Autry's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 Stars 
 Wes Carter appears to be your typical bad boy, the one who is crazy intelligent yet uses it in the wrong way, and is now in prison. Attempting to score points with the parole board, Carter enrolls in classes, until his fiery temper gets him kicked out of class. His legendary temper has caused a stir in prison as well as stirring something inside his tutor. Within days of meeting each other, vivid flashbacks remind Carter of the first day they met.... broken, bruised and blood, easily the worst day of Kat's life. 
 Katherine Lane is paying off her debt, teaching in a prison, reaching out to others and trying to give back to the community. Hoping she will reach inmates and share her love of literature. Kat's decision to teach has placed her at odds with her family, and now she has infuriated them farther by meeting one on one with a notorious inmate. Kat is not able to purely focus on work while around Carter; her mind wanders to more intimate thoughts. However, she is about to have her world rocked as Carter reveals one of his more closely guarded secrets. 
 Ms. Jackson set the scene perfectly for explosive feelings right from the start. As the characters grew in depth so did the plot. I absolutely adored Kat and Carter's intense devotion to each other; it was plain to see it would be a long hard battle to even come close to having acceptance from friends and family. However, I never lost hope that they would pull through this and get their much deserved happily ever after. There were times during the story where I thought Kat's emotions ran hot with anger and quickly changed to passion, it did not distract from the story but felt a bit unnatural at the time. I connected with many of the characters simply because each one is wanting to protect what they love to their best ability, no matter the cost. What surprised me was how Carter stepped up to the plate and faced his fears and confronted the ringleader for the "Lets make Kat's life hell" bandwagon. The overall emotion of angst carried the story from start to finish; this novel is gritty and dark, which made the ending so satisfying. I'm still not sure is Ms. Jackson is done with Kat & Carter, they have a long road ahead of them but they're fighters who believe in each other. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.