Kat Lane is haunted by the memory of her father's brutal
murder sixteen years ago by street thugs. She'd been with
her father that night. If a boy -- not much older than
herself and whose face she never saw -- hadn't pulled her away from
the scene and hid her, she would have been murdered too.
Now, in her twenties, Kat is facing her fears head on by
tutoring those who terrify her the most -- violent criminals
at the Arthur Kill Prison.
Wesley Carter is arrogant and a danger to anyone who
ignites his anger. Carter has been in and out of jail
since he was a kid, accumulating a rap sheet several pages
long and a reputation as the prison bad boy. Now, he's serving
time at Arthur Kill Prison for a crime he did not commit, and he's being forced
to enroll in classes in order to receive
an early release from prison. However, one session in the
classroom with other inmates proves disasterous.
It is in Kat's nature to help others, as well as the promise
she made to her father years ago. Knowing Carter needs
this class for an early parole, she comes up with a plan to
teach him, one on one. As the pair spend more time
together, Carter reveals his true nature. Behind the bad boy exterior lives a
kind-hearted, well-read, and highly-educated man.
As a condition of his release, Carter needs to continue his
lessons with Kat. Now a free man, Carter's
feelings for Kat becomes unguarded and Kat can no longer
keep her feeling for Carter a secret. However, the non-fraternization policy
Kat signed keeps them from being
public about their relationship.
Since taking the job at Arthur Kill, Kat and her mother's
relationship has been strained. So when
the family gathers for Thanksgiving, it turns disastrous when most of the
family learn of her
relationship with Carter. Kat runs to the only person she feels more like
herself with: Carter.
A POUND OF FLESH is the first book of the series from author
Sophie Jackson. I absolutely loved it! Kat and
Carter were met with so much opposition, prejudice, and
negativity regarding their relationship. Instead of caving to everyone's
demands, needs, and what they thought was best for both Kat
& Carter, these two held true to themselves and their love
for one another. It's a story of love and second chances.
Orange Is the New Black meets Jennifer Probst’s New York
Times bestselling Marriage to a Billionaire trilogy,
featuring a strong-minded prison tutor who discovers that
her sexy bad-boy student is far more than he appears to be.
Haunted by nightmares of her father’s street murder fifteen
years ago, Kat Lane decides to face her fears and uphold his
legacy of helping others by teaching inmates at a New York
prison. There she meets arrogant Wesley Carter, who’s as
handsome as he is dangerous, as mysterious as he is
quick-witted, and with a reputation that ensures people will
keep their distance.
As teacher and student, Kat and Carter are forced to leave
their animosities at the door and learn that one should
never judge a book by its cover. As Carter’s barriers begin
to crumble, Kat realizes there’s much more to her angry
student than she thought, leaving them to face a new,
perilous obstacle: their undeniable attraction to one another.
When Carter is released and Kat continues to tutor him on
the outside, the obstacles mount. Can they fight the odds to
make their relationship work? Will Kat’s family and friends
ever accept her being with someone of his background? And
will Kat’s discovery of Carter’s role on the night her
father died force them apart forever...or unite them?
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