Death, paradise, and the gods themselves—all rejected for the sake of love.

When King James Kronenscheld dies at the hands of the Demon King, he thinks his suffering is finally over and that he can join his Edwin in paradise. And, hey, at least he'd taken the Demon King with him, right?

But then the gods try to send James to paradise without his Edwin, and that is simply unfathomable. So he does the unthinkable—he turns it down and negotiates for one more chance to fix his mistakes.

Armed with memories and regrets, James regresses to before he was crowned. He is determined to woo the man he lost, even if it means facing down all his previous failures. For Edwin alone will James face wraths and plagues, court politics, and demon kings. He will avoid the horrors of the crown and attain paradise for them both.

Failing this time means losing Edwin forever. And that is not an option.

Tags : romantasy; high fantasy; M/M romance; inspired heavily by webtoon; calling all passengers: hop on board, this ship is about to sail!; remember to take water and bathroom breaks; don't start this book at 8 pm; time regression; fated love; reluctant ruler; PTSD; hurt/comfort; both characters are near 30; Paradise without Edwin isn't paradise to James; competence is sexy, so says James; power couple; Edwin finds Prince James very strange, and rightfully so; Victor has climbed to the very top of the shitty life decisions tree and was hitting every branch on the way down; Helena is a BAMF princess; Royce is a pharmacologist but make it medieval; James doesn't want the throne, no seriously, stop asking him to take it; the gods play favorites; heavy is the crown; James wishes he'd paid better attention to details the first go around, that's currently biting him; demon portals are a pain; horse lovers unite; Titan is best horse ever; Edwin realizes his Task in this life; Edwin has no problem unaliving James's ex; buying books is a love language.