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The Heir

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The Heir

By: Sophie Lark
Narrated by: Chloe Ryan, Michael Gallagher, Gregory Salinas
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I’d go anywhere for her....

Even to Kingmakers, the most brutal college in the world. Where mafia heirs are trained to control, dominate, infiltrate, and kill.

I followed Anna because she’s my best friend. I’ve always been right by her side.

She needs me to protect her. Especially from Dean Yenin, a Bratva heir with a lethal grudge.

He plans to take everything from me. Starting with Anna....

The Heir is the first book in the epic dark mafia Kingmakers series. It’s a forbidden friends-to-lovers romance filled with mystery, suspense, and sizzling-hot bedroom scenes that take place everywhere but the bedroom.

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Captivating Worldbuilding • Thrilling Plot Twists • Perfect Voice Casting • Vivid Characters • Intriguing Mafia Setting
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Love love loved this book. Sophie Lark is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. She knows how to write a steamy romance, that you can’t put down.

Love this!

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The beginning was a struggle, such much lead just to get to the actual story. so glad I didn't give up. Really enjoyed it once the story began and the ending. Turned out great. Narration was good.

Glad I didn't give up.

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The Heir is the first book in Sophie Lark’s Kingmakers series and I was so excited to get to this series after binging her Brutal Birthright series. Kingmakers is a spin-off/2nd gen series from the couples of Brutal Birthright. Kingmakers Academy is a private college for children of mafia families from around the globe. It’s situated on an isolated island in the Adriatic Sea and once there the students are categorized into 4 houses so to speak: heirs, accountants, spies, and enforcers.

That was really all I knew jumping into this series so I was super surprised to find out we get 3 POVs in the story! It totally threw me off, but also intrigued me. We follow Leo Gallo (son of Yelena & Sebastian), Dean Yenin (Adrian’s son—Adrian’s twin sister is Yelena/massive beef between these 2 since Yelena’s book), and Anna Wilk (daughter of Miko and Nessa). The story starts with Leo being accepted into Kingmakers Academy and granted automatic admission to the Heirs division (since he’s the undisputed heir to the Gallo empire). Dean, also an heir who has been raised to hate Leo and his family, and Anna are all set to attend as well and things get interesting from there!

Dean and Leo get into a fight right away, like on the boat ride to the school, and there is definitely a rivalry between them from the start! Poor Dean, he makes bad choices for sure but it’s all he’s ever known and he’s young and just wants love. He’s jealous and envious of how easy Leo’s life is and all the things he gets, including Anna. So Dean sets out to take Anna for his own, since Leo has overlooked her for years as just his best friend.

I loved that this was a childhood friends to lovers romance, that added history between the characters made it so good! We learn so much about the school and the other students there. I always love a 2nd gen story because I love seeing the couples of previous books become parents (seeing Seb, Yelena, Miko and Nessa as parents was so fun…especially Miko 😆)! I loved Anna’s relationship with her parents, she loves her mother but is definitely more her father’s daughter and is not afraid of violence, she’s ready for whatever it takes to be a boss like her dad. While spending time with Dean at first (because who isn’t going to turn down someone so into them right from the start), Anna starts to realize Dean’s intense energy for revenge, obsession with one-upping Leo, and the way he pushes/pressures her just isn’t it. Her and Leo spend less time together during this time and they both feel lonely and lost without one another. I loved seeing Leo and Anna both start to realize there is something more between them and give into that. Can’t wait to continue the series!

A great start to the Kingmakers series! Friends to lovers, mafia romance!

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Absolutely addicting! Brutal birthright and Kingmakers proves again and again that I don’t need sleep, I need answers! Lol

Could not put it down

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I am thrilled that Sophie Lark is not finished with the amazing “Brutal Birthright” world she created, a Mafia world that is this complex and phenomenally built. I loved every book in that series and this series, the “Kingmakers” is a spinoff of that series, their children, the next generation, the Mafia Princes and Princesses who will fill their parent’s shoes when the time is right and become Mafia Kings and Queens. I loved every book in that series and this series, the “Kingmakers” spinoffs from that series with their children, the next generation, the Mafia Princes and Princesses who will fill their parent’s shoes when the time is right and become Mafia Kings and Queens. The series starts off with Leo Gallo and Anna Wilk’s story, Leo is the only son of Yelena Yenina and Sebastian Gallo from “Heavy Crown” and Anna is the oldest daughter of Mikolaj and Nessa Griffen from “Stolen Heir”. No worries if this is your first Sophie Lark book, this book does stand on its own, everything you need to know is detailed in the story. Because of the family dynamics and connections Anna and Leo grew up together and became good friends. The two are graduating high school, despite being accepted into Juilliard Anna rather go to the Kingmakers Academy, a training facility for the underground elite from all over the world, including the Irish and Italian Mafia, Polish Braterstwoa and the Russian Bratva, and where Anna goes so does Leo. These two grew up as cousins, so it felt strange when their feelings morphed beyond friendship, neither one wanted to act on those feelings, afraid to ruin their lifelong friendship. Things start off great for them in their new school, it is a whole new adventure for them, but there are instant rivals and even an enemy to the family, Dean Yenin, Leo’s estranged cousin. Leo’s Mom and her Brother Adrian had a falling out when the families were at war and it cost Leo’s father a lot, because of that and his own reasons he holds a grudge. Dean is cunning and is determined to take everything away from Leo. This is one angsty romantic suspense, it is a cleverly plotted story with plenty of drama, twists and turns, action, thrilling and suspenseful moments, heartfelt emotions, and some steamy romance. Sophie Lark, thank you for another amazing story and a wild and thrilling emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the amazing narration, Chloe Ryan, Michael Gallagher and Gregory Salinas were the perfect cast to bring these characters and their story to life. They had a complete understanding of the characters they portrayed, gave each a voice that was a perfect fit for that characters persona, sounding believable in every role they played and just as I pictured the characters to sound. They set the perfect tone for the story, grasped every single emotion from their character, had you feeling them as well as the angst, the thrill and the suspense. These mega talented narrators are versatile voice artists and entertaining storytellers. Thank you for this exceptional listen.

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Brilliant Story & Listen🎧 A Wild & Thrilling Ride

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First time listener to Sophie Lark and I can say I definitely well be listening to more by her. Definitely recommend listening to this book with all of the spice to it. Michael, Chloe, and Gregory did an excellent job of narrating this book!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Title: The Heir
Author: Sophie Lark
Format: Audio
Narrators: Chloe Ryan, Michael Gallagher, Gregory Salinas
Genre: Romance, dark, mafia, forbidden, NA, enemies to lover, friend to lovers, love triangle (ish)
Standalone: mostly
Part of a Series: Book 1 of Kingmakers which is a spinoff/next generation of the Brutal Birthright series
POV: Leo, Dimitri/Dean, Anna
Steam Level: Slow burn to steamy
5/5

The Heir is the first book in Sophie Lark's Kingmakers series which is spinoff of her Brutal Birthright series. You don't need to read BB but I highly recommend at least reading the final book in the series. The Heir is kind of a triangle but the outcome was almost always known.. The Heir is kind of dark, sometimes funny and always unpredictable. While the couple's story, along with their freshman year at Kingmakers, is complete but the overarching story is not. I cannot wait to see what else happens, who will get together and what bonds/alliances are formed and/or broken. Sophie Lark knows how to weave together a story where you can't wait to see what happens but also you don't to end.

Favorite Quote:
You don't have to be perfect to be the perfect person for me.

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

Intense and Intriguing

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Sophie Lark story is a teen mafia in training. the school is like non other. Leo and Anna are accepted along with others from around the world.
The tasks and training are dangerous,
Anna and Leo are lifelong friends more like family. As they grew older, Leo feelings for her has grown from friendship to love.
The story is just the beginning . Friendships, enemies, connections, jealousy, attempted murder and teenage angst makes this an Interesting story.
Michael Gallagher, Gregory Salinas and Chloe Ryan narration is very good. I enjoyed listening to this story
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intense, action packed

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The Heir by Sophie Lark is a forbidden friends-to-lovers romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Gregory Salinas, Chloe Ryan, and Micahel Gallagher. This is the first book in the Kingmakers series.

I absolutely love Sophie's books! I was so excited when she announced the spin-off from the Brutal Birthright series. I was hooked from the very beginning and couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. I liked the relationship that bloomed between Leo and Anna.

I am a little torn on Dean because he does some questionable things to Leo and Anna in this book. But his broken soul just makes me want to love him. I can't wait to get his book.

I really enjoyed getting Leo, Anna, Dean, and Yelena's points of view throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

The book does end with a HEA but also kind of on a cliffhanger, so I look forward to hearing more about Leo and Anna as the series progresses. I can't wait for the next book in the series The Rebel to be released on audio so I can get Zoe and Miles story.

Gregory, Chloe, and Michael did a great job on the narration. They all really know how to bring a story to life. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would recommend this book if you like friends-to-lovers romances, mafia romances, academy romances, or romantic suspense.


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Friends-To-Lovers Romance

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I’m so upset, I had no idea you we’re supposed to read Sophie’s other books before reading this series so it was very confusing who everyone was (for me anyways). However I loved this academia mafia plot. I just need to go back and read her other stuff before I continue this series lol.

READ OTHER SERIES FIRST

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