bottom point: I really would love to see Roe return from ABO universes to contemporary writing. It’s been too long.
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3,250 reviews272 followers
June 5, 2022
An omegaverse, Mpreg land that stuns and satisfies.
Omega King Sebastian, beautiful, long blonde hair

with turquois eyes, is right where he belongs. He is pampered, and every hedonistic pleasure comes to him, plus he's as giving as he is receiving.
Horse whisperer of the stables, Jonah,

a commoner and Alpha, has long dark hair, he's a large man and muscled well.

Gossip has spread that the omega King is getting laid every day, sometimes with multiple groups of omegas and alphas, at the hedonistic paradise, the palace.

The King is an strong advocate for all omegas and their needs. The pleasures are many and the politics are irritating.



Sebastian's heat is coming and he must pick an Alpha to father his child, but Sebastian doesn't want to be married, he just wants the child to cherish.

There is someone who stirs him, but they cannot be together, or can they?



Super sexy, erotic, raw and powerful, full of passion, too.
Roe Horvat's specialty is this beautifully written hotness.
ENJOY !

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4,818 reviews28 followers
March 16, 2022
Wow, that was some of the most lovely smut I've read in...how long has it been since I read something by this author? Yeah, loveliest filth since then. Don't be looking for adventure or mystery or some big complex plot. If gorgeous men fucking isn't what you're interested in, you'd best move along. However, if that's what you want, this is some of the best! I'd be sad I have to wait a month and a half for the rest, but I might need that long to rest up preparing for it.
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825 reviews71 followers
May 10, 2024
Pure OV smut with so much fluids (mostly slick and cum but there’s also fantasies/memories of sucking on pregnant omegas tits) 💦💦💦

The most beautiful omega (who happens to be the king) and the guy with the biggest dick (who happens to be the royal horse trainer) spend the king’s heat together. I’m obsessed with these two!!! Their dynamic plus the king’s relationship with other omegas is just gorgeous! Captivating! Highly erotic! And romantic all at once!!

I’m in such an OV mood right now and this is brilliant. Diving right into book 2 🥰🥰🥰
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241 reviews24 followers
April 20, 2025
DNF.
I think it was the bed (or furniture/floor/wall) hopping. So many non-romantic orgasms. An orgasm for orgasms sake is fine but I can have that on my own. I read these books because of the ROHMANCE!!! And this book just wasn’t giving.
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July 29, 2022
I read both books in this series. This was a new genre for me Omegaverse, steam OTT on every page. Disappointed that MC once together, weren’t exclusive. However even though it was my first reading of Roe Horvat, I will read others in the future.
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1,625 reviews1 follower
May 2, 2022
one hot take on the Omegaverse

Roe does Omegaverse like no one else.
This was spectacularly hot! I read it so quick!

Sebastian is used to getting his way in all things. Jonah was no push over. Their chemistry was SMOKING hot!

I need part 2! Off to read!
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2,877 reviews1 follower
February 28, 2022
Oh my freaking goodness, I loved LOVED this one.
Sebastian lost his parents when he was only fifteen. He’s the first omega king of the country.
The sweet and caring omegas and alphas that surrounded him took care of him and his every need.
Since that time he had hundreds of lovers. He’s insatiable, his bathhouses are always busy with orgies.
Now at almost twenty-three and approaching his second heat he wants an heir, for himself, without a father. He has to find a decent alpha who will breed him.

“hedonist: a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure”

There’s one man who has his attention, Jonah the commoner, a stunning, strong, huge alpha.
The only Alpha he wants doesn’t want him. He’s a rare alpha who wants to raise and take care of his child.
Only, how long can Jonah resist the most sensual and beautiful man in the world?
Oh boy, what follows is scorching, sweet, the alpha is the sexiest passionate lover ever.

The scenes in the bathhouses are extremely sexy, sensual, and beautiful. Watch the virgins get deflowered, the alphas love, and how all come together in passion.
A story full of hot loving scenes, watch the steam get steamy, steamier, steamiest.

Is it May already? Can’t wait for Hedonist: The King’s Mate.
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1,280 reviews18 followers
March 13, 2022
I've enjoyed a lot of Roe's works in the past but it seems much of what he writes lately is set in the omega verse, which is not really my bag. However, when I got his latest newsletter describing this book and all the numerable, taboo-ish kinks it included, I was intrigued. And I'm happy to report I liked it a lot. It's certainly not the sort of thing I want to read on the reg, but Roe's writing is awesome and his story of Jonah and Sebastian def drew me in. I saw someone describe this book as "lush" and yes, that is a perfect word for it. Lush and erotic and, well, hedonistic. I would note that it seemed to be short on the emotional intensity betw MCs usually so present in Roe's books, but all in all, a highly sexualized fun escape outside of my usual zone. I look forward to book 2.
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935 reviews78 followers
January 7, 2023
This was lovely. Keeping in mind what it is - plotty romantic erotica - it was exactly what I hoped it would be. I loved the different relationships that Sebastian has with the different omegas and guards in his retinue. Overall would recommend.
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496 reviews41 followers
May 22, 2023
This book is a nonstop orgy pornfest. I started this back toward the beginning of the year but put it on pause until I was in the proper mood for it. Well, the mood struck and this story was just the well written, interesting, HOF AF erotica I was looking for
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419 reviews37 followers
December 18, 2024
Roe Horvat is a huge pervert. I love it. If you don't like your books with ten levels of weird sex shit, I would avoid this author completely.

This is one of the rare instances where I actually wanted a little more.. Romance? Plot? If I cared more about the characters, it would have elevated this duology to a 5 star rating from me.
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734 reviews12 followers
May 21, 2022
HI 🙋🏼‍♀️I GET THE HYPE!!

20/5 🌶️will be reading the next book ASAFP
495 reviews7 followers
March 2, 2022
it’s ok

I’m usually a fan of all of Roe’s book but this one was just ok. While it’s listed as romance it’s more of a straight erotica. Every other page and scene is filled with erotic scenes while that is hot the author fails to provide any sort of romance.
Throughout the whole book both Sebastian and Jonah are written having intimacy with other characters as well as sharing others together which I don’t mind but it wasn’t written in the prologue so we as readers don’t know until we actually read it. While it’s listed as romance there is literally no romance between the 2 characters nor any of the others. There isn’t something descriptive enough to make us learn to love them.
The character build and depth also isn’t enough. We don’t learn anything about Sebastian nor Jonah as a person to make us truly fall in love with them.
While the story is built upon alpha/omega it lacks the feel of it. The want and need to bond and posses one another on a level that is incomprehensible. While the story is steamy hence 3 star the storyline and character depth lacks severely to where I can’t even give it a 4 star. Would I read book 2? Maybe just to see if some kind of development happens. In other words book is more like a m/m/m/m/m/m/m/m romance kind of story. Wish the author had gone more into depth like all her other books she’s written. I was just so disappointed.
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794 reviews73 followers
June 30, 2022
What did I just read?

Never thought I would say this but there’s a thing as too freaking many sex in a book. I swear to God, there isn’t one single page of this book where there isn’t someone having sex.

I read it but I was pretty much rolling my eyes non stop while doing it.
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870 reviews2 followers
November 13, 2024
Even though mpreg is not my favourite, this was still pretty good. Off the charts hot and a little sweet. I am more than willing to overlook the aspects of the omegaverse I don’t like as much.
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343 reviews13 followers
May 22, 2022
Loved it🖤🖤🖤

We meet Sebastian and this glorious king rules passionately, with a steady mind of a sovereign in complete control of his affairs even if his fate as an Omega should have stacked the cards against him. His people love him, as he is fair, kind and dedicated to bringing prosperity to all his subjects. He knows himself and the way he treats intimacy, is so beautiful and sensual, it was easy to lose myself in the feelings of decadent pleasures described in the first chapters of book one. Even though he knows not romantic love, his heart seemed to crave more, and I wondered, what kind of man would be able to answer that call? What would a suitable Mate have to offer for Sebastian to give himself fully and love passionately with devotion he had never given any other Alpha?🖤

When Jonah and Sebastian meet, they must work at breaching all the social and etiquette hurdles that normally would keep them apart. After weeks of slowly getting to know each other, they finally give into desire. Their journey from devious, Heat induced powerful sexual chemistry, to gentle intimacy to overflowing passion fueled by trust and love is fantastic. 🖤
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May 2, 2022
This book was equal parts hot and wild - there is just something about a person who gives themselves over to pleasure so completely that is breathtaking! King Sebastian with his omega boys and alpha guard is certainly that!

I enjoyed seeing a king brought to his knees by a commoner but I really hope book 2 is where the romance develops too. Not there there wasn’t plenty of romance in this installment of the series! It was lovely to see others find their happiness and the king’s role in making it happen!

This was a wild, very sensual sort of ride through an alternate universe that leaves you hot and bothered and also…keen for more!
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