The Regressor King

By: AJ Sherwood

Narrated by: Zachary Zaba

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.

©2026 AJ Sherwood (P)2026 Podium Audio

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This story was intense and sweet and lovely!!! I couldn't put it down and neglected all my responsibilities so start this book when you don't have a lot going on! The narrator is easy to listen to as well and read very well.

The narrator was awesome.

The story was amazing. It was hard to stop listening. There were no slow moments in the story.

Regressor King

Oh Wow. if you’re looking for an epic fantasy love story that brings all the feels, this is it. James and Edwin’s story has so many twists and turns that you will have to take a breath just to catch your breath.

The narration is perfect with each of the characters having their own unique tones and it builds the story higher.

Great audio book

I loved that the voices were just perfect for what I had in my mind

very satisfying read. solid plot, real stakes

this won't be a super long review but just wanted to say U really enjoyed this book. I kinda didn't know what to expect given "regress" to me didn't automatically have the go-back-in-time connotation. but once I saw the actual blurb and was interested enough to give it a go, I really enjoyed it. The plot grabs you pretty much already on page one, so there isn't a slow lead in like you get with some fantasy

the book is on the longer side but it's because a decent amount of things happen over the course of the plot. time is spent in the right areas but it still has good momentum and pace. the fantasy world building isn't super complex (gods exist and there is magic), but it kind of leaves it at that and the rest of the story is the character development and the plot

solid 10 out of 10. warm fuzzy ending, feels well deserved