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!
What readers are saying:
★★★★★ “An epic story you will not see coming.”
★★★★★ “OMG !! Everything you wanted in a book!! … It has more twists and turns that kept me reading all afternoon long!”
★★★★★ “Riveting and emotional – I couldn’t put it down. Awesome read by N.E. Henderson!”
★★★★★ “Intense, jaw dropping with crazy twists and turns.”more
“The heart doesn’t play fair. It doesn’t see logic, or what’s good or bad for you.”
Have Mercy was my introduction to N.E. Henderson. After reading the synopsis I was beyond intrigued and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I must say, I was not disappointed and the author has a new fan.
This story is a mind-bender for sure. Whatever you go in expecting, that’s not what you’re going to get. You’ll get so much more. This story challenged me. It made me think outside the box and forced me to put myself into the minds and hearts of the characters. I wanted to rage and refuse to forgive. I wanted to grab my shovel and solve everyone’s problems, at least the biggest one. I wanted to rewind the clock and spare them the pain they suffered. I wanted to yell secrets that were divulged to me through the multiple POV’s, but they were trapped in a vault that I couldn’t pry open.
As I experienced the events that took place in the lives of the characters written with alternating past/present chapters I became so invested that my heart hurt. Sometimes I saw the result before I went back for clarification, and other times I saw it coming and wanted to cover my eyes. As I write this review everything is still playing through my mind on a reel like an old-school movie, I can hear the static and see the jittering screen on the wall. This one will stick with me for a while. Well done, N.E. Henderson, prepare to be stalked. The line forms here…
I started reading this book at 1030 pm.. and finished it at 215am… I read it non stop, and I’m not sorry.
IT WAS SO GOOD! I seriously could not put it down. The suspense.. the spice.. the characters.. everything was perfect.
This is my first book by NE Henderson, but it definitely will not be my last.
I thought I was going to have a hard time with this book as the subject matter was really tough to read. There is ultimately a happily ever after ending to the story however and parts of the story had me guessing.
From the first page, I was enthralled. Fantastic characters and the story line was so intriguing.
Wow. Amazing. Well written, page Turner. While the subject matter was a bit scary and the forgiveness for what happened to the heroine a small stretch of the imagination. This book was not at all what I expected. It kept me reading far into the night to see what came next.
I highly recommend you read it for your self.
Love it. I laughed and cried.
Riveting and emotional – I couldn’t put it down. Awesome read by N.E. Henderson!
Have Mercy was an amazing book and one of my all time favs!
I could not put this book down and was sad to see it come to an end. It was so much more than I had expected when I began. The characters are amazing and the twist and turns keep you entertained and begging for more.
Have Mercy is PACKED with action, secrets, lies, love, loss and so much more.
This an absolute must read!
A second chance story, with tons of drama, mix in lots of angst,
with flawed and real characters, over time finding a way back to each other.
What happens when the love of your life betrays you in such a way that is incomprehensible or unforgivable? For both Jamie & Elise, that is what they believe of each other. But only Elise should be allowed to truly feel this hurt & pain of betrayal. When Jamie finds out the ugly, horrific truth about what happened to Elise 18 years later, he will have to dig deep within himself not only to seek & beg for forgiveness & redemption, but to also figure out a way to get Elise back.
This book was intriguing and a page turner! An emotional read that pulls the reader into the story. I love how strong & forgiving Elise is, and how she managed to turn her nightmare around to help others. Jamie was in denial & clueless with everything going on around him. Overall a great read & I look forward to reading the next book!
OMG WOW, what an amazing intense story.
I won an arc of this and its my first book read by author and i am giving my honest opinion.
I was gripped right from the start, had me on the edge of my seat needing to know what was gonna happen next. Just when i thought it couldnt get any better more secrets unravelled and WOW i was suprised and shocked everytime, just AMAZING.
I fell in love with so many of the characters and im hoping they will go on to have they’re own stories
Superb writing and now one of my favourite authors.
Have Mercy is an epic book. It blew my mind, page after page. It is the 2019 story that I keep coming back to. So it is an understatement when I say that it is one of my favorite books of the year. Probably the best N.E. Henderson has written, and yet her other books are amazing.
A unique story about Jamie Hart, world famous rock star, and Jenna Elise Thomas, his high school sweetheart now turned FBI. But Have Mercy is not a rock star nor a police romance. Despite being bigger than life and every bit of alpha, Jamie doesn’t lead this story. He doesn’t even have the pieces to solve the issues, which made the experience even more unpredictable.
The way it is written, going back and forth between the present and the past, creatives an even more alluring narrative. Have Mercy is refreshing and different. Every time I thought I could predict where the story was going, N.E. Henderson surprised me and proved I was so wrong!
I’m a curious reader by nature, and I always need to know. But As I read, Have Mercy offers an unexpected journey. I didn’t mind not knowing what was going to happen between Jenna and Jamie because I kept wrapping my head about every single detail that was being told.
Plus, it was treat to have several characters’ points of views and it enriched the narrative and gave insight into their way of thinking. To be fully honest, I have never read anything like Have Mercy. It simply blew my mind.
So do yourself a favor, and grab this book. Don’t even read the blurb. Just read it and experience the journey and be open to feel. You can thank me later.
I loved ‘Have Mercy’!!! This is my favorite N. E. HENDERSON book to date! I loved the flow. It has you turning the pages from beginning to end. Some of the characters will make you crazy to the point curse words will fly. It was unpredictable, and you will Gobble it up.
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Danny! I hope he gets a book. For the seventeen-year-old the boy is hot lol. Pretty sure he had it going on more than his dad lmao. But truly, this was a phenomenal read. You won’t be disappointed.
5 twisted stars!
“Bow to your broken heart in gratitude, for if it hadn’t shattered so loudly and violently, you would never started on this path to your soul awakening.” -Vishnu
Have Mercy is not for the faint of heart. There are some gut wrenching and maddening events that happen in Jenna and Jamie’s story. Almost immediately after beginning their tale Mrs. Henderson throws a curve ball and it blew my mind. I had to stop and digest what had happened.
There was so much emotion in the depths of these pages and I definitely felt them.
Jamie was a good character but he wasn’t my favorite. That would be Jenna. Her character is strong and resilient. She’s a fighter and survivor. After being broken and having her soul shatter she gets up and uses her experience to make a difference.
I really felt that Mrs. Henderson did an amazing job taking such a tragic and ugly story and weaving it into something of beauty. Taking us on a journey through heartbreak, sorrow, forgiveness, love and redemption.
“I’m going to get you back, baby, one way or another, or I’m going to die trying”.
I read this one straight through. So refreshing to read such a different but fantastic love story.
Just enough darkness..mystery..intrigue – pure perfection.
Jamie’s ignorance (being an asshat) did get on my nerves. How could he have not checked on things?
He did kinda redeem himself but I’m still pissed at him.
~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
Plot~ 5/5
Main Characters~ 5/5
Secondary Characters~ 5/5
The Feels~ 5/5
Pacing~ 5/5
Addictiveness~5/5
Theme or Tone~ 5/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 5/5
Backdrop (World Building)~ 5/5
Originality~ 5/5
Ending~ 5/5
Book Cover~ Fantastic
Series~ Standalone
Source~ eBook – read on Scribd
Would I read more from this author? Yes
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Holy mother; this book was intense!! I knew going in that this author would give me a book to get lost in but this one was a whole new level. There were so many secrets throughout and I didn’t realize the big picture until the end; I loved this because it felt like I was experiencing all these things with them!
Have Mercy is a standalone so you can dive right in. Be prepared for intense anger, heartbreak, confusion, and some serious rage.
I really loved Jenna; and I was so sad for her. However I was also super proud of the woman she is now after everything she went through. Jaime…I wanted to punch him in the face…he did eventually grow on me but it took a but. I really hope that the other characters get a book because I’d love to know more!
If you read one more book this year, this dark, twisted, intense, emotion filled book; needs to be it!! You will not be disappointed!
4.5 stars
I’m a sucker for second chance stories. I also love kick a.. ladies and Nancy can write the hell out of a bad a.. heroine!
I have to say that the half star i took away was for Jamie. I absolutely wanted to strangle him. So kudos on character development but holy heck I wanted to wrap my hands around his neck more than once.
The subject matter in this book is very touchy and an very important one that is becoming a bigger problem than this country realizes as of late and Nancy did a great job with it. I mean I was absolutely gutted with the flashbacks.
I loved this one and look forward to everything she writes. This one definitely lived up to the anticipation!
Let me start by saying holy wowza! This was all kinds of intenseness! You have the story in the present, seeing how our main peeps are now. You also get the story from the past, and that’s when you start getting gutted a bit, when you see what happened and what they went through, the ripple down effect, and how it affects the present day. These characters were amazing. Jenna is the epitome of strength and survival and courage, having literally been to hell & back & coming out on the other side. Brandon & Danny I totally loved, each for their own personalities. Jamie, I felt for him, and I wanted to smack him. It was always 50/50 there with him lol. Plus all the others (and a true evil that you wish you could reach through and throat punch yourself). I had a feeling this would tear me apart, I only hoped it would put me back together before I hit The End. And it did. Definitely worth the read!!
5*
Amazing couldn’t put it down, the book took me through an emotional rollercoaster.
I loved the twists and turns the plot took.
Jamie has successfully got his divorced after 18 years trapped to julia he’s grateful for his Son the only reason he married her.
Elise was always his love but he thought she betrayed him when she left. Unfortunately Deception by someone she thought she could trust led to her life changing.
Will the secrets and lies eventually come to light?
Totally blew me away.
Don’t keep secrets, and believe in the one you love! Jenna aka Elise is now an FBI agent and will do anything to protect and save her sons Danny & Brandon, especially after what she went through when she was younger. Julia was obsessed with Jaime, as she follows in her parents path of human trafficking and only wants Jaime. She insists she always gets what she wants. She may have gotten him, but he wasn’t hers. He told her he didn’t love her and never would. He was and always would be in love with Elise, but Jaime couldn’t handle this. Human trafficking is so real and scary. This story tells a lot of how it happens and how easy it is for these awful people to do it. How they break a person, how some can get killed. These are just some highlights. Don’t want to say much more because this is a must read book.