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GENEVIEVE

I've never played by the rules. Women don't run gangs, yet I'm the leader of the biggest one in Liverpool. No one knows I've stepped into my father's shoes and that I'm making changes. Taking on the Royal Bastards MC is not a good idea, but I want the wealth and power they have. I want my family's legacy to live on long after I'm gone. Doing that means making difficult decisions. I didn't expect the Royal Bastards to retaliate so savagely.


Now, I'm prisoner of their President, a man who goes by the name of Mouth. He's dangerous, vicious and he wants to make my father pay for crimes I've committed. Can I survive his wrath?


MOUTH


This prissy woman is a thorn in my side, but she's the only way to exact my revenge. Crossing the Bastards is an instant death sentence, and when I'm done with Genevieve, her father is going to beg for mercy I won't deliver. I'm not someone to cross without retribution and mine will be swift. I will destroy The Dockland Gang and every person associated with them, including Desmond's pretty little daughter. She's a doll I want play with and I will break her down piece by piece, because now that she's in my control I'm never letting her go.


*Warning : Contains adult content, reading age 18 +. Graphic violence and dark emotional scenes that may trigger some readers.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2021

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Profile Image for Angie.
1,325 reviews223 followers
November 25, 2021
Dangerous beginnings have dangerous ends, and this will be the most dangerous path I've ever walked.

4 stars!

Even though I love Jessica's MC world and writing, I have to admit that I didn't love this story as much as her Untamed Sons series. The characters didn't feel as familiar or unique as Rav, Nox, and the rest of the Untamed crew, and I didn't feel as connected to the Royal Bastards. However, the story was filled with Jessica's signature angst, romance, and danger, and I ultimately enjoyed this new story!

*ARC provided by Next Step PR, and I voluntarily reviewed it*
Profile Image for Helen Power.
Author10 books620 followers
November 28, 2021
Quick Review:I recommend this book to those who want to read an MC book with a strong, ambitious heroine.

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This is the first instalment in the Royal Bastards MC Liverpool series, and does it ever start with a bang!

Right off the bat, this book is different from other MC books I’ve read. The heroine, Genevieve, is in her late thirties, and she’s the leader of a “gang� (which really has more mob-family vibes). Her father was the previous leader, and unlike other sexist leaders, he treated her as his heir. He spent years grooming her and teaching her the ways of the dark and gritty criminal underworld. When he develops dementia, she takes over for him.

Of course, his underlings don’t quite respect her, and she has to go out of her way to make an impression on them. So what does she do? She betrays the Royal Bastards. And Mouth, the President of that notorious MC, is not pleased. And he is not someone that you want to piss off (He got his name by carving smiles into his enemies before killing them! Why so serious, anyone?) Mouth abducts Genevieve because he wants to get back at her father, but he doesn’t realize that it’s her who’s now calling the shots...

This book has a fantastic criminal plotline, but there’s also (obviously) a lot of chemistry between Mouth and Genevieve. There’s a little bit of a cat and mouse theme, where he’s trying to get information out of her, but she’s a lot tougher than he thought she would be. He’s torn between trying to break her for information about her father’s organization and trying to protect her.

While Mouth is an interesting hero, Genevieve really steals the show. I love her strength and ambition. She can be very sarcastic, which I also love in a heroine. At one point, Mouth brings her in from the “Kill room�/shed into the MC’s clubhouse, and she says something like “I guess this is an upgrade� while turning her nose. I died laughing, and I can’t help but love her courage. However, she does make some poor decisions and I can’t help but think that she wasn’t the greatest strategist by ripping off the Royal Bastards in the first place. However, all this is made up for with the way that the story wraps itself up, and I was back to thinking she’s a bada$$.

While this is the first book in the Royal Bastards MC Liverpool series, I’m pretty sure that the other books will be written by other authors. I have already read the books in her Untamed Sons MC series, which is another fabulously dark MC series!



*Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the ebook to review*

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Profile Image for Intel Chicky Reads Romance (Kara Merideth).
2,131 reviews1,480 followers
November 21, 2021
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: Captive/enemies to lovers
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥
Triggers: assault

I really love Jessica Ames' books, but I just couldn't connect to this one like I normally do. I love that we had two mature characters, rather than a man in his 40s with a girl in her 20s. I love that Genevieve is a powerful, aggressive woman that is willing to go after what she wants. The storyline is definitely there with tons of great twists and turns. Great writing. I just really didn't like Mouth until about 3/4 of the way through the book 🤷🏻‍♀�. I get that he had this really rough upbringing and is part of a stone cold MC, but it was hard to connect with him until he showed the smallest bit of humanity when he became emotionally attached to Genevieve. With how short the book was, it made it hard for me. I'm looking forward to seeing where she goes with future books!

Into the Flames is the first book in Jessica Ames new series that's part of the multi-author RBMC world. It is told in first person from dual POV. This book can be read as a standalone.
Profile Image for Sua.
620 reviews
November 3, 2021
A great addition to the RBMC world! Mouth just had this dark vibe to him that can’t be satisfied until he gets his way and Genevieve is power hungry to be better as she controls what her dad left behind. I loved that the main characters both have strong personalities that clashes all the time to bring out that fire and action to make the story good.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Caitlin.
343 reviews36 followers
November 18, 2021
I actually really enjoyed this book. I haven't read an MC/ Gang romance in a while and this book just reminded me why I like them so much!

Genevieve was such a great character - she was headstrong and confident and times I thought she was a bit naive but every time the thought came into mind something happened that reminded me that she was actually very strong in the situation she was in. The only thing I would say is that once she started to get to know Mouth I thought she was becoming way to complacent and wasn't fighting Mouth in things she should be, but don't worry her badass attitude came right back in full force just when I needed it to 🤣

Not gonna lie - Mouth was absolutely crazy...... but somehow I managed to like him just as much as Genevieve did 🤭

I absolutely loved the plot of this story, the only thing I would say is that I felt the romance aspect of the story could have been embedded a bit more in the story! For the most part of the book I did feel like it was more lust the pair were feeling rather than love, but don't get me wrong by the end of the book you could definitely tell they were 100% in love, I just wish it didn't feel as sudden.

Nonetheless, this was such a great book and I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for an MC read with a strong female protagonist! Can't wait to read more from this author 🥰
Profile Image for Sally Sutherland.
214 reviews5 followers
November 12, 2021
Mouth is the President of the Liverpool, UK, Royal Bastards Chapter. Genevieve's father is this Boss of the Docklands Gang. Mouth and her father have had a working relationship until he gets sick and Genevieve steps in and takes over as the boss. Her father's men aren't feeling good about Gen taking over because women just don't run the show. The men didn't put up to much of a fight until Genevieve got greedy and broke the original contract that has been in place with the Royal Bastards. Mouth had seen Genevieve years ago, so he decides to kidnap her until he could get to her father and his gang and kill them all. But Mouth doesn't have a clue that it is really Genevieve that has started this war. From the instant they meet in person, there are sparks flying and neither one of them want to admit it. But will Mouth kill her father and let her go? Will he kill her also? You will have to read the book to find out.

I have loved all of Jessica Ames' books that I have read, but her Royal Bastards book has gone above and beyond. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
7,898 reviews51 followers
November 14, 2021
Genevieve is the hidden leader of her fathers gang, the Docklands and has ambitions bigger than her boots that puts her in the path of the RBMC. Mouth is pres of the RBMC Liverpool charter, and he rules with a ruthless fist. When he discovers a shipment gone missing he vows to hold who evers responsible to account not expecting it to be Gen, the woman he's fallen for to be behind it all. Loyalties are tested and secrets discovered. This a great addition to the overall RBMC series by multiple authors. Jessica brings a British force to the series with a bang! Filled with dark twisting themes, violence, desires, hot scenes, angst and much more! The story has you hooked from the start and characters hold your attention.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Carolyn Spence.
1,786 reviews14 followers
November 16, 2021
Loved this gritty and dark read for this series. We find Genevieve, who has secretly taken over her father's business, but no one knows that and she's pulled off quite the heist of epic proportions, but she's ticked off the wrong people, The Royal Bastards. Mouth, the President, takes her, not knowing what he really has. Her description of him "he's sin wrapped up in trouble", is spot on, and now she's dealing with him directly. They are the perfect King and Queen of Liverpool. Just a man and a woman. Loved this intense and gritty story right from the first page til the very end.

I voluntarily reviewed this book.
Profile Image for Jenn the Readaholic.
2,073 reviews65 followers
November 13, 2021
A little dark, a bit dangerous, and a lot unexpected are the rules of the road here. Genevieve is determined to preserve her legacy and make her family name something that is remembered and feared, but she didn’t count on Mouth. Or his retaliation. Or her own abandonment. Or even falling for the guy she should hate most. And the same goes for Mouth. He knew Genevieve was beautiful, but is she lying? Can he really hurt her to accomplish his goals?

These two took me on a ride just as spectacular as I’d expected, complete with the grime of society’s underbelly clinging to all that it touches. And yet I couldn’t get enough. I loved Genevieve and her strength just as much as I loved Mouth and his unexpected soft spot for her. I can’t wait for more from this crew now.
Profile Image for Wendy Hodges.
2,800 reviews40 followers
November 2, 2021
I really didnt like Genevieve for a while, she wasnt very nice and really didnt think through what she did and it cost, the MC and the Docklands Gang. She felt her father weak because he didnt build on what they had, in actual fact he was savvy, he worked to keep a certain peace rather than cause a much un needed war. Mouth really never had a choice with his life, right from birth the MC was it, ingrained and enforced by his father. But he stepped up and did what he had to until Gen. Action, suspense and some violence in this fast paced and gripping read. I've loved pretty much every book in the Royal Bastards MC series, multiple chapters and authors have really managed to keep true to the faith and this is no exception. I could have sat all day reading this because it was interesting and exciting. As Mouth talks and deals with Gen I started to see her change, understand and then fall in love, as a result I liked her in the end. I loved the outcome of this story and how in the end it benefited all. Fast and furious read from start to finish and read in one day. Started and finished 2/11/21
Profile Image for Nikki.
1,757 reviews19 followers
November 4, 2021
A fab start to hopefully a new series and another great MC read by Jessica Ames.
Set in the scene of the Royal Bastards MC we meet Mouth who has grown up as son of the previous President and really didn't get a choice of how his life would play out so knew one day he would in turn become the new Pres... when his time comes the only downfall is the current Dockland Gang who run the port in the same town as his charter.
Being double crossed brings Gen into his life.. she's fiesty.. strong and above all else won't back down from defending her family.
The chemistry between them was flowing from their first glimpses of each other as youngsters so when face to face in the kill room all bets were off for these guys!
Really liked the side characters in this story and how it worked out but I have to give this 4.5 stars as feel like it was missing something.
Profile Image for Clara Martinez Turco.
735 reviews
October 15, 2022
An exciting new chapter of the Royal Bastards MC. And this time, they are abroad as Into the Flames tells the story of Mouth, the president of the Liverpool chapter in the UK.

He is imposing and everyone fears him. Mouth is not to be crossed and is known for carving smiling faces. No one stands between him and the club, much less in their businesses. Genevieve is an underworld princess, who is now the heiress of the Docklands Gang. She is ready to prove herself in a men's world and is thirsty for power, which will lead her to make some bold moves that will put her directly on the Royal Bastards' path.

Mouth and Genevieve are headstrong and opinionated, so it's amazing and quite hilarious to see them interact as both refuse to back down. Pot meets Kettle Because these two are made for each other. Perfect chemistry and banter.

I'm super excited about the Liverpool chapter's possibilities to the Royal Bastards world. And I'm so happy Jessica Ames is the one writing their stories. Her MCs are brilliant and dark.
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1,475 reviews15 followers
September 4, 2022
Holy moly! This book was a totally action packed filled with the unpredictable all the way through!

With each turn of the page I was like oh my goodness and holy crap! It was so edge of my seat I startled myself a couple times!

Loved the characters and the strength that was in them!

Alpha and alpha woohoo!
Profile Image for Zie.
79 reviews2 followers
November 13, 2021
Trigger Warning: Adult content. Violence. Dark emotional scenes.

Genevieve took over The Dockland Gang after his father, the great Desmond Fletcher had a dementia. She ruled the gang with people who do not believe on the leadership of a woman and she thirsted to prove her capabilities. Gen undercrossed the Royal Bastards which resulted for her to be abducted by the gang and Mouth himself, the president of the gang. His rage was too much as Mouth hated betrayal above all.

On her captivity, would Mouth punish her the way he does with those who turned their back from the brotherhood? What if he finds out that all this time, it was that little bird in the kill room that undercrossed him and not Desmond?

Into the Flames is another addition to MC romance books with enemies to lovers trope. This can be read in one-sitting with the intriguing plot. I honestly did not realize that I am on the last few chapters if only I did not check it.

One of our main characters, Genevieve Fletcher, is such a strong woman. I love how sassy she is but deep down the stern façade is a soft heart. Gen is also not someone that can be easily tamed as there is a tigress inside her. Even on the enemy's territory, Gen proved that she could also be a ruler. She does not easily back down more so without a fight.

Not even the menacing Mouth can make her back down. Mouth is just like Gen. Despite growing up in the gang and witnessing bloodshed all his life, he still has a soft spot on his heart. His loyalty to his brothers is unmeasurable.

During their encounter, I'm really amazed by how they were both headstrong. Mouth cannot waver Gen, at least not in the first few tries and both of them ended up being soft with each other!

All in all, I enjoyed reading this book and huge thanks to NetGalley for granting me an e-ARC of this.

�3.5�
Profile Image for Reading to Escape.
1,087 reviews
November 21, 2021
Into the Flames is book one in the Royal Bastards MC series. It was my first read by this author and I was definitely pleasantly surprised.

Genevieve takes over running The Dockland Gang when her father, who had been in charge for years, falls ill. This move has been met with mixed reactions as does the direction she has taken it in, which ultimately places her and the club in danger.

Mouth is the president of the Royal Bastards MC. When a business deal goes wrong, he takes Genevieve as leverage against The Dockland Gang. As more time passes and no one comes for her, it raises more questions about the club and it also creates more of a connection between Genevieve and Mouth causing even more of a complication for two people from opposing clubs.

This read had a lot of action, drama, and betrayal. It was definitely engaging and I found myself not wanting to put it down. I love how much Mouth struggled with his polar opposite feelings for Genevieve. I definitely look forward to continuing the series.
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725 reviews6 followers
November 19, 2021
A new series starts with this book Royal Bastards Liverpool chapter “Into the Flames�.

We learn how Gabriel “Mouth� gets his name and when he sees Genevieve for the fist time. Almost 25-ish years pass and now Mouth is the head of the Royal Bastards in Liverpool, while Genevieve is the secret boss of the Dockland Gang, while her father is battling Dementia.

In her naiveness she takes a shipment from the Royal Bastards and starts a war.

When Mouth finds out who is behind this, he thinks it’s Desmond Fletcher. To get to him, he goes through his daughter Genevieve. He kidnaps her. And keeps her.

This was a good start to this new series. A bit of the Stockholm syndrome, and sometimes the talking about real drugs like their the newest toys selling at the stores and getting rich from it, dampened the storyline. Knowing so much addiction, overdoses and death happen in real life and here the book talks about who they have in their pocket and making a million in a weekend selling heroin and other drugs just irked me the wrong way. That’s why only 4 stars.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Profile Image for Rebecca.
336 reviews1 follower
November 13, 2021
I'm up and down about Motorcycle Club romances. One of the things that often has me disliking them is that authors tend to shy away from making the heroes truly "dark". They want you to still like them and be on their side, so even though they're in a gang, they make most of their money legitimately, or help the police out, or have strict rules about murder. And even though I know this is supposed to make me like them more, it mostly just makes me roll my eyes.

This book, though, grabs the bull by the f**king horns and just goes with it. The very first scene is the hero at 16 graphically torturing a man because his dad tells him to. He asks why, and gets told not to question it, and he doesn't. His inner monologue throughout the book is, to put it mildly, disturbing. He wants to break the heroine and has no guilt about that.

This embrace of the darker elements makes the book feel grittier. Neither the hero or the heroine were particularly likeable (or relatable at all) but I still found myself wanting them to get together.

My biggest complaint is the pacing. It's very slow at the beginning and then it's instant love. It feels like we could have started in media res at the kidnapping and had more time to build up and understanding and a relationship.

Overall, the book was good enough, if not my cup of tea. I probably wouldn't go back to reread this or to read the other books in the series. However, if you are a big MC fan or dark romance fan, this is worth checking out.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Profile Image for Doris.
3,328 reviews130 followers
November 23, 2021
Dark and Twisted

Mouth is the President of the Royal Bastards MC Liverpool, England and he was raised within the MC which now makes him a man you don’t want to cross. Too bad that The Dockland Gang didn’t get the memo on this. Since her father, who was the leader of the Dockland Gang and now has dementia, Genevieve is taking over the Gang and is changing up the rules of how things were run. One thing is to double cross the RBMC which will reign h*ll fire done on her. Mouth took her for ransom but he had no idea that Genevieve is behind this and not her father.

This is just the beginning of a dark MC book that offers lots of twists and turns.
Profile Image for Lynn Brooks.
3,410 reviews43 followers
November 22, 2021
Gritty, raw and consuming! With the first book in her Royal Bastards MC: Liverpool, England series Jessica Ames delivers an MC romance with a twist. In INTO THE FLAMES we have an MC President taking on the gutsy new female head of a deadly street gang who is out to take over his territory. It’s unorthodox and I wanted a bit more development to take me into the heart of their worlds, but I enjoyed the two characters together very much. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good group of MC guys who are loyal to a fault and don’t take any gruff off of anyone.
Profile Image for Char Davis.
579 reviews7 followers
November 16, 2021
Mouth. Grew up knowing one day he'd be president of the chapter Liverpool Royal Bastards.He was raised hard his father turned him into a monster.Genevieve was raised to be tough her father the head of the Dock land gang they run the piers where the Royal Bastards have to pay to get their loads there.When Gen is eighteen she is having breakfast with her dad they have breakfast once a week because he's busy but he wants time with his,daughter.Years later business has been going as usual til a load doesn't show up they find they've been betrayed by someone an they will pay.There are so many twists an turns to this story you will be riveted til the very last page an leave you begging for more.I can hardly wait to see what's next by this multi talented author.
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1,079 reviews26 followers
November 13, 2021
my 1st book buy this author very much enjoyed .Genevieve s father Desmond is the head of the dockland gang , she loves her father and would do anything for him she has no relationship with her mother its all about the money with her .but Desmond at a young age gets Dementia and she has to put him in a nursing home but she keeps it quiet and she takes his place . but she does something that s going to get her in a lot of trouble . Mouth is the leader of the royal bastards Mc . and someone has taken something of there s and he out for revenge wont say no more but it is so good i so cant wait for book 2 hope a bit longer
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721 reviews
November 14, 2021
Mouth is the President of the RBMC in Liverpool, while Genevieve has taken over the Dockand Gang from her ailing Father. Both powerful in their own rights but together they are unstoppable. The problem being getting them together leads to bloodshed and pain. Can they truly unit forces or will their be to many obstacles keeping them apart?

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2,636 reviews22 followers
November 15, 2021
4*
Mouth is the president of the liverpool chapter mc and they have always had a challenging agreement with the Dockland Gang.
When a consignment goes adrift and his contact is keeping tight lipped has no option but to strike where he thinks it will hit hard.
Genevieve knows she's playing with fire but didn't expect to be caught so quick, trying to protect her father and keep things how they were.
Nice start to the series
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1,540 reviews91 followers
November 13, 2021
Mouth, President of RBMC Liverpool Chapter is out for blood. Will he get to the bottom of who has crossed him?

Genevieve has plans on how she’s going to run the Dockland Gang. Is she making the right choices?

These two characters are rivals, but that doesn’t stop the attraction between them. Will they give into their feelings for each other?

This book had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. It was full of action and suspense. Really enjoyed it.
Profile Image for Mrs Jayne Rushton.
1,385 reviews1 follower
November 12, 2021
I've been looking forward to this book for such a long time, and trust me, it does not disappoint.

Full of action from the first page, this is a story of a gangland daughter and an MC son. Brought together by a naive cause of action, which sets into motion a whole series of bloody reprocuscions. Can they come together as a complete couple, despite their rough start?

You'll just have to read it.
Well done, DB. Loved it.

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Profile Image for Leslie.
12 reviews
November 13, 2021
Fun, fast read!
Got a bit repetitive at times, but I enjoyed it and I loved that the MC’s were not in their 20’s.
Read TW’s first.
Profile Image for Jedi.
431 reviews3 followers
November 6, 2021
Mouth is the Prez of the Royal Bastards and Genevieve is making a play to take over the leadership of Dockland Gang from her father. The two gangs have an agreement/truce of sorts which Genevieve breaks, this will tests loyalties, alliances will be broken and a war might be brewing. The chemistry between Mouth and Genevieve is a slow simmering one, that once it starts it sets the pages on fire. I loved their connection, Mouth new what he wanted by the end ...his Queen. 4.5 Stars

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Profile Image for Michelle.
289 reviews
November 7, 2021
This book is about Mouth and Gen. He’s the president of the Royal Bastards MC, Liverpool Chapter. She’s the daughter of a gang leader. The two organizations had been cordial for years, but things changed, the gang crossed the MC, and that pushed them to be close to each other. It was difficult, they hated each other, a war broke and things got complicated before they untangled. They are hot together! They learn to trust each other and get their HEA in the end.
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3,684 reviews63 followers
November 5, 2021
Jessica Ames brings us a brand new Chapter of the Royal Bastards and oh my goodness what a way to start a series. This is the Liverpool Chapter and I was so excited to dig in. Needless to say I was absolutely thrilled with Into The Flames. This book gives us great characters and talk about a clash of personalities! Genevieve gives Mouth one heckuva run for his money. This girl is ruthless and it makes no difference who gets in her path. There was so much going on between the RBMC and the Dockland Gang. Into The Flames is a fantastic read and a fantastic addition to the Royal Bastard family.
1,594 reviews3 followers
November 8, 2021
A great book that is well-written, has awesome characters and great ambiance. It is a real page-turner. I loved reading about Genevieve and Mouth.
Will check out more books from this author.

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