He taught me to kill. Murder is in my blood now. It runs through my veins and though I hide the monster I see in the mirror with ink, it doesn’t keep him from coming out. My street name is Mercy, but I never show any. Except for her. I watch Becca, though she doesn’t know. She saved me a long time ago; the day my father killed my mother. Her bravery turned her into a target. My father holds a … target.
My father holds a grudge and knife with the same proficiency, and Becca is the focus of his hatred. And I’m the only monster who can save her.
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I did not like Nix and didn’t feel an ounce of a connection to Becca. He’s a crazy stalker that obsessed with Becca after one encounter with her as a child. He needs some serious help mentally after all the things that happened to him at the hands of his father. Becca was completely uninteresting and damn near fell in love with Nix the second time she saw him and kissed him.
Didnt like that Nix’s whole face was tattooed because he didnt want to look like his father. The reason for his father coming after Becca was meaningless to me.
This Story starts with your heartbreaking in two for these characters and has you crying your eyes out. It slays you, then brings you back around and puts you back together again. I absolutely loved Becca and Nix. I can’t wait to see where we go with Animals book.
Nix and Becca were so freakin hot! I loved the complete devotion and raw feelings between them. Nix was so perfectly flawed I fell in love with him faster than Becca did. He was so devoted to the women in his life even if he wasn’t in their lives and he had this passion that I found captivating. I couldn’t get enough of him.
Becca’s gusto and heart were awe inspiring! I loved how much of a back bone she had even as a child. She was so sure of herself it was everything a girl should be and more.
The dynamics between the two were so great, I was drawn into this book and it grabbed me by the heart from the beginning and wouldn’t let go! I love these two so much. This book was everything I wanted and so so much more.
Isn’t enough for this book!!!! I literally devoured it from start to finish, my favorite Debra Anastasia book yet.
Mercy is….everything, swoons, scary, hot, loving, a freaking beast inside and out. He’s a stalker, a lover, a friend…gah, I love him! I devoured this e tire series…highly recommend +++
Love it!!!! There is just something soooo sexy about a bad ass guy who is still as humanly self conscious as the rest of us. Beautiful roller coaster love story packed with plenty action and drama. It’s like a romcom action movie. Love love love.
I realized I never wrote a review for this book. I read it when it first came out. I loved this series. I never thought I could find a character who’s tattooed from head to toe attractive but Debra did it.
This is such a beautiful story. Nix and Becca are so legit. They are such a badass couple. I highly recommend this book. It has everything in it. Love, sex, murder. Nix is one of many of my book boyfriends!
I unfortunately haven’t been able to read Lock but Havoc was just as good!
This book was really unique. Mercy/Fenix/Nix was a young boy when he first met Rebecca/Becca in a grocery store after his father killed his mother. Becca stood up for Nix against his father and she changed his life forever. Fast forward to now, them being adults and Nix has protected her and watched her without her knowing. He is now covered from head to toe in a skeleton tattoo and Becca’s job at a bar was having a Day of the Dead weekend. He can now show his face and meet her without her freaking out. Let her get to know him without the tattoos hindering the connection they might have. Nix I realized is a badass with a shy side and a really big heart. He’s been in love with Becca forever. I love the badasses with hearts of gold!! There was a lot of action packed moments, sexy times, heartbreak and an amazing HEA that I wasn’t expecting to happen the way it did!!
In the end, he was the one who needed some kind of mercy!
What a wonderful read!
This was my first book by this author, and I’m in love with her writing and her characters.
It was an intense book not only for all the action, suspense and hot scenes. It was also because and of the great personalities we meet.
The characters were so complex, so beautifully flawed, and they all needed some kind of redemption, some kind of hope, some kind of Mercy.
Nix was a fighter, a survivor, a killer, obsessive, ruthless, merciless. But he was also loyal, loving, protective even if it costed his life. He loathed himself, because he didn’t realize his own value, which was unmeasurable. He was selfless almost to a fault and he deserved to be deeply loved.
Becca was looking for her own place in this world, and she found it with Nix and all the craziness he brought. He was judgementaless, strong, resilient, she fought for the causes she believed in, she fought for the ones she cared about, she was willing to love and care, no matter how dangerous it could be.
They had so much to overcome, they had so much to face, they had their own lives to fight for, but they were even stronger when they fought for each other’s lives.
They deserved their love, they deserved the few but loyal friends they had, they deserve the happiness they found and never thought they could feel.
They deserved the mercy their lives took on them and from that they thrived. Together.
Of what a wild ride. Nix is such a beautiful soul. He turned his tragic upbringing into a fierce need to protect those around him. While he may of gone about things in a unconventional way his heart was always in the right place.
Becca is so strong on the inside that she just needed a little push to show her strength on the outside as well. Her capacity for love and forgiveness is unlike anything.
This heartwarming love story is rounded out best friends that prove that family is not blood, but cemented in love and loyalty.
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO HARD! Debra Anastasia is a new author to me and I am totally blown away by how amazing Mercy was! I loved the characters and the story was soooo good! I’ve got to go read her other books now!
Sometimes it only takes that one person to change your outlook on your life. What you see as negative they see as something beautiful that does not define you but is only a small to live aspect of who you are. Mercy by Debra Anastasia Mercy is so much MORE than a romance; it’s about salvation, redemption, hope, and destiny.
Becca and Nix met as children, when she defended him, standing up to his abusiive father. Nobody had ever entervened on his behalf he couuld never forget the girl that was braver than anyone he ever met.
”You made me fight. You gave me a reason to live when I had not one reason left. You told me he was a bad man, but you believed I was good”. Although this book has a darker side than what I’m use to I’m glad I took a chance on this author. This book was an amazing read!
Years pass and Nix becomes a contract killer so he has access to resources that allow him to keep track of this girl who has become a sense of light in the world of darkness in which he lives.
When the bar that Becca works at hosts a series of themed costume parties, it gives Nix the push he needs to insert himself into her life. His skeleton tattoos will appear to be a part of his elaborate costume but only he knows they are permanent; they have become his way of hiding the resemblance he has to his abusive father.
” I’d rather look like a monster than see my father reflected in the mirrior in front of me”.
The journey that both Becca and Nix embark on is a beautiful one. If you are looking for a book full of suspense, angst filled moments than this book is for you. Looking forward to reading more from this author.
My first by Debra…..and I’m gonna kick myself for it !
The story of a broken boy- Fenix Churchkey aka Mercy . He meets a young girl in a supermarket parking lot and she pierces his scared , tortured heart and camps there. His entire life is now dedicated to keeping Rebecca Dixie Stiles safe .
Safe from his father
Safe from him.
If she wanted it, she could have it.
My hand.
My heart.
My life.
She took my hand, and that was enough.
He has very little in life to love or derive joy from . He’s hooded and cloaked with tattoos all over his body. He hides and becomes a monster , his intent -to scare the world enough to leave him alone , and be an exact opposite of his abusive father . Yet his heart is unmarked and not blackened as ink
And I mean ALL over. From scalp to toes, including his entire face covered in a skull tattoo. Now I’m a fairly open minded person, but I do admit, facial tats disturb me. So I ventured into this story with a prejudiced chip on my shoulder , And hence I embarrassed myself as a reader. But I accept full responsibility and my redeemer is this expertly written book by Debra. I had heard about her RomCom books and had never , ever imagined her to write such a tender emotional book. Seriously, I was blown away !!
The story is dealt with such poignance and heart squeezing emotions, I couldn’t help but cry and wanted to hug Fenix so bad. Open my arms and envelope him with love. Which is exactly what Becca does. And this shall be Mercy’s salvation. He’s wallowing in a pit of self degradation and th pure love of Christina and Becca fills that massive whole in his heart.
There’s her signature Comedic lights peeping through this darkness in form of Becca’s friend Henry who is no filter , slapstick character but fiercely loyal to her as Animal is loyal to Mercy
“I have all sorts of vegetables laid out on the table so you can show me what size he’s packing.”
“You’re a slut, Henry.” I trudged up the stairs.
“I’m pretty sure that’s jizz in your hair, so keep your dick sucker shut.”
I loved Mercy as a boy, as a man . He’s so starved for love , so scared and angry and feeling unworthy , he just steals your heart and when he does r ecieve unadulterated , fearless love from Christina and Becca he has hard time letting go of his self loathing.
Holding her knowing she knew. That she remembered. A guy like me wasn’t supposed to have it this good. She gave me hope that I could tell her everything one day . Not today. There had been too much. To be accepted. I kissed the top of her head. She was crying. For me. And I soared. The notion that she’d thought of me every day like I did her— my mind was exploding.
But I’d say Beauty shines through. From behind the Tattoos, behind the violence and behind the stalking lenses. Love triumphs and how !!
The ink would set us apart, and we’d have to get used to it or force people to get used to us.
I fell in love with Mercy and Becca , and the adorable Christina. I have new found respect for Debra’s writing and am going to be her stalker !! If only she starts playing Grabby Tabbies !!
5 Skeleton Stars
Wow. This was a really good read by this author. Nix and Becca were really fun and interesting to read! Henry and dick…. omg those too were the best best friends ever and Animal we can’t forget him. Im excited to dive into the next book.
I absolutely loved this book!
OMG!! this book It’s amazing
I Listened to the Audiobook of Mercy.. and This was a first for me as this is my first book from Debra Anastasia..
Mercy AKA. Nix is a broken soul who’s father made his life miserable since he was just a kid.. that’s when he meets Becca, a beautiful soul who happens to be at the right moment and the right time when he needed her the most, to save him from the claws of that evil man..
“it all started when they where just kids.”
Mercy grew up alone fighting for what he believed and also watching over his girls, girls that are in danger and need to be kept safe from the bad men out there.
Becca was a regular girl trying to live a quiet life, taking care of herself and her mother. until everything changed, the bad man has come for her, he has made contact and wants to hurt her.
she doesn’t know who he is and why he wants to do to her, until someone from her past returns to save her and help her..
He’s been watching and protecting her all this time, he is her shadow and knows everything about her.. for years he has been following her and making sure she is safe from everything, specially from him, the evil man who has nothing more to give than pain and sadness.. but Nix has change so much and Becca doesn’t know who he is anymore. Who is this handsome hero saving her and protecting her… His face and body are covered with new tales and stories that she doesn’t recognize or understand.. but no matter the stories, no matter that he doesn’t look the same, she loves him and she is ready to lose herself in this love..
“You’re my heart, and this is the first time I’ve ever thought it was worthy of a beat.”
The love between Nix and Becca is surreal, they feel each other even if they’re not in the same room, their body and soul recognize each other from distance.. they don’t even need words to feel and recognize how strong their feelings are for each other.. and when they’re together everything seems stronger and brighter .. maybe she can’t understand at first what is what they have but he knows they belong together no matter where they’re.. there love is stronger than anything in this world .. no matter how long they’d been apart..
“If she wanted it, she could have it.
My hand. My heart. My life.
She took my hand, and that was enough.”
Nix and Becca will have to fight so many things if they want to be together again.. one of those things is the monster who has cause so much pain in their lives.. enemies and bad guys trying to destroy whatever good Nix has..
There’re other great characters in the story
Animal, a great friend and brother from another mother to Nix (more like a bromance between these two). he plays a very important part on the book and the story, he has been there for Nix always, they have been through so much together and he is the only one who’s Nix trust 100% (aside from Becca of coarse).. Animal is a handsome big man who has a heart of gold but still a womanizer.. and did i mentioned there is a book about him now?
Beccas mom, she is suffering from a terrible illness and somehow she is afraid she will not be around to see Becca in love with a good man.. she tries to set up Rebecca with a few “good prospects” or at least she thinks she is doing the right thing until she founds someone who takes her attention away and starts to live her life again.. Beccas mom made a few wrong decisions, thinking it was the best for Becca but later she will see her mistake when she sees Beccas love..
Henry the best friend of Becca, is the best friend anyone wants to have, as she is very strong and alway so supportive of Becca.. she is always there when she needs it.. and when they’re together expect to laugh a lot with their conversations about sex and some other sexy parts of Nix lol ..
And lastly but not least i love the whole Dia de los muertos (day of the death) scenarios.. it was so vivid and the description Debra used was very accurated.. is like i was walking on the street of Oaxaca, Mexico. and living the whole Day of the death celebration.. very beautiful and nice to read about it in the book..
a great story, very different and new from what I’m used too and i love it!!!!
This book is not a typical romance and yet it was. Hero is practically a stalker but he just wants to keep her safe. He has an extreme tattoo all over his body and is a sweetheart! I loved every minute of it!