The King fed my need for steamy romances that are similar in comedy and action to the film The Kingsman. Young, hot, and jacked secret agents sparring sexily, being horny, pretending to be married, and taking down bad actors? Sign me up!!

It took me a minute to settle into the world building and it appears there is a prequel novella that I'll definitely going back to read, detailing King and Saff's one-night stand before he's roofied and taken away to be part of the Rogues' training program (and forgets Saff!!). I was like what is going on, should I know some more about this organization and what the point is and why he was kidnapped?

Whew these two are absolutely panting for each other in every scene, which I enjoyed, but by the end I was feeling the length and not in the fun sexy/girthy way. The pacing is a bit off for me, lots of rises and falls and lots of training scenes that aren't imo necessary? BUT I forgive it all for the banter and the fun characters.

The last sentence of the epilogue made me scream and made me want to jump immediately into the next book (but I have to tackle a different audiobook for work ahh). Truly loved both narrators who really brought this to life.

Content notes: Saff is a Black cis woman of British & American descent, with a British accent. She's also the "heir" to the rogues division and has an adopted brother named Gabe who's been running things since their parents were un-alived. King is a white, cis English man and billionaire former fuckboi who is kidnapped by the Rogues to get him in line for his 'legacy' appt to the organization. gun violence throughout, fighting, sparring, wounds, danger bangs, explosions, unwanted solicitation of a threesome during a mission