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Slammer
The last place Christopher Jacobs, aka X, thought he’d find himself was behind bars. Ten years later, the boy he used to be is gone. In his place is the shell of a man with murder under his belt. Any emotion he once had was left under the gavel when he was given life in prison. That is until the new nurse in the infirmary joins the block.
Putting your hands on a prison employee will get you the hole, but some things are worth their punishment, and something tells him Lyla will be worth more than he bargained for.
Lyla Evans isn’t sure about her new job at a maximum security prison, but showing uncertainty and weakness isn’t an option. Taking care of murderers and rapists isn’t ideal, but survival is key. She’s warned ahead of time about a prisoner named X, but when she’s attacked, it’s the dangerous X that saves her. Fraternizing with the prisoners is forbidden, but sometimes the most forbidden things are the sweetest.
Putting your hands on a prison employee will get you the hole, but some things are worth their punishment, and something tells him Lyla will be worth more than he bargained for.
Lyla Evans isn’t sure about her new job at a maximum security prison, but showing uncertainty and weakness isn’t an option. Taking care of murderers and rapists isn’t ideal, but survival is key. She’s warned ahead of time about a prisoner named X, but when she’s attacked, it’s the dangerous X that saves her. Fraternizing with the prisoners is forbidden, but sometimes the most forbidden things are the sweetest.
248 pages, Paperback
First published August 18, 2015
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Tabatha Vargo
37 books2,777 followersTabatha is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author, best known for her sexy adult romance Little Black Book.
Tabatha writes in all genres, including adult and new adult, and isn't afraid to venture into the dark side occasionally, as she proved with her dark prison romance, Slammer.
She's an avid reader of all things smutty and writes sexy stories featuring redeemable alpha bad boys and sweet, strong women.
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Tabatha writes in all genres, including adult and new adult, and isn't afraid to venture into the dark side occasionally, as she proved with her dark prison romance, Slammer.
She's an avid reader of all things smutty and writes sexy stories featuring redeemable alpha bad boys and sweet, strong women.
SBR Media represents Tabatha. For inquiries regarding foreign rights, audio, and other media outlets, please contact Stephanie Phillips. stephanie@sbrmedia.com
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August 21, 2015
So pissed. I'm sorry but I have to give this 1 star. I give her kudos for the shock factor at the end, but no. Just. No.
So many things irked me about this book....so many. I don't even know where to start....there really are too many to list.
HEA?
I've loved all of Vargo's books prior to this, but this one is just not my cup of tea.
I really don't want to give anything away if you plan on reading this, but I think a lot of my friends would be very upset with the ending. Please don't read the spoiler if you plan on reading the book.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
So many things irked me about this book....so many. I don't even know where to start....there really are too many to list.
HEA?
I've loved all of Vargo's books prior to this, but this one is just not my cup of tea.
I really don't want to give anything away if you plan on reading this, but I think a lot of my friends would be very upset with the ending. Please don't read the spoiler if you plan on reading the book.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
November 21, 2019
The book is unputdownable.
The writing is good.
The story is engaging.
A nurse at the maximum security prison. The most dangerous inmate. Yum!
The majority of my friends loved it.
So how come the current average rating is only 3.83?
Someting is wrong. Very, very wrong.
I should have known. I better run before it's too late.
The writing is good.
The story is engaging.
A nurse at the maximum security prison. The most dangerous inmate. Yum!
The majority of my friends loved it.
So how come the current average rating is only 3.83?
Someting is wrong. Very, very wrong.
I should have known. I better run before it's too late.
October 12, 2017
An Engrossing, Suspenseful And Fast-Paced Read
I devoured this book over the course of several hours today. This story completely sucked me in and held my attention from start to finish. What a ride!
When Lyla accepts a job as a nurse at a maximum security prison, she realizes immediately that she isn't cut out for the job. She's too sweet, too pretty and far too soft. The only thing that keeps her coming back is desperation. She needs the money and jobs are hard to come by.
In no time, she catches the eye of "X", the most feared and dangerous inmate. While she's heard the warnings about him, she can't help but be drawn to him. His attraction quickly evolves into more and he becomes fiercely protective of Lyla.
After being rescued by "X", when he thwarts an assault on Lyla by another inmate, she begins to question the stories that she's heard. She senses an innate goodness in him that doesn't correlate with the crimes he's been found guilty of committing.
Following her gut, she uses her connections to have his case reopened. Only, the more evidence that seems to come to light indicating that he was framed, the more dangerous her situation becomes. Soon, she becomes a target and there is little that "X" can do to protect her from behind bars.
This was a fast-paced and addictive story. I could not put this book down. The ending blew me away, even though I kind of guessed where it was heading. I kept trying to brace myself for what I knew was about to happen, but when it happened I still felt shocked and awed.
It is a stand-alone, so everything does come full-circle and all your questions will be answered...And ohhhh, that Epilogue! Definitely a book that is worth a read.
It would have definitely been a 5 star rating for if there hadn't been a fair amount of grammatical errors. The story was definitely still enjoyable, but the number of missing, or incorrect, words was mildly distracting.
I devoured this book over the course of several hours today. This story completely sucked me in and held my attention from start to finish. What a ride!
When Lyla accepts a job as a nurse at a maximum security prison, she realizes immediately that she isn't cut out for the job. She's too sweet, too pretty and far too soft. The only thing that keeps her coming back is desperation. She needs the money and jobs are hard to come by.
In no time, she catches the eye of "X", the most feared and dangerous inmate. While she's heard the warnings about him, she can't help but be drawn to him. His attraction quickly evolves into more and he becomes fiercely protective of Lyla.
After being rescued by "X", when he thwarts an assault on Lyla by another inmate, she begins to question the stories that she's heard. She senses an innate goodness in him that doesn't correlate with the crimes he's been found guilty of committing.
Following her gut, she uses her connections to have his case reopened. Only, the more evidence that seems to come to light indicating that he was framed, the more dangerous her situation becomes. Soon, she becomes a target and there is little that "X" can do to protect her from behind bars.
This was a fast-paced and addictive story. I could not put this book down. The ending blew me away, even though I kind of guessed where it was heading. I kept trying to brace myself for what I knew was about to happen, but when it happened I still felt shocked and awed.
It is a stand-alone, so everything does come full-circle and all your questions will be answered...And ohhhh, that Epilogue! Definitely a book that is worth a read.
It would have definitely been a 5 star rating for if there hadn't been a fair amount of grammatical errors. The story was definitely still enjoyable, but the number of missing, or incorrect, words was mildly distracting.
August 21, 2015
4.5 X Stars
Tabatha Vargo delivered her best writing to date, while going very dark for her fans. The story mostly takes place at a maximum-security penitentiary where our heroine, Lyla meets inmate X.
"Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels."
The two develop a hot chemistry and fall in love as our nurse falls for the convicted murderer and feared prisoner. The story is told in alternating povs and the author sure did her homework gifting a very believable prison setting with terrific characters and plot.
Lyla feels that Christopher has been wrongly imprisoned how else could she want someone so very bad? She starts snooping around and puts her own life in danger looking to prove his innocence.
"Finding out he wasn't the monster everyone thought he was would make me feel a lot better about that desire."
The story had very hot scenes with a well developed relationship and one SAD and TWISTED ending hea or no hea -- Readers beware.
"I'll never be the same again."
Tabatha Vargo delivered her best writing to date, while going very dark for her fans. The story mostly takes place at a maximum-security penitentiary where our heroine, Lyla meets inmate X.
"Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels."
The two develop a hot chemistry and fall in love as our nurse falls for the convicted murderer and feared prisoner. The story is told in alternating povs and the author sure did her homework gifting a very believable prison setting with terrific characters and plot.
Lyla feels that Christopher has been wrongly imprisoned how else could she want someone so very bad? She starts snooping around and puts her own life in danger looking to prove his innocence.
"Finding out he wasn't the monster everyone thought he was would make me feel a lot better about that desire."
The story had very hot scenes with a well developed relationship and one SAD and TWISTED ending hea or no hea -- Readers beware.
"I'll never be the same again."
August 30, 2015
Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Lyla Evans was a recent graduate assigned as a nurse at a maximum security prison. It wasn’t an ideal place for a beautiful gentle woman like her, but basic needs forced her to endure the undesirable working condition.
Christopher Jacobs was known as X among the inmates and guards. Having been there for ten years, he knew the dos and don’ts of being in incarceration. But when Lyla crossed his path, all rules were thrown out the window. In his eyes, she was worth more than he could ever wish for.
I first found out about this book when I saw a bunch of friends reading it. I read the blurb and it was like love at first sight – you know the heart pumping, spark flying kind of shit lol! I’m glad that it turned out to be more than just a blurb lust.
I love X. He was a hardened criminal, and a top dog lone wolf in the prison. Because of that, he became a constant target. He did some vile things to earn his place there, but he had been trying so hard not to repeat the mistake. Behind the monster, he was just a man looking for redemption.
Lyla was a tough woman for having to go through all the troubles on a daily basis. She was everything he wasn’t. She was the light within the darkness and a beacon of hope for him.
I love them together. The forbidden element certainly added to the appeal. Before starting the book I did wonder how are they going to get it on, but hell, the found ways for sure haha!
I also love Scoop. He was somewhat of an unlikely friend to X and their friendship was something precious considering the situation.
This was my first time reading a book with prison setting. I thought it painted a good picture how life behind bars was like. I could imagine how it looked like and felt the dynamics between the inmates.
The story flowed at an average pace, but towards the very end, it whiplashed you with several revelations at once. And I have to say that epilogue… so… oh well, I’m just going to say I love it.
Slammer explored two individual’s trial and tribulations of living in a confinement while trying to make the most with what they had. It is slightly dark and somewhat graphic and certainly not the kind of story suitable for everyone. But if you have no qualms about certain things, this book might satisfy your darker side.
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POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Lyla Evans was a recent graduate assigned as a nurse at a maximum security prison. It wasn’t an ideal place for a beautiful gentle woman like her, but basic needs forced her to endure the undesirable working condition.
Christopher Jacobs was known as X among the inmates and guards. Having been there for ten years, he knew the dos and don’ts of being in incarceration. But when Lyla crossed his path, all rules were thrown out the window. In his eyes, she was worth more than he could ever wish for.
I first found out about this book when I saw a bunch of friends reading it. I read the blurb and it was like love at first sight – you know the heart pumping, spark flying kind of shit lol! I’m glad that it turned out to be more than just a blurb lust.
Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels.
I love X. He was a hardened criminal, and a top dog lone wolf in the prison. Because of that, he became a constant target. He did some vile things to earn his place there, but he had been trying so hard not to repeat the mistake. Behind the monster, he was just a man looking for redemption.
She was too pretty. Looked too sweet for such a sour place. She didn’t belong there, and I was sure she knew that.
Lyla was a tough woman for having to go through all the troubles on a daily basis. She was everything he wasn’t. She was the light within the darkness and a beacon of hope for him.
I love them together. The forbidden element certainly added to the appeal. Before starting the book I did wonder how are they going to get it on, but hell, the found ways for sure haha!
He was my friend in a friendless place and the only brother I ever knew.
I also love Scoop. He was somewhat of an unlikely friend to X and their friendship was something precious considering the situation.
This was my first time reading a book with prison setting. I thought it painted a good picture how life behind bars was like. I could imagine how it looked like and felt the dynamics between the inmates.
The story flowed at an average pace, but towards the very end, it whiplashed you with several revelations at once. And I have to say that epilogue… so… oh well, I’m just going to say I love it.
Slammer explored two individual’s trial and tribulations of living in a confinement while trying to make the most with what they had. It is slightly dark and somewhat graphic and certainly not the kind of story suitable for everyone. But if you have no qualms about certain things, this book might satisfy your darker side.
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November 14, 2016
4.5 Twisted Ride!
WOW that EPILOGUE was the best HOLY SHIT, I would so totally watch the movie if this book is ever made into one of course haha. What a wicked and awesome book, loved it of course...
War's evil girl gif is the best way to described the twisted ending and Epilogue and how I feel after I read this LOL
It's been a long time, I think is time!! Starting tonight eekkk
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145TLATG/r...
DARK AND TWISTED? HMMMM YES PLEASE!!
~~~~~BLURB~~~~~
The last place Christopher Jacobs, aka X, thought he’d find himself was behind bars. Ten years later, the boy he used to be is gone. In his place is the shell of a man with murder under his belt. Any emotion he once had was left under the gavel when he was given life in prison. That is until the new nurse in the infirmary joins the block.
Putting your hands on a prison employee will get you the hole, but some things are worth their punishment, and something tells him Lyla will be worth more than he bargained for.
Lyla Evans isn’t sure about her new job at a maximum security prison, but showing uncertainty and weakness isn’t an option. Taking care of murders and rapist isn’t ideal, but survival is key. She’s warned ahead of time about a prisoner named X, but when she’s attacked, it’s the dangerous X that saves her. Fraternizing with the prisoners is forbidden, but sometimes the most forbidden things are the sweetest.
WOW that EPILOGUE was the best HOLY SHIT, I would so totally watch the movie if this book is ever made into one of course haha. What a wicked and awesome book, loved it of course...
War's evil girl gif is the best way to described the twisted ending and Epilogue and how I feel after I read this LOL
It's been a long time, I think is time!! Starting tonight eekkk
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145TLATG/r...
DARK AND TWISTED? HMMMM YES PLEASE!!
~~~~~BLURB~~~~~
The last place Christopher Jacobs, aka X, thought he’d find himself was behind bars. Ten years later, the boy he used to be is gone. In his place is the shell of a man with murder under his belt. Any emotion he once had was left under the gavel when he was given life in prison. That is until the new nurse in the infirmary joins the block.
Putting your hands on a prison employee will get you the hole, but some things are worth their punishment, and something tells him Lyla will be worth more than he bargained for.
Lyla Evans isn’t sure about her new job at a maximum security prison, but showing uncertainty and weakness isn’t an option. Taking care of murders and rapist isn’t ideal, but survival is key. She’s warned ahead of time about a prisoner named X, but when she’s attacked, it’s the dangerous X that saves her. Fraternizing with the prisoners is forbidden, but sometimes the most forbidden things are the sweetest.
August 20, 2015
Me as I read this book...
Ten years ago Christopher "X" Jacobs was convicted to life in prison with no chance of parole for a crime he doesn't remember committing. His life since then has been a life of pain, numbness, and fighting to stay alive even when he wants to die. Then Lyla Evans takes a job at the prison as a nurse and X can't resist her.
Desperate for a way to support herself, Lyla takes the only nursing job she could find. Now she works around men who have committed terrible crimes with no remorse. Then she meets X, the toughest inmate there, and she feels a weird connection to him. She wants to help him when she hears details of his alleged crime and sets out to clear his name. Only, things aren't always what they seem, and some secrets can kill.
Okay I don't even know how to explain how much I liked this book, but hated it at the same time. My emotions are all over the place right now and I don't even know how truly feel about what just happened. X was such an intense and violent character and I loved that part of him just as much as the protective, caring part. He was a complex character that I couldn't figure out and was dying to finally understand him completely. But then when I did I was like, What. The. Fuck.
Lyla struggled with her attraction to X and thought it was so wrong to have feeling for a man in prison for a horrendous crime, but once she met him she just couldn't stop her feeling. The inner battle she had with herself was really great and I liked the suspense of not knowing what she would do about how she felt. I loved how she was with X even when she thought he was the worst person she could be around.
So my dilemma comes at the end of the book, around the last ten to fifteen percent. I honestly have no idea if I want o scream until my lungs give out, or cry until I get dehydrated. The epilogue, I loved and thought it was such an intense ending and was perfect for the book, especially the very last line. The last chapter, is driving me a little crazy. I just, I have no words for it and you'll just have to read it to understand.
Overall, Slammer was a crazy intense, sweet, violent, sexy as all get out book that grabbed my attention and wouldn't let it go until I finished. It screwed with my emotions so bad and I honestly don't know when I will get over this, I will probably wake up tomorrow still confused over it. For anyone that likes a darker side to their books, you need to read this one.
Ten years ago Christopher "X" Jacobs was convicted to life in prison with no chance of parole for a crime he doesn't remember committing. His life since then has been a life of pain, numbness, and fighting to stay alive even when he wants to die. Then Lyla Evans takes a job at the prison as a nurse and X can't resist her.
Desperate for a way to support herself, Lyla takes the only nursing job she could find. Now she works around men who have committed terrible crimes with no remorse. Then she meets X, the toughest inmate there, and she feels a weird connection to him. She wants to help him when she hears details of his alleged crime and sets out to clear his name. Only, things aren't always what they seem, and some secrets can kill.
"The man I was in love with was a murderer - a monster"
Okay I don't even know how to explain how much I liked this book, but hated it at the same time. My emotions are all over the place right now and I don't even know how truly feel about what just happened. X was such an intense and violent character and I loved that part of him just as much as the protective, caring part. He was a complex character that I couldn't figure out and was dying to finally understand him completely. But then when I did I was like, What. The. Fuck.
Lyla struggled with her attraction to X and thought it was so wrong to have feeling for a man in prison for a horrendous crime, but once she met him she just couldn't stop her feeling. The inner battle she had with herself was really great and I liked the suspense of not knowing what she would do about how she felt. I loved how she was with X even when she thought he was the worst person she could be around.
So my dilemma comes at the end of the book, around the last ten to fifteen percent. I honestly have no idea if I want o scream until my lungs give out, or cry until I get dehydrated. The epilogue, I loved and thought it was such an intense ending and was perfect for the book, especially the very last line. The last chapter, is driving me a little crazy. I just, I have no words for it and you'll just have to read it to understand.
Overall, Slammer was a crazy intense, sweet, violent, sexy as all get out book that grabbed my attention and wouldn't let it go until I finished. It screwed with my emotions so bad and I honestly don't know when I will get over this, I will probably wake up tomorrow still confused over it. For anyone that likes a darker side to their books, you need to read this one.
August 23, 2015
TITLE: Slammer
AUTHOR: Tabatha Vargo
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: August 19th 2015
MY RATING: 5 STARS!!
A refreshing, unique, suspenseful read
I cray cray loved this, as soon as I picked this up I was absorbed in the story, these two characters melted my heart, for me this was by no means dark but it did have some gritty raw moments which had me racing through the pages to see what was install for these two, and I was by no means disappointed..
This will be the second time reading something by this author, before release day this and teasers have been clogging up my newsfeed on facebook so it's become a highly anticipated one click release book!!
Slightly taboo, love the cover, love the synopsis
BEFORE
At nineteen years of age, a young man awakens in a room, no recollection of what transpired the night before, blood on his hands, a decapitated male body nearby, dead girlfriend Sarah whom he'd been dating for only a few months not far from the dead stranger, the stench of blood in the air, blood on his clothing.
Their bodies were mutilated in ways that made my stomach instantly sour. I'd ripped them limb from limb and beheaded them like a madman
Before he could think about his options, either run or turn himself in the FBI banging on the door take any decision away from him..
Christopher Jacobs, you’re under arrest for murder.
My life was over. I was as good as dead.
As you can see it's very easy to get drawn into the story, I'm guessing it's going to be similar to putting the pieces of a jig saw together..I'm loving the easy flow of the authors writing style, how effortless it is to get lost within the pages..
He's been here ten years for two counts of murder. Slaughtered his girlfriend and her friend, and I do mean slaughtered.
The boys named him X because his cell is lined with X marks. No one knows why he does it.
X Became my name mostly because everyone that the X's were marks of victoty. But in reality, they were headstones. Tiny graves for each of my victims, whether they were dead or not.
LYLA
Fresh out of nursing school Lyla takes a job at the infirmary at one of the most dangerous prisons on the East Coast.
Watching the bars close behind me every time I moved further into the prison infirmary was enough to send me straight into an anxiety attack.
“If X was such a cold-blooded murderer, why did he save me?”
Getting caught with my hands all over an inmate was a sure way to get terminated.
May 4, 2020
4 Stars
Damn, this books was different for sure.
I kinda loved it, I mean yes, it’s twisted and sad and right there at the end, it kinda makes the creep factor sky rocket, but not every story is perfect or ends in a happy tone.
Most people live lives that are tainted by their choices, desires or biology and in this book you got all 3.
It’s not the kinda thing you read every day and I need to pick up a rom-com just to cleanse the palate but I’m glad I picked this nonetheless.
I was heartbroken for Chris tho, its one thing when we have agency over our actions and we control our decisions be them bad or good and it’s a completely different thing to battle with yourself and know that you are literally your own enemy.
As for Lyla, well.. she’s the best example for the cliche “you don’t choose who you fall for” and her life takes a different path from there onwards.
Damn, this books was different for sure.
I kinda loved it, I mean yes, it’s twisted and sad and right there at the end, it kinda makes the creep factor sky rocket, but not every story is perfect or ends in a happy tone.
Most people live lives that are tainted by their choices, desires or biology and in this book you got all 3.
It’s not the kinda thing you read every day and I need to pick up a rom-com just to cleanse the palate but I’m glad I picked this nonetheless.
I was heartbroken for Chris tho, its one thing when we have agency over our actions and we control our decisions be them bad or good and it’s a completely different thing to battle with yourself and know that you are literally your own enemy.
As for Lyla, well.. she’s the best example for the cliche “you don’t choose who you fall for” and her life takes a different path from there onwards.
September 30, 2015
** 4,5-5 “seeing her was like being in the☀” STARS **
Monster were real, too. They didn’t live in our closets or hide under our beds. They squatted within us, coming out occasionally to destroy the things we loved. COMING OUT TO DESTROY US.
Christopher “X” Jacobs has been dead for 10 years. A living, breathing but unfeeling dead person. He’s been trapped inside a maximum-security prison for the murders of his girlfriend and her friend, of which he has no memory. He’d spent the last 10 years of his life fighting to survive in a place that is completely unbalanced, unhinged from reality and decent people.
He is X in the eyes of everyone: The cold-blooded murderer, the maniacal monster, the heartless bastard.
But when he is back in his cell, he is the 19-year-old boy struggling to remember what caused him to break, haunted by images of all the blood that streaked the room that day and terrible nightmares of his victims' eyes.
Lyla Evans knows starting to work as a nurse in a maximum-security prison full of hardened criminals is not a very good idea. It’s dangerous and scary, but it pays the bills and helps her buy food to get into her stomach.
Lyla hates the general atmosphere of the prison and all the sick perverted inmates in it…until she sets eyes on X. A murderer. A rotten, dark soul. A true monster…who happens to give her body a weird, unfamiliar reaction. Some kind of heat. A dangerous kind of attraction.
He was the slaughterer of men –the taker of life– the killer. A sinner with the body of a God and a face of a fallen angel, he was beautiful death –gorgeous hell. HE WAS EVERYTHING I WAS AFRAID OF.
~ LYLA
The new nurse awakens something foreign inside X… Her sweet smiles and cute face sting him somewhere deep, more than any needle she uses on him. It stings some place he hadn’t acknowledged for a long time. One he can’t afford to retain. It is too soft for a place like prison. He doesn’t like it.
SHE NEEDS TO GO. And X will do anything he can to scare her away. She will learn to fear him, despise him…HATE HIM.
She was a drug. She made me high and I waited every day for another hit of her.
~ X
THIS WAS AN AMAZING BOOK.
Seriously, I loved everything about the first 70%. LOVED.
I loved the way Lyla looked deeper then all other people, and saw something different in X’s eyes. Something human. Something like fear and care in his normally scary dark and cold eyes. I loved how she saw past X, and slowly fell for Christopher…
He had somehow managed to make me HIS, and I wasn’t even sure he knew it.
~ LYLA
I loved the way X found some kind of piece and acceptance with Lyla. How he dropped his mask when with her, and just became Christopher again.
She’d breathed life into me, and I felt lighter and free as if I weren’t surrounded by cinderblock walls of death. I was no longer the shell of a man; I was full of emotion and feelings. I was full of lust and desire. I WAS FULL OF HER.
~ X
I loved the fire between them. I loved that X was the soft one and Lyla the wild when they were together, unlike how they normally were...
“Yes. You’re so bad,” I hissed against his mouth. “Show me how rotten you are. Be the bad guy, X. BE THE MONSTER.”
~ LYLA
So why the (-0,5) stars?
#1 // The insta-love factor. It wasn't as cringe-worthy as it was in some other books, but still...
#2 // The somewhat unrealistically easy way Lyla and X managed to have a sex life in prison. You'll see what I mean when you read it...
#3 // The fact that I saw the biiiig twist coming from a mile away. Ooooooops! I mean has been used by some other authors too this year, and I was in a total yawn-mode when it was revealed.
So why ONLY (-0,5) stars if you've got that much problems with the book, dude?
#1 // Because it was one of the most successful prison-romances I've read.
#2 // Because of the incredible dynamic between Lyla and Christopher.
#3 // And lastly...THAT GODDAMN EPILOGUE!!!! Holy sh*t, man. Creepy doesn't even begin to depict what THAT was.
OVERALL: 100% recommended!
“We don’t hurt Lyla; we protect her. WE LOVE HER.”
March 27, 2016
4.5 Stars
Lyla Evans is a nurse who reluctantly takes a job at the infirmary of a notoriously tough prison. With her mounting debt, Lyla has no choice but to accept the position despite her fears of safety. On a daily basis, she is subjected to vile and crude comments by inmates, but she remains dedicated and optimistic that she can do the job and make a difference.
Christopher Jacobs is a prisoner known as “X” who is serving a life sentence for a double murder. X has a reputation in the prison for being one of the coldest and toughest inmates, but he also happens to be 6’4” of solid hotness! Everyday is a struggle for X as he fights the demons of his past and the monster he must be to survive.
X is a man of limited words and friends, but after he lands himself in the infirmary and meets Lyla, he starts to feel emotions he hasn’t felt in years. While Lyla is a smart and cautious woman, she is taken off guard when she first meets X and is convinced he is not the monster everyone claims him to be.
What ensues is a forbidden romance between Lyla and X, as they steal every moment possible to share time together. Of course, the taboo nature of their relationship escalates the sexual tension and chemistry between them. X is not shy about what he wants but Lyla matches him in every way. As their relationship continues to grow so do the complications. X will do everything he can to protect Lyla and she is willing to take the risk in order to create a life together. Where their love may take them is unknown, but the journey is one that will not be forgotten.
Slammer is a book that starts with fairly steady pacing which allows a solid foundation to be set. Building upon this layer and enhancing the connection between the reader and characters, is the use of alternating chapters in the POV of Lyla and X. Being able to read how each character perceives and feels is paramount to this book and the author’s grasp on her characters is spot on.
For me, this book captured my attention immediately with its layered plot lines and then at the point where all intersected, the plot spiraled to a thrilling and tense cadence. I enjoyed the taboo nature of X and Lyla’s relationship, but the reality of prison life and X's past was a vital aspect in anchoring this plot. Up to a certain point, I thought I knew how this story was going to unfold, but I was completely surprised. The character of X is complicated and reading about his constant struggle is compelling. Finally, I will say the epilogue is fitting and perfect!
If you are looking for an unconventional romance with thriller characteristics, I highly recommend this book.
*This is a ShhLYT (F)BR during DARK BOOKS week!
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Lyla Evans is a nurse who reluctantly takes a job at the infirmary of a notoriously tough prison. With her mounting debt, Lyla has no choice but to accept the position despite her fears of safety. On a daily basis, she is subjected to vile and crude comments by inmates, but she remains dedicated and optimistic that she can do the job and make a difference.
“She was too pretty. Looked too sweet for such a sour place. She didn’t belong here.”
Christopher Jacobs is a prisoner known as “X” who is serving a life sentence for a double murder. X has a reputation in the prison for being one of the coldest and toughest inmates, but he also happens to be 6’4” of solid hotness! Everyday is a struggle for X as he fights the demons of his past and the monster he must be to survive.
X is a man of limited words and friends, but after he lands himself in the infirmary and meets Lyla, he starts to feel emotions he hasn’t felt in years. While Lyla is a smart and cautious woman, she is taken off guard when she first meets X and is convinced he is not the monster everyone claims him to be.
“As he raised his head, he looked up and raked me with the ice-cold stare of a sinner.”
What ensues is a forbidden romance between Lyla and X, as they steal every moment possible to share time together. Of course, the taboo nature of their relationship escalates the sexual tension and chemistry between them. X is not shy about what he wants but Lyla matches him in every way. As their relationship continues to grow so do the complications. X will do everything he can to protect Lyla and she is willing to take the risk in order to create a life together. Where their love may take them is unknown, but the journey is one that will not be forgotten.
“I want to stay a part of you forever.”
Slammer is a book that starts with fairly steady pacing which allows a solid foundation to be set. Building upon this layer and enhancing the connection between the reader and characters, is the use of alternating chapters in the POV of Lyla and X. Being able to read how each character perceives and feels is paramount to this book and the author’s grasp on her characters is spot on.
For me, this book captured my attention immediately with its layered plot lines and then at the point where all intersected, the plot spiraled to a thrilling and tense cadence. I enjoyed the taboo nature of X and Lyla’s relationship, but the reality of prison life and X's past was a vital aspect in anchoring this plot. Up to a certain point, I thought I knew how this story was going to unfold, but I was completely surprised. The character of X is complicated and reading about his constant struggle is compelling. Finally, I will say the epilogue is fitting and perfect!
If you are looking for an unconventional romance with thriller characteristics, I highly recommend this book.
*This is a ShhLYT (F)BR during DARK BOOKS week!
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September 12, 2015
3.5 ★'s
Slammer...yep, that's where Christopher, aka X, is for committing a heinous crime he doesn't remember. Slammer...that's where Lyla is too but...she just started working there as a nurse. Hopeless...is how I felt wondering if these two could ever figure out how to be together.
Well, I certainly didn't need to worry about that! I was definitely drawn to this book because of the forbidden but I had no idea what wild ride I would be on.
It's hard not to fall for X...he's like a gentle giant and he's just sooo hard on himself. It really pulls at your heart strings. I had no problem seeing how drawn Lyla would be for him. And with her red hair, green eyes and creamy skin, it was easy to see how X would fall for her but it was so much more than that. And I just loved getting both their POV's!
Sooo...of course these two have sex and HOLY COW...it is pretty hot and they sure had some cojones! ;) But what kept me on the edge of my seat was the constant fear (mine and X's) that something was going to happen to Lyla.
First, just for being new and pretty and secondly, when she starts digging into X's crime, the hits start coming. X tries everything to get her to quit but nothing works...or at least not what he wanted.
But OMG...that freakin' ending..WTF?? I was in no way prepared for that! Okay, I knew it was a possibility and I could've dealt with that but then Ms. Vargo had to give us that epilogue! I don't know what was worse but the first quote is a definite clue. If only I had paid attention! *SMDH*
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” STEPHEN KING
This is my first book by Tabatha Vargo and I'm not sure if I'll read another. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the romance...I think I'm just scared of what else might happen! Thank goodness this is a standalone.
Favorite quote:
♥ “I love you more than life, Lyla… more than my next breath. I love you in an impossible way that burns my skin and scrambles my soul. It’s you. It will always be you.”
Slammer...yep, that's where Christopher, aka X, is for committing a heinous crime he doesn't remember. Slammer...that's where Lyla is too but...she just started working there as a nurse. Hopeless...is how I felt wondering if these two could ever figure out how to be together.
Well, I certainly didn't need to worry about that! I was definitely drawn to this book because of the forbidden but I had no idea what wild ride I would be on.
It's hard not to fall for X...he's like a gentle giant and he's just sooo hard on himself. It really pulls at your heart strings. I had no problem seeing how drawn Lyla would be for him. And with her red hair, green eyes and creamy skin, it was easy to see how X would fall for her but it was so much more than that. And I just loved getting both their POV's!
Sooo...of course these two have sex and HOLY COW...it is pretty hot and they sure had some cojones! ;) But what kept me on the edge of my seat was the constant fear (mine and X's) that something was going to happen to Lyla.
First, just for being new and pretty and secondly, when she starts digging into X's crime, the hits start coming. X tries everything to get her to quit but nothing works...or at least not what he wanted.
But OMG...that freakin' ending..WTF?? I was in no way prepared for that! Okay, I knew it was a possibility and I could've dealt with that but then Ms. Vargo had to give us that epilogue! I don't know what was worse but the first quote is a definite clue. If only I had paid attention! *SMDH*
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” STEPHEN KING
This is my first book by Tabatha Vargo and I'm not sure if I'll read another. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the romance...I think I'm just scared of what else might happen! Thank goodness this is a standalone.
Favorite quote:
♥ “I love you more than life, Lyla… more than my next breath. I love you in an impossible way that burns my skin and scrambles my soul. It’s you. It will always be you.”
Shelved as 'did-not-finish'
August 21, 2015I guess this is another case of "it's me - not you"
I gave up about 60% in and then skimmed to the end. And it was exactly like I guessed plus I didn't think this was dark at all.
There are so many great reviews about this book - but it's just not my cuppa. We all have our own tastes in genres and stories - books I love, you may hate so please don't go by my opinion.
I gave up about 60% in and then skimmed to the end. And it was exactly like I guessed plus I didn't think this was dark at all.
There are so many great reviews about this book - but it's just not my cuppa. We all have our own tastes in genres and stories - books I love, you may hate so please don't go by my opinion.
July 29, 2020
She was life. I wasn’t.
I don't even know what to say. On one hand, I'd like to warn people. But then I think that would ruin this story's effect. You really do need to go in blind.
This story is about Christopher (X). When he was 19, he was charged with the brutal murders of his girlfriend and her friend. He remembers nothing aside from waking up to see the results of a massacre. For 10 years, he's been locked up in super max. The idealistic kid became the remorseful, brooding, lethal inmate known as X.
Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels.
Lyla is a woman who is literally on her face. She's got no food in her fridge, no idea how she's going to make rent or pay her bills, so she takes her freshly printed nursing degree and finds a job at the prison. She realizes that her honorable police officer father would probably roll over in his grave, but a girl's gotta eat.
When she first meets X, she finds that the rumors are true. He is extremely dangerous and scary and the scum of the Earth.
He was the slaughterer of men—the taker of life—the killer. A sinner with the body of a God and the face of a fallen angel, he was beautiful death—gorgeous hell.
She soon realizes that there is more to X than meets the eye. And when she figures out that he may be in prison for a crime he didn't commit, she proves how willing she is to sacrifice it all for the man she loves.
I can't even comfortably classify this as a romance. It's twisted and disturbed and I enjoyed the heck out of it... until the end. That's where I lost it and the star-docking had to commence. However, I can honestly say that this author's writing took me right into the depths of hell these characters were living in. I was there in the infirmary. I was a fly on the wall in the laundry room. I was there!
So if you're looking for a story that's going to make you deliciously uncomfortable, you've come to the right spot.
I don't even know what to say. On one hand, I'd like to warn people. But then I think that would ruin this story's effect. You really do need to go in blind.
This story is about Christopher (X). When he was 19, he was charged with the brutal murders of his girlfriend and her friend. He remembers nothing aside from waking up to see the results of a massacre. For 10 years, he's been locked up in super max. The idealistic kid became the remorseful, brooding, lethal inmate known as X.
Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels.
Lyla is a woman who is literally on her face. She's got no food in her fridge, no idea how she's going to make rent or pay her bills, so she takes her freshly printed nursing degree and finds a job at the prison. She realizes that her honorable police officer father would probably roll over in his grave, but a girl's gotta eat.
When she first meets X, she finds that the rumors are true. He is extremely dangerous and scary and the scum of the Earth.
He was the slaughterer of men—the taker of life—the killer. A sinner with the body of a God and the face of a fallen angel, he was beautiful death—gorgeous hell.
She soon realizes that there is more to X than meets the eye. And when she figures out that he may be in prison for a crime he didn't commit, she proves how willing she is to sacrifice it all for the man she loves.
I can't even comfortably classify this as a romance. It's twisted and disturbed and I enjoyed the heck out of it... until the end. That's where I lost it and the star-docking had to commence. However, I can honestly say that this author's writing took me right into the depths of hell these characters were living in. I was there in the infirmary. I was a fly on the wall in the laundry room. I was there!
So if you're looking for a story that's going to make you deliciously uncomfortable, you've come to the right spot.
September 4, 2015
Do you love great romance? Where the couple fall madly in love, can't keep their hands off each other, and do all the things that lovers do?
Well go hop on your unicorn and tell him to double time it running on the rainbow back to Candyland and pick yourself up another book on the way. This shit ain't for you.
This was given to me as an ARC for an honest review and honestly I never saw it coming. Lyla Evans is a nurse stuck taking a job in a maximum security prison just because she needs money. There she meets one of the most dangerous criminals ever to be incarcerated in the facility; Christopher Jacobs. AKA, "X". As their meetings become routine, feelings develop. Not much in prison is as it seems (who knew!) and on top of all the vulgar things said to Lyla by the prisoners, and behind her back by the CO's, there has been a price put on her head. When X finds out he swears to himself to do everything he can to protect her. I'm not saying much more because I don't want to ruin it.
So my synopsis is this, it grabbed my attention from the first page because it begins at a gruesome crime scene. The storyline is good, the character build up is good. There's some things that gave me an "oh come on!" moment. You'll find out which ones when you read the book and realize even with the curtain closed you can't hide what you're doing in there when there's other people in the room. There were some grammatical and spelling errors in it, but since it was an ARC, and the author has yet to get it fully edited, I'm not holding that against the author and using it in my rating. I say it's worthy of a 4 - 4 1/2 star rating in my opinion.
This is not a sweet book. This is not a relationship with a HEA. So if crude talking prisoners, corrupt prison employees, and the occasional ass raping doesn't bother you, you should probably pick this one up. The end will slap you cross yo face harder than yo momma did the first time you yelled the "F" word when you fell off your bike after the training wheels were removed.
Well go hop on your unicorn and tell him to double time it running on the rainbow back to Candyland and pick yourself up another book on the way. This shit ain't for you.
This was given to me as an ARC for an honest review and honestly I never saw it coming. Lyla Evans is a nurse stuck taking a job in a maximum security prison just because she needs money. There she meets one of the most dangerous criminals ever to be incarcerated in the facility; Christopher Jacobs. AKA, "X". As their meetings become routine, feelings develop. Not much in prison is as it seems (who knew!) and on top of all the vulgar things said to Lyla by the prisoners, and behind her back by the CO's, there has been a price put on her head. When X finds out he swears to himself to do everything he can to protect her. I'm not saying much more because I don't want to ruin it.
So my synopsis is this, it grabbed my attention from the first page because it begins at a gruesome crime scene. The storyline is good, the character build up is good. There's some things that gave me an "oh come on!" moment. You'll find out which ones when you read the book and realize even with the curtain closed you can't hide what you're doing in there when there's other people in the room. There were some grammatical and spelling errors in it, but since it was an ARC, and the author has yet to get it fully edited, I'm not holding that against the author and using it in my rating. I say it's worthy of a 4 - 4 1/2 star rating in my opinion.
This is not a sweet book. This is not a relationship with a HEA. So if crude talking prisoners, corrupt prison employees, and the occasional ass raping doesn't bother you, you should probably pick this one up. The end will slap you cross yo face harder than yo momma did the first time you yelled the "F" word when you fell off your bike after the training wheels were removed.
August 22, 2015
This is clearly a five star intense physiological read. The mind fuckery and suspense is what has me stupefied! Alfred Hitchcock meet Tabatha Vargo. You'll never know what hit you in this thriller of who done it and why. Just when all the puzzles pieces are adding up, you'll be wrong! The clever author brings realism and sadistic accounts of the inner lockings of the prison world. Fulton Prison didn't just change the lives of its inhabits but also those who worked in it.
December 17, 2015
5 thriller stars
review will come - Jeeez, it took me forever to write it but here it is...
So Slammer as in slam dunk or prison is a compelling story set in this closed, saffocating place where "bad" people run the show, as they fight for the rule and territory marking.
This is about X - the man sentenced to life in prison and having already spent 10 years of his life there for the double murder...when he was 18 years old...
Yes, X was once known as Cristopher Jacobs, with a steady girlfriend and a small time errand job he did for her father, the man who was, as he later found out, a local mobster...
His life as Cristopher Jacobs ended when he was found covered in blood at the most grotesque crime scene where his girlfriend and her friend have been decapitated and dismembered and he was the only person standing...accused and proclaimed guilty and sentenced to life in prison...he became X - a man who learned how to survive in surroundings more dangerous than any crime ever...staying alive is the way of prison life...
Lyla
was a nurse who needed a job, and after finishing school the only opening was in high security prison, with bills pilling up, she has no choice than to take the job.
It's hard, the environment is hostile and she as well as the rest of the staff are guarded by prison officers with constant threats with the dangerous inmates...
The way X and Lyla meet is inevitable as the fights between the inmates are a constant in such confined place...
the connnection between them is palpable and forbidden...BUT they can't stay away from each other...
the feelings are hard and fast but it's the "non" time in ever being together that binds them to each other faster...
Lyla sees smth different in X and starts to "dig" deeper into his records...and finds a way to re-open his case...
the things start to evolve in the wrong direction and Lyla's life is in huge danger...and the only chance X has to help her is to make a prison break...
that would somewhat summerize the story which was gripping and fast as oppose to the limited space that the action takes place in...and that is a huge "thank you" to the phenomenal writing...to keep you standing on your toes, hoping, re-living each move they make is absolutely compelling and it holds you in a tight grip until the very end...
and the ending is a huge turnaround...it's smth you have a hunch of happening BUT you still hold on to the hope that it won't...and then it creeps you out with the very last sentence...
phenomenal story, developed characters and a lot of thrilling action moments guarantee a journey you'd like to repeat...sometime again!
the cast of the TV series Prison Break perfectly fit in here...
If you have read and liked a book
then this will be an equal pleasure, i am sure!!!
review will come - Jeeez, it took me forever to write it but here it is...
So Slammer as in slam dunk or prison is a compelling story set in this closed, saffocating place where "bad" people run the show, as they fight for the rule and territory marking.
This is about X - the man sentenced to life in prison and having already spent 10 years of his life there for the double murder...when he was 18 years old...
Yes, X was once known as Cristopher Jacobs, with a steady girlfriend and a small time errand job he did for her father, the man who was, as he later found out, a local mobster...
His life as Cristopher Jacobs ended when he was found covered in blood at the most grotesque crime scene where his girlfriend and her friend have been decapitated and dismembered and he was the only person standing...accused and proclaimed guilty and sentenced to life in prison...he became X - a man who learned how to survive in surroundings more dangerous than any crime ever...staying alive is the way of prison life...
Lyla
was a nurse who needed a job, and after finishing school the only opening was in high security prison, with bills pilling up, she has no choice than to take the job.
It's hard, the environment is hostile and she as well as the rest of the staff are guarded by prison officers with constant threats with the dangerous inmates...
The way X and Lyla meet is inevitable as the fights between the inmates are a constant in such confined place...
the connnection between them is palpable and forbidden...BUT they can't stay away from each other...
the feelings are hard and fast but it's the "non" time in ever being together that binds them to each other faster...
Lyla sees smth different in X and starts to "dig" deeper into his records...and finds a way to re-open his case...
the things start to evolve in the wrong direction and Lyla's life is in huge danger...and the only chance X has to help her is to make a prison break...
that would somewhat summerize the story which was gripping and fast as oppose to the limited space that the action takes place in...and that is a huge "thank you" to the phenomenal writing...to keep you standing on your toes, hoping, re-living each move they make is absolutely compelling and it holds you in a tight grip until the very end...
and the ending is a huge turnaround...it's smth you have a hunch of happening BUT you still hold on to the hope that it won't...and then it creeps you out with the very last sentence...
phenomenal story, developed characters and a lot of thrilling action moments guarantee a journey you'd like to repeat...sometime again!
the cast of the TV series Prison Break perfectly fit in here...
If you have read and liked a book
then this will be an equal pleasure, i am sure!!!
August 23, 2015
OMG...I cannot...This was just...
I decided to read this book on a whim because I wanted out of my book funk...Wrong book! This put me in an even bigger one! This story rocked my world. It made me gasp, laugh, it broke my heart and stomped on the pieces. Slammer is a story about love and strength. It's about knowing yourself. It's about protecting others from everything, even from yourself.
Lyla is a nurse and she has landed a job at a prison infirmary. The job is tough and she has to deal with rough inmates all day long. At first she is scared, but she is a strong woman and nothing can stop her. She needs the job and she is determined to keep it.
X is one of the most dangerous inmates in Fulton Penitentiary. A killer who mutilated his girlfriend years ago. He was only 19 years old at the time.
When Lyla meets X, she is immediately in a state of shock. He is dark but handsome. Dangerous but his eyes speak of deep pain. When their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Lyla will meet Christopher, the real X. Their love is forbidden but passionate.
The danger lurks around them. Lyla's life is in danger when she attempts to reopen X's case because she thinks he is not guilty. But is he innocent? Was he framed? Read to find out!
I loved this prison romance. The writing flowed and the characters were amazing and animated.
The settings were impeccably depicted and the story was full of twists and turns. The ending floored me.
If you are looking for a HEA, you will not find it in this one. If you are looking for rainbows and unicorns, they are not in this story. If you want dark and gritty romance, then this IS for you.
Excellent work. One of the best books of 2015 for me.
5 Agonising Stars!!! Tabatha Vargo took my heart and smashed it to pieces.
I decided to read this book on a whim because I wanted out of my book funk...Wrong book! This put me in an even bigger one! This story rocked my world. It made me gasp, laugh, it broke my heart and stomped on the pieces. Slammer is a story about love and strength. It's about knowing yourself. It's about protecting others from everything, even from yourself.
Lyla is a nurse and she has landed a job at a prison infirmary. The job is tough and she has to deal with rough inmates all day long. At first she is scared, but she is a strong woman and nothing can stop her. She needs the job and she is determined to keep it.
X is one of the most dangerous inmates in Fulton Penitentiary. A killer who mutilated his girlfriend years ago. He was only 19 years old at the time.
When Lyla meets X, she is immediately in a state of shock. He is dark but handsome. Dangerous but his eyes speak of deep pain. When their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Lyla will meet Christopher, the real X. Their love is forbidden but passionate.
The danger lurks around them. Lyla's life is in danger when she attempts to reopen X's case because she thinks he is not guilty. But is he innocent? Was he framed? Read to find out!
I loved this prison romance. The writing flowed and the characters were amazing and animated.
The settings were impeccably depicted and the story was full of twists and turns. The ending floored me.
If you are looking for a HEA, you will not find it in this one. If you are looking for rainbows and unicorns, they are not in this story. If you want dark and gritty romance, then this IS for you.
Excellent work. One of the best books of 2015 for me.
5 Agonising Stars!!! Tabatha Vargo took my heart and smashed it to pieces.
September 26, 2015
What kind of a twisted crap did I just read? Just when I was invested in the story and got attached to the characters, suddenly I was told that everything was a lie after all.
It was like "Oops sorry, we might fibbed a bit for the last 25 chapters to get you all excited and agitated. And now to conclude the story we are killing everyone off just for the h3ll of it. "
Crappy, crappy end to a story.
It was like "Oops sorry, we might fibbed a bit for the last 25 chapters to get you all excited and agitated. And now to conclude the story we are killing everyone off just for the h3ll of it. "
Crappy, crappy end to a story.
September 1, 2015
Holy fuck! What was that???
I loved the story and the execution of it, it was different and gripping.
X seemed to personify fucked up perfection.
BUT!... OMFG I did not see that coming!!!
AND that ending creeped me right out!!!
LOL Like I said, what was that???!!!
I loved the story and the execution of it, it was different and gripping.
X seemed to personify fucked up perfection.
BUT!... OMFG I did not see that coming!!!
AND that ending creeped me right out!!!
LOL Like I said, what was that???!!!
January 11, 2019
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They didnt live inside the closets, or hide under our beds.They squatted within us- They live inside us,coming out occasionally to destroy things we loved -coming out to destroy us. And sometimes, they win.”
Christopher Jacobs is X in the Slammer and X marks the spot!
The spot where his life, as a normal citizen, ceases to exist.
From beautiful life of friends, family, career, his world shrinks to a prison cell.
From carefree days of parties and fun, his life becomes shackled and imprisoned
From love and laughter to his days that are now spent beating up or getting beaten up
Slowly the shell of his body toughens while his insides hollow out.
His cell became his confessional and his tombstone. Here he marks X's to show the number of people he hurt. Whether they were dead or not....he dies everyday. The walls are a testament to his sins and his repentance just weighed down under the surmounting odds.
"The x's were a place where i could be sad over all that id lost , my sanity included. They screamed at me from the wall , keeping me accountable for all I'd done in my life-- reminding me everyday that I was a monster"
He meets an angel -Lyla Evans, in the infirmary. She nurses him, tends to his wounds, internal and external. They fall in love .
It is a disaster of gigantic proportions. Ethically, morally, and physically too.
The story is very very brutal. Horrific underbelly of penitentiary is laid bare in front of you. Its an autonomous world of smuggling, racketeering, death fights, rapes, murders, gang violence ....all happening under the watchful eyes of the Warden and the Correction Officers. Actually they are more dangerous than the most hardened criminals in there, cause they have the added advantage of the power of freedom.the world has forgotten these lifers and criminals and moved on, so they create their own .complete with sex, drugs, power, territories & kinship.
I was completely taken aback by the sheer brute force of the story. It knocks a sucker punch in your guts. The sound of slamming gates and red sirens ringing true in my ears.
I have never read a book on this subject entirely and what an eye opener it was! Ms.Vargo has power packed in her pen. She hits you with her word-knuckles, one powerful punch after the other. Relentless till you die .
I wanted to cry, scream, hell howl at the injustice of it all !
What a compelling story...packed with persuasive emotions and potent characters. Waiting to explode right in your face . And Boy...Do. They. Explode!
I NEVER saw that coming, not a million years :o
The end slapped me stunned !!!!!!!!!!!
Whaaa......wait...whatttt....omg...O.M.Gawwwwwwwd!
READ . THIS. BOOK .. I can't shove it down your throats any faster.
JUST go read it.
5 "slammed right into your jugular" stars
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Christopher Jacobs is X in the Slammer and X marks the spot!
The spot where his life, as a normal citizen, ceases to exist.
From beautiful life of friends, family, career, his world shrinks to a prison cell.
From carefree days of parties and fun, his life becomes shackled and imprisoned
From love and laughter to his days that are now spent beating up or getting beaten up
Slowly the shell of his body toughens while his insides hollow out.
His cell became his confessional and his tombstone. Here he marks X's to show the number of people he hurt. Whether they were dead or not....he dies everyday. The walls are a testament to his sins and his repentance just weighed down under the surmounting odds.
"The x's were a place where i could be sad over all that id lost , my sanity included. They screamed at me from the wall , keeping me accountable for all I'd done in my life-- reminding me everyday that I was a monster"
He meets an angel -Lyla Evans, in the infirmary. She nurses him, tends to his wounds, internal and external. They fall in love .
It is a disaster of gigantic proportions. Ethically, morally, and physically too.
The story is very very brutal. Horrific underbelly of penitentiary is laid bare in front of you. Its an autonomous world of smuggling, racketeering, death fights, rapes, murders, gang violence ....all happening under the watchful eyes of the Warden and the Correction Officers. Actually they are more dangerous than the most hardened criminals in there, cause they have the added advantage of the power of freedom.the world has forgotten these lifers and criminals and moved on, so they create their own .complete with sex, drugs, power, territories & kinship.
I was completely taken aback by the sheer brute force of the story. It knocks a sucker punch in your guts. The sound of slamming gates and red sirens ringing true in my ears.
I have never read a book on this subject entirely and what an eye opener it was! Ms.Vargo has power packed in her pen. She hits you with her word-knuckles, one powerful punch after the other. Relentless till you die .
I wanted to cry, scream, hell howl at the injustice of it all !
What a compelling story...packed with persuasive emotions and potent characters. Waiting to explode right in your face . And Boy...Do. They. Explode!
I NEVER saw that coming, not a million years :o
The end slapped me stunned !!!!!!!!!!!
Whaaa......wait...whatttt....omg...O.M.Gawwwwwwwd!
READ . THIS. BOOK .. I can't shove it down your throats any faster.
JUST go read it.
5 "slammed right into your jugular" stars
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September 10, 2015
O.M.G. that was terrible.
X has served ten years of a lifetime sentence. He's one of the baddest mother effers in lockup. He's a loner, he has no affiliations so he's constantly in fights. Lyla has just taken a position as a nurse in the prison and she takes a liking to X and his story. Somehow she's the only one with common sense enough to discover something obvious about X's crime and tries to get his case reopened. Well this puts her in danger. But she's determined to prove his innocence.
I was rolling my eyes big time when the twist was revealed. I mean really? I hate to be so harsh but I thought it was just dumb. Then the epilogue...good grief...super cheesy. *smdh* Very unrealistic story. The characters were so one-dimensional I didn't care about them. Even the scene with Scoop was supposed to tug on my heartstrings but I just felt detached. I'm sorry but I didn't like this book at all.
X has served ten years of a lifetime sentence. He's one of the baddest mother effers in lockup. He's a loner, he has no affiliations so he's constantly in fights. Lyla has just taken a position as a nurse in the prison and she takes a liking to X and his story. Somehow she's the only one with common sense enough to discover something obvious about X's crime and tries to get his case reopened. Well this puts her in danger. But she's determined to prove his innocence.
I was rolling my eyes big time when the twist was revealed. I mean really? I hate to be so harsh but I thought it was just dumb. Then the epilogue...good grief...super cheesy. *smdh* Very unrealistic story. The characters were so one-dimensional I didn't care about them. Even the scene with Scoop was supposed to tug on my heartstrings but I just felt detached. I'm sorry but I didn't like this book at all.
February 8, 2017
Scioccante, violento, sanguinoso e brutale.
Sangue.
Dappertutto.
Sulle pareti, sul pavimento.
Addosso a lui.
E membra umane sparpagliate per la stanza.
Fu allora che le vidi – le parti del corpo – gambe e braccia maciullate. Erano disseminate per la stanza come pezzi di una bambola, rotti e insanguinati.
Ma il diciottenne Christopher Jacobs non ricorda niente.
Non ricorda di aver massacrato la sua ragazza e l'amico di lei.
Eppure firma una confessione spontanea.
Dieci anni dopo, di quel ragazzino terrorizzato non c'è più alcuna traccia. Ora, nel penitenziario di Fulton Rhodes, lui è X, ed è uno dei detenuti più temibili.
Dicono che la prigione cambia gli uomini...
...
Finché non arriva lei.
Ricomponendomi, spostai gli occhi dal suo petto nudo. Ancora, il mio sguardo si schiantò nel suo, e lui sollevò un sopracciglio consapevole. Scosse la testa, come per dirmi che non avrei dovuto essere lì. Aveva ragione. Avrei voluto essere ovunque, tranne qui.
Un penitenziario non è il posto adatto per una donna, neppure per un'infermiera. Questo Christopher lo sa bene. Non la vuole lì, in "casa" sua. Non vuole che gli altri detenuti le ululino dietro come bestie allupate. Non vuole che le guardie facciano tipici apprezzamenti maschili su di lei.
Lyla Evans deve tornarsene da dove è venuta.
«Vattene» affermò semplicemente.
Sbattei le palpebre. «Scusami?»
«Ho detto... vattene. Questo non è un posto per te, e lo sai».
Ma lei non ha nessuna intenzione di licenziarsi ▬ e non solo perché ha bisogno di soldi per pagare le bollette e da mangiare. Ma perché gli occhi azzurrissimi di Christopher l'hanno stregata senza pietà. C'è qualcosa in lui che la spinge ad avvicinarsi, a non avere alcun timore del terribile assassino di cui tutti parlano.
Strofinò la guancia ruvida contro la mia e un verso virile giunse al mio orecchio, spingendo il mio respiro ad accelerare.
Non puoi baciare dolcemente, quando sai che ti è proibito.
Non puoi baciare lentamente, quando sai che una guardia potrebbe spalancare la tenda dell'infermeria da un momento all'altro.
Non puoi baciare con sensualità, quando non tocchi una donna da dieci anni.
N o n b a c i.
D I V O R I.
«Questo accadrà di nuovo» promise. «Non possiedo niente nella mia vita. Non c'è niente, tranne tu, e ora, sei mia. Mia».
Ma mai formare legami all'interno di una prigione. E' la regola numero uno, vero X? Se sei affezionato a qualcuno, allora hai un punto debole che gli altri possono sfruttare per colpirti.
Scoop, Lyla...
E' solo colpa tua, Christopher.
Accadrà, sai che accadrà.
«Ti amo, Lyla» sussurrai, solo per lei.
I suoi occhi si riempirono di lacrime e schiuse la bocca per parlare, ma prima che potesse rispondere, fui allontanato da lei e allineato con gli altri criminali.
Dall'altra parte della stanza, lei mi sorrise tristemente. Poi mimò con la bocca le parole che avrebbero reso la mia permanenza a Fulton sopportabile.
Ti amo anch'io.
E c'è solo una cosa che puoi fare.
PROTEGGI LE PERSONE CHE AMI.
Ma da chi?
«Quale mostro, piccolo? Non vedo nessuno.»
Christopher rise, le guance morbide che si arrossavano e gli occhi blu scuro che brillavano. «Non puoi vederlo, sciocca. E' dentro di me, mammina».
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September 15, 2015
***** 5 Angel in Darkness Stars *****
ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!! Did I say I loved this book??? Well I LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!
If you need a HEA book, then this is NOT the book for you. If you need a book that sucks you in, is raw and gritty, in your face, all consuming and heart punching....THIS IS IT!!
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win."
Christopher Jacobs, aka as X my his prison inmates, has been in prison for 10 years after killing his girlfriend and her friend. He can't remember anything that happend that night. He has lived a life of guilt in prison.
His life is filled with just trying to survive prison life. That is not so easy when he is the one person everyone is after to gain notoriety in the prison population. X defends himself daily, with his fists, no matter how hard he tries to avoid that situation. Each time he defends himself, that leaves another X on his soul.
"Three hundred and forty six.
That was how many fights I'd been in since I got to Fulton.
How many times I'd lost myself and hurt another human being."
Then he meets Lyla.
She is the new the nurse at Fulton prison. She is not loving her new job, but she needs this job to survive. Getting accustomed to prison life, she encounters X. Everything about X has Lyla's body on high alert for the good and bad. She knows feeling anything for his evilness will ruin her but she can't deny that there is something there.
Lyla sparks a reaction from Christoper that leaves him vulnerable and leaves X at the mercy of his fists so he can be with Lyla.
“It wasn’t healthy, my obsession with her, but it felt amazing. I never wanted to be apart from her. I wanted to live in her. Breathe her into me every second of every day, but reality was real, and that wasn’t something I could do.”
As their relationship grows, so does the danger and evil. Lyla starts digging into Christopher's case and disrupts their entire universe. As their lives begin to fall apart in ways neither thought possible, Lyla and Christopher's lives will never be the same.
"Don't love my Lyla!"
"We will make this work."
"Thank you , Lyla. For giving me greatness.
I love you more than life Lyla.....more than my next breath. I love you in an impossible way that burns my skin and scrambles my soul. It's you. It will always be you."
Tears streamed uncontrollably down my face, and the screams of a desperate woman lit up my living room.
The ending to their story....gutted me. I was left in shock and wordless. To put this review together was next to impossible because I am still effected by this story as I type this!
Amazing job Tabatha Vargo...amazing!!
ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!! Did I say I loved this book??? Well I LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!
If you need a HEA book, then this is NOT the book for you. If you need a book that sucks you in, is raw and gritty, in your face, all consuming and heart punching....THIS IS IT!!
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win."
Christopher Jacobs, aka as X my his prison inmates, has been in prison for 10 years after killing his girlfriend and her friend. He can't remember anything that happend that night. He has lived a life of guilt in prison.
His life is filled with just trying to survive prison life. That is not so easy when he is the one person everyone is after to gain notoriety in the prison population. X defends himself daily, with his fists, no matter how hard he tries to avoid that situation. Each time he defends himself, that leaves another X on his soul.
"Three hundred and forty six.
That was how many fights I'd been in since I got to Fulton.
How many times I'd lost myself and hurt another human being."
Then he meets Lyla.
She is the new the nurse at Fulton prison. She is not loving her new job, but she needs this job to survive. Getting accustomed to prison life, she encounters X. Everything about X has Lyla's body on high alert for the good and bad. She knows feeling anything for his evilness will ruin her but she can't deny that there is something there.
Lyla sparks a reaction from Christoper that leaves him vulnerable and leaves X at the mercy of his fists so he can be with Lyla.
“It wasn’t healthy, my obsession with her, but it felt amazing. I never wanted to be apart from her. I wanted to live in her. Breathe her into me every second of every day, but reality was real, and that wasn’t something I could do.”
As their relationship grows, so does the danger and evil. Lyla starts digging into Christopher's case and disrupts their entire universe. As their lives begin to fall apart in ways neither thought possible, Lyla and Christopher's lives will never be the same.
"Don't love my Lyla!"
"We will make this work."
"Thank you , Lyla. For giving me greatness.
I love you more than life Lyla.....more than my next breath. I love you in an impossible way that burns my skin and scrambles my soul. It's you. It will always be you."
Tears streamed uncontrollably down my face, and the screams of a desperate woman lit up my living room.
The ending to their story....gutted me. I was left in shock and wordless. To put this review together was next to impossible because I am still effected by this story as I type this!
Amazing job Tabatha Vargo...amazing!!
August 30, 2015
Well, that was some mind fuckery, and not the pleasing "you fooled me, but it was awesome" type. This the "wtf, how does that make any sense" kind and I am not happy about it.
Briefly, the book is about a nurse, Layla, and a prisoner at a max security prison. He's locked up for brutally murdering and chopping up two people. Layla works at the prison in the infirmary. They both think each other is hot, loins throb, blah blah. They have a connection, the rest follows.
Now let us go over my complaints. Firstly, Layla is an idiot and TSTL. She is attacked at the prison + lots of other not fun stuff, yet she still continues to work there in order to see X. Second, the ending explains nothing. It doesn't resolve questions that were brought up, it sweeps it all under the carpet and puts a bow on it, as if that'll misdirect me from the glaring problems in logic it's missing. You can't say A about a person and keep saying A, then have the ending be B when you already proved A. (I'm using A & B vs saying more so it won't be a spoiler). Third, lack of sound logic to explain past events. It makes as much sense as telling me a 50 ft long dragon did it & this is a non paranormal book. Fourth, that epilogue, way to keep up the crazy. Fifth, X is supposed to be the indestructible Hulk & he definitely fails ridiculously in one fight. Sixth, I am annoyed.
Briefly, the book is about a nurse, Layla, and a prisoner at a max security prison. He's locked up for brutally murdering and chopping up two people. Layla works at the prison in the infirmary. They both think each other is hot, loins throb, blah blah. They have a connection, the rest follows.
Now let us go over my complaints. Firstly, Layla is an idiot and TSTL. She is attacked at the prison + lots of other not fun stuff, yet she still continues to work there in order to see X. Second, the ending explains nothing. It doesn't resolve questions that were brought up, it sweeps it all under the carpet and puts a bow on it, as if that'll misdirect me from the glaring problems in logic it's missing. You can't say A about a person and keep saying A, then have the ending be B when you already proved A. (I'm using A & B vs saying more so it won't be a spoiler). Third, lack of sound logic to explain past events. It makes as much sense as telling me a 50 ft long dragon did it & this is a non paranormal book. Fourth, that epilogue, way to keep up the crazy. Fifth, X is supposed to be the indestructible Hulk & he definitely fails ridiculously in one fight. Sixth, I am annoyed.
November 30, 2015
I couldn't laugh more about the "darkness' of this. Authors should stick to write about things they KNOW well, and it looks like here the author had no idea about prison, crime investigation and mental problems. This was silly and dumb plot. And the epilogue even worse, more like an offense to people who really have to deal with this kind of illness. If she didn't want to do a serious research on the subjects, she could have stuck on Google, you always find some answers for things you have no knowledge about.
August 24, 2015
HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THINGS HOLY! What on earth did Tabatha do to my heart?! She ripped it out, stomped all over it, and shoved the broken thing back in… and I loved every minute of it. I think.
I’m not certain I even have words for this book. Slammer is anything but typical. If you know anything about onions then you know that they have layers, and so does Slammer. This isn’t an easy, breezy love story. It’s raw and gritty and will make you sad and mad, and smile, and even give you hope that there is love out there for everyone.
I’m never at a loss for words but this time, I am. I loved this book even though I cried giant crocodile tears and look like a crazy lady <3 ~ Heather, 5 stars
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First and foremost, I must say, I was left speechless at the end of this book. But that's not a bad thing; in fact, it’s a great thing!!! I'm not going to give any spoilers because I want everyone that reads this book to go through all the emotions I went through to leave me speechless. I'm going to keep this short and to the point.
Christopher doesn't understand what happened the night that changed his life forever. Now known as X, he's feared, taunted and challenged at every corner. He lives to survive but the life in him has been sucked out. That is, until he meets Lyla, and from there on he sees something he never thought he’d see…hope.
All Lyla wanted to do is work to pay her bills and survive; never in her wildest mind did she think working at Fulton Prison would change her life forever. As she interacts with X she realizes that maybe, just maybe, there was something different about him than what everyone believes, yet her feelings for him seem to blur everything around her.
What X and Lyla have is explosive, dangerous, scorching hot, thrilling and, at times, sweet. What they do for each other had me in tears and hoping, wishing that they could both triumph once they got to the end.
Whatever you do, make sure you are not interrupted because once you start reading Slammer, you will get sucked right in and will definitely not to want put it down. I made the mistake of reading it when I should have been working, and I was in tears and turned on like it was nobody's business. Too bad my hubby was nowhere in sight to help relieve me…
I just cannot put into words how much I loved Slammer!!! Be prepared for a ride of a lifetime with X and Lyla! ~ Kara, 5 stars
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When I read the blurb for this book, I didn’t know what to expect. And when I started reading, I had an idea of what was going to happen and I thought I had it all figured out. I DIDN’T.
Slammer had my mind racing. After I finished, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. This review will be short because I don’t want to give anything away; you need to go into this book not knowing anything besides the blurb. You need to go through all the emotions and think about all the different things that could happen while reading the book.
I enjoy Tabatha’s writing and this book from her is now one of my favorites. She took it in a direction I didn’t see coming. I’m going to stop going on about this book now and just tell you to go read it already! ~ Leah, 5 stars
I’m not certain I even have words for this book. Slammer is anything but typical. If you know anything about onions then you know that they have layers, and so does Slammer. This isn’t an easy, breezy love story. It’s raw and gritty and will make you sad and mad, and smile, and even give you hope that there is love out there for everyone.
I’m never at a loss for words but this time, I am. I loved this book even though I cried giant crocodile tears and look like a crazy lady <3 ~ Heather, 5 stars
~~~
First and foremost, I must say, I was left speechless at the end of this book. But that's not a bad thing; in fact, it’s a great thing!!! I'm not going to give any spoilers because I want everyone that reads this book to go through all the emotions I went through to leave me speechless. I'm going to keep this short and to the point.
Christopher doesn't understand what happened the night that changed his life forever. Now known as X, he's feared, taunted and challenged at every corner. He lives to survive but the life in him has been sucked out. That is, until he meets Lyla, and from there on he sees something he never thought he’d see…hope.
All Lyla wanted to do is work to pay her bills and survive; never in her wildest mind did she think working at Fulton Prison would change her life forever. As she interacts with X she realizes that maybe, just maybe, there was something different about him than what everyone believes, yet her feelings for him seem to blur everything around her.
What X and Lyla have is explosive, dangerous, scorching hot, thrilling and, at times, sweet. What they do for each other had me in tears and hoping, wishing that they could both triumph once they got to the end.
Whatever you do, make sure you are not interrupted because once you start reading Slammer, you will get sucked right in and will definitely not to want put it down. I made the mistake of reading it when I should have been working, and I was in tears and turned on like it was nobody's business. Too bad my hubby was nowhere in sight to help relieve me…
I just cannot put into words how much I loved Slammer!!! Be prepared for a ride of a lifetime with X and Lyla! ~ Kara, 5 stars
~~~
When I read the blurb for this book, I didn’t know what to expect. And when I started reading, I had an idea of what was going to happen and I thought I had it all figured out. I DIDN’T.
Slammer had my mind racing. After I finished, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. This review will be short because I don’t want to give anything away; you need to go into this book not knowing anything besides the blurb. You need to go through all the emotions and think about all the different things that could happen while reading the book.
I enjoy Tabatha’s writing and this book from her is now one of my favorites. She took it in a direction I didn’t see coming. I’m going to stop going on about this book now and just tell you to go read it already! ~ Leah, 5 stars
April 19, 2021
Solid 3.5 stars, for me.
This story was... I don't even know how to describe it or how should I feel now that I've finished it. These kind of romances between inmates and a free people that have to interact with each other are so fascinating to me, so intriguing.
But, be careful and aware: Slammer is a dark, very dark, and raw book. It's a completely different narration compared to Prisoner but with obvious similarities as well.
Christopher and Lyla had chemistry since the beginning, since their first shared look at infirmary at the local massive penitentiary: him, a young inmate with a life sentence, and her, a young nurse with a tragic past and no family to support her. I won't say much more than this, because I can't spoil anything... but trust me when I say this book is a rollercoaster.
Highly recommended!
This story was... I don't even know how to describe it or how should I feel now that I've finished it. These kind of romances between inmates and a free people that have to interact with each other are so fascinating to me, so intriguing.
But, be careful and aware: Slammer is a dark, very dark, and raw book. It's a completely different narration compared to Prisoner but with obvious similarities as well.
Christopher and Lyla had chemistry since the beginning, since their first shared look at infirmary at the local massive penitentiary: him, a young inmate with a life sentence, and her, a young nurse with a tragic past and no family to support her. I won't say much more than this, because I can't spoil anything... but trust me when I say this book is a rollercoaster.
Highly recommended!
September 16, 2015
Christopher Jacobs a.k.a X, be like:
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*Well damn, there was unexpected plot twist. It just suddenly thrown in your face!!
*So many gruesome scene in this book! And unexpected ending! It was a plus.
*I cried my eyeballs-out over Scoop!!! What happened to him was savage! I loved the guy!! :'(
This is my first read of this author. Overall, it was good! I enjoyed it.
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*Well damn, there was unexpected plot twist. It just suddenly thrown in your face!!
*So many gruesome scene in this book! And unexpected ending! It was a plus.
*I cried my eyeballs-out over Scoop!!! What happened to him was savage! I loved the guy!! :'(
This is my first read of this author. Overall, it was good! I enjoyed it.
October 30, 2015
Tabatha....I'm feeling needy. When's this bad boy out. God I'll end up in the mental slammer waiting for all of this fabulous books to be released ;0) xx
considering I was so excited about this book, it just left me feeling a big ole..... wtf?!!
unfortunately this one was just not for me. I still think Tabatha reigns supreme xxxx
later peeps xx
considering I was so excited about this book, it just left me feeling a big ole..... wtf?!!
unfortunately this one was just not for me. I still think Tabatha reigns supreme xxxx
later peeps xx
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