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It feels like it's been forever since I read the other Burns brother’s books. And I have to say I picked this up not really remembering what had happened in those earlier books. But as I started reading it all came flooding back to me and I sat with bated breath wanting to know what was going to happen.
Maddie and Nathan's story was a semi typical little sisters best friend. Except it was in the Burns brothers motorcycle building, reality show, world. Full of testosterone and ego, each of the brothers has had me falling in lust with them in each book.
Nathan was an awesome hero. I really loved everything about him once he looked up and saw Maddie in a new light. Maddie kind of frustrated me a little bit. I got that she had a lot of things going wrong in her world but she was a little self-absorbed. And she took everyone’s opinion of what was happening rather than appreciating the help she was getting.
I love these books. Each one has added a little more on the one before it. While still being a stand-alone all about the individual couple, with a few great secondary characters. They have great chemistry and emotions and I get completely lost in every single one of them.
Title: Spark: A Bad Boy's Second Chance Romance
Series: Burns Brothers #3
Series: Burns Brothers #3
Author: Gillian Archer
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 23, 2020
Blurb
Flames almost
killed this ex-firefighter. And the sparks he’s feeling now might burn what’s
left of his heart.
Sabrina
He was a charming
S.O.B. when I dated him two years ago, but the Logan Carter who arrives at
Bad@ss Builds is a shadow of the one I knew. This Logan is surly, bitter, and
scarred—evidence of the fire he survived marks him both inside and out.
Does he really not
remember me?
Logan
I’m upright and
functioning. Isn’t that enough? I shouldn’t even be alive. And I definitely
don’t have time for the bubbly, gorgeous woman from my past who can do better
than me.
No matter how much
I wish I could be the man she remembers.
*Can be read as a
standalone
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Excerpt
“Seriously? I thought you’d be all over that.” The woman was one of the
most tenacious I knew. No way she’d just roll over and hide her head in the
sand. That wasn’t Sabrina.
“Yeah, I guess it’s taking me a minute to come to terms with the fact
that my whole life has been a lie.” She swiped suspiciously at her eyes. But
she couldn’t be crying—her voice sounded too flat and matter of fact. “I
thought you of all people would get that.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Oh come on. You’ve spent the better part of two years pushing everyone
you know and love away from you because you survived when most of your crew
didn’t. It doesn’t take a psychologist to see that you have a serious f*cking
case of survivor’s guilt.”
“F*ck you.” She didn’t know what the hell she was talking about.
“Already have.” Her smile looked more like a snarl. “Wouldn’t mind having
one last throw though.”
“You’re nuts.”
“Takes one to know one.”
I snorted a laugh. Christ, how could she be so cute while being all angry
and plastered?
“I’ve heard that angry sex is hot. Maybe we should try it.”
I about swallowed my tongue when she said that. While I was busy
sputtering, she leaned over and kissed me. Her hand cupped the side of my face
as her lips covered mine.
Contrary to her angry words, she was just as soft
and delicious as I remembered. She moaned deep in her throat, and I lost it. I
took control of the kiss, moving my lips over hers, relearning everything I
forgot I knew about her.
I pulled her onto me until she straddled me then pulled her face down to
mine so I could kiss her some more. While I was busy kissing her, our hands
roamed. I had my hands full of her amazing tits and was thinking about the best
way to get her bra off. Because I loved her breasts. They were gorgeous and
soft and just everything. I had to have more.
Sabrina must’ve thought the same since her hands raked down my back, her
nails scoring my skin under my shirt.
I stiffened.
That used to be something I loved, but not anymore. I couldn’t bear to
even look at that part of me in the mirror, let alone touch it. I sure as hell
didn’t want her to feel my f*cked-up skin.
A prickling sensation swept over my scalp and my body heated in a way
that had absolutely nothing to do with the alcohol or the gorgeous woman on my
lap. I pulled back and gulped to keep the champagne down.
Sabrina slumped into me with a moan. “Is the room spinning, or is that
just me? Or maybe it’s you.”
F*ck. I held her a little bit away from me, wary she was going to puke.
She blinked blearily back at me and smiled.
I sighed. “You’re wasted. We can’t do this.”
What had I been thinking? Everything about this was so f*cking wrong.
But I still really wanted to. My dick throbbed impatiently under her
round ass.
We hated each other. Or something. I couldn’t remember exactly. Something
else held claim to the majority of my blood flow.
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Author Bio
Gillian has a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering but
prefers to spend her time on happily ever after. She writes the kind of stories
she loves to read—the hotter the better!
When Gillian’s not pounding away on the keyboard, she can be
found surfing the couch indulging in her latest reality tv fixation, baking
something ridiculously tasty (and horrible for her waist line) or snuggling
with her husband.
Home is currently in the wilds of Nevada with her amazing
husband, ridiculously cute kiddo, and goofy dog.
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Ok first I have to say that I love love love the fact that Sabrina is considered one of the Burns brothers despite the fact she is their cousin. Sometimes family is complex and crazy and I love that Sabrina is their sister through and through, but especially because their family is even more crazy and complex than normal. But hey that’s why they have their own reality TV show right?
Sabrina is one of those background characters that is just so dependable and there that you never really appreciate the fact that she has her own story until you're reading her book and appreciating how much is going on behind that polished surface. Because damn did Sabrina have so much going on in her life. And I loved that even though there was literally so much going on with her and she was drowning, and she was sad and wanted to wallow she wasn’t self pitying. She was just overwhelmed. And true to form she didn’t want to upset anyone around her or rock any boats she just wanted to get through it. Needless to say I loved her. And I loved her ability to appreciate people's mistakes and apologise for her own. The girl deserved a medal for dealing with all that was thrown at her and not throwing a pity party, or a punch.
Now Logan, he was his own, one man pity party. And although I got that he was drowning in an ocean of guilt he just couldn’t see past his own arse to see what he was doing to the people around him and I really wanted to smack him in the head. But with that said I could understand the people who loved him trying to drag him back to the land of the living and forgiving him for his selfishness. He didn’t do anything in a malicious way he was just existing and once he pulled his head out he wasn’t bad. And the whole Bella and the puppies thing sure as hell didn’t hurt any.
I’m really enjoying this series and I love that each book gives us a new story but also a little more of the characters we already love. It really is one big crazy family and every book it just keeps getting bigger and we keep getting more characters to hopefully get books on later. But right now I am hoping that we are getting Maddie and Nathan’s story next because I really can’t wait. But I also really need someone to stand up and look after poor Dylan because even with everything going on with Sabrina and Logan I could still feel his pain. So fingers crossed his isn’t too far away either.
So I don’t really remember the first book in this series but I remembered that I enjoyed it and had every intention in reading the next one but my TBR got in the way. Then I saw the sign up for the third book and figured I better get to it since I was intrigued by the sound of that one. So I jumped on in feet first without reading the blurb and remembered the basics of the story line.
So each of these can be read as a stand alone but obviously since they are brothers and they all work together they are also somewhat interconnected. And although it vaguely came back to me I did read it as a standalone and enjoyed it.
Ryan was the younger middle brother in this dysfunctional family. He felt like he wasn’t sure of his place in the family or the world. But I really liked him. He was so intrigued with Hope from the first time he saw her but not knowing where she stood in the club he kept away. And I think the fact that he had such a solid moral compass and even though he was all about doing the right thing he wasn’t ruled by it. He wanted to be the best version of himself for the people he loved and it just made me value him more.
Hope was a sweetheart through and through. She felt the connection between her and Ryan and she went after it. And I loved that she didn’t have any stupid doubts or play any games. She just said what she was thinking and talked through her concerns and she did everything she had to do without any additional drama. She was one of those characters that you just immediately like and would be friends with if she popped up in real life.
The two of them together were so sweet and when the natural drama occured it all was so perfectly written that I just knew it was going to all be ok in the end. Because there was no way Ryan was going to let it be any other way. I am so glad I read this book and I really can’t wait to see all of the brothers and Sabrina find their HEA’s. God knows they deserve it.
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