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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Murder, Stalking, Manipulation, Blackmail, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Bullying, Abuse, Death, Death of a parent, Addiction, Sex work, Abortion, Trauma, Toxic relationships, Sexual content
Savage Oath
by Ivy Davis
Book 3 in The Donovan Mob
short, mean, possessive Irish mafia romance you can finish in one bath
goodreads 4.21/5 161 ratings
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Length182 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Rough / primal
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Rough / primal
- Addictive read
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- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Obsessive love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- The swoon
- Anti-hero
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Dominant vibes
- Feral brain activated
- Stalker
- Power imbalance
- Desperate / urgent
- Villain
- Captor/captive
- Marking / biting
- Love/hate tension
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Pinning hands above head
- Marking hickeys
- Rough but consensual
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Wall pinning
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Choking/breath play
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Dominance
- Hair pulling (hard)
- Size difference
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Mafia romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Arranged marriage
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- Forced to marry
- Forced proximity
- Captive romance
- Stalker romance
- Marriage of convenience
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Punchy
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Damaged survivor
- MC 20-30
- Intense
- General badass
- Seductive
- Fast-paced
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dangerous
- Edgy
- Gritty
- Raw
- Angsty
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Blood oath
- The long game
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 182 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book