Underboss Insurrection · 2021
Run Posy RunSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 12 trigger warnings flagged
Run Posy Run is book 1 of Underboss Insurrection by Cate C. Wells, first published in 2021. Expect mafia. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are violence, blood, murder. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2021. Book 1 of Underboss Insurrection.
Run Posy Run tropes
On this shelf, Run Posy Run is filed under Mafia dark romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Run Posy Run spice level
Is Run Posy Run dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Run Posy Run scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Run Posy Run trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 22 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: gun violence, pregnancy, sexual content, toxic relationship, death of parent, vomit, sexism, cancer, injury/injury detail, misogyny. See the reader-submitted list.
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Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Run Posy Run trigger warnings
Underboss Insurrection reading order
Run Posy Run is book 1 of 1 in Cate C. Wells's Underboss Insurrection series. Start here.
- Book 1 Run Posy Run (this book) · 2021
Order checked against the StoryGraph Underboss Insurrection series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Run Posy Run
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Ven
Ven
Ker Dukey
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Pennies
Pennies
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Psycho Beasts
Psycho Beasts
Jasmine Mas
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- The Anti-Hero
The Anti-Hero
Sara Cate
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- In the Gray
In the Gray
B.B. Reid
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Moments of Malevolence
Moments of Malevolence
T.L. Smith
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Bad Bishop
Bad Bishop
L.J. Shen
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Bratva Butcher
Bratva Butcher
T.J. Maguire
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Run Posy Run?
Run Posy Run spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Run Posy Run trigger warnings?
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Psychological abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death, Captivity, Bullying. Moderate: Abuse, Torture. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 22 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Run Posy Run dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Run Posy Run scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Run Posy Run?
On this shelf Run Posy Run is filed under Mafia dark romance.
Who is Run Posy Run for?
For readers hunting mafia with explicit spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start.
What are some books like Run Posy Run?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Ven by Ker Dukey; Pennies by Pepper Winters; Psycho Beasts by Jasmine Mas; The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate; In the Gray by B.B. Reid; Moments of Malevolence by T.L. Smith. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/run-posy-run.
Is Run Posy Run a standalone?
No. Run Posy Run is book 1 of 1 in the Underboss Insurrection series by Cate C. Wells.
What order should I read the Underboss Insurrection series in?
1. Run Posy Run.
How many books are in the Underboss Insurrection series?
The Underboss Insurrection series by Cate C. Wells has 1 main book.
What is the Run Posy Run age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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