Review: Prisoner in Love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2012
GA Hauser has once again provided her readers with a unique story.  Jesse, (JJ) has been in Solidad Prison for 6 years and is eligible to be soon released (from a 12 year sentence) for selling drugs on campus. The prison is a level 2 (medium security) and therefore not as horrendous as a maximum security prison like San Quentin.  But no prison at any level is a desireable place to live.  GA paints an accurate picture of life in prison where every day is the same, with boring routines to follow and bland or oversalted food to eat.  Jesse has been a model prisoner and has a very friendly relationship with his cellmate, Corey, even though he is straight and very much in love with his wife, while Jesse is a gay man who is out to him and to most of the prison population.  Jesse and Corey also have a two friends, Eric and Ariel, with whom they share the awful meals and are able to share what little free time they have together. So as the book begins, Jesse is living as comfortable a life as one can in a prison environment.  Mike, a young gay newbie corrections officer starts his probationary job at the prison and soon he and Jesse see each other, both being in great physical shape and quite beautiful, and are instantly attracted to each other.  I loved the way this relationship develops despite the extremely difficult situation.  GA tells the tale of these two falling into lust and then into love while the reader is constantly feeling the thrum of danger that underlies the story.  That thrum of danger comes from a variety of circumstances including a Mexican gang leader, Carlos, who wants JJ for himself, an older gay and very jealous guard, Weiner, who tries to sabotage Jesse and Mike, and the great danger that both Mike and Jesse face if they were caught: Mike would be immediately fired, and Jessee might have to serve another 6 years in the prison instead of leaving it shortly.  Altogether, GA has again brilliantly combined a beautiful story of M/M love while that thrum of danger grows ever louder. You don't want to miss this wonderful book and experience the life, love and dangers of two loving men who you will be rooting for from the outset through to the happy ending. GA has written another unique, exciting and sexually hot book.