Origin of Us

Ace

In prison, reputation is currency, and Robert Ace's is solid gold. The inmates don't cross him. The guards look the other way. The rest of the staff is at his beck and call. But none of that makes him a free man. What makes a man truly free . . . is being able to fall in love. And that’s the one thing he isn’t allowed while serving a fifteen-year prison sentence.

Then comes Captain Jessup—powerful, calm, controlled, honor, and integrity ingrained in his spine. He looks at him as if he isn't just another criminal with a number, and Ace wants him, badly. Enough to break his own cardinal rule—don't fall for a man in a cell, or one who holds the key to it.

Captain Jessup

Rolland Jessup built his reputation on years of discipline and principle—on the unshakable belief that he can rule in the prison system without letting it compromise him. Until he sees the one they called Ace—Inmate #1673700—the smartest, most cunning, most respected man on the inside. Ace should terrify him . . . not intrigue him. Jessup knows the risks, knows the rules. Loving Ace is his greatest act of compromise . . . and rebellion.

This isn't a confession of how much it costs them. It's a story of why it was all worth it.

Contains mature themes.