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)

©2021 Sophie Lark (P)2022 Sophie Lark

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
#PinkFlamingoProductions

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

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.

Fantastic Conclusion

This was an excellent conclusion to the Brutal Birthright series. Seb’s story has been building throughout. So many struggles to overcome. He definitely met his match in Yelena. This was a very fitting end to an excellent series.

An amazing end to a brilliant series.

I didn't expect this ending and was completely blown away.

Definitely recommend listening to this one in the series order for maximum enjoyment

The characters were real and relatable and the storyline was engaging!!

The narration was smooth, flawless and enjoyable

A Fantastic Finale

This book was an amazing ending to an incredible series. The one thing about Sophie’s books is that you don’t just get to read about sexy, alpha males and feisty, strong females, but you get a history lesson as well. I feel like I learned so much about the different mafia groups than any other book, which has always kept my interest. It was an adrenaline rush reading about all of the different alliances and how those things worked between them all.

I still think Callum and Aida are my favorite. I’m not sure if it’s because that was my first Sophie book, or because I enjoyed Aida so much. Their story was hilarious, as this one broke my heart. I have always liked Sebastian from first learning about him in Brutal Prince. He was the one who was not the killer, or wanted anything to do with the mob scene, yet it seemed like life just threw him lemons. He does meet and fall in love with beautiful Yelena, although she’s the enemies’ daughter. It’s a real life Romeo and Juliet story, with the exception of a happier ending (sort of).

I am sad to see this series end, but Sophie has set the stage for the next series in which we get to read about the lives of the children of our favorite characters. I can hardly wait!!

Michael Gallagher and Kat Auden were perfection!

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I throughly enjoyed this series. It was not all happily ever after tales. There was ups and downs, twists and turns at every corner.