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Broken Vow

by Sophie Lark · Brutal Birthright #5 · 384 pages · Published November 2021
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.25 / 5 across 25K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (5/5)

A dark, emotional Adult dark romance built around mafia, second chance, undercover. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Emotional. Steamy.

Dark Emotional Steamy

Mood Match

Dark Emotional Steamy
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
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  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Brutal Birthright series

Content notes

Explicit Sexual Content Violence
Mafia
Second Chance
Undercover
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
5/5
Core elements
Genre
Dark Romance
Mafia
Moods
Dark
Emotional
Steamy
Key Tropes
Mafia
Second Chance
Undercover
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Broken Vow?

Very explicit (5/5) — extensive explicit content throughout.

Do I need to read Broken Vow in order?

Broken Vow is book 5 in the Brutal Birthright series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Broken Vow?

Readers who love dark and emotional stories with mafia and second chance. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Broken Vow?

A dark, emotional Adult dark romance built around mafia, second chance, undercover. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Broken Vow?

Content notes include: explicit sexual content, violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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