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Sentence for Life Kindle Edition
Theo knows he will become a star lawyer, like the one his Dad paid to keep him out of prison... he's wrong on both counts. He thinks the first day of jail is brutal; meeting his new cellmate redefines the word. Theo's world not only falls apart; it shrinks to the size smaller than a dorm bathroom he has to share with a man who doesn’t belong in his world.
Ryker is as strong as a fortress, one that he had to rebuild from the ruins of his own self. Serving the last year of his long sentence, he is terrified of having his freedom at arm's reach.
Ryker is everything Theo fears; Theo is everything Ryker loathes. But being locked up together in a tiny space is a powerful force sparking the fires of love, and neither of the men are prepared for the turmoil this raging inferno will unleash.
Are Ryker and Theo who they think they are? Or will new lives be born, like the phoenix etched in Ryker's skin, out of the fire of their love?
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 29, 2024
- File size1.2 MB
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- ASIN : B0CW1C835D
- Publisher : ; 1st edition (May 29, 2024)
- Publication date : May 29, 2024
- Language : English
- File size : 1.2 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 332 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #681,713 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #600 in LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #16,331 in Gay Romance
- #26,190 in LGBTQ+ Romance (Books)
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About the author

Maxime is a queer author who writes about guys falling in love in various places and times. Although the books could be labelled as queer romance laced with erotica, they do not fit a single genre, and are filled with drama, and sometimes darkness. Maxime likes to explore complex emotions, the journey to self-discovery, and living a life true to oneself, and their characters often struggle before finding happiness.
Maxime has an MA in language and literature, and a long international teaching career as teacher of English language and literature. Being multilingual, they also love incorporating various languages in their works.
On top of being an avid reader, Maxime loves horse riding, hiking with their dog and spending time with their family.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024If you’re looking for a book where two men from very different backgrounds forge a profound relationship despite the harsh reality of prison, then SENTENCE FOR LIFE is the book for you!
Author MAXIME JAZ weaves the brutality of life behind bars with explosions of eroticism and lyrical romance, forming a compelling tale of finding hope in a seemingly hopeless situation.
5.0 out of 5 starsIf you’re looking for a book where two men from very different backgrounds forge a profound relationship despite the harsh reality of prison, then SENTENCE FOR LIFE is the book for you!Go behind the bars…
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
Author MAXIME JAZ weaves the brutality of life behind bars with explosions of eroticism and lyrical romance, forming a compelling tale of finding hope in a seemingly hopeless situation.
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024This well-crafted story is a deeply felt romance with a feel of well-researched authenticity. It mines the range of emotions that must be tapped to survive in a vicious and hostile environment.
Ryker is a man who has been in prison for 15 years for the unintended murder of his sister's rapist. Ryker has lived in a war zone of sorts with danger at every corner at all times and continuous suffering from insufficient food, heat, and incessant noise. He has been unjustly and harshly punished many times over the years for defending himself. In his early years in prison, he was frequently beaten and brutalized.
Theo is new to prison, sentenced to a one year term for a college hazing incident that resulted in unintended bodily harm to another student. He slight, timid, frightened, and overwhelmed. When he first enters, he is put in a cell with a sadistic convict who delights in physically abusing and threatening him. Ryker sees this, feels sympathy for Theo, and arranges for him to be transferred to his cell, under his protection.
Life in prison is extremely difficult, but Ryker and Theo forge a strong bond that grows into something more. Still danger is all around this and there are many hurdles to overcome in this harsh, regimented, inhumane place. I wish this book had a little more professional editing, as more than a few typos detract, but overall the story is just so wonderfully told, especially in a difficult setting for romance. The HEA is hard-won and beautiful. The love of these two men is proven and forever. Highly recommended.
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- AshishReviewed in India on July 25, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely read
Lovely, poignant, and spicy as ever. Well written characters and storyline with a unique back drop for a romance novel.
- Doc SuReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Another mind-blowing book from the talented pen of Maxime Jaz
Wow! Another mind-blowing book from the talented pen of Maxime Jaz.What a fabulous, gripping and emotional read–by turns heartbreaking and inspiring, as two men, from very different backgrounds meet, fall in love and struggle to survive the brutal life they are exposed to as inmates incarcerated in a degrading, and inhuman prison. I loved Ryk from the very beginning. The older of the two–he is physically strong, but driven in on himself by all he has suffered, physically and emotionally, during fifteen years of imprisonment for accidentally killing his sister’s rapist. I gradually came to love Theo, young, initially thoughtless and weak, sentenced to only one year for injuring a fellow student in a horrible prank gone wrong. In theory a year–but that’s if he survives the attentions of the cruel and brutal gangs who control the lives of all ‘newbies’ who cannot fight back. I loved the story, but won’t say more for fear of spoilers. Just know that amid the violence and cruelty, there is so much love, sacrifice and oceans of loving sex (vividly described.) Great book. I loved it.
- LuanaReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A roller coaster!
This book title should be added to the vocabulary as a definition of roller coaster. You read the blurb and think you know what to expect, but not. It will punch you in the face and then kiss you better before making wild love to you. Then it will slap you again.
Ryk and Theo couldn't be more different, but they were born to complete one other. And it seems that for them, life needs to get awful in order to meet and get their happy ending.