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Summary: whoooaaa...
Review: To me, this is one of the best second success [this is Garwood's second contemporary novel]. Not many authors can cross and make their second novels one of their bests - this is a big exception. MERCY was an excellent read and I am anxiously waiting for the next novel.While I'm not going to review this, I will say that it was fast-paced, and that any who like romance or suspense will like this book.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I'm fast becoming a big fan of Ms. Garwood. This is the second book I've read by her. The first being "Heartbreaker", the story that precedes this one in the series. I love her characters, I love her humorous and human touch, and just love the twists and turns in her stories. Especially this one. The plot was so nicely woven. I enjoyed every minute of it. Can't wait to see what she plans to do next. I highly recommend this story if you're a mystery or a romance fan! Good stuff! Theo and Michelle (and her whole family!) are just fantastic! Yeah, I know I'm gushing. But I really, really enjoyed this story.
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Summary: Clever premise gone wrong
Review: The Sowing Club idea is clever, but the romance between "Mike" and Theo was lame and lacked Garwood's trademark chemistry. It was almost like she was writing two different stories and they were just bound into one book. Frankly, I've found myself skimming this author's contemporary novels and will be hard pressed to spend money on another one.
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Summary: The main characters felt more like secondary characters
Review: I am a die hard fan of Julie Garwood and own all of her books. I can read them over and over and never get bored. However, I don't have the feeling that I will want to do this with "Mercy." Theo Buchanan is Nick's (from "Heartbreaker)brother and works for the Justice Dept. Michelle Renard is an exceptionally smart, small town doctor from Louisiana. The Sowing Club is a group of 4, successful mid-thirties people who have been friends for years and excell in white collar crime. Their plan is to have 40 million dollars stashed away by the time the oldest hits 40. When, John, the real genius behind the club gets increasingly despondant over his "sick" wife, the club make a choice...in order to keep John sane and continue with their money extorting ways, there will be a mercy killing. Why do I write so much about the Sowing club and so little about Michelle and Theo? Well, there simply seems to be more to write. The budding romance of Michelle and Theo seems secondary to the development of suspense surrounding the Sowing Club and their actions. Michelle and Theo don't have the same sparks that Ms. Garwood's novels usually crackle with. A great deal of the book and Michelle and Theo's romance takes place in just one weekend. I did enjoy the suspense part of the story, but I would have really liked to see more of a story line with Michelle and Theo. In the book, more appearances will be made by Noah Clayborne (apparently a relative from the "For the Roses" stories) and I am wonder if I am alone when I was more interested in him and perhaps a future novel about him than Michelle and Theo. However, in all honesty, I think that Ms. Garwood's true talent is in the field of historic romance. If this was any other author, they would have gotten 5 stars, but as this is Ms. Garwood, I have to give only 4. I waited an entire year for her new book and was somewhat let down.
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Summary: Pretty good.
Review: Julie Garwood is good at mixing romance and a plot, many romance writers are not capable of this. The story was good from a mystery point of view, but from a romance point of view, I really prefer Julie's historical stuff. It probably has more to do with the fact that hundreds of years ago, you did not just sleep around with the person your "in love with." To honor that person, you marry them. People years ago understood love = committment. But, the book wasn't terrible. The mystery was good (unlike the pathetic attempted by Linda Howard in Mr. Perfect, the stupidest book I've ever read). I'll probably stick with her historical stuff from now on, but Julie's worth reading.
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Summary: An entertaining book
Review: I can't say what was better, Heartbreaker or Mercy. They were both good books. I really liked the characters Theo & Michelle but I think Ms. Garwood went a little too far with the residence of Bowen. Also, the final hospital scene, well... But then I think Ms. Garwood blew it with the church scene at the end of Heartbreaker. While the book is supposed to be suspenseful it should also be believable. Still, it's worth the price of a hardback and, if Garwood plans on a trilogy I would like to see Noah as the next hero.
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Summary: Mercy ! Can I find a guy like Theo ?
Review: Julie Garwood's first effort into Romantic Suspense "Heartbreaker" was good but this one absolutely sizzled. I thought that the characters of Theo and Dr. Michelle Reynard were much more compelling than Nick and Laurant were. I can't wait to read more about them and Noah Clayborne in her next book.
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Summary: Garwood is always good
Review: Julie Garwood has a long history of good books for us romance enthusiasts. I would recommend reading some of her older books before this one, but then again the plot and characters here are stunning. Enjoy!
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Summary: More romance than suspense
Review: Theo Buchanan is devoted to his job, much like his FBI brother Nick (star of 'Heartbreaker'), the only difference is Theo is a Justice Department attorney. At an exclusive party in New Orleans, Theo is struck ill and rushed to the hospital, there his life will be saved by Dr. Michelle Renard, a beautiful surgeon. While Theo is slowly falling for Michelle, he will uncover a ring of criminals who call themselves the Sowing Club. The Sowing Club consists of four men led by John, and while their crimes have given them millions of dollars set up in a Cayman's Island bank, John wants more, and he devises a brilliant plan'or so he thinks. John's wife is very wealthy so he comes up with the scheme to have one of his men kill her, so he can collect her fortune and split it among the other members. Well, Catherine had plans of her own, and before her death she devised her own plan, one that will destroy John, and the members of his club. The deeper Theo becomes involved with the Sowing Club, he realizes that Michelle has somehow become a target, and now he is faced with the ultimate challenge of saving her life, as she had saved his. It's a shame 'Mercy' wasn't a better thriller, because Julie Garwood is an excellent writer: her characters are fleshed out, and the plot interesting, and well executed, but it takes a long time before anything good really happens. About two hundred pages into the book is when it becomes a thriller, whereas the rest of the novel trots along with the development of a love story, and the sub-plots involving various characters. Readers of Ms. Garwood's romance novels may like this, but a hard-boiled thriller fan will, more than likely, be bored. Better luck next time. Nick Gonnella
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Summary: Mercy
Review: If you read Heartbreaker, you will love this book. It was exciting and romantic. I can't wait for another book that centers around Noah (hint, hint).
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