Heavy Crown

A Dark Mafia Romance (Brutal Birthright, Book 6)

By: Sophie Lark

Narrated by: Michael Gallagher, Kat Auden

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Number one best seller

A temptation I couldn’t resist....

I saw her being stuffed in a trunk: Yelena Yenina, only daughter of the most vicious Bratva boss in Chicago.

The Bratva hate my family. They burned my uncle alive. I should have left Yelena to her fate....

But she fought like a Valkyrie. Gorgeous, ferocious, and unbreakable.

I saved her so I could make her mine.

She says she’ll never submit to a man. I guess we’ll see....

I’ll push her to the limit. And far beyond.

Heavy Crown is the mind-blowing conclusion to the best-selling Brutal Birthright series. It’s a stand-alone dark mafia romance with HEA and no cliff-hanger. Contains extra-steamy scenes guaranteed to make your night!

The Lark Notes:

"I knew I had to end the Brutal Birthright series with the biggest twists, the most intense action, and the hottest hero yet. I’ve always had a soft spot for Sebastian from the very first book - you’re going to be so surprised where his journey takes him!" (Sophie)

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Excellent conclusion to series

I have LOVED this series by Sophie Lark. The first, second, and last have been my favorites, although they all have been wonderful!! I have now read and listened to this book.

Seb and Yelena had a really great story. My heart went out to her. I got a bit angry at Seb. He showed strength though. Yelena showed us that she is a strong and decisive woman. A perfect match for who they are to become. The division within the families is heartbreaking. I have mixed feelings regarding Dante's actions. I don't want to give anything away so I'll stop there. There is the Russian's Winter Diamond that I'm curious about. Are they still looking for it? This is definitely a good standalone, but the depth is so much more by reading all the books. I've read them out of order and it works, but.... As a fan, seeing characters from previous books makes me squeal in delight! I loved how this ended. I cannot wait for the next series. Sophie's play list is great. Check it out as well! *I read this book through the Kindle Unlimited program.

Kat Auden and Michael Gallagher were amazing narrators. My absolute favorites of this series. (That's saying a lot since I really liked them all.) There was so much passion and emotion in the performances. I WILL be listening to this again. Actually, I'm wanting to start the series from the beginning and listen straight through!

#AudiobookObsessionReviewer
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what an ending!

love Sebastian in the earlier books and glad to get closure on his story! I listened to this book after book 1 and 2 and am definitely going to finish up with books 3, 4, and 5. love sophie lark's development of the story and characters. narration is excellent!

Dark Mafia Romance

Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark is a dark mafia romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Michael Gallagher and Kat Auden. This is the sixth and final book in the Brutal Birthright series and each book can be read as a stand-alone.

I absolutely love Sophie’s books! Shed did an amazing job wrapping up the series. I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next. I really enjoyed the relationship that bloomed between Sebastian and Yelena. I loved getting both of their points of view throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

Michael and Kat did an amazing job on the narration. They both really know how to bring a story to life. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would highly recommend this book if you like mafia romances, dark romances, contemporary romance, or romantic suspense.


The Flock Team
Audiobook Obsession Reviewer

Amazing Finale

Title: Heavy Crown
Author: Sophie Lark
Format: Audio
Narrators: Michael Gallagher, Kat Auden
Genre: Romance, Dark, Mafia, Enemies to Lovers, Suspense
Standalone: Yes but I recommend reading at least books one and two first
Part of a Series: Book 6 of the Brutal Birthright series
POV: Sebastian, Yelena
Steam Level: Steamy
5/5

Heavy Crown is the epic finale to the Brutal Birthright series. While technically all books in this series are standalone, story each builds on each other. I'd highly recommend reading books one and two first in order to have the history behind Sebastian's injury, his subsequent and reluctant entry into the family business and the history behind the bad blood between them and the Russian's and how Yelena's father came into power.

Heavy Crown was amazing from the start. I didn't want to stop listening. The tension built and then went insane! Sophie Lark ripped my heart out and stitched it back together with some gaping holes. I cannot believe some of what happened but also it made sense. This whole series built to this fantastic conclusion.

I received this audiobook for free from Audiobook Obsessions and Pink Flamingo Productions. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Ending the series with a Bang!

Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark is the 6th and final book in the Brutal Birthright series.

I had been looking forward to Sebastian's book since listening to Brutal Prince last year and being upset by his injury. Sebastian and Yelena's journey to their Happily Ever After was action packed, full of suspense, rival mafia families and revenge,

Sebastian was a tough hero but also quite sweet, he treated Elena very well. I would consider Heavy Crown as one of the lighter stories in this series but it was still able to keep my attention with the suspenseful storyline.

I listened to the audiobook of Heavy Crown, Michael Gallagher and Kat Auden were great voicing Sebastian and Yelena, they captured all the emotions and both did a good female Russian accent.

Yelena and Sebastian

Well the story goes on to the youngest Gallo. Sebastian had not much interest in the family business, he wanted to be an athlete. Those dreams were literally shattered in book 1. One day he saves a beautiful girl from danger and he can’t stop thinking about her. Yelena is born into the Bratva so therefore you has no choices of her own. She feels trapped and wants out. Can her savior help her? This story has plenty of content with many mafia groups involved and family ties.
I have really enjoyed this whole series and recommend it. I enjoyed the narration as well!
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Heavy Crown

HEAVY CROWN: A Dark Mafia Romance (Brutal Birthright Book 6) by Sophie Lark
Sophie Lark never disappoints with her books and this is no exception. She is one of my favorite go to authors, I know when I pick up one of her books I will be enthralled in the story from start to finish. Sebastian Gallo’s book was all I was hoping for and much more. He has been my favorite since the start of the series, and he really stepped up to the plate and made it obvious he is a leader. Yelena is the daughter of a bratva boss. Their road to finding each other is fraught with danger, drama, intrigue, intensity, betrayal, and their chemistry is on fire. I am so impressed with the job all the narrators have done with the Brutal Birthright series. Each one has owned their character. Great job Michael Gallagher and Kat Auden! This is definitely a 5 star read.

what an explosive series finale!

Oh My God!! Sophie Lark did not hold back with this book! I have not cried this hard with any other book in this series. I knew the beginning was too easy, too fabulous. I screamed, I RAGED at certain parts

I've been waiting on sweet Sebastian's story, hoping after all he's been through that his HEA would be sweet and simple. But noooooo, Sophie just had to slay me with all the feels and rip my heart out and make me hold my breath wondering what will happen next.

Yelena is the absolute perfect choice for him. My heart broke for her, and she rose to the challenge and earned her crown as queen of Sebastian's heart.

Loved loved loved the ending!!! Bring on the King Makers!

Kat and Michael were absolutely perfect as Yelena and Sebastian. Her accent is so good I had to check her other audios and see if she really had a Russian accent. Michael definitely had the voice of what I had imagined for Sebastian.

Heavy Crown

Heavy Crown is the 6th and final book in the Brutal Birthright series. This book is told from dual points of view by Sebastian and Yelena.

Sebastian and Yelena meet when Yelena is being attacked. He goes to help her. They exchange numbers. Once he figures out she's the daughter of a Bratva boss in Chicago he decides to forget about her. However, Yelena's father has other ideas and wants Yelena to get with Sebastian to get to their family mafia.

Sebastian bids on Yelena and ends updating her. He starts to fall for her, but Yelena is hiding a secret. When Yelena's father turns on Sebastian's family, Sebastian wants revenge.

Will Sebastian be able to forgive Yelena for her family's wrongdoings? Whose side will Yelena choose? Will Sebastian and Yelena get their happily ever after?

*The Flock*

Fantastic Finale

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This was such a fantastic finale to great series. I loved Sebastian and Yelena so much, they're story was dark and heartbreaking, but the way they came together and rose above it all was so good. I loved how strong Yelena was despite her father treating her like little more than dirt on his shoe with a hymen to trade away... Sebastian went through so much and was still always so optimistic and happy, I adored him and the way he loved Yelena so much.

The audio was great. I absolutely loved Michael Gallagher and Kat Auden was fantastic. Kat's accent was great, I didn't have to slow it down to process her narration, but her accent was still thick and believable.

The epilogue sets up the next series, The Kingmakers, and I'm so excited to reread that series as well. The second gen is one of my favorites.