Book Review: Mercy by Julie Garwood - High-Stakes Romantic Suspense
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Julie Garwood’s Mercy delivers a gripping blend of romantic suspense, emotional depth, and high-stakes tension.
At a Glance
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Thriller
Tone: Emotional, gripping, heartfelt
Series: Book 2 of 14: Buchanan/Renard/MacKenna (can be read as a standalone)
Best for: Readers who enjoy strong heroines, protective heroes, and romance woven into high-stakes suspense
Book Review of Mercy by Julie Garwood
Mercy by Julie Garwood delivers everything fans of romantic suspense hope for: danger, devotion, and a love story that grows stronger under pressure. With a compelling heroine and a fiercely protective hero, the novel balances emotional depth with tension-driven storytelling.
Garwood’s signature warmth shines through even in the darker moments, creating a story that feels both thrilling and deeply romantic. The suspense keeps the pages turning, while the relationships — romantic and familial — give the story its heart.
This is a satisfying, emotionally grounded read that reminds us why Julie Garwood remains a favorite in the genre.
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Looking for a romantic suspense novel that delivers both heart and tension? Mercy is well worth adding to your reading list.
Book Information/Metadata
Title: Mercy
Author: Julie Garwood
Book 2 of 14: Buchanan/Renard/MacKenna
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: September 11, 2001
Language: English
Print length: 496 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0743419338
Reviewed by: Lizzie
Content Rating: 5 Hearts
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About the Book
Mercy by Julie Garwood
(Retailer Description)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heartbreaker comes a thrilling novel of passion and obsession featuring attorney Theo Buchanan.
Like his FBI agent brother Nick, Theo Buchanan is devoted to his crime-fighting career. Unlike his brother, he works the other side of the desk as an esteemed Justice Department attorney and rarely sees on-the-field action—until he comes to the aid of Dr. Michelle Renard, a beautiful and brilliant surgeon in Bowen, Louisiana, who recently saved his own life. Michelle’s medical clinic has been vandalized, and the investigation uncovers a deadly ring of criminals bent on preserving their secrecy at any cost.
They call themselves the Sowing Club: four white-collar professionals whose sophisticated crimes have amassed millions of dollars in a Cayman Islands bank account. The group is bound by a pact to leave the cash untouched until they accumulate a certain amount, but their leader, John, is distracted by and nearly bankrupt from his wife's grave illness. Knowing what must be done, John turns to his three friends to mercy-kill his wife, but the line between mercy and murder quickly vanishes.
As the relentless and cold-blooded Sowing Club sets out to silence Michelle, the one person who has information that could destroy them, Theo confronts the lies, greed, and evil that bind the lethal foursome—and risks more than he ever has before. Michelle saved his life...now can he save hers?
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