Now a top 75 bestseller in the Amazon Store!He was left with a resentful heart. She never shared the savage truth. But when the shocking facts cry foul, can passion still run hot?
Rockstar Jamie Hart’s soul is an open wound. Finally holding the papers to end his toxic marriage, he’s shocked when his childhood sweetheart walks back into his world for another twist of the knife. And when he … twist of the knife. And when he discovers she was kidnapped long ago and gave birth to a son he never knew about, he’s desperate to make up for eighteen years of lost love.
FBI agent Jenna Thomas can barely figure out how to explain her life. Abducted at seventeen and beaten within inches of her life, she’s now a strong single mother driven to slam human traffickers behind bars. And after discovering her former flame knows everything, she can’t shake the distant memory of his fingers exploring her body.
Emotionally confused but excited to indulge in his long-concealed craving for her, Jamie sees red when he learns his only soulmate has become close with her reformed captor. But Jenna’s dark history and street-crime training are their only hope when someone else goes missing.
Can they save a life and reclaim their stolen harmony?
Have Mercy is a provocative standalone romantic suspense novel. If you like explicit and steamy dialogue, jaw-dropping secrets, and battered heroes, then you’ll adore N. E. Henderson’s gripping second-chance love.
Buy Have Mercy to beat the darkness inside today!
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★★★★★ “An epic story you will not see coming.”
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★★★★★ “Riveting and emotional – I couldn’t put it down. Awesome read by N.E. Henderson!”
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Have Mercy by NE Henderson
This will definitely be on my “BEST OF 2019” book list this year. I don’t have the right words to tell you everything I feel about this book,just how powerful and how beautifully written it was. How the secondary characters played such a vital role in the journey of Jamie and Jenna. It moved me and pulled me in to the point that I had to remember to breathe,take a break, I felt like I was there at times.
This is a second chance romance that is definitely not your typical love again at first sight. Wow !Jamie and Jenna story is complex, intense,heartbreaking, gutwrenching,dangerous, with in your face twist and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat and your heart pumping out of your chest. Nothing is what it seems so hold on tight for the ride of your life.
I would give this MORE than FIVE if that was possible!
From the moment I first read the blurb for Have Mercy, I couldn’t wait to read this and I was not disappointed! It was so much more than a second chance love story. Have Mercy is intense, jaw dropping with some crazy twists and turns. I could not turn the pages fast enough.
Jenna and Jamie do not have an easy love story to say the least. Their story is real and gritty. Both Jamie and Jenna have hurt each other deeply so their journey doesn’t come easy. In fact, it is complex, intense, heartbreaking and gut wrenching. A web of lies, deceit, manipulation and greed are the running themes throughout this story but what the truth uncovers will shock and left me reeling.
This book was an amazing read. It hooked me in immediately and had me on the edge of me seat wondering what was going to happen next. It had me questioning everything. This was my first read by N.E. Henderson and will definitely not be my last. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.
Lord, have mercy on my heart
This book is by far one of THE best books I’ve ever read and is an absolute must read for 2019. I was quickly sucked into this story, thinking okay I know it’s going to be dark and I’m fine with that, but what I did not expect was my anxiety to be riding along with me for most of this enthralling story. Jamie has just gotten divorced from a woman he never loved and only stayed as long as he did for his son Brandon. Though he has never forgotten his one true love, even though he’s travelled with his band touring the world, she’s always been in his mind, but he can’t forget her betrayal
Jenna is not the person she was eighteen years ago and is no longer the naive girl she once was. Secrets are her life as danger is still imminent but her life as an FBI agent puts her on the frontlines and she will protect those she loves with brutal force.
A web of lies, deceit, manipulation and greed are all themes in this story but what the truth uncovers will shock your mind and leave you reeling. Amazing story and it will stay with me for a long time
Thank you to Nancy for my advanced copy for which I leave my honest review
From the moment I first read the blurb for Have Mercy I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it and it did not disappoint! It was way more than the second chance love story I thought it would be. Have Mercy is an intense, jaw dropping ride with crazy twists and turns. I couldn’t read fast enough! Jamie and Jenna have an unbreakable bond but it gets stretched super thin. There are several POV in this book and I actually really liked it! I thought it helped piece the whole puzzle together and everyone’s role in the events that happened. There are certain characters and situations that Im still undecided on as they were intense and devastating but I hope I get a different perspective in future books! Overall great read!!
N.E. Henderson always does a great job with the suspense writing in her books. Great story. A second chance romance fighting from first page that will leave your gut in a twist of various emotions. HEA.
It seemed to jump around and a little hard to follow.
I WANTED TO REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK…but sadly I did not. It is too full of language not necessary in a love story or even in a “sexy” love story. To use the “C” word so often is just plain offensive. Most derogatory term used for women…follow this with dropping “pussy” every few pages just was such a complete turn off. THEN LETS ADD IN THE CONSTANT talk of being balls deep into this woman or that woman…and just the disgusting way that sex was addressed with women for oh, MORE THAN HALF THE TIMES IT WAS BROUGHT UP…
SOME SPOILER ALERTS
She YELLS AT HIM AND BERATES HIM for not using a condom, BUT SHE LET HIM SCREW HER WITHOUT ONE – so is this another one of those #MET00 THINGS…she can screw a man she has not seen for 18 years and it is HIS fault no condom used???
Has not seen him for 18 years but screws him in an alley outside where kids are – later screws him again without a condom at her house where kids are – then in a hospital where the kids are and other people too…BUT IT IS ALL HIM ABOUT NO CONDOM…
SO OVER THE TOP WITH GRATUITOUS SEX – LIKE OH WAIT I WRITE SEXY ROMANCE NOVELS SO LETS PUT IT IN OH I DON’T KNOW HOW ABOUT THIS CHAPTER.
HE IS TRYING TO WIN HER BACK AND HIS EXPRESSION OF “KNOWING I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY I BALLS DEEP IN YOU MAKES ME HARD??? YEAH MOST WOMEN WOULD REALLY FIND THAT AS A TURN OFF…NOT TURN ON. HOW ROMANTIC…HE HE WAS ROMANCING A HOOKER.
THE STORY LINE – IT IS A SHAME FOR ME IT WAS OVERSHADOWED BY GRATUITOUS SEX, RIDICULOUS USE C WORD – BECAUSE THE STORY LINE HAD A LOT OF PROMISE.
I did not like the going back and forth with characters, because it repeated things already discussed. AND it made the story draggy.
It could have been a really REALLY good book, so I was disappointed to see all these reviews because DID YOU GUYS READ THE SAME BOOK??
If this is a sample of her writing, then it is easy to move to another author because I am far from a prude and the F word drops from my mouth quite often, but the C word is ridiculous in story lines and never called for it to be used…the sex scenes were just plain dumb and made her seem cheap and needy, which she never came across as.
I would not waste my money on this book again. Honestly, I read it through to the end because I really was hoping FOR MORE. Even the end was gratuitous at best.
This book was too raw for me. I had to quit reading it.
This book gets intense from the very first page and never slows down. Packed so full of plot twists it’s almost too much to keep track of. The manipulation and betrayal is the downfall for everyone in this story.
Is it possible for Jenna and Jamie can forgive and overcome the past. 18 years apart didn’t diminish the love or hatred between the two. Can they come clean and face their own betrayals to each other to save what should have been.
Redemption can be found in forgiveness. You have to listen to your heart instead of your head otherwise you’ll be blind to the things you don’t want to believe.
3.5 stars for Have Mercy by N.E. Henderson. This is my first book from this author. This story is one that makes you as the reader think about everything. Is was extremely intriguing and I read it in one sitting. I will say there were parts I loved and parts I thought were just ok. There are some steamy scenes, that will make you hot. The story may be hard for some to fathom, there is a lot of abuse that is a little hard to read at time but it is worth finishing.
“Eighteen years have gone by and Elise Thomas still owns me like no other woman ever has—or ever will.”
The story does focus on how strong one love can be. It is also about one will go thru to be with the person they love. The book does go back and forth from past to present and this makes the story all the more better. It is easy to get drawn into these characters and feel the emotions that they do. At times I felt like my heart was breaking. I will say that there were parts of this story that angered me and made me not like the characters. I thought how can anyone ever forgive someone who did these things but then you see the other side. So, I wanna say if you get to certain points and feel like stopping.
If you have triggers like abuse and cheating, then you may not want to read this book. There is an extreme amount of cheating. This book has drama, romance, a douche rockstar, and so much more. I want to add that the cover of this book is sexy and draws the eye. It is what pulled me in, and made me read the blurb.
First I want to say that this author is one of my favorite authors. I have loved her books and I knew going in that this one was going to be different. I have to be honest and say there were parts of this book that I had a hard time connecting with, but it was a personal opinion not because of her writing. Because the writing is flawless as usual. I understood why she wrote things the way she did. Like I said it was just a personal opinion that caused me to not fully connect. I don’t want to say this book is not good because it was. It was a very good plot, the story had a great mix of past and present and just enough where it wasn’t confusing or hard to follow. At the end of the day, I was happy to read it and really liked how the story wrapped up. Thank you Ms. Henderson for allowing me to read this one. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
Review by Tabitha
OMG!!! Jamie, Jenna, Julia and Josh’s story was one that was filled with suspense, betrayal, forgiveness, pain and an unforgettable and undeniable love. I enjoyed these characters and at the same time wanted to throat punch all of them. I wasn’t as forgiving toward Josh as Jenna was and some parts seemed a bit unbelievable when it came to them, but I definitely didn’t love him and at the same time I didn’t hate him. Julia was a complete psychopath. There was nothing redeemable in her. I couldn’t believe Jamie stood up for her as much as he did and they say ignorance is bliss but come on. The HEA in the end was definitely worth it. There was never a dull moment in this story and I enjoyed it a lot.
“Have Mercy” for freaking real!!! This book was so good. I just finished this book and had to come on here and tell y’all that this book blew my mind. This book had me up all night reading because I just couldn’t put it down. I had to know how it would end. So here I am yawning every five minutes ( lol ) typing this review to let guys know that this book was hella good. The characters were great and the villain….the villain is super evil and could even give King Joffery from “Game Of Thrones” a real run for his money. The plot twists in this story are out of this world. N.E Henderson did a great job with this one
I loved this book! The characters and the story were so well developed. I loved most, hated one, and felt their frustration easily. I definitely recommend giving this a read!