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 Can't go wrong. November 12, 2008
Years ago, I fell in love with Garwood's breezy way of telling a suspenseful yet sexy tale. Especially Killjoy is one of those I've re-read many times. For some reason I must have overlooked Mercy, must have overlooked it for what - 7 years? Shame on me!
I liked the plot; girl-surgeon saves guy-attorney. They hook up and together go after the bad guys. (That's a very simple way of explaining, but you don't need to know more.) Knowing southern mentality I could relate to the hilarious moments. The characters were real and had soul.
The beginning was a little draggy, though. I felt like I was told a story, rather than losing myself in it as I did reading later Garwood work.
Following the descriptive beginning, however, the plot and sub-plot of murder, intrigue, and love keep the momentum. I read the sex scenes twice, just because they're the kind of scenes everyone should read twice. Then I easily zipped through the rest of the book, entertained and satisfied.
Overall; a great story to kick back and enjoy a cold autumn day. Not a mind-blowing plot, but for sure worth 4 stars.
Rebecca Lerwill, author of Relocating Mia
 My Favorite Book By Far September 4, 2008
I never take time to write reviews for anything but I'm shopping for the few Julie Garwood books I haven't had the plesure of reading yet and I came across this book. I have probably bought it 4 times over the past 5 years and I have re-read it more than a few times. I can honestly say hands down that this is my favorite book. I'm 21 and as a young adult I was captured by the excellent story line and fantastic writing. It's funny at times and definately pulls at your heart strings. Read this book! Expecially because if you fall in love with it like I did, Julie Garwood has other contemporary novels just as amazing. Mercy was the first Garwood book I ever read and now look at me, I can't get enough of her writing! She's simply amazing!
Perfect example of the genre! July 24, 2008
Julie Garwood has produced one of the most entertaining reomantic suspense novels that I've ever come across. This book is the PERFECT beach read.
Here's the skinny - Theo (a young widower) is a federal prosecutor. In New Orleans at a fancy banquet, he starts to feel sick and promptly throws up on Michelle, a beautiful young surgeon. Michelle takes him to the hospital, where she performs an emergency appendectomy. After some brief conversation upon his awakening, she departs for tiny Bowen, Louisiana, where she's from. See, Michelle is planning to leave the hospital and set up a little clinic in under-served Bowen so she can be close to her family and her home. When her father stops by the hospital to pick up some equipment being donated to the clinic, he and Theo have a little conversation about fishing, and an invitation to come fish in Bowen sometime is extended to Theo. You can see where this is going . . .
Storyline number two - Four friends who met in preparatory school have formed what they call "The Sowing Club," a secret alliance to procure ill-gotten gains. Dispersed in the banking, police, legal, and performance industries, the four friends are uniquely positioned to make mischief sucessfully, and they have squirrelled away millions of dollars. The friends have a pact that they will not touch the money until their 40th birthdays (still five years away at the novel's inception), when they will all cash out and go their separate ways. But something goes wrong with the club's plans, setting the two groups of characters (and their stories) on a collision course.
What really made this novel worth reading for me was the HILARIOUS cast of characters that Garwood used to populate little Bowen, Louisiana. I laughed out loud - OUT LOUD, I tell you! - reading some of their conversations. Funny, funny stuff. Plus, it was romance, suspense, with some nice human interest thrown in for good measure.
So, if you're looking for an easy beach read that will neither tax your mind nor offend it, I can reccommend this novel. Before I head out to the seashore again, I will pick up something Garwood has written.
Much better than I remembered! July 20, 2008
I read this when it first came out and recently re-read it. It's much better than I remembered. I love the plot and how Theo and Michelle are thrown together. Theo and Michelle have great chemistry, and I love that Michelle is dynamic and smart and can hold her own. I completely "get" how they fell in love and why they're right for each other. There was some pretty good suspense, too, especially since I couldn't really remember what happened:)
What I like about Theo as a character is that he isn't just a macho alpha male. He has a caring, compassionate side, too. It was so sweet how he bought the boy a fence to keep the gator out, helped with the football team, made sure they got equipment, and worked a number of cases pro-bono. I did NOT remember Theo being this hot, but his being a good guy on top of everything else seals the deal. I was glad to see a return of Noah, although I reeeeeeeeally think his book should have been next instead of John Paul's. It seems to me that Julie Garwood should have stuck with her obvious set up...that each of the brothers and sisters get their own novel. Suddenly we're branching off to John Paul's book???? At least with Noah he was featured prominently in two books. Anyways, to me, Julie Garwood's romantic suspense novels all started to go down hill from here, with the last 3 or 4 being terrible. Such a shame, too, since Noah was a fantastic character and ended up with a crummy book.
mercy by julie garwood June 5, 2008
i enjoyed this book very much i have enjoyed all of her books i believe i have read all of them
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