PHOENIX (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 5) by Jessica Ames-review

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Sandy

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

DIESEL (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 4) by Jessica Ames-review

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Sandy

DIESEL (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 4) by Jessica Ames

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 7, 2024

DIESEL
My club is burning from the inside out, and I’m caught in the middle. They want obedience, but that puts the only woman I’ve ever cared about at risk. Makenna was the best thing I ever had… until I let the club tear us apart.
No one knows she’s mine. Not even my brothers. So when it comes down to choosing between her and my patch, there’s no contest.
I’ll burn it all to the ground to keep her safe.

MAKENNA
Everyone thinks he stole me. They’re wrong. I’ve always belonged to Diesel, but when his loyalty wavered, I did the only thing I could.
I ran.
I should have known better. A man like Diesel doesn’t let go of what’s his. Now I’m caught in a world I don’t understand, staring down a war I didn’t know he was leading. Things aren’t what they seem. And secrets don’t stay buried forever.
The truth about what tore us apart might just destroy us both.

•••••

REVIEW: DIESEL is the fourth instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult UNTAMED SONS MC: BIRMINGHAM dark, erotic, MC romance series, a spin off set in the author’s UNTAMED SONS MC worlds. This is Zane aka Diesel, and Makenna’s story line. DIESEL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Diesel and Makenna) DIESEL follows in the wake of the retrieval of our story line heroine. Makenna and Diesel grew up in the child welfare system, a system that was brutal and abusive for our story line couple. Makenna and Diesel fell in love, married one another but Deisel found himself in need of help, and joined the Untamed Sons MC, keeping his marriage to Makenna a secret from the men who would become his family. Fast forward to present day, Makenna is no longer happy with Diesel’s lifestyle and the MC, believing she remains his dirty little secret, a secret that is about to come full circle when the MC come looking for our story line hero. All is not well within the Untamed Sons MC, there is a fight for power, and anyone standing in the way is permanently removed.

The world building focuses on the struggling relationship between our story line couple as Diesel must prove his allegiance to the MC. Refusing to be tied down, Diesel (Zane) is desperate to protect the woman he is trying to hide but threats from within the MC force Diesel to take the next step to save the woman he loves.

The relationship between Diesel (Zane) and Makenna is one of best friends to lovers to married but in an effort to protect our story line heroine, Makenna remains behind the scenes, as Zane fears her life to be forfeit in the oncoming war. Makenna is tired of being left behind, and in this, our heroine decides it is time to cut the ties to the man whom she loves. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate and aggressive.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and questionable secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham and their spouses. The requisite evil has many faces.

DIESEL is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The fast paced premise is heart breaking, dramatic and edgy; the romance is limited; the characters are dynamic and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Mace
Riot
Dash

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jessica Ames lives in a small market town in the Midlands, England. She lives with her dog and when she’s not writing, she’s playing with crochet hooks.

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DASH (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 3) by Jessica Ames-review

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Sandy

DASH (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 3) by Jessica Ames-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 18, 2025

DASH

The war brewing within my club is about to blow wide open, and when our enemies use the chaos to come after me, they make one hell of a mistake.

They target my woman.

Dayna Harrington is everything I should avoid—loud, sharp-tongued, and dragging more baggage than an airport terminal. I gave up on love a long time ago, until she wrecked every wall I’ve built.

One night. No strings.

That’s all it was supposed to be.

But now she’s pregnant, and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my family.

DAYNA

I don’t do relationships. I certainly don’t do them with bikers who look like bad decisions wrapped in sin. Dash thinks he can save me, but he doesn’t realise there’s no such thing as a happy ending for someone like me.

One night. That’s all it should have been.

But Dash isn’t a man who lets you go once he’s claimed you, and for the first time, I start to believe I could have more.

Until I’m staring down at two pink lines that change everything.

••••

REVIEW: DASH is the third instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary , adult UNTAMED SONS MC: BIRMINGHAM erotic, MC romance series set in the author’s multi interconnected Untamed Sons MC world. This is Rhys ‘Dash’ Maddox, and nineteen year old Dayna Harrington’s story line. DASH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dash and Dayna) DASH follows several paths including the dysfunctional relationship between Dayna Harrington and her mother Evelyn; Dash and Dayna’s relationship as Dayna must learn to trust that she is worthy, and the impending war within the Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham-someone is taking aim at the brotherhood but the man in charge refuses to protect the people he had sworn to serve.Dayna Harrington is struggling on her own but the alternative is a life from which she walked away. Falling for Rhys ‘Dash’ Maddox meant an internal battle to keep her independence but all that changed when she discovered she was pregnant, and that man with whom she was falling in love, had a target painted on his back.

The world building follows Dash and the Untamed Sons MC, as they struggle with a fight for power and control, a fight that will pull Dash into a fight for his life, as he struggles to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. Meanwhile, Dayna’s battle to free herself from her mother’s control, begins to spiral, as Evelyn Harrington strikes back, forcing our couple to take a stand.

The relationship between Dayna and Dash begins as a one-night stand but Dash is hoping for something more, and Dayna struggles to accept that Dash is willing to accept her as damaged as she feels. As their relationship continues to grow, Dayna quickly discovers that family is not necessarily blood, but the people who accept you for who you are. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters are familiar and energetic including the return of Mace and Maylie (Mace #1), Ivy and Riot (Riot #2), SAA Nicky, King, Blade, Diesel, Crank and Grub, as well as the introduction of Dayna’s mother Evelyn Harrington.

DASH is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is fast paced, intriguing and captivating; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate and determined.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Mace
Riot

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jessica Ames lives in a small market town in the Midlands, England. She lives with her dog and when she’s not writing, she’s playing with crochet hooks.

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RIOT (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 2) by Jessica Ames-review

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Sandy

RIOT (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 2) by Jessica Ames

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 25, 2025

RIOT

I never expected to be fighting a war with my club, but there is no choice. We have to fix the things that are broken and to do that, lines will need to be crossed. No one sees me as a threat, but I have my ear to the ground, gathering anything that will help my brother and Nicky to dethrone our president.

The last thing I should be doing is fantasising about a woman, particularly one as off limits as Ivy. She’s too young and been through hell. If I were a good man, I’d leave her alone, but I’ve always been the villain and I can’t walk away from her, not even for my brother. Ivy is mine and I’m not giving her up.

IVY

Raising my daughter has been my only priority. I blocked out my trauma, buried my demons and focused on being a mother, but when my past comes back to haunt me, I find comfort from the one person I didn’t expect. Riot has never shown an interest in me like that until one reckless moment changes everything.

•••••

REVIEW: RIOT is the second instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult UNTAMED SONS MC: BIRMINGHAM erotic, MC romance series set in the author’s interconnected Untamed Sons MC. This is twenty-eight year old, Nathan aka Riot, and eighteen year old Ivy Fernsby’s story line. RIOT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Ivy is the younger sister of Maylie (Mace #1).

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ivy and Riot) RIOT focuses on the ongoing spiral of our story line heroine. Ivy Fernsby has been struggling with PTSD and nightmares in the wake of the abuse at the hands of her former boyfriend but is now under the protection of Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham Riot, the man who is will to give up his life for our story line heroine. As a new mother, Ivy is battling the demons that destroyed her world but her daughter’s well being and protection is paramount for our story line heroine but Ivy’s sisters Maylie, her ol’man Mace, and Riot are keeping secrets from our story line heroine, secrets that are causing more harm than good. As the demons from her past continue to haunt, Ivy struggles to move forward, even with the help of our story line hero.

The world building follows several paths including Mace and Maylie’s personal battles; Ivy’s struggle to let go of the past, a past in which Maylie, Mace and Riot have done our heroine no favors keeping the secrets that continue to control her life.; and the ongoing dilemma and embattled hierarchy at the Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham chapter.

The relationship between Ivy and Riot is one of protector and friends. Riot has declared himself guardian and protector of Ivy and her daughter Seren, a protector who is slowly falling in love with the woman who claims to be unworthy of love. The lone $ex scene is impassioned.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Mace and Maylie (Mace #1), Maylie and Ivy’s brother Toby; former school mate Jackson, several of Ivy’s friends, and club members Dash, Nicky, King and Blade.

RIOT is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, struggle and loss, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy; the characters are broken and haunted; the romance is limited but the sexual chemistry is tight.

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Jessica Ames lives in a small market town in the Midlands, England. She lives with her dog and when she’s not writing, she’s playing with crochet hooks.

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Mace (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 1) by Jessica Ames-review tour

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Sandy

Mace (Untamed Sons MC: Birmingham 1) by Jessica Ames-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date Novembre 22, 2024

MACE

The Pioneers are gone, but my club is fighting a new war—one from within. Our president is a disgrace to the patch, but removing a king from his throne is not an easy task. It will take all of our cunning to take the head off the snake.

The last thing I need is to be distracted by a woman when the stakes are so high, but the moment I see her, I’m consumed with the need to own her. Maylie is sunshine in a cloudy sky, and even though I know I am not good for her, I can’t walk away.

MAYLIE

From the moment my mother died, I’ve been raising my two younger siblings and trying to protect what remains of my shattered family. I never expected to be a guardian at eighteen, and I never expected at twenty-two to never have been kissed. All I want is to be a normal girl, in love with a guy, so when Mace barrels into my life I fall hard and fast. He’s everything I’ve ever dreamed of, but when he finds out my secrets, he’ll run and he’ll break my heart…

••••

REVIEW:MACE is the first instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult UNTAMED SONS MC: BIRMINGHAM dark, erotic, MC romance series-a spin off from the author’s interconnected UNTAMED SONS MC. This is Road Captain Mason aka Mace, and twenty-two year old, bar waitress Maylie Fernsby’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the storyline premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maylie & Mace) focusing on two timelines, MACE follows the building relationship between Mace and Maylie. Maylie Fernsby has been raising her younger brother Toby and sister Ivy since the death of their mother years before but working as a bar waitress is barely paying the bills; her seventeen year old sister is spiralling out of control, she is behind on the rent and her landlord is pushing for something more; and the Untamed Sons MC is about to take over Temptation, the club where she works yet Maylie never expected to come face to face with her future in the guise of Untamed Sons MC Road Captain Mace, the man with whom Maylie will fall in love. From handsie customers, a lecherous landlord, and her sister’s questionable boyfriend, Maylie is targeted at every turn. With the help and protection of Mace and the members of the Untamed Sons MC, Maylie and her sister begin to rest easy until the past returns, taking aim at our story line heroine.

The world building follows several paths including the imploding hierarchy of the Untamed Sons MC; the take over at Temptation ; the fall-out of dysfunctional family values; and a young woman’s desire to find first love.

The relationship between Mace and Maylie is one of immediate attraction but Maylie has responsibilities back home, and is struggling to pay the bills. Desperate in the face of threats and the breakdown of her family, Maylie goes to Mace in an effort to seek protection for the people she loves. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and charismatic secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to MC members Nicky, Nate aka Riot , Crank; Maylie’s siblings Ivy and Toby; and the return of Howler, Nox, and Ravage. The requisite evil has many faces.

MACE is a story of power and control; betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies;violence and murder; family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive; the characters are dynamic and determined. MACE ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jessica Ames lives in a small market town in the Midlands, England. She lives with her dog and when she’s not writing, she’s playing with crochet hooks.

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