PHOENIX (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 5) by Jessica Ames-review
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 27, 2026
PHOENIX
My club is in ruins, burned to the ground by men I trusted. Ironic, considering my real name is Phoenix and I’m standing in the ashes of the life I built piece by piece. I thought wearing the crown would be easier than fighting for it. I was wrong. Rebuilding means digging through the wreckage, unpicking old loyalties, and dealing with the mess left behind.
PHOENIX
All it takes is an address scrawled on a scrap of paper to drag my brothers and me straight back toward war.
Keeley is a problem I don’t need, but she’s tied to everything that could rip my chapter apart before it ever has a chance to heal.
Walking away would be easier. Safer. But I didn’t claw my way to the top to become the kind of president who leaves innocent people to burn.
KEELEY
My brother betrayed me in the worst way possible. I don’t expect to be rescued by the man who killed him. Nic is dangerous, controlled, and I’m standing in the eye of the storm brewing in his club. The men who took me want me back, and staying under Nic’s protection means stepping deeper into a world I never wanted to be a part of. I don’t trust him, but if I leave, I won’t come out of this alive.
So I stay.
I trade one cage for another, even though I’m not sure I’ll survive this either. And I learn that there’s a reason Nic is called Phoenix.
Because standing beside him means rising out of the fire or becoming ash.
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REVIEW: PHOENIX is the fifth instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult UNTAMED SONS: BIRMINGHAM erotic, MC romance series, a spin off, set in the author’s UNTAMED SONS MC worlds. This is Birmingham Chapter president Phoenix aka Nic, and Keeley’s story line. PHOENIX can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion. Keeley is Blade’s sister. There is also a crossover with the author’s FRASER CRIME SYNDICATE .
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Nic and Keeley) PHOENIX follows in the wake of the rescue of our story line heroine. As the new president of the Birmingham Chapter, Phoenix is struggling with the mess left behind by their former president, a mess that will lead to an abandoned house, and the woman with whom Nic will fall in love. Keeley was a prisoner; a hostage and a pawn meant to be used to broker a deal but with the disappearance of her brother, Keeley has been left to d*e. Rescued by the Untamed Sons MC, Keeley believes she had traded one cage for another, and struggles with the possibility of her brother’s return but someone else is targeting our story line heroine, and Nic is determined to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love.
The world building focuses on the hunt for a predator. Keeley was a captive to be sold to the highest bidder but Nic will call in help from an unlikely source, as revenge will begin a spiral aim at the Untamed Sons MC.
The relationship between Keeley and Nic begins as a rescue that quickly turns into something more. Keeley needs time to heal, and Nic becomes guardian and protector when the predator comes to their door. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is another large ensemble cast of determined and protective secondary and supporting characters including the member of the Untamed Sons MC, and their significant others. The requisite evil has many face including compromised and questionable law enforcement.
PHOENIX is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is provocative; the characters are desperate and charismatic.
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Reviewed by Sandy
