I loved this second chance romance so much!!! It was sexy, emotional, and a pure joy to read. Ty was the perfect alpha and Jas his perfect counterpart.

This was the second Christina Phillips and Viking Bastards Book I've read (I missed Book 2). I put off reading this one for a while since I had planned on reading Book 2 first, but then decided to skip that one for now and move forward with this one since it was waiting for me on my Kindle. I couldn't remember a whole lot about Book 1, so I went into this one with a fresh mind and only went back to see my Book 1 review afterwards. That being said, I think you can read this as a standalone without being confused. Yes, you may not understand how some of the couples came to be, but that's not a big deal.

Ty is the VP of the local MC chapter and runs a strip club (although this one isn't shady). He has his fair share of women as well. His heart was broken 10 years ago when Jas left him abruptly when he thought they had a pretty solid relationship (they were still teens). So when he spots her outside of his club, he wants to hug, kiss and hate her for breaking his heart.

Jas is back in town to mourn her mother who passed and needs her affairs wrapped up. She hates coming back to the place that left her broken before she moved to Florida to live with her dad. She never told Ty why she really left town though, so he just thinks she left because of him. We know what happened though and it's utterly heartbreaking and disgusting. But she has overcome such a terrible thing and made a name for herself as an attorney. The only good (and bad) thing about coming back is running into Ty, her first and only love.

When they run into each other, things are a bit hesitant and intense, but they somehow end up at Jas' mom's apartment and things heat up big time for them again. They agree to a one week no-strings-attached hookup. But of course it's not so easy when emotions are involved.

I found this story to be a sweet one, even if it was a bit darker than Book 1. We still don't get a lot of insights into the MC like a true MC book, but I think the drama behind this one made up for that and kept me invested in Ty and Jas' story.

The ending is really sweet and heartwarming and I was so happy for Ty and Jas. Jas was certainly a bigger woman that I would have been and I respect her for that. And Ty, he gave up a lot and stepped up to the plate to be Jas' man, which was very admirable.

In keeping with my uncanny ability to pick up and read the last novel in a series first, Burned is the third novel in Christina Phillips' Viking Bastards MC series, but the first novel of hers that I've read, and while I was expecting the standard, gritty, MC series, what I wasn't expecting was one with virtually no grit, hardly any swearing, no graphic violence, and instead of the aforementioned, I discovered a very good second chance at love romance, and it's gets 4 stars from this reader.

Jasmine (Jas) met 17-year-old Ty Jenson when she was 14 years old. He's the son of the President of the Viking Bastards Motorcycle Club in L.A. and she's the daughter of a stripper, and Ty's mother never missed a chance to throw her mother's profession in her face, just as the kids in her school did. For Ty and Jas, it was teenage love and lust, and when Jas becomes pregnant, the two young lovers aren't really ready for it, but plan to try, that is until one night when Jasmine has a miscarriage, and there's a whole lot more to how that happened, but sorry, I don't do spoilers. Shortly thereafter, Jas leaves L.A. for Florida, where her father, who'd left her mother years before, now lives with his new wife. Ty had been planning to spend his life with Jasmine and her abrupt departure left no room for closure, or even an explanation, and tore him up emotionally. It had the same effect on Jasmine, but as there's been no contact between them in a decade, he doesn't know that, and she doesn't either.

Ten years later, Jasmine is back in L.A., having received word that her mother had died, and needing to go back to settle her mother's affairs. She's not back for long when she bumps into Ty, and because this novel is told in alternating narration, we soon learn that these two are still attracted to one another, certainly still have mad chemistry, and both need time to do what was impossible 10 years earlier, part on good terms. Jasmine's life is now in Florida, where she works as a civil rights attorney. Ty is now VP of the Viking Bastards MC, and also runs a club called The Hammer, where Jasmine's mother worked until her untimely death.

Ty never truly understood Jasmine's abrupt departure after her miscarriage, and was deeply hurt by it. He did know that his parents didn't like their relationship, and since Jasmine's mother used to hang around the MC and was pretty loose with her favors, they felt that Jasmine was trash too. Now that Jasmine is back, at least for the two weeks that it will take to settle her mother's affairs, she and Ty agree to get each other out of their respective systems by having what starts out as a one-night sex fling, but one night wasn't enough for either of them, and as the time passes, they rediscover that what they felt for each other 10 years earlier is still true today. But after rediscovering their feelings for one another, Ty still doesn't understand why Jasmine left him so quickly, and the last thing Jasmine wants to do it tell him, and what will he do when he finds out?

Although I wasn't expecting to find a really sweet second chance at love novel inside what I expected would be raw, down and dirty MC fiction, I wasn't disappointed at all, and I truly liked the two main characters and the way they were portrayed, so much so that and I read this novel in one sitting. It was well-written, well paced, and now I'm going to have to backtrack to read the first two novels in this series.

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Ten long years have passed since she left. When he sees her again it’s like that time instantly vanished. Now that Jasmine has returned he can’t seem to stay away. Will he be able to return to the easy love they once shared before she returns home? Great read of how life can interfere with the decisions you have made for the better.

Eh the book was just okay for me. Very predictable; you could almost immediately figure out why Jasmine left and never wanted to return. I liked the ending though, I thought it was an interesting change compared to some other books I've read.

The book didn't have much of a plot to me, other than Ty figuring out why Jasmine left, most of the book was focused on what Ty said or didn't say that Jasmine took wrong. Or discovering what both characters were doing over the last 10 years, although this part doesn't really focus on important items (they don't determine what the other does for a living until near the end of the book for example).

Burned by Christina Phillips is the third story in her Viking Bastards MC series, a second chance romance set in the gritty world of motorcycle clubs and all that entails.

Jas left her life in the thick of the motorcycle club life as the 17 year old girlfriend to Ty, the son of the Viking Bastard’s president, when she endured an assault that she kept hidden. Leaving her mother, she’d moved away and moved in with her father and step-mother who helped put her through school to get her law degree. The death of her mother has brought her back to L.A. to sort through her things and give her a proper funeral. It’s also brought her back into Ty’s orbit.

Ty never knew why Jas left him so abruptly. He knew his family didn’t approve of her, or her mother, a stripper who hung around the club, but he cared for her very deeply and was hurt when she left. Seeing her again brings back lots of memories, good and bad. It also brings their attraction back in full force. Jas will only be around for a few weeks as she settles her mother’s affairs. A sex only fling seems like a good way to put their memories to rest, but will it lead them to wanting more once again?

I read and enjoyed the previous romances in this series and this one is also a very good read. Jas always believed Ty would put the club and his family ahead of her and had to make some quick decisions for her mental and physical health. They were the right ones for her at the time, enabling her to have a more stable home life and get a decent education and a good paying job. Being back in L.A. is difficult for her, especially when she discovers how bad the situation had been for her mother in the past few years. She finds out that Ty employed her mom out of loyalty to Jas for which she at first is dismayed (not knowing what kind of job she’d had) then grateful (when she finds out the truth).

The chemistry between Jas and Ty is pretty hot and their sex scenes are equally so. It also brings back their emotional bond. Jas isn’t sure how or if she should tell Ty what really happened to make her leave though he suspects he’s missing parts of the puzzle. Jas has no plans to stay in L.A. with a permanent home and job elsewhere and even though her feelings for Ty are strong, she will not be a part of his life while he is in the local Vikings Bastards club, nor will she make him choose between her and them. There are some emotional scenes as things play out, but in the end Ty and Jas make the choices that lead to their happy ending. It’s an intense, steamy read.

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Ty and Jas were together when they were young but Jas left leaving Ty confused and hurt. Years later Jas is back to settle her mother's affairs. Ty is vice president of the MC and is determined to have Jas back. A great second chance read.

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Jasmine/Jas and Tyson/Ty dated and were in love when Jas and Ty was younger- Jas was seventeen when she left Ty never understood why Jas had given up what they had he would have given her anything but at seventeen Jas left California and her mother was stills tripping and went to Florida to live with her father. Ten years later Jasmine has a good job as a Civil Liberty Lawyer and does a lot of pro bono work for domestic violence and rape. Ty is a memory. But her mother dies and Jas comes home to pack up her mother's rundown apartment. Ty now owns his own business a club called Hammers he is also VP for the Viking Bastards MC. His father was president. . Jas finds a pay stub from Hammers and decides to see what job her mother had been doing before she died and ran into Ty then since he owned it and he still seemed angry because she had left and broke his heart after that all he would agree to was meaningless sex Ty wasn’t chancing being hurt again.Ty could have any woman he wanted but Jas still owned his heart. . Jas mother had needed a job and because she had been Jas’s mother Ty had given her a cleaning job.Jas finds when she s Ty again her heart wants him and she decides to have a one night stand that turns into the week while she was there back in town. Ty helped her with her mother's apartment, she didn’t have a close relationship with her mother. But Ty and Jas know they both need closure. Jas had never gotten over Ty so didn’t even bother to date. When Jas was seventeen Ty’s family as well as the club made sure Jas knew that they felt she didn’t fit into the lifestyle they led. Jas wasn’t club material.
I enjoyed this book. Somethings annoyed me like it seemed to be around Ty running his mouth internally and vocally. I thought there was just a little too much sex. I also thought Jas was a little too tame when she confronted Ty’s mom and her part in Jas leaving.- who I hated by the way-Ty’s mom that is. I do advise you to read the two previous books of this series for background if nothing else. I did have a hard time putting this down. I did feel the end was a little rushed with some things unanswered. I felt Ty was a bit of a butt at times especially at first but I also understood his heart had been broken even though it was still Jas’s. I liked how Ty and Jas interacted and not just sexually. So all and all I really enjoyed this book.I liked the characters and the ins and outs of this book s lot and I recommend.

Burned by Christina Phillips, is a scorcher of a romance, with two main characters that I instantly fell in love with. Attorney Jasmine O'Brien and business owner Tyson Jenson, were in lust in love during high school, and now ten years later, they have a second chance at forever.

Jasmine's childhood was not typical. Her mother was a stripper and worked for the Viking Bastards Motorcycle Club in Los Angeles. The club solved situations with violence and her mother did more than strip. Needless to say, Jasmine was tormented in school and the club's management looked down on her. Ty, the son of the president of the MC, was the exception to the rule, and he treated Jasmine like gold. High school brought them together and they were in love. Then a horrible incident occurred which caused Jasmine to move in with her father in Florida. Now Jasmine is back home, sorting out her late mother's affairs. She runs into Ty, and her whole world changes. Ty's business is legitimate, even though he is still associated with the MC. Once the secrets of the past come to fruition, Jasmine and Ty can finally have their happily ever after.

I really liked this book. Ms. Phillips is a passionate writer and as a result, her characters are compelling and full of intensity. This is a well-conceived story that I would have loved, if only there was a little less sex. Although I have to mention that the sex scenes were very hot. If you are in the mood for a second chance romance with a ton of heat and a captivating plot, pick up a copy of Burned.

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Jas and Ty were once a true love couple but something that seems good may not always be. Their past ended in heartache, betrayal, and lies. What happens when they see each other again? Will they forgive and forget or will they find out it was not what they thought? This was such an unique story that gripped me from the first chapters. Thank you for allowing me to read and write about it.

3.75 stars--BURNED is the third instalment in Christina Phillips’ contemporary, adult VIKING BASTARDS erotic, MC, romance story line. This is attorney Jasmine ‘Jas’ O’Brien, and Viking Bastards’ MC vice president Tyler ‘Ty’ Jenson’s story line. BURNED 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 (Ty and Jas) BURNED follows the rekindling romance between twenty-seven year old Florida attorney Jasmine ‘Jas’ O’Brien, and thirty-year old Viking Bastards MC vice president Tyler ‘Ty’ Jenson. Ten years earlier, a then seventeen year-old Jasmine O’Brien disappeared without a trace, leaving a heart broken and reeling Tyler Jenson in her wake. Fast forward to present day, wherein a more hardened and mature Jasmine O’Brien returns to LA to bury her mother, a woman she hasn’t seen in close to ten years. Rekindling her relationship with the only man she has ever loved was never in the plans, but plans are meant to be broken. What ensues is the rekindling relationship and romance between Ty and Jas, and the potential fallout as Jas prepares to return to Florida; and Ty discovers the truth about Jas’s disappearance, years before.

Jasmine O’Brien’s return to LA came with too many memories of the past for both of our leading characters. Tyler Jenson struggled to forget the woman he would always love but ten years without Jas meant their second chance relationship came with unresolved anger and emotional issues. Jasmine hated the secrets that led to her escape ten years earlier, secrets that would have destroyed Ty, and the ‘family’ he loved.

The relationship between Ty and Jas is one of second chances; a rekindling between two people torn apart by demons of the past, a past mired in secrets, betrayal, loss and pain. The $ex scenes are numerous, intense, erotic and aggressive- the unrestrained and angry sexual situations are countered by the knowledge that ten years of unanswered questions had yet to be resolved.

We are reintroduced to several members of the Viking Bastards MC including Zach and Grace (Hooked # 1), and Gage and Amelia (Payback #2), as well as Ty’s parents Angie and Jett Jenson.

BURNED is a story of loss, deception, secrets and heartbreak. The world building follows the rekindling relationship and the ever-present sexual tension between our leading couple, as the MC took a backseat to the second chance romance. The premise is dramatic; the romance is dark, edgy and intense; the characters are broken and energetic. BURNED is a dramatic and intense look at two people who have struggled to remove on from the past.


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Ty can't believe that the woman he once loved is back in his life, even though Jas is only in town for a week. Determined to finally be able to move on, she gives Ty a week of memories and the chance to heal. But when the week is over, will they go their separate ways or will Ty be able to convince Jas to give him a second chance, especially when he discovers the truth of why she left years ago?

This is the first book I've read of this series and I've got to say that I really enjoyed from the start, as it isn't easy for Jas to be back. However, the moment the hero and heroine come face-to-face for the first time is what drew me into this story completely, as there's still plenty of chemistry between Jas. Yet, the heroine has a dark secret she'll do anything to protect. Will she be able to keep the truth from Ty? What happens if the truth comes out? Will Ty be able to handle it?

As for the dialogue, it was intense due to the main characters back stories, as the heroine has been through so much because of what the hero's family put her through. However, in saying that, she's risen above what happened to her to be the strong, independent woman she is. She's also quite talented and has come so far in making something of herself when it comes to her career. Yet, what I liked most of all about the heroine is that she gave the hero a chance because they need each other to heal from their fractured past. While the hero, he's confident and really made something of himself because of all he's accomplished, but what I liked most of all about Ty is that he proved to the heroine that she'll always come first in his life.

Overall, Ms. Phillips has delivered a really good read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was intense; the romance steamy; and the ending had me sympathizing with the heroine because of what she's been through in the past, but had me loving that the hero was willing to fight to their second chance together. No longer was he willing to let his family come between them, especially not after the shocking secret he discovers and then with the surprise the heroine has for him. I would recommend Burned by Christina Phillips, if you enjoy the second chance romance trope or books by authors Laura Kaye, Anne Marsh, Lila Rose and Jeanne St James.

Lately, I’ve been super picky about biker books by new to me authors. My blog partners have both read books in this series and liked them well enough so I felt safe in my decision to put in for this ARC. Burned ended up being a quick easy read, but more of a biker lite book despite some sad, tragic history that touched on a couple of tough subjects.

Jas and Ty have a lot of water under their prospective bridge. Once they were high school sweethearts before it went wrong. Even though Ty was born into the Viking Bastards, as the daughter of a stripper/club girl, Jas was the one from the wrong side of the tracks. This never sat quite right with me each time it was brought up. I got where Ty’s mother might have an issue with Jas’ mother, but generally, bikers tend to not take someone’s parentage against them, especially if the mother is a favorite among the club girls. Unless they are from another MC, then all bets are off, but that wasn’t the case here.

Anyway, Jas and Ty were together for a couple of years before something terrible happened and Jas broke it off with Ty and left the state. Ty, clueless as to what happened, let her go but not without an ugly scene we were never privy to. I did like that when they see each other again, there weren’t any anger or revenge issues to deal with. Books that have the MC’s seriously still hating each other over a breakup years before with when they were freaking teenagers get on my last nerve.

The death of Jas’ mother brought her back into town and the two quickly decide to have a week of no strings attached closure sex. Obviously, this backfires on them as soon they are both fighting their strong feelings once again. They have oodles of combustible chemistry and they act on it over and over and over again. I prefer my books to have sexy times, but sometimes less is more because, like here, the sex takes over and ends up detracting from the book. I ended up skimming through a lot of them which is pretty sad.

What surprised me the most about Burned was the fact that although it’s an MC series, there wasn’t a lot of MC time. This was purely relationship/sex driven with not a lot of time spent with the members of the MC at all. This would have been a much better book with fewer sex scenes and more time spent with the club fleshing out the issues that sent Jas running in the first place.

Another big surprise was Ty’s resolution to their problems. I’m not going to give anything away, but I will say I wish we’d have been given more time with how that all shook out along with how things were going between him and the club. This was a huge missed opportunity that left the ending feeling rushed and incomplete.

Quick, sexy, with some feels to it, this wasn’t a bad read at all. It just could have been so much more.

Rating: 3 Missed Opportunity Stars

Jasmine and Ty were in love and she left. Now ten years later she is back after her mom passes away and when she sees Ty, sparks fly. Can he forgive her for leaving? Will one night be enough? This is a fast-paced MC romance with lots of drama and suspense. I liked the characters as well as the story. A good read.

I've followed this series since the first book and I reallly liked the younger generation of Viking Bastards the CP has created. As biker romances go, this series is surprisingly safe and the guys always turn sweet and alpha for thier ladies without all that OW and OTT club drama. But knowing that, I was still a bit hesitant to read this one because what little we've gotten of Ty and his past with Jas, I knew it had the very big possibility that it would push some of my boundaries.

Well I wasn't wrong about that but I'm happy that I gave it chance because I fell in love with Ty and Jas' love story. Their journey was probably the darkest and most emotionally gripping story in this series, so far. Their shared history built a backdrop that rooted their connection on a deeper level and drew a more vivid picture of who they are.

Jas was definitely a strong heroine who came back with some ghosts of her own that still had a strong grip on her. I definitely warmed up to her and felt for all the horrible things that she had to go through. I was rooting for her every step of the way and loved that Ty really came through for her. I'm an optimist but even I didn't see that ending coming!

There were so many emotions that rolled through me while reading Burned that I'm feeling a bit hung over here. It had some great moments of tenderness, heat, and a little humor but it was a lot more direct and emotionally heavy then the others books. That surprising ending clinched this one for me and the epilogue was the best kind of epilogue.

Would I recommend?
If you want a safe biker romance, any of the VB books will do and they can be read as stand alones in case you want to just jump in. I really enjoy them so definitely yes, I'd recommend.

What is not to love about this story, there's a fabulously hot alpha male and a fiesty lady, and absolutely scorching scenes and bikers.

Did I say I loved it.

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4 1/2 STARS!

An emotionally raw explosion of passion! With the third book in her MC series, Christina Phillips does not disappoint when she brings us Ty's story! It's a reunion neither expected, but the second they lay eyes on each other, it's like no time has passed. They still ache with desire for only the person in front of them even though their relationship had a toxic ending. This entire series, while a milder version of a motorcycle club, has introduced us to powerful, dominant men who know what they want when they see it and let nothing get in their way ... and watching them fall for the one woman they can't turn away from has been pretty magical! Really enjoyed Jas & Ty's story!

Years ago, teenage Tyson Jenson offered his girlfriend Jasmine O'Brien the world, and thought she was in it for the long haul with him ... until suddenly she blindsided him with the news that she was leaving. Now VP of his motorcycle club, Ty lives life hard and has no other use for a woman than to warm his bed for one night and then be on their way while the next one lines up! He doesn't need the pain of falling for someone to just have them rip his heart out like Jas did.

Jasmine O'Brien finds herself back in town for one week ... back to the memories of the love she shared with Ty. Running into him shouldn't affect her after all of these years, but it's impossible not to feel the connection between them the second their eyes meet again. She knows he hates her for leaving, and she has unresolved feelings about it all too ... so she offers up a one more go-round goodbye to get each other out of their systems once and for all. Only neither can walk away after only one night, so they agree to the week ... but secrets have a magically way of becoming unraveled and when Ty learns the true reason she left, the world as he knew it will never be the same again!

You know you have a good series when you are on the constant look out and swoop on the next one as I have in this one. This author had me with the first one. This one is centered around the VP Ty and Jas. This is also a second chance one which had me even deeper. When she comes to tie up loose ends from beginning to almost when it is figured out this author had me on the edge on what really went down wanting it to come out sooner. The chemistry never left and soon exploded. This time the growth is there to stay you just know it. I also hope this is not all there is and more to come for this series.

Four stars

Super steamy second chance romance.

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This is the 3rd book in the Viking Bastards MC. It’s the first book of this author that I have read. It’s not going to be the last book, though. I really enjoyed reading this book and the author told a great story. Jas and Ty were young lovers when she suddenly left without notice or explanation. Ty was heart broken and soon became hardened to love. He never wanted anything to do with it. Jas ended up coming back to town when her mother passed away. This starts the tale of whether true love can withstand all pain. It was heartbreaking to feel the emotions that came from both of them but when it was all put out there, it was even worse. You will love the story but grab the box of Kleenex because it will be needed. It was so emotional from the very beginning of the book. By the time you got to the end, you really wanted to hurt the people that were supposed to be there to help and support Ty and Jas. I’m going back to grab the first two books in the series, now. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book that I received from Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own