A Pound of Flesh

By: Sophie Jackson

Narrated by: Grace Grant

Orange Is the New Black meets Jennifer Probst's New York Times best-selling 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 15 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?

©2015 Sophie Jackson (P)2015 Simon & Schuster

The book good

I felt like the narrative that is a good job she brought the book to Life. overall the book was good I mean it sounded like another soap opera, fairy tale, happy ending story.

Amazing Audiobook!!!!

What an Amazing audiobook. I really enjoyed listening to this story from start to finish.

Enjoyed it

Good story and narrator. I found it to be a 'page turner' and an interesting listen.

Fast and Not So Furious...

I bought this because of the high praise and what seemed like a different story line.
The book summary reads as:
"Haunted by nightmares of her father's street murder 15 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?

Some of the negative reviews of this book are true. It feels predictable. The main characters are a little juvenile.
However, all of that doesn't discount this is a very unique love story. I thought that the relationship between Wes and Kat was well written and I was definitely invested in seeing how things would work for them.
Wes had a very tragic childhood. Kat's childhood is also punctuated by the violent and traumatic loss of her father. Their lives intersect as children when Wes performs an extraordinary act of courage and save Kat's life. When their lives intersect more than a decade later, their attraction is immediate. There is a feeling of inevitability about them- and this is where I calling the story predictable is wrong. Rather than being predictable, I see the author as having crafted a story where it is obvious that the characters are experiencing the kind of attraction that is more than just physical. Their souls see each other and there is an immediate recognition of their mate. I know that sounds a bit fantastic, but this is a real love story.It is full of angst and frustration, but also lots of passion. I like their balls to the wall, at all costs desire to be with each other.

Most romance novels are predictable. Most readers of romance novels expect them have a HEA. It's what lets us endure big misunderstandings, separations and seemingly insurmountable obstacles between the protagonists. In my opinion,the mark of a good writer is one who creates, tension and uncertainty for the reader who knows it is all going to end well. This book does that. So, yes- this story lets you figure out where this is going. But, I still had moments of worry and confusion during this story.
I enjoyed it. I have bought the sequel novella and excited to see them navigate their issues with Kat's family and friends.

You will love from chapter 1!!!

I loved this book from the very first chapter until the last 3 words!!! The characters were fantastic and not corny!!! Super steamy parts but not over the top. Made me want to love my husband better.

Wow

Perfect example of New Adult with a twist. Very original for this genre. Loved these characters and their journey.

Worth the weight

This is a GREAT read. Don't judge the book by the lackluster cover or terrible non-romantic title. I enjoyed every minute of this book and look forward to more from this author.

Loved!

Would you consider the audio edition of A Pound of Flesh to be better than the print version?

I was thrilled to see this story published as I had originally read the Fanfiction version. I wish the published version had included all the additional elements of the original story as it was far more intricate, complex, with greater insight into who Wes really is. It also lacks the rich storylines of the secondary characters. This published version is a watered down version of the original, but still interesting, touching and sexy. I remain a loyal fan of one of the top ten Fanfics ever written. Definitely recommend!

if there were more stars I would give them!

This book is captivating, literally laughed, felt emotions for the characters and I couldn't stop listening. Typically, try to pace my books so as not to listen to a book a day...this was very difficult with this one. Was only able to stretch it out to 3 days!

Narrator almost ruined it

story was tolerable, was enough to keep me listening despite the narrator's performance. there were a lot of different things going on, almost too many to keep up with but the author did a good job of tying them all up in the end.