Lucas Walker was a child yearning for the one thing that
every child should have without a doubt...parental love.
Lucas wasn't brought up in the most stable of homes, so
when he overheard his mother talking about moving on he
was ready to go. Unfortunately, she moved on and left him
behind with an abusive father.
Lucas' father finally manages to land a job as the super
in an apartment building where the actor Martin Gerard
lives with his family. For reasons that he can't begin to
fathom Juliette has taken a shine to him, and he begins to
feel a mother's love for the first time. Add to this that
the oldest Gerard children, twins, Tansy, and Paris have
befriended him, and Lucas is just about in heaven.
Then on one horrible night everyone's life takes a
terrible turn. Paris is murdered, Tansy is raped, and
Lucas is accused. He spends the next twenty years of his
life in prison.
MERCY picks up the story of Lucas on the eve of his
release from prison. It follows him as he makes his way
back into society, and as he once again crosses paths with
the Gerard family. When I first sat down to read Mercy I
was confused, and had a hard time following the plot.
However, Ms. Brashear did an excellent job of weaving a
story that drew me in, and had me using every spare moment
I could sneak in a day to read. It didn't take long for
me to no longer be confused, but to instead be immersed in
the lives of all the characters.
Twenty years ago, Lucas Walker was seventeen, in love with
Tansy Gerard and framed for the murder of Tansy's twin
brother. Now he's back in New York, an ex-con forbidden to
get near her...the only one who believes she's in danger
from the man who orchestrated that fateful night.
Reclusive, ethereal Tansy is lost in a world where her
brother is still alive. Lucas manages secret meetings with
her that are a balm to his scarred soul...yet he's all too
aware that his very presence could shatter the illusion
that keeps Tansy safe. To protect her, Lucas must put his
life on the line to prove what really happened...and risk
that Tansy could be lost to him forever.
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